The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-23
BLOTNT SUSTAINED.
Administration Determined That
Liliuokalani Shall Rule,
A BELIEF THAT SHE NOW REIGNs.

Minister Thurston's Publication It Is Said,
Is Sufficient Ground for Furnishing Him
His Passports but No Action WIN be
Taken in the Matter.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.--As already pub
lished i'm Associated Press dispatches, the
officers Of the state department fully be-
lieve that Queen Lliuokalaui has by this
time been restored TO the Hawaiian throne
While they do not hX any precise time as
TO when the reinstatement took place
they believe force was not necessary It
seems however, that while actual force
may not have been authorized, there was
to be such q show of force as would make
the provisional government believe that
the United States would use all the power
at its command to bring about the restor-
alton. The statement was also made that
if Mr.. Dole refused to accede to the de-
mands of Minister Willis he would be
thrust aside and the queen restored even
If the administration would have TO go to
congress for authority.
At the same time 1t was claimed that
there would be no necessity for any such
action as the information from the isl
ands was to the effect that everything
reason for the belief in some quarters that
the restoration had taken place was be-
cause of the assertion often made that
unless the restoration took place before
the arrival of the first steamer from the
United States since the attitude of this
administration had been made public that
it would not be made at all, because the
sentiment of the United States and the
reports of Minister Thurston to the pro
visional government would have a ten
dency to sustain them and cause them to
resist Minister Willis efforts at restora-
tion.
This phase of the case was suggested to
the state department, and reply received
that it made no difference whether Mr..
Thurston had been able to communicate
with the provisional government or not, or
whether that government would offer any
resistance, the restoration would go on
just the same. 1t was claimed that not
only the information furnished by Mr.
Blount but the report received since Min
lister Willis arrived at Honolulu, was to
the effect that the provisional government
was sustained on the supposition that the
United States man-of-war was in the har-
Dor for that purpose, and that as soon as
it was known that the United States was
determined to undo what had been done
by the revolutionists by the alleged assist
ance of Minister Stevens the public would
Immediately compel the restoration of the
queen, and the provisional government
would fall, and its members would hasten
to take advantage of the amnesty which
Minister Willis would insist that the
queen should grant upon being restored
to power.
At the White House it was stated that
Minister Thurstou would not be given his
passports, the reason being that it would
only be short time before he would be
but a private citizen. 1t was also init
mated that it was but by courtesy that
Mr.. Thurston was considered the Ha
waiian minister, as the letter of Secretary
Gresham indicated very plainly that the
provisional government was at an end as
soon as the annexation proposition was
rejected
The statement that Tuesday was the
day on which Liliuokalani was to be put
back on her throne found publicity
through the same medium as the first in.
timation Of the purpose of the admins
tration to restore her There is no steamer
now scheduled to arrive from Honolulu
until Dec. II, two weeks from next Mon.
day. The people of the country must wait
until that time for definite news from Ha-
waii, unless the state department shall
decide to give explicit information as to
the proposed course to be pursued.
Officials in the state department assert
that the statement issued by Minister
Thurston yesterday would furnish abund-
ant ground for giving him his passports
if this government felt inclined to send
them TO him. In the present state of the
public mind, however, it is thought that
this might seem like depriving a man of
the right to state his side of the case and
would prove unpopular.