St. Paul daily globe., 1893-11-25


Instructions.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-If President
Cleveland is disturbed over the Ha-
waiian situation, he did not SHOW 1t
today. AT the close of a long cabinet
meeting Secretary Lamont renamed
with him for some time. Then Seere-
tary Gresham called and remained
short time. After his departure, the
president and Mrs. Cleveland came
down stairs and entered a carriage to
enjoy drive in the crisp air. There
has been a general belief that the pres
ident would discuss the Hawaiian queS-
ton in his message, and more interest
than ever has been manifested Ill the
document on this account. News can
not be expected from Hawaii until after
the message is sent to congress, and II
was thought that in discussing the mat
ter the president would necessarily
refer to the Instructions that mad been
given Minister Willis and inform con-
greSS of what he expected had taken
place in the islands in view of the IN
structionS. But it was stated at the
White house that this matter can easily
be avoided by. an allusion to the Ha-
Waiian affair in
THE REGULAR MESSAGE
with the statement that it will be treated
in a special message to be submitted
when further and expected information
has been received. This being the case.
those who are awaiting direct state
ment of the policy of the administration,
further than which has been officially
announced in the letter of Secretary
Gresham to the president. will be dis
appointed. 1t was hoped that after the
cabinet meeting Secretary Gresham
would consent to give out some addl-
tional information OH Hawaii. but, when
seen i'll his Office after the meeting by a
number of newspaper men, he said that
he had no news to give out, and seemed
to resent even an inference that he had
any information. THERE'S good reason
for believing that the dispatch received
by the steamer Alameda was considered
at the cabinet meeting today. The con-
sideration seemed TO have resulted Ill a
determination not to enlighten the pub
lie any further on what it is proposed to
do in Honolulu, or what has already
been done, but to allow it to wait upon
the regular means of communications.
TIE IMPRESSION
in the minds of those about the state de-
partment who have no actual lnforma-
ton as to the departments secrets, is
deepened into conviction that some
dav during the past week was the time
agreed upon for the execution of the in
structions Minister Willis carried to
| Honolulu with him.
1t is recalled that the special commits
sioners who came to this country after
! the revolution last January to propose
annexation came in chartered steamer.
1t cost 1000 or $4,000 to make the trip.
| Steamers are available at Honolulu ii
any one has the money and disposition
to make the trip. 1t is possible news
may be received by such means
| before the next steamer arrives
at Auckland on Dec. Z. or at Victoria
on the 9th. 1t was developed that the
dispatches received by the state depart
ment from HAWAII have not been in the
navy department cipher, as has been
generally supposed. 1t will be remem.
bered that Mr.. Blount's instructions
were to use the navy department cipher
when he desired, and that he could
avail himself of the kindness of Admiral
Skerrett TO transmit dispatch. 1t does
not appear that Mr.. Blount used the
navy cipher while he was in Honolulu
and it is supposed ne was unwilling tt
entrust to Admiral Skerrett the infor
nation and ideas he was sending tC
Washington. 1t is now believed thai
Mr. Willis dispatches have come in the
regular state department cipher.