The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-24


the United States would he their
preference.
Col. Spreckels, in regard to Score
AIRY Gresham's letter, said, Il cam
not find anything further to say
than TO express my satisfaction over
the cheerful news received last
night. The men who represent the
so-called Provisional Government
had no more right to depose the
Queen of Hawaii and assume con-
troll of the Government machinery
than / would to demand of Presi-
dent Cleveland, his seat in Wash
ington. Under the management of
the revolutionary government, bust
ness in the Islands has become
depressed. Owing to the uncer-
tainty of the situation, trade has
diminished greatly, as the customs
report will show, and would have
continued to diminish as long as
the new government had existed.
The Provisional Government has
seen fit to change the tariff and the
disastrous result is only what might
be expected. y
Do you anticipate any serious
trouble when an attempt to return
the Queen to power is made p
NO, l do not There have been
threats made that the Queen would
never live to rule Hawaii again,
but / have regarded them as foolish
utterances. If ever the Queen
should be harmed there would be
a terrible time in Hawaii. The
natives are peaceable asa rule, and
love their Queen. Should, however,
an attempt at violence ever occur,
they would certainly be aroused,
and wreak n terrible vengeance
upon those who dared modest her.
No, / think that the formal restor-
alton of the Queen to power will
be accomplished without an oppos-
ing demonstration. England and
America are in sympathy with the
Queen, and will see that she obtains
her rights. In fact, sympathy for
her among the Island people has
been steadily increasing, to the det-
riment of the Provisional Govern
ment's course, and that fact will
demonstrate itself when the latest
news reaches the Islands. Conf
dence will be restored on the ISL
ands as soon as the Queen reap
pears on the throne, and you will
find business soon booming along
as before. :"
Are you contemplating trip
to the Islands in view of the Queens
return to the throne ?'
No my interests are well taken
care of there, and [ am needed here
in other matters.
The Call to-day says Walter Q.
Gresham, Secretary of State, by a
public letter is preparing the people
of the United States for the news
that Liliuokalani of Ha ali has
been restored to the throne, being
placed there by this Government.
The news of this act will probably
reach her by the next Honolulu
steamer. a woman stood on the
hills overlooking the fiery crater
OF Kilauea, four years ago, and
hurled live pigs down the rocks to
be crushed to death below. They
were in sacrifice to the goddess
Pele. This woman was the savage
Queen, the same the Cleveland
administration will place in power.
CHICAGO, Nov 12.-Minister
Lorrin a. Thurtson, of Hawaii,
who has been detained in Chicago,
closing up the affairs of the Ha-
waiian exhibit, was seen last night
while preparing for his trip to
Washington, where he will look
after the interests ofthe Provisional
Government. When asked to
express an opinion concerning
the action of the administration in
relation to Hawaii, he said: "As
vet have no official knowledge of
any action having been taken and
prefer. therefore to express no opin-
ion concerning the meter"
Mr.. Gresham's letter to the President.
charges the American representatives at
Honolulu and the member of the Provis-
ional Government with conspiracy and
fraud; what have you to say to this?''
80 far as | know the matter was fully
covered last February, both charge and
reply, and know of no new develope-
| ments since then. The full claim now
| stated to be the basis of action was