The Portland daily press., 1893-12-13
lister of Foreign Affairs.

lister of Foreign Affairs
San Francisco, December 12 2-Steamer
Oceanic arrived from the Orient via
Honolulu shortly after 10 this evening. A
correspondent at Honolulu writes under
date of December S: Son the 24th ult
the Warrimo brought our earliest
knowledge of Gresham's letter and
Minister Willis's probable instructions to
restore the Queen by force. The Monowai
from San Francisco on the same day
brought full details. The royalists were
greatly elated. The Americans were in
spired by the vigorous denunciations of
Cleveland's course by the American press
and the delay Of Minister Willis in
stating or executing his instructions.
One thing has become clear-that the ex
Queen and her supporters have been
since early in March supplied with accu-
rate information from Washington of
the Presidents policy and the intention
to restor her. TIA Davis evidently has
been in the Presidents confidence from
the beginning. All the confident boast
ings of the royalists, SO long derided by
the annexation party, prove to have been
based upon reliable secret information
from Washington.
" Mr.. Blount's peculiar relations of inti-
macy with the royaIists were fully ex-
planned. Immediately after the news by
the Warrimoo was received, President
Dole and Attorney General Smith waited
upon Minister Willis. They asked to
know his instructions and he courteous.
ly declined to communicate them, but
renewed to them his previous assurance
that he absolutely would take no action
until the return of the Alameda, Decem-
ber 81. He assured them that they would
be the first to know of any course of
action decided upon by him. He evinced
genuine sympathy for the government, if
not for their cause.
The Oceanic's Chinas mail on the 22nd
greatly increased the excitement by
giving Mr.. Blount's report, as we'll as the
sensation created at Washington by the
Australia's news. Tt was at first believed
that Minister Willis's delay in action
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intended restoration until Congress was
consulted. On the goth, the royalists be-
came very active and exultant and it be-
gan to leak out that the restoration
would take place December 2. 1t is sur
missed that Minister Willis had by the
China received orders to act. The govern
ment trusted in his assurance of the Oath
but strengthened the defences and in
creased the guards as precaution
against a possible outbreak of the royal
lists. On the Both, united and vigorous
demands were made on the government
by representative men of all classes to
adopt determined policy of resisting
the United States forces to the utmost
The united demand of the citi-
zens terminated all indecision and
the government became prepared to
resist all attacks to the last. The people
are aroused, and the men are for fight all
over A report emanated from the row
| alists, and was widely believed, that after
the queen was restored by the United
States, forces were also to be landed
from Fl. M. S. Champion to maintain her
upon the throne. This twas said by the
royalists to be by special arrangements
made by President Cleveland with the
British government. The attorney pen-
eral today expressed doubt of any such
arrangements. Mr.. Blount's report has
elected from the American party a storm
Of scornful denunciation. He was al
ways supposed by them to be directing
his enquiries to the expediency Of an
nexation. Snowy badges were prepared
by the royalists to distinguish their fol-
lowers on the day of the conflict ex.
pected on the second. Several hundred
of these were sent to the men on the TT
S. s. Philadelphia and Adams. who al.
ready were largely supplied with annex.
alton badges. Orders were at once is-
sued to the men to wear no badges of
either party.
IN MASS MEETING