Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-12-06
BLOUNI AND WILLIS
Disagree! in Opinions of
The Hawaiian MuddIe.
NEW MINISTER IS CAUTIOUS
The ADM istration Evidently Disap-
pointt at His Delay

news from n waii was a IN the c,binet
NEE ing with N e"-st. aud WIS subject
OF consultation IN the cabi e., bu pr ba.
bly, caused no change in the pl decd d
on after heari from Minser Willis by
the Alameda.
It Is learned from a reliable source an
intimation OF he na ure of the policS in
tended To he pursued In Hawaii. The ex-
tent of the active influence intended o be
employed ia behalf OF reseatinQ Liliuoka-
lsni on the throne has probably been ex-
aggerated. The purpose Of the admins
trar lou Is believed TO be rather TO act a. an
arbitrator as between two parties In dis
pute, and endeavor tn prevail on them TO
agree between them selves.
This was contingent upon the confident
belief, based on the explicit assertion con-
tanned in the last letter OF Mr. Blount,
that the provisional government W uld
fall to pieces when notifiei that annexa
tion was ilspracticable. leavink an open
dispute between the ex-queen and the pro-
visional COVER iment leaders. Enough IL
known of Minister Willis impressions,
gained since his arrival in Honolulu. to
make II certain that he does not agree
with Minister Is cunt in this at last
Whether this impress on caus ii his de-
termination to await further instruct n
from Wash ingtou IL matter of conjec-
ture.
disappointment.
The state department was Informed Of
the new Q received from Honolulu by way
Of Port Townsend. So far ~ IL conveyed
the public utterances In Honolulu by the
minister of biz intentions it was news to
the department, to the president and to
the cabinet.
There were indications to show that II
was not agreeable news and the impress
sion was conveyed that the administration
is ia her disappointed at the manner in
which Minister Willis has thus far con-
Quoted his m s-ion. II Is evident hat the
state department received by the last
steamer (the Alameda) the news thai
Munster Willis had determined to defer
the carrying out of his instructions until
he bad heard further from his govern
Inent. II Is n fair presumption that the
revenue cutter Corwin carries to him the
further instructions for which he asks.
The paragraph in tie presid, nt's mes
sage referring 10 Hawaii WAS written after
the add itional instructions to Minist-r
Willis had been dispatc ed. Thc para.
graph may he taken to reflect the spiri of
the instructions.
BY REFER ng to this IL will he Gle rly
seen that what doubts or app ehensions
Minister Will, my have expr Sc Of re
accuracy or good foundation OF the Plount
report, Presid mt Cleveland has not |
any OF his absolute faith in he B cunt in
vestigatlon aud the justice OF his conc'u
sions 1t ia highly probable, thereto e.
that the new instructl ons are repetition
Of the old.
ASeaman's Story.
PoRr TOWNSEND. Wash, Dec 6.-In an
interv ew Captain Cute If the b,rAen-
tine X ickilat, which arrived from II n
olulu, said "Min Ell Willis tull me b.
was surpr sell t. meet so nanr bro ,i-
minded, law-ahid NJ an thoroughly III
telligent people IN Ii waii. w $ is re-
ligiously inclin d to con Id rrabr
extent, a,sociaIed with the miss mary elr-
ments In the island, and came H. cont CT
with the ablrst men in Honolulu, al o
whom are slro gy opposed 10 the re u"rd-
tion OF the monarchy, and IS Jeoial y the
queen.
"On account of her supposed unchaIe
conduct Is Ell So of citlze IS were Car nj
to see that Willis WAS correc y inforn ii
of rtain facts that Blount did ECt cho s.
to cousiuer. Af,rr the q Gamer Alan
sailed FOR san Francisco and ~ e. the
time nv ship departed fer This port, n
spirit Of unea inesS preva led, let w lis
was trying To throw the fri nd of tue
government off their guard and permit
the royalists 4" gain p session of the gov
ernment buildings
"While l was visiting Commander Bar
ker of tile UniIed States man-uf-war Phil
adelpbia Nv. IL, an officer came aboard
from the A aus and asked il u short leave
was t. be PERMITTED. Barker replied No
and that tie crew should be held IN re di-
ness to land st a NO zen 3 notice Viii s
told me just before sailed that the United
s ates ought to take decisive and mmedi
ate NC ion, ~ the present policy was ruin
Ing business in his part o h islands"