The herald., 1893-12-05
WILLIS AFRAID TO Do It.
The Situation in Honolulu
Unchanged.
Queen Lii Not Yet Restored to
Her Throne.
The Minister Is Afraid to Carry Out
His Instructions.
He Finds That They Are Inappiicable
He Finds That They Are Inappiicable
to the State of Affairs In the
Islands - The Annexation
lists Greatly Eiated.

By the Associated Press
PoRr TOWNSEND. WASH. Dec. 4.-The
Barkentine Kiikitat, Captain Cutter.
arrived today from Honolulu with adj
vices to November Goth, four days after
the steamer Alameda sailed for San
Francisco.
Minister Willis submitted to en- inter
view directly after the Alameda sailed,
in which he said that the instructions
from the United States government
which he brought from Washington,
were not applicable to the condition OF
affairs existing at the islands. This
statement gave the annexationists much
satisfaction and the royalists were as
much displeased.
On account of many rumors current
of an uprising of the queens supporters.
the provisional government found it
necessary to keep two companies of
soldiers under arms for several nights
after the Alameda sailed.
The editor of the Evening Star re-
quested Minister Willis to submit a
statement to the public to allay the
general feeling of uncertainty. In the
published interview Willis said:
''Yes, believe that the time has
come when it is right and proper for me
to use my discretion in this matter.
You are authorized to say for me that
no change in the present situation will
take place for several weeks. brought
with me certain instructions from the
United States government on the Ha-
waiian situation. Since my arrival con-
tingencies have arisen about which
naithar. the United States government
WasningssJlb. wa nminHgssl were sysEs when ~ misi! .l
the exercise of the discretion allowed
me, to submit these matters to Wash
ington before proceeding further TO carry
out my original instructions. l for
warded my dispatches to Washington
by today's steamer, and until l receive
an answer to them, no change will take
place in the present situation, nor will
any be allowed"
"What do you mean by the express
sion NOR will any be allowed 2"
II mean just this: That until the
time comes for me to carry out my in
etructions the peace and good order of
this community will be kept uudis-
turbed in the interests of humanity !;
that any attempt made by any person
or persons to make trouble will be
promptly checked and punished. You
may put the matter more plainly and
say that even if the provisional govern
ment discharged all it's troops today no
lawlessness would be allowed for one
moment under the present situation of
affairs. The whole Hawaiian question
is in abeyance and nothing that the
newspapers can say or do will alter the
situation one iota. / make this state
ment on my own responsibility and in
the hope that it will alay the present
excitement. No one need fear trouble
and no lawlessnesa will be permitted. /"
After this statement rumors began to
fly about that the queens supporters
would make final rully in her behalf.
Two companies OF troops remained under
arms and the crews of the United States
man.of-war Philadelphia and Adams
were held in readiness to be landed on a.
moments notice.
. The queens advocate came out next
day with denial of the Willis interview,
saying he was misquoted, and by infer
ence gave encouragement to the idea
that Willis had or would receive
Imperative orders to restore the queen.
The newspapers containing Blount's
reuort had not reached the islands when
the Kikitsl sailed. but on account of
Willis intimation relative to his in
1t was surmised that it would
be partial to the Queens interests.