The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-22

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upon the occasion Of presentation ofhis,
credentials. tothe effect that the Pfesi.
dent desire that the Queen be re-en-
throned, should not be sufficient to In.
duce tho provisional government to give
effect 10 that desire, then Admiral IRWIN
will be called upon to exercise his func..
tions and once moro the naval forces
now aboard the United States fagshp
Philadelphia and the Adams will be
landed and will march through the,
streets Of Honolulu dragging their gat,.
lings to the government house: Tits
felt to be highly improbable, however,
that the provisional government will by
obstinate resistance to the expressed
wish of the United States necessltate o
resort to military demonstrations.
But, taking into consideration Secre..
tary Greaham's declaration that this
government should reorgapize the abso.
lutte independence OF the Queen, It is be.
lievsd that when Liliuokalani is again.
placed upoa the throne from which, &C.
cording to the findings Of Commissioner
Bleunt che was displaced by the action
ofthe United States naval forces the
government of the United States Will To-.
gard its duty as fully accomplished. In
this respect the, secretary Of this goyern-
ment will endeavor TO repair, bnt not TO-
maintain, and once installed, the queen
must defend her throne and the goYern-
ment unaided by the United States.
This position Is believed to be In &C.
cord with tho doctrine ofneutrality and
fair dealing to which the government Of
tho United States Is pledged and alse In
conformity with the Republican princi-
pie Of the right Of q majority of tho peo.
pie ola nation to prescribe their Own
fern ofgovsrnmsnt, y.
One novel and totally unexpected re-
suIt-or rather position, In tho installing
Of the queen by the actioniof the United
States government was suggested today.
It was In substance that this action
would be an absolute owledger11ent
that the queen was depossessed by tho
Unlted States and therefore that the po-
tentate would have sound claim
against the United States forcompensa.
ton for the pecuniary loss she has sns-,.
tanned by her temporary expulsion
from tho reins Of her functions and her
emoluments. $rs
A statement Of the actual strength Of
the United States forces at Hawali's
perturbed capital ls interesting. ~
ALI told the force Of American blue
Jackets and marines with combatant and
non-combatant officers, commissioned
and war raak, numbers 568 men. Tho
Philadelphia has SO Off ;ers, BIO man I.
AMI 40 marines; the Adams has Ii off,
GERS and 139 men. For active land OPP
Grafton, It is understood that not more
than 300 officers and men would be
available but this number with acces.
sions from tho royalist ranks would cer-
tainlY be moro than ample to cope With
the present small force Of the provision.
al government.
A mail steamer from Honolulu Is due
In San Francisco tomorrow and Rear
Admiral Skerrett who was recently re-
iieved from command OF our naval force
at Honolulu ls believed to be on board.
The reports that have been circulat-
ed In Washington concerning the cause
for Admiral Skerrett's transfer to the
Aslatic station have been numerous.
The statement that Admiral Skerrett
and his family had identified themselves
prominently Though social functions
with the leaders of, the provisional gov
erument does not find support in state.
ments made In letters received fron,
Admiral and Mrs.. Skerrett by relatives
and friends in this city. ~ -. ::
A recent letter, from Mrs. Skerrett
written beforehe knew be was to bs
transferred 10 China and in fact before
he was aware that sucn action was con-
,tamplated speaks in the highest terms
of the reception given her by the ex
queen and makes no mention Of kind
ness extended by persons not partisan
to tho monarchy or the provisional gov
ernment. However 1t Is pretty generally
accepted that Admiral Skerrett's trans.
fer was based on a belief that he.had
identified himself too closely in social
way with tho foreign or anti royalist
element and also for the additional rea-
son that bis successor, Admirsl Irwin Is
very popular in Honolulu aud has great
influence there with royalist and for
eigher alike. ~