The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-23

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Itwas clearly
apparent this morning that the publica.
tion of Minister Thurston's reply to
Commissioner Blount's report created
very disagreeab,e impression at the
Department of State. None Of the Off
Gals care TO discuss the matter with
view to publication Of their views. but
privately 1t is intimated that the min
later had adopted an extraordinary
course; that he has violated all the
proprieties of diplomatic intercourse,
and that in any other country than the
United States no would be Immediately
furnished with his passports, which is
the diplomatic method OF intimating to
minister that he is persona non grAta
and had better take his departure
But Thurston has made it difficult
for such course to be pursued by very
shrewdly disclaiming, in the beginning
OF his article, any intention of publish
ing an opinion on the international
questions at issue and declaring that he
| proposed combining himself to state
| ment OF facts concerning himself in
reply to Blount's personal attack upon
him.
Although the minister under this
| cover manages to discuss and traverse
| nearly every substantial statement
made by Blount; his disclaimer obscures
very much any violation by him of dip
| lomatic prOprieties, If, ineeed, his state
menc can be so regarded. and would
make it difficult for the Department of
| State to deal with him as it might
otherwise be disposed to do. But, as q
matter OF fact, the impression is that
the Department has no intention of
adopting heroic measures in Minister
| Thurston's case. Nevertheless, it may
be anticipated that he will meet with
| rather chilly reception upon his next
visit to the Department of State.
All of the State Department officials
stood mute when there was btoeght to
their attention the published report
that Queen Liliuokalani had been re-
stored to the Hawaiian throne yester-
day. In view of the limitations that
have been dropped to the effect that
the radical feature OF Minister Willis
instruction would develop soon after
and not before the sailing last Thurs-
day from Honolulu Of the steamship
Alameda. which Is due at San Fran
cisco to. morrow, snd that stirring events
were expected to occur about that time,
it cannot be said that the report is
entirely discredited here.
| But II this extreme step has been
taken at the time indicated the Ameri-
can public will not be made aware of 1t
by any news likely to come by means
OF the Alameda to morrow. and owing
to the gap of twenty days in the mail
service caused by the wreck OF the
steamer Miowera the public must wait
many days for that news, unless some
thing comes to hand by way of China
through some outward bound steamer
| touching at Honolulu
Thurston's dramatic recital of the
revolution Of 1887 recalls the fact thas
when the news Of that event was re-
ceived the British minister (at tina.
time Sir Lionel Sackville Vest asked
the United States to join England and
France and Germany in an International
guarantee of the neutrality of the Sand
wich or Hawaiian Island (similar TO the
Samoa agreement). The United States
did not adopt the suggestion.
Nothing in affirmation or contra
diction OF the rumor that yesterday was
the date fixed for the restoration OF the
queen can be obtained from official
sources.
| LOSS A MILLION AND HALF