Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-09
NOTHING SHORT OF ARMED FORCE
Will Be Recognized BY the Provisional
Government, aud That Force Must Be
AppIied Before it win he Recognized.

Will ne heCOGutLo0 Dy ehc
Government, aud That Force Must Be
Applied Before it win BE Recognizsd.
WASHINGTON, d. c., December s.
Minister Thurston, before leaving for
Honolulu, told some Of the friends OF
the provisional government that the
plan OF action had been agreed upon by
the government aRd would be carried
out. The provisional government has
LOO men under arms who are ready TO
respond At the signal OF the bell. This
force will not be permitted TO fire on
the United States marines II they are
landed. Neither will the provisional
government lay down It's arms and
leave e'government building upon
request Of Minister Willis, even after
the marines are landed. The pro-
visional government will remain until
its members are arrested and taken out.
1t will resist any interference oy anv
other than the armed force OF the
United States.
With It's military force at com mmand,
II will not allow the supporters OF the
Queen to enter the palace or disturb the
peace of Honolulu. That Is the pro-
gramme as outlined by Minister Thurs
ton 10 his friends here before departing
for Honolulu. 1t is also positively as
serted that Mr.. Thurston is going TO
Honolulu, whatever NAV have been said
regarding his visit to Chicago and San
Francisco to look after Hawaiian al
fairs In these cities.
The statement as to the plan OF the
provisional government is in line with
the advice Minister Thurston sent the
provisional government, Immediately
after he had read Secretary Gresham's
letter, exhorting President Dole to
stand firm and 10 yield to nothing but
actual force.
A gentleman entitled to speak with
authority says that Secretary Gresham's
famous letter 10 the President which
started the Hawaiian excitement was
published only in view Of a contingency
that threatened at that time, and that
this contingency has not occurred.
What the contingency was cannot be def
initely leared, but the Inference is that
the administration was confident that
moral suasion alone would effect the
restoration OF the queen. This exDec-
tation was based on explicit statements
in Bount's report. In view OF the au-
thoritatiVe statement heretofore made
that the administration has no lhten-
tion Of using force, 1t may be concluded
that the chances that the queen will
yet be restored are small.
1t is likely to be several days before
the whole history of thd Hawaiian mat
ter is laid before the Senate.
The Navy Department Is having
copied all the correspondence relating
to naval matters in Hawaiian waters
since 1889. This will occupy some time
The exhibit to be offered to the
Senate will be complete. The failure
to secure exact advices rs TO Minister
Williss course, leads TO some embarras-
ment as to the TRANSMISSION of the
Hawaiin correspondence to Congress as
the tenor OF the message accompany
ing the papers will necessarily be In
iuenced by conditions OF affairs In
Hawaii at the time OF writing.
CHICAGO, December s.-Minister
Thurston, OF Hawaii, reached this city
to-day, aud lett tonight by the North
western road for San Francisco en-
route to Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO, December SIT 10
known positively here by the Asso-
clated Press that the plan OF action as
outlined by Minister Thnrston to
friends IN Washington before he left
for Honolulu, is identical with instruc-
tions forwarded by him to Honolulu
Novem Der 10th by the steamship
WarrImoo. II will be remember
ed that President CleVeland's
policy regarding Hawaii was made pub
lie only few days before the Warrimoo
sailed from Vancouver. Thurston i'm
mediately sent dispatch to Vancouver
and had It forwarded by the Warrlmoo
to Honolulu, where il was delivered to
the provisional government November