The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16
Sentiment in HawaiiAgai inst
Her Restoration to
the Throne.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT ALERT.
Making Every Preparation For
a Determined Opposition to
Cleveland's Policy.
Steps Taken to Dismiss From the
Government Employ Those
Not Loyal to 1t.
Copyright, 1893, by the United Press,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 16, 1S93-The
United Press correspondent at Honolulu,
writing under date of December 9, in letters
received today on the Australia, says:-
Since December 5, no material change
has taken place in the military or political
attitude of the different parties,
The most of the ex-Queen's adherents are be-
ing secretly armed The marshal is satisfied
that two hundred new Winchester rifles have
been worked into Honolulu in small lots
from the Island of Mani during the past
month and distributed among the Royal
lists.
The police force under the Marshal is now
large and in higher state of organization
than ever before. A vigilant watch is
kept upon the movements of the Royal
lists. One hundred men of the Citizens
Reserve are selected who will reinforce
the station house at moments call. The
Royalists express certainty that on the ar
rival of the Alameda on the 22d instant
Minister Willis will carry out his orders to
reinstate the Queens Government. It is not
believed that the Royalists will make any
independent or premature attack upon the
strong position of the Provisional Govern
ment.
A REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
After a hearing of two days in the case of
F. Wunderberg, the Supreme Court ordered
his removal from office. The court found
that Wunderberg had violently de-
nounced the Provisional Government and
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it was impressed with the view that he had
done so because of his disappointment at not
having been made Marshal. In his testi-
mony, Wunderberg denied having been
an annexationist. 1t is certain, how
ever, that he vehemently favored annexation
at the time Of the Ashford and Wilcox con-
spiracy for annexation nearly two years ago,
when most of the reform party opposed it as
premature and hoped to be able to induce
the Queen to be reasonable.
WILL REMOVE DIsLoYAL OFFICERS.
The leading political event of the week is
the decision of the Government to proceed
at once to remove all employees not dis
tinctly loyal to them. This decision was
arriqed at by a vote of the Adj
visory Council in regular and open session
on the 7th instant. The question was sub
mitted to them by the Executive Council for
their decision, the Ministers being divided
three to one. Minister Damon had been
from the beginning firmly opposed
to such removals, but agreed to be
governed by the action of the Advisory
Council, which passed the resolution by
a vote of eleven to one.
Strong pressure has for several months
been made by supporters of the Government
upon them to weed out disloyal employees
1t has hitherto been the custom not to
remove subordinate officials en- account
of political leanings, and Minister Damon
has strenuously opposed making any
change from thS former system. The
change has been demanded on account of
the country being in a state of suppressed
war, which made the presence of disloyal
employees in the Government buildings a
source of actual peril. Since the
situation has become critical the demand
has become strongly accentuated, and, as
shown by the vote, the Government has be-
come nearly unanimous upon the question
The debate upon the question was earnest
but conducted in friendly temper
Rumors were circulated that Minister Damon
would resign. He has publicly denied any
such intention as long as the Provisional
Government has use for him. Mr. Damon's
services in establishing the financial condi-
tion of the government are esteemed by
officials as Of the highest value.
THE CRISIS OVER
Charles Carter, late Commissioner to
Washington, considers the crisis substantially
over, and thinks the strength of the Provis-
ional Government much more than adequate
to repel any United States forces now here.
He is certain that these forces would not pro-
ceed to the extent of bloodshed. He has per-
sonal knowledge that some leading royafists
are quite hopeless. tsEt%
j. B. Atherton feels entirely assured that
the Government is coming out safely and
that President Cleyeland's policy cannot be
carried out in the face of public opposition.
c. w. Cook agreed in those opinions. Both
these gentlemen found it difficult to believe
that the President would have agreed to the
landing here of British forces to keep the
Queen on the throne, although they admitted
the strength of evidence for it. Cook and
Atherton are leading merchants
RESTORATION CAN'T BE ACCOMPLISHED
DR.. McGrew says the restoration cannot
be accomplished. He knows his intimacy
with naval men that the feeling against at
tacking this government was intense among
American naval officers here. He felt con.
ident that Admiral Irwin would never
fight again st the Americans of Honolulu
and ii this Provisional Government con-
tinues to show determined resistance he win
never attack them, whatever his orders from
Washington are. The doctor added
you know always said Blount was our
enemy and treacherous, and now ali good
people know was right
1t is believed that Minister Willis and Ad-
mlral Irwin are both receiving letters from
leading democrats urging them to DELAY. ac-
tion until Congress is heard from.
Henry I. Watterhouse, Of the Advisory
Council says the Provisional Government Is
In excellent condition. q
The boys, meaning citizens up to fifty