The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-19
THE LATEST NEWS
FROM THE ISLANDS.
Cleveland Is Interested, but Re-
mains Quite Dumb.
GRESHAM MERELY SMILES.
1t Is Evident That The Queen Has Not
Been Restored.
Affairs Seem to Be Much More Compli.
Gated Than Short Time Ago
Provisional Government
Not Yet Yielded.

Gated Than a Short Time Ago
Provisional Government
Not Yet Yielded.
Honolulu, Nov. 1S.-[Copyright by As
ISOLATED Press. but little of a definite
nature has transpired since the advices
sent by the steamer China. Perhaps
the most significant thing was the re-
mark by Minister Willis when he pre-
scented his credentials on the 9TH inst,
together with the reply of President
Dole. Willis said: Mr. President, Mr.
Blount, late envoy extraordinary of
the United States to your government
having resigned his office while absent
from his post, 1 now have the honor to
present his letter of recall and express
for him his sincere regret that he is
unable to make known in person his
continued good wishes on behalf of
your people and his grateful apprecia-
ton OF the many courtesies both per-
sonal and official, of which while here
he was the honored recipient. 1 de-
sire, at the same time, to place in your
hands letter accrediting myself as his
successor In doing this / am directed
by the president to renew assurances
of the hearty good VIII and friendly in
terest which our government entertains
for you and for the people of this is
land realm. Aside from the geograph-
ical proximity and consequent prepon-
derating commercial interests which
center here the present advanced civil
iZation and Contamination of your
IL 1e,-1.e
ened codes of law stand today as ben
eficent monuments of American zeal,
courage and intelligence. 1t is not sur
prising, therefore, that the United
States is the first to recognize the in
dependence Of the Hawaiian islands
and welcome them into the great fam
lily tree of equal sovereign nations. Nor
is it surprising that this historic tie has
been strengthened from year to year
by important mutual reciprocities and
agreements alike honorable and advan-
tageouS to both governments, invoking
the spirit of peace, friendship and hos
pitality which has ever been the shield
and sword of this country. / now on
behalf of the United States of America
tender your people the right hand of
good will, which I trust may be as
lasting as I know it is sincere, express
ing a hope that every year will pro-
mote and perpetuate that good viii to
The honor and happiness and prosper
ity Of both governments.
President Dole replied as follows:
Mr.. Minister: It is with much salts
faction I receive the credentials you
bring from his excellency the presi-
dent of the United States of America,
accrediting you as envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to repre-
sent that country at the capital of the
Hawaiian islands. Your assurance of
the continued friendship of your gov
eminent for me and the Hawaiian peo-
pie add to the qualification which the
long experience and generous consider
alton of the United States for this
country has fostered. Permit me to as
sure you, we heartily reciprocate the
expressions of interest and good will
which you, on behalf of the American
people, have conveyed to US Partly
from proximity and partly from the
leading influence of American citizens
in the work of i1auguratng our Chris
tan civilization and enterprise in these
islands, and still more from repeated
acts OF friendly assistance received
from your government in the past half
century we have become accustomed
to regard the United States friend
and ally and we learn to look to her
for help in our emergencies.
II regret the inability of your prede-
cessor, Mr.. Blount, to personally pre-
sent this letter of recall and afford me
the opportunity to express to him my
appreciation of the agreeable official
social relations between him and our
government and people during his res
idence here. We congratulate our
selves, Mr.. Minister. that the govern
ment of the United States is to be rep
resented here by one who we are as
sured is familiar with the question
arising from the relations between the
two governments, and with whom we
lock for the maintenance of pleasant
official intercourse"
Yesterday Willis sent the govern
ment word he would officially present
Irwin to the government this
afternoon.
To an Associated Press reporter VIII
lis said:
There is no political significance in
the arrival of Admiral Irwin. so far
as he knew. When he left Washington
be knew nothing of the change: in
fact. the admiral came under sealed
orders IN cipher. He believed Admiral
Skerrett was recalled in a similar man.
ner. Willis says his instructions were
not to be known until officially handed
into the provisional government He
that only two or three men
aven at Washington know what were
us lnSI uCIlOuc- anu lie QSClNeQ TO
make any statement in regard to them.
It has leaked out, however, from very
reliable sources that the new minister
viii negotiate a new treaty with the
provisional government, which will
place the islands virtually under the
protection of the United States.
In the meantime the United States
will see that matters remain in statu
luo here, both internally and extern
ally. This is evidenced by the fact
that on the night of Nov. g. boats of !
he Philadelphia were dropped into the |
water, supplied with loaded Gatline
guns and small arms, and were kept /
lnder orders all night The govern |
nent officials were Of the opinion that |
his move was in response TO rumors
If a royalist uprising The United |
States seems bent on keeping peace
1t all hazards. The provisional govern
nent is vigilant against surprise. The
oyalists claim there is no intention of |
Using force. believing the United States
Will restore the queen.
AREIN ENTIRE IGNORANCE.
There Is an 4npareut Observation-Disclosures