Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22

San Francisco, Dee. 16.-The steam
CT Australia arrived from Honolulu
this morning. She brings advices to
Dee. .. The excitement was at fever
heat, but up to that time there had
been no change in the situation.
A press correspondent at Honolulu.
writing under date OF Dee. 3, says:
Since Dee. ) no material change has
taken place in the military or political
attitude of the different parties. The
queens adhcrcntS are being secretly
armed. The marshal is satisfied that
over 200 new Winchester rifles have
been worked into Honolulu in small
lots from the islands of Maui during
the past multh ANA distributed to the
r"yaliSts. The police force under the
marshal is now large, and II i higher
state of organization than ever before.
y vigilant watch is Kept upon the
movements OF the roy;iliSt$ ono hun
drcd men OF The citizens, reserve are
selected who will rvinforce the station
house 1T Il moments notice The roy
aliSts express Il certainty that on the
arrival Of the Alameda on the 12d inst.
Minister Willis will carry out his or
dlS 10 rcinStatc the queens govern
mcnt. 1t is not believed the royaliSt,
will make an independent or premature
attack upon the strong position of the
provisional government.
After L hearing of two days in the
ease of +. Wundcnburg, the supreme
court ordered his removal from Office.
The court found that Wundcubury had
violently denounced the provisional
Governmcnt and its chief officers ana
stated that ii WAS impressed with the
view that he had done so because OF
his disappointment ut not having been
made marshal.
In his testimony Wuudrnhurg denied
having been IN anncNationiSt. 1t is
certain. however, that he vcllcmcntly
favored authorizations ri the time OF
the Ashford aHI v ilruX conspiracy
for annexation nearly two years ago,
when most of the reform party OPP
posed it as premature ana hoped Ia
be able to induce the queen to be reaS-
enable.
The leading political event of the
To proceed ut once to remove all en-,
ployeS not distinctly loyal to it.
This dCsciSion was arriVerd at by Il
vote of the advisory council in regular
;t1d open session on the 9Th inst. The
question was submitted TO them Joy
the executive council for their decision.
The ministers being divided three To-
one.
Minister Damon had been from the
beginning firmly opposed to such re
movals, but agreed to be governed
by the action of the advisory council.
which passed the resolution by Il vote
Of eleven to ONE.
Strong pressure has for several
months been made by supporters of
the government upon it t. weed
out all diSlnyal employees. 1t has hith-
crtO been the custom not To remove
the subordinate officials on account of
political Icanings, and Minister Damon
has strcnuously opposed making change
from the former system.
Since the situation has become crit
cal the demand has become strongly
accpntuatcd. and rs shown ny the
vote the government has become near
Iy unanimous upon the question. The
debate upon the question was earnest,
but conducted in Il friendly temper.
Rum0rs were circulated that Minister
Damon would resign. He has public.
~ denied ;bly such intention rs long
as the provisional government has use
for him. Mr.. Damon'S services in cS-
the financial condition OF
the government are esteemed by Of
lirial.I rs of the highest value.
Charles Garter, late commissioner to
Washington, considers the crisis sub
StantiaIly over and thinks the strength
of the provisional government much
more than adequate to repcl any
United States forces now here He is
certain that those forces would not
proceed to the extent Of blOOdshcd. He
his pcrsonl knowledge that some
roya1ists are quite hopeless.