New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-16

WAITING FOR THE STEAMER
NO HAWAIIAN NEWS TO BE OBTAINED FROM
TIE ADMINISTRATION.
SECRETARY GRESHAM AND MINISTER THURsrox
BOTH SEND DISPATCHES TO HONOLULU
NEITHER WILL TALK ABOUT THE CASE.
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NEITHER WILL TALK ABOUT THE CASE.
,nY TELEGRAPH TRIBuxEl
washington, Nov. 15.-The Administrations
policy Of maintaining rigid silence In regard 70
it's programme OF monarchical restoration IN
Hawaii has practically closed all outlets OK
news here about the situation in Honolulu, and
until the arrival Of the next steamer IN san
Francisco little additional light Is likely 10 be
thrown on this Governments attitude toward
the Hawaiian authorities. President Cieveands
absence from the capital to-day discouraged all
thought Of any reversal OF the Administra-
tion's determination not to make pubic fara-
mount" Blount's report and had necessarily
ou,etine effect on speculation as to the next
turn in the present diplomatic tangle.
The steamer that is scheduled to sail from
San Francisco for Honolulu tomorrow VIII
carry two packets Of news from this city from
widely different sources One Of these Is from
the Government OF the United States to its
Minister I'm Hawaii and the other is from the
Hawaiian Minister here to his own Govern
ment-if indeed, he now has government
The former packet was prepared yesterday De-
ing carefully done up in cipher to be wired 70
San Francisco for transmission by steamer II
was addressed to Mr.. Willis. and contained, 1t
is confidently asserted, additional instructions
in furtherance of the policy or Secretary
Gresham's letter to the President published last
Saturday.
The other packet was made UP to-day by
Minister Thurston, and contains no doubt, all
the information that he can gather from MS
position outside of the breastworks He had
a long talk with Secretary Gresham yesterday
in two sections separated by the Cabinet meet
ing and he must have received some informa-
ton regarding the state of the case. 1t Is un-
derstood that he was practically told by the
Secretary that at present this Government
recognized the Provisional Government OF
Hawaii as the existing power in the Islands, and
Mr.. Thurston as its diplomatic representative
here. That at least was grain OF comfort,
but the Secretary could do no less. Mr.. Thurs
ton bears credentials that have not been dis
credited from the power to which Mr.. Willis
has been sent Minister. For this Govern.
ment to do or say anything to Mr.. Thurston
to discredit his existing relations here would OF
itself, under the present circumstances, be an
overt act
If Mr.. Thurston received any more assurances
or information from the Secretary during the
interviews of yesterday he is keeping IL strictly
to himself 80 far as the American public Is
concerned. In response to the inquiry Of
reporter who called at his residence this morn
ing Mr.. Thurston sent out the following diplo-
matte message
Il am extremely busy on my dispatches for
tomorrow. There Is nothing for publication
to-day"
So that interview ended. None Of the other
members Of the Legation was to be seen, and
no State Department other official could be
got to talk on the Hawaiian complication.