The record-union., 1893-11-20

United States of America, accreditlng
you as Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary to represent that
country at the Capital of the Hawaiian
Islands.
''Your assurances of the continued
friendship of your Government for me
and the hawaiian people add to the graft
tication which a long experience of the
generous consideration of the nited
States for this country has fostered.
Permit me 10 assure you that we
heartily reciprocaUe the expressions of in
terest and good will which you, on behalf
OF the American people, have conveyed
TO US.
Partly from proximity, partly from
the leading influence of American citi-
zens in the work of inaugurating Chris
tian civilization and Industrial enter
prise in these islands, but still more from
the repeated acts Of friendly assistance we
have received from your Government
during the past century, we have become
accustomed to regard the United States as
friend and ally, ana have learned to
look first to her for help in our emer-
gencies.
II regret the inability of your prede-
cessor, MIR. Blount. TO personally present
his letter of recall and to afford me the
opportunity to express TO him my appre-
citation OF the agreeable official and social
AOAdl1OLS tudI 0A1Sleu DSbW6SH UIlll anu
our Government and the people during
his residence here.
1--WE congratulate ourselves, Mr.. Minis
ter, that the Government of the United
States is to be represented here by one
who, we are assured, is familiar with the
questions arising from the relations be-
tween the two Governments and with
whom we look for the maintenance Of
pleasant official intercourse"
WILLIS CREDENTIALS.
President Cleveland's letter to Presi-
dent Dole was as follows:
TO HIS ErcelIency, Sanford b. Dole, President
OF the Pr0tiStoT1dt Government Of the HGtOdiiolI
IStdndS-GREAT AND GOOD FRIEND: / have
made choice of Albert ). Willis. one of our
distinguished citizens, to reside near the
Government OF your ExcelIency in the quail
lty of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary OF the United States OF Amer
lea. he is well informed of the relative inter
ests OF the two countries and OF our sincere
desire to cultivate, to the fullest extent. the
/ friendship which has so long subsisted be-
! tween us. My knowledge of his high charac-
ter and ability gives me entire confidence that
! he viii constantly endeavor 10 advance the
interests and prosperity of both Govern
ments, and to render himself acceptable to
! your excellency.
| l therefore request your excellency to re-
ceive him favoraDly, and to give full credence
to what he shall say on the part of the United
States, and to the assurances which l have
charged him to convey TO you of the best
wishes of this Government for the prosperity
of the Hawaiian Islands.
May God have your excellency in His wise
keeping.
Written at Washington, this 27th day of
September, in the year 1898.
Your good friend,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President
ALVEY A. ADEE, Acting Secretary of State.
PRESENTATION OF ADMIRAL IRWIN.
Yesterday morning Minister Willis
sent the Government word that he would
officially present Admiral Irwin at the
executive building at l:30 o'clock to-day.
In conversation with the representative
of the Associated Press Minister Willis
said there was no political significance
attached to the arrival of Admiral Irwin,
as far as he knew. When he left Wash
| ington nothing was known of the change,
and as a matter of fact the Admiral had
arrived here under sealed orders in
cipher.
From what Captain Barker of the Phil
adelphia had said to him shortly alter the
Admiral arrived by the China, he was in
clined to the belief that Admiral Skerrett
had been recalled in a similar manner.
In speaking of his mission here Mr..
Willis has upon a late occasion declared
his instructions would not be known un-
til officially handed to the Provisional
Government.
''I will say this much," concluded the
Minister, that there is absolutely no
foundation for the various rumors afloat
since my arrival as to what | am empow-
cred to do or not to do. There are but
two or three men, even in Washington,
who know what my instructions are. L
must positively decline at present to state
whether | carry an Cltimatum or new
treaty or what"
TALK OF A NEW TREATY.
The Provisional Government claimed
to be as much in the dark as everybody
else though it has leaked out within the
last few hours from very reliable source
that the new Minister win negotiate a
new treaty with the Provisional Govern
ment which will place the islands virtu-
ally under the protection of the United
States. 1t is understood that, when COM
pleted, this treaty will be at once sub
mitted to the United States Senate with
Cleveland's message. In the meantime
the United States will see that matters re-
main in statu quo here, both externally
and internally.
An evidence of this determination on
the part of the the United States was seen
during the night OF November 9th, when
for some reason unknown to the Pro-
visional Government the boats of the
Philadelphia were dropped into the water
and were supplied with loaded Gatling
guns and small arms. A detail OF men
was kept under arms all night, and the
boats were not taken aboard until A. NJ.
of the 10Th inst.
PREPARED FOR TROUBLE.
During the past three days the Marshal
has personally met the CltiZens' Reserve
in squads and given them their last in
structions in case trouble comes. Each
man is armed with bennington
rifle and belt Of fifty cartridges. Every
member of the guard represents either
the property or mercantile interests of
Honolulu, and as the Marshal signifi-
cantly remarked, they are not in this row
to see it through for fun. There is no
doubt that the organization of the Citl-
Zens' Guard, now numbering over four
hundred men has had a very salutary
effect on the unsettled state OF the coun-
try.
The Royalists, on the other hand, claim
there is not and never has been any dam
ger except that worked up in the imagi-
nations of the annexationists. Their
leading men say they are confident the
ex-Queen will be restored, because the
United States must either annex the
islands or restore the old regime.
A rumor was started yesterday that the
ex-Queen had received letter from Min
lister Willis assuring her that the period
OF her troubles was nearing an end and
that she would soon lind rest. No cre-
dence is given the rumor.
MINISTER BLOUNT,S REPORT.
Marines Landed Before Any Valid Ex-
cuse Was Given.