Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-24
A STATE SECRET.
Willis Report Is withheld
From Tho Public.
CLEVELAND SATISFIED.
Belief That Americans Will
Sustain His Course.
Some Interesting Gossip Concerning the
Hawaiian Tangle.

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a - Secretary
Gresham received cipher message yester-
day afternoon from Minister Willis giving
"A complete report of the Hawaiian situa-
tiun up u the time OF the departure Of the
AL media from III Jnolulu. The message
was put on he wire at san Francisco as
soon rs IL arri we'd there yesterday. and was
delivered at the d, partment shortly after
noon. Being in cipher, it required several
hours to translate it, and then was at
once taken 10 President Cleveland, who
read aud discussed it with several men,
bers Of the cabinet. As To the exact con
tents # The message no one outside of the
pies dent al d his cabinet knows
IL is closey guald'd d state secret and
will be he'd until the pres dent desires il
u ade public II WAS also announced,
however, hat its contents were higuly
satisf.c ory not My to President Ceve-
land and Secretary Gresham. but the
o,her Inenhers Ol the cabinet AS we'll
Minister w Ills, IL Is unde; stood, has been
car ylng out uis instructions o the |, tier,
aud the results up To the hour Of depart
urr of the Alameda were just what the
administration had sntic pated thy
wou d be-
This is interpreted by officials outside Of
the cabinet TO mean that Minister Willis
had completed ali the arrangements for he
restoration Of Queen Llliouk slani to the
Hawaiian throne 1t 10 also claimed by
those who siand close TO the administra-
tion that should Minister Willie C ntinue
to be an successful in carrying out his in
structi uns as he had been up to the day the
Alameda sailed, the vast majority OF the
American people will take sides with the
president and sustain the course he has
pursued when they become apprised Of al
the facts
Interest Not Lacking
There was notable lack OF the excite
ment among congressman here which
characterized the arrival OF news from
Hawaii by tie Austrslia last we X, in the
reception of he news by tie Alameda yes
teIday. There WAS An abundln of inter
est, but Secretary Gresham was content to
hear the news wi hout rushing over rG
consult with the president in regard to it.
The copyright letter from Honolulu was
read to him by an Associated Press repre-
sentative Ia the diplomatic room of the
state deparl ment AT the pori ion where
Minister Willis is reported to have said he
should be glad TO see the American flag
over Hawaii and every other isl and in the
Pacific, the secretary said: II don't be.
lieve that"
Even a. subsequently modified by Mr..
Willis with the additional clause, Under
proper conditions" the secretary said the
minister must Rave been incorrectly re-
ported. "Mr. Willis is n capable man." he
sa d. "He ought not TO have talked on
that subject at all. and don't believe he
did"
The statement contained In the letter
rece vpd in San Francisco from priv te
CO respondent In Honolulu that the pro-
vi>iUnal government was under arms al
night pIeced ng the departure Of the
Alameda n altracted the secretary's special
interest.
al that were true" he said, "it is not
likely thSt your correspondent would have
failed 10 know 1t and to speak of IL in his
letter. think there are many inaccurate
statements in the letter. You will find
that the report that Mini ter Willis made
any such atement rs that Is mis- axe"
Recording he assertion tn Minister
Willis had said he would do no hing after
the Alameda left Honolulu, until be heard
further from the state department, he de-
clined To say anything.
The statement reported as coming from
the Philadelphia that some action was TO
be taken during the week following tho
depar ure Of tue Alameda, Is regarded a.
sign ficant, tallying as it does with the
well-defned rumor circulated in Washing
ton on Tuesday that the queen had been
restored on that day.
Irovi-ional Mems Hopes
The dispatches yesterday seem to indi-
cate to the officials OF the administration
that the provisional government still
stands because IL feels that it Is back ed by
the naval support Of the Uni ed States,
and thus far its acts have been appr we'd
by this goyeinment. This Is asserted to
lie The case, because the dispatches say the
members Of he provision Al government
do not credit the report by way Of New
Zealand at Presideot Cleveland intends
=; -e,tore Queen lilioukslsnt