The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-13
Ioopwi0hled. 1898, byne Associated Pre,a.l


Honolulu, Dec. 4, VIA YIcroRIA, B.
G.. Dec. 12.-since the arrival of the
steamer Warrimoo on the oath ultimo
political events have followed each
other with startling rapidity. Dis
patches forwarded to the Associated
Press by sailing vessels on November 10
and % have not fully anticipated the
serious condition Hawaii is now pass
ing through in the most determined and
heroic way. When the iWarrimoo ar
rived with Cleveland's ultimatum the
Royalists were jubilant, and the An
nexationists at once began to carry out
previous plans for forcible resistance in
case the steamer China, which arrived
three DAYS later, brought instructions!
TO Minister Willis for restoration OF
the monarch with the aid OF the United
States troops from the war ships Adams
and Philadelphia.
Within twenty-four hours after the
news brought by the Warrimoo was
received 1000 determined annexation
lists had assembled on short notice at
the drill shed of the barracks behind
the executive building.
The meeting was short, but wildly en-
thusiastic. Since the mass meeting the
spirit of enthusiasm which at first pre-
vailed among the royalists has been
in a state OF fuctuation and some OF
their clearest headed leaders admit that
the succeas of tho restoration in the
present or future depends on the armed
protection OF the monarchy by the
United States.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Following are the resolutions adopted
by the mass meeting on Saturday even
ing, November 25.
"Resolped, That we have learned with
surprise and regret the recommendation
OF the secretary OF state OF the United
State to the President to restore the
monarchy lately existing in Hawaii.
"Rssolrsd, That we condemn the as
sumption Of the secretary that the rlght
Of the provisional government to exist
was terminated by his refusal to re-
submit TO the senate the treaty OF union
pending between the two countries. and
also his assumption that the provisional
government had at that very time SUD-
mitted the question OF its continued ex-
istence to the arbitration OF the Presl-
dent or OF any other power.
"Rssolued, That we support to the best
Of our ability the provisional govern
ment in resisting any attack upon II
which may be contrary to the usage OF
nations"
The adoption Of the resolutions was
preceded by speeches by many leading
citizens, the chief OF which was that OF
F. NJ. Hatch, the leading lawyer and
president Of the Annexation Club. Mr..
Hatch said:
MR.. HATcH's SPEECH.
"FELLow CTIzENs:-You have been
invited tonight to discuss our political
situation. We are confronted by the
declaration Of Secretary Gresham that
ROYALTY must bo restored and our
government destroyed. His representa-
tive has given us the opportunity to be
heard before final action will be taken
upon this issue. At present We are
proceeding merely upon newspaper re-
ports which have been received here
and which certainly we have right to
discuss. We do not know what action
will be taken, nor whether it will be
taken by tho President or Congress.
Certainly any action taken by the Con-
gress Of tho United States oil America
cannot bo resisted by anybody in this
community. Let us not be misunder-
stood or miarepresented by hostile
press.
I'VE do not meet here tonight to
deny the power Of the United States
that would be absurd, gentlemen-nor
tovillity those at present in charge oil
tho government OF the United States.
But we meet with the hope that our
words will be heard by Congress. There
were certain features in the letter OF
Mr. Gresham to the President which
show that he is proceeding upon false
assumption. Let us hope that the dis
tinguished secretary has been misin-
formed up to this date. 1t is certainly
our prerogative to stamp out false as
sumptions and to challenge them.
THE ASSUMPTION CHALLENGED.
"Now, chief among these false assumP-
tions is one which seems to underlie
tha vhola. matter-thak there has bean