The herald., 1893-11-24

ment in the reception of the Hawaiian
news today. The copyright letter from
Honolulu was read to Gresham by an
Associated Press representative. At the
portion where Willis is reported to have
said he would be glad to see the Ameri-
san flag over Hawaii and every other
island in the Pacific. the secretary said I:
II do not believe that"
Even as subsequently modified by
Willis with the additional clause "under
proper conditions" the secretary said
the minister must have been incorrectly
reported. "Willis is a capable man."
he said, 'he ought not to have talked on
that subject at all, and l do not believe
he did,"
Upon reading the statement that
Admiral Skerrett was recalled for at
tending ball given by the Annexation
club, Gresham said: absurd"
GREsHAN's sKEPTIcIsM.
The statement contained in a letter
received in San Francisco from a private
correspondent in Honolulu, that the
provisional government was under arms
all night preceding the departure of the
Alameda, attracted the secretary's
special interest. 'If that is true," he
said. cit is not likely your correspondent
would have failed to know it and speak
OF it in his letter. / think there are
many inaccurate statements in the
letter."
Regarding the assertion that Willis
said he would do nothing until he heard
from the state department, he would
say nothing.
The statement reported as coming
from the Philadelphia that some action
was to be taken during the week follow
ing the departure of the Alameda is re-
garded as significant. tallying. it does,
with the well-defned rumor circulated
in Washington on Tuesday that the
queen was restored that day.
AT THE HAWAIIAN LEGATION.
Mr.. Thurston had nothing to say on
the news reported.
w. n. Armstrong OF the Hawaiian
legation eaid "The friends of the pro-
visional government feel that any delay
that brings the time nearer when the
provisional government shall receive
news OF the reception accorded by the
public to Secretary Gresbam's letter,
gives added assurance that the plan to
restore the ex-queen will be frustrated.
L
week in Honolulu will be looked for
with special interest. The earliest date
at which news can reach the outside
world by the ordinary channel is De-
cember 7th, when the steamer Warimoo
willarrive at Auckland, whence the news
will be csbed. News may be received
via Vancouver December 9th."
DAY OF SPECULATION.
1t was largely day of speculation at
the capitol regarding the situation in
Hawaii. 1t seems that the report
which cane by way OF New Zsaland,
that Cleveland was determined to re-
store the queen, was surprise to the
administration. The manner in which
Willis has been performing his mission
only adds more mystery to the situa-
tion.
1t has been the theory that it would
be the policy of Willis to allow the
tension to become so great that the sup
porters of the queen would organize and
establish her as the government, and
before clash between the queens sup
porters and the forces of the provisional
government. but upon demonstrations
being maze, marines from the Philadel-
phia would be landed for the purpose
of protecting American life and prop
erty, and when the queen had sccumu-
lated sufficient strength to warrant it
Willis would recognize her.
MYSTERIOUS PROCEEDINGS.
Theories and spsculatione are INDUCED
in all the more because up to $50 this
afternoon it was denied at the state de-
partment that Willis had made any
communication to the department by
the Alameda. 1t is believed, however,
that some official information was re.
ceived, the nature of which it ie not pos
sible to obtain.
The dispatches today seem to indicate
to the administration what they hereto
fore asserted, that the provisional gov
ernment still stands because it feels it is
backed by the moral support OF the
United States. and thus far its acts have
been approved by this government. At
the same time it is evident that the
armed resistance to the Royalists, which
the provisional government is preparing
to make, gives the officials of the admin
istration no little concern.
CIPHER DISPATCH.
Secretary Gresham received q cipher
moebhSo tul5 hlJeTHOOQ from Minister
Willis giving a complete report of the
Hawaiian situation up to the time of
the departure of the Alameda. As to
the exact contents OF the message no one
outside the president and cabinet knows.
The fact that the message was received
was given out, however, and it WAS also
announced that it's contents are highly
satisfactory. This is interpreted by
officials outside the cabinet to mean that
Willis has completed all his arrange
ments for the restoration of Liliuoka-
lani to the Hawaiian throne. 1t is also
claimed that should Minister Willis con-
tinue to be successful in carrying out his
Instructions, as he had been up to the
day the Alameda sailed vast majority
OF the Americans will take sides with
the president and sustain him in the
course he has pursued when they be-
come apprised OF the facts.
1t was declared by an officer of the
state department that no additional in
structions had been cent Willis on either
OF the ships that had left for Hawaii.
and that he would act without anything