The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24

San Francisco, November 23.-Advices
by the steamship Alameda from Homo
lulu say that all is quiet in the Sandwich
| Islands and the situation unchanged.
Up to the time the Alameda sailed Min
| lister Willis had made no intimation to
| the government as to his instructions.
Admiral Irwin and staff were officially
| received by President Dole on the 11th
| inst.
| Honolulu newspaper correspondents
| invariably note the perfect faith the
queen entertains of her ultimate restora-
tion. To such an extent does this GER
tainty go that she has several times fixed
the exact date. A prominent merchant
OF this city this morning received letter
from his Honolulu representative in
| which this certainty Of the queen is
| clearly shown. The correspondent states
| that the queen has given orders for full
train gowns for the ladies of her court
and a magnificent purple robe for herself.
These gowns will be used at the restora-
tion, which, the letter states, is to take
place on Tuesday, November 21. "New
| uniforms, "the letter goes on to say, shave
| been made for the queens guards and
! everything is ready for an imposing dis
play when the provisional government
| companies continue to drill and the city
| is on a war footing. On the men-of-war,
liberty has been stopped and the indica-
| tions are that something will drop in
| few days. Admiral Irwin is ready to act
| at a moments notice, and judging from
| what we have seen of him, there will be
! no trif1ing when he makes a move.
IF tha T1pifnd States bas daforO1i nd tn
restore the queen, the provisional govern
| ment will be powerless to prevent it.
| Every ybody is in state of suspense. All
| we can do is to await developments.
At a recent meeting at Honolulu the
Annexation club adopted resolutions
| viewing with alarm the presence in the
advisory council of one or more men not
in sympathy with the annexation move
ment, urging that in case of future addi-
tious to that body, or to the executive
| council, nominations to 1t may precede
the elections for a length OF time
sufficient tor investigation as to the
| political views and antecedents of can
didates. The resolutions further de-
nounce any and all propositions looking
| to political compromise which shall have
| for its object or sequence the temporary
or permanent restoration of the Hawaiian
throne, pledging moral and physical
| resistance to all measures or men that
may enlist in such behalf. :,
The American League, including the
| influential part of the annexationist
force, has thus made it's wishes known:
Whereas, we firmly believe a large
| amount of money, now being paid out in
| salaries to officials whose loyalty to the
existing government is more than
doubtful, finds its way into the royalists'
hands where 1T is used to the injury of
the present government,
Resolved, That the American League
| protests against the continuance in Office
of all those whose loyalty to the pro-
| visional government is not beyond
| question:"
Additional force is lent by formal
| remonstrance to the government from
| officers of the national guard pointing
out that in case of any attempt upon the
seat of the present government the
presence in the government buildings of
| officials who sympauhise with the enemy
would endanger the safety of the troops
| and be subversive of morale and dis
! cipline.
The majority of the minister's are sons
| of missionaries and therefore quite
| tender in their feelings towards native
| Hawaiians. They are decidedly averse
to dismissing the royalists from Offices
| long occupied by them and on which
| they depend for support; hence this dis
| agreement with the supporters of the
| government.
| The Hawaiian Star In an editorial un
der the caption "Time for Response"
says:
at is now over ten months since the
provisional government of the Hawaiian
Islands asked the American government
a fair question, and yet there has been
no answer. For nearly year, and for
no obvious cause, the people of these
islands have been kept in a state of sus-
pense which has been, and is, detrimental
| to business and immigration. Even the
coming of Minister Willis has not thrown
any light upon the matter of annexation.
We submit that this reticent policy on
the part of the United States has been,
and is, unfair and unjust to the govern
ment and the people, and especially to
American interests in these islands,. in
terests that have right to look to Wash
| inguon for ready ear and a hopeful
hand. We submit that every day which
is allowed to pass without the announce
ment of Mr.. Cleveland's policy is a day
which adds to the sense of injury u ner
which all the people of Hawaii are
smarting. Let us have an end of this
business soon. That is the common hope
| of the Royalist and Annexarionists also. :"