The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-12-27
NEWS FROM HAWAII.

The Steamship Mariposa Arrives at ean
Francisco-Muoh Excitement Prevails nj
Honolulu Minister willis stiil Maintains
Silence EcgardinE His Instructions'
SAN Francisco, Dec. 22.-The steam
ship Mariposa arrived here yesterday,
bringing the following Honolulu ad'
vices up to December II:
The United Press correspondent at
Honolulu, writing under date OF De-
cember ID, says: "The political situa'
ton remains without change since the
9th The publication here on that day
of the substance of the reply, previous
ly reported, Of Minister Willis 70 Pres
ident Dole's request for some explana'
ton of Secretary Gresham's letter, has
given rise to much speculation as to
what his answer implied. The minis
ter's obvious avoidance of any express
sion tending towards a disavowal oi
the extreme hostile intentions com
monty attributed TO him, gives to the
government an unfavorable impression
and enhances the hopes of the royalists.
"The condition of alarm and anxiety
prevailing fortnight ago is in great
part auieted by the firm attitude OF the
government and the citizens and BY
the strong American expressions OF
sympathy with this government The
new and stringent policy of the gov
ernment in wedding out royalist and
disloyal employees will be made to al
feet natives and half whites as little n'
can be avoided. The government has
hitherto been very tender towards the
natives and half whites for the sake o.
mitigating race jealousy, which large
ly led TO the revolution.
"Most of the we'll known white roy
alists continue TO express confidence
in the restoration of the queen by tn,
United States forces. A few are ours
inq Minister Willis for his delay h
. carry out the presidents policy.
. "a serious change in the situatio
1 took place this morning, since tn
above was written, in consequence G
the unexpected arrival of the cutie
i Corwin with cipher dispatches for Nil
q ister Willis. The Mariposa has bee
Z detained from 10 a. m. till p. m.
n consequence.
y "The only information received b
% the public is that contained in ii
Ie presidents message. His languae
: therein, on the Hawaiian question,
construed by many 10 imply that
n postponed further action by Minist'
n willis to such action as congress ms
n n take. A more accurate construction
e thought TO be that Mr.. Willis Is TO pr
ts ceed with his efforts for the restoratiC
he of the queen. The Corwin's arriv
created severe alarm. The cabinet m
~ nearly as soon as the captain land
~ ~ with his dispatches. After the pre-
a. dents message was read less app
hension was felt by most OF the mel
he bers OF the cabinet A general que
ed is, why are these dispatches so ha
M ened down here II the Corwin's errai
% is merely friendly one.
~ "Up to 9 p. m. nothing had be-
~ heard from Minister Willis The ci
~. nv zens will remain on the alert for a C
n, 10 make resistance The theory OF t
ue provisional government, so far as tn
ID. adopt any, Is that the administrati
TO intend Willis to do all he can TO restc
the queen without using actual for
Dill but that for the use of force congr'
.n will be asked.
,,rI' "In executive session, President d,
~ ~. stated that Minister Willis had persi
III emily declined to impart TO the prov
ional government any knowled
the whatever Of his instructions and u
the their ignorance continued to be co
her plete as far as any knowledge deri,
Of from him was concerned. The Rove
eo' ment has framed an ultimatum
nm which it declines TO negotiate for
iU, iua restoration Of the crown, and decla
Z ,Ics that II viii resist with military fol
no. any and overg attempt to overthr
are the provisional government. This
nd. iimttum was held rtudy to be sent
l. Minister U.s. is. .oil he enter VI
IRA the iu,.i...... -! l.ii Instruction."