The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-22
wAR-L1KE IN HONOLULU.
The Provisional Government to Re-
sist Any Attack.
Copyright 1893, BY the United Press,

Copyright 1898, by the United Press
San Francisco, Dec. 21.-The United
Press correspondent at Honolulu, writing
under date Of Dec IA, says: ''The polit-
ical situation remains without change
since the 9th. The publication here on
that day OF the substance Of the answer
OF Minister Willis to President Dols's
request for some explanation of Secretary
Gresham's letter has given rise to much
speculation as 10 what his answer i'm
piled. The minister's obvious avoid
ance of any expression tending toward
dlsayowal of the extreme hostile inten-
tions commonly attributed to him, gives
to the government an unfavorable inn
preston and enhances the hopes of the
royalists."
ARRIVAL OF THE coRwIN.
"a serious change in the situation took
place this morning, being the unexpected
arrival of the cutter Corwin With cipher
dispatches for Minister Willis The
Mariposa has been detained from 10
o'clock a. N. to 5 o'clock p. m. In conse-
quence. The only information received
by the public is that contained
in President Cleveland's message.
His language therein on the Hawaiian
question is construed by many to imply
that he postponed further action by Min
ister Willis to await such action as con-
gress may take. A more accurate con-
struction is thought to be that Minister
Willis is to proceed with his efforts for
the restoration of the queen. The
Corwin's arrival created severe alarm.
The cabinet met nearly as soon as the
captain landed with his dispatches. After
the Presidents message appeared less
apprehension was felt by most of the
members of the cabinet. A general
query is Why are these dispatches so
hastened down here If the Corwin's er-
rand is merely q friendly onel Up TO 2
p. m nothing has been heard from Minis
ter Willis.
READY FOR A CALL TO ARMS.
''The citizens will remain on the alert
for the call to make resistance The
theory of the provisional governme emit, so
far as they adopt any, is that the admin
istration intend Minister Willis to do all
he can TO restore the queen without using
actual force, and if he don't succeed con-
gress will be asked.
''In the executive session at 2p m. to-
day, President Dole stated that Minister
Willis had persistently declined 20 lmpart
to the provisional government any knowl-
edge whatever of his instructions, and
that their ignorance continued to be COM
plete as far as any knowledge derived
from him was concerned.
matum in which it declines to negotiate
for the restoration of the crown, and de-
clares that it will resist with military
force any and every attempt to overthrow
the provisional government This ulti-
matum was held ready to be sent to Min
lister Willis should he enter upon the full
tilment of his instructions.
BARRIcADING THE BUILDINGS.
Honolulu passengers on the Mariposa
state that the barricading of the govern
ment building is being continued with un-
interrupted activity One hundred and
fifty picked provisional troops sleep on
their arms, and arrangements have been
so perfectly made, and such thorough dis
cipline is enforced, that on the slightest
menacing attitude of the royalists, or their
sympathizers, fully 800 men, Thoroughly
equipped could be called into the field in
ten minutes. Around the palace two
heavy Krupp guns, purchased by the late
King Kalakaua, and two Gattling guns
have been stationed, IN addition to nine
teen smaller pieces. When the Mariposa
sailed a detachment of provisional soldiers
were digging rife pits.
The principal parts of the queens re-
gala have been stripped and relegated to
the government museum. All the mo-
narchial decorations of the throne ROOM
and also the decorations in and about the
palace, including the throne itself, have
been dismantled In fact, everything
pointing to the insignia of royalty has
been taken down The feeling of the ad-
herents of the provisional government is
one of positive determination, so much so
as to be generally accepted as a conclu-
sive sign that monarchy IN Hawaii is a
thing of the past.
NO MESSAGE FROM WILLIS.
Washington, Dec. 2l.-Only one brief
message was brought by the steamer
Mariposa, which arrived in San Francisco
from Honolulu to-day from Rear Admiral
Irwin to Secretary Herbert. This mes
sage, which was telegraphed from San
Francisco. related to the coal supply. If
any message was received at the state
department from Minister Willis nobody
there would admit it,