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,of will be similarly treated. Compan-

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rations thus far made will allow the
government to handle with great resist
ance a force of from 750 to 500 troops In
the executive buildings and ammunition
and stores have been provided to with
stand continuous attack for one month
or more should hostilities break out.
The water supply cannot be cut off
as the executive building is supplied
by an artesian we'll on the grounds
The government claims that with the
support of the Annexation club and the
Citizens reserve, backed by the present
formidable battery of Gatlings, Maxims
and Austrian field pieces now on hand,
an aggressive movement could be made,
II necessary, that would clear Honolulu
of the aggregate forces of all the men,
oi-war vessels st present in port should
landing be made. In case a collision
comes. further aid will at once rally
around the provisional government
from the other islands.
MINISTER WILLS PROMISE.
In case it is the intention to carry out
the instructions for the restoration of
the monarchy, Minister Willis has prom
ised to give the provisional government
/ 36 hours notice before action.
In case such notice comes" said
prominent man to the Associated Press
correspondent, "should Cleveland at.
tempt to carry out his policy against the
Americans in Hawaii, 500 men will be
at once put to work, and before the time
expires the executive building will be
surrounded on all four sides with rife
pits 150 feet from the building, which
will defy attack and be absolutely safe
from the guns of the ships.
WILL DEFY CLEVELAND.
A careful inquiry has put the Associ-
ated Press in possession OF the fact that
in case of defeat the revenues of the
government have already been eecreted
and the government will be re-organ-
ICED at other headquarters, defying
Cleveland and the restored monarchy
until the resident Americans are swept
by superior force from their homes in
Hawaii.
The first action by the authorities
here, after the arrival of the text of
| Blount's report, was to remove Fred
Wunderburg from the clerkship he held
in the supreme court.
CLEVELAND IN LEAGUE WITH ENGLAND.
1t is learned upon the best authority,
coming directly from royalist sources,
that the British minister resident,
Wodehouse, has lately stated to differ
ent persons in Honolulu that there was
an understanding between President
Cleveland and the English government
that the monarchy should be restored.
In private political circles here, on the
annexationist side, the opinion has been
freely expressed that the presence of
the British cruiser Champion here at
the present time was owing to the fear
of the English foreign Office that Preei-
dent Cleveland would not be able to
carry out his policy. This theory reached
the executive and an advisoy council.
A special session was held in which Mr..
Brown introduced the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously recon-
mended by the councils to the execu-
tive:
Resolved, That the executive council
inquire of the American minister wheth-
er his instructions were covered by and
in harmony with the letter of Secretary
Gresham to President Cleveland. If 80,
whether he was instructed to use force.
Resolved, That should the answer be
in the Affirmative, these councils recon-
mend that Mr.. Willis be given his
passports, and the ex.queen be made a
prisoner OF state.
The fear of the councils seems to be
that the British will offer protection to
the ex-queen in case Cleveland fails to
restore her. This is the chief reason
the notice has been given foreign gov
ernments not to land troops without
the permission of the provisional gov
eminent.
DISPATCHES to THURsToN.
The provisional government will send
important dispatches to Minister Thurs.
ton, either by the steamer Arrow today
or by the Oceanic, which sails December
9th. These dispatches will contain
First, the present status of Hawaiian af-
fairs, including the determined policy
of the provisional government as
stated.
Second, the determination of the gov
eminent to hold the situation against
any attempts to overthrow it, either by
revolt or by foreign interference.
Third, that the only proposition sub
mitted by the provisional government
to the United States was proposition
for annexation.
Fourth, that throughout President
Dole has refused in all diplomatic mat
ters to commit the provisional govern
ment to policy binding upon Hawaii
in case OF adverse action by the United
| States congress.
The fact is to be emphasized that no
4 question of arbitration has been sub
/ mitted by the provisional government,
as assumed by Secretary Gresham.
Thurston will be instructed that the
| position taken by him is the correct one,
and one upon which the government
! here will insist with force if necessary
/ Ii is learned that as Blount inter-
viewed but two Of the original commit
! tee of safety, the government will ALEC
forward to Thureton for use, affidavits
| from the remaining IL members aB to
the facts happening from the date of the
promulgation of ihe new constitution tc
the time Of the raising of the stars ano
stripes by ex-Minister Stevens.
AMERICAN CITIZENS PROTEST.
In view of the attitude assumed by
President Cleveland the American citi
zens yesterday presented protest te
Minister Willie, which has been numer.
ously signed, in which they set forth
that as citizens Of the United States
they have done nothing whereby they
forfeit or waive their full legal and con
stitutional rights as auch citizens. The
document contains ak typewriter
pages OF recitation before the signatures
and closes with the following words:
and the undersigned hereby sol