The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-11-14
HAWAIIAN SENSATION.
Still the Topic Of All Absorb
ing Interest.
WHAT WAS THE CIPHER MEssAeEf
Gresham and Cleveland Have an
Important Conference
about it.
Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The state de-
partment today received a communica-
tion from Honolulu telegraphed from
San Francisco written to the navy de-
partment in cipher Securing the SUBJ
stance of this official communication,
Secretary Gresham took a copy to
Woodley for a conference with Presi-
dent Cleveland. Nothing is given out
as to the substance of the dispatch.
The plan of the Hawaiian representa-
tives is evidently to stand rigidly for
the rights they have acquired and for
recognition for their government Con-
gress will undoubtedly take up the
Hawaiian question Immediately upon
assembling in December. A fight, it is
said, will be made against the admin
lstration policy on the ground that 1T
has declared war without the consent
of congress. If the present govern
ment yields peacefully to the position of
the American minister, the question
involved is whether so peaceable a
proceeding could be regarded as an act
ofs war. 1t is argued that it would be
an act of aggression on sovereign
power none the less because that power
peacefully yielded to threat of an
overwhelmingly superior force. The
surmise in Washington is that the res
toration of Queen Lilioukalani may not
| be followed by the entire withdrawal
of the influence of the United States,
but with the work of the last admin
| istration once over, protectorate may
clear and certain result Of the present
incident would seem to be that annex
alton will never be proffered the United
States by Hawaiians again.
San Francisco, Nov. 13.-Associated
Press correspondence from Honolulu
under date of November 7, says that up
to the time the steamer left Minister
Willis had not made known to the
| provisional government his instructions
from President Cleveland, consequently
there was no disorder of any kind.
When tn esteamer left preparations
were being made for the presentation
of Willis credentials There is no
doubt that he is accredited to the pro-
vlsonal government The next steamer
leaves Honolulu on November 18th.
1t is the opinion of passengers who
arrived here this morning on the steam
er China, from Honolulu, that the an
nexationists will make no resistance If
the United States orders the queen put
back, but that this government will
have to keep a force of men constantly
on shore to maintain her on the throne,
and that will practically amount to an
nexation, with the singular anomaly
of territory of the United States gov
erned by woman who calls herself a
| Queen.
Washington, Nov. 19.-Ohicials of the
navy department say that they have
no news by the steamer that arrived
at San Francisco. Gresham declines
to discuss the situation. Some express
sions Of Minister Thurston are said to
have given offense to the administers
ton, and there is rumor about that
the Hawaiian representatives will have
their exequaturs demanded. At all
events their position is an anomalous
one, representing as they do govern
ment which the United States is will
ing to see deposed
New York, Nov. ia correspondent
at Honolulu says that the provisional
government expects to be able to per-
petuate itself till the next presidential
election in the United States, when II
is expected that annexation will be ar
issue and will win.
Washington, Nov 13.-A special says
: that it has just been discovered thai
plot to overthrow the Hawaiian King
dom was Matched in Washington las
winter The correspondent says thai
there is reason to believe that the plo
received the sanction of the Harrison
| administration.