Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-24
WANTS
OLD GLORY
TO FLOAT
Over All the Islands
Of the Pacific,
DOES OUR MINISTER, WILLIS,
The Queen Calls on Him,
He Doesn't Return 1t,
Gresham Gets Cipher Message
but is Mum Regarding 1.-THE
Latest News From Honolulu.
Speculation About IL.
The Queen Calls on Him,
He Doesn't Return 1t,

copyrighted lSl3 by ARs0ciatod lre-s
Honolulu. Nov. 10, via San Fran-
cisco Nov. -. Tho main change In
tho political situation since the Australia |
sailed has boon one OF increased strain
aud groator business depression. Slnco
the formal call to present his credentials
Minister Willis has not communicated
officially with the government The most
significant happening which Inns lnkcu
place occurred last Monday, whom a
committee Of the American league, lntdy
organized ue mn auxiliary Of the Annex
alton club. called on the new minister,
After welcoming Minister Willis, ,hc
committee stated that the members of
tho league earnestly desired that the
Hawaiian Islands should become part
OF the United Suites aud with that OBJ
ject In view the organization would sup
port the present provisional government
Of Hawaii and In OH honorable ways aid
| IN accomplishing annexation. The adj
| dress also contained an otter Of aid " az
any time tho minister Nnw III To com.
| maud them Wills answer has not yet
leaked ont here az The committee was
| pledged Ia ncurOcy. hut the Associated
Press Is enabled after dsigent inquiry
| aud cnrefnl comparison Of ilo verHlnns
| Of the minister's rpmnrlts as remembered
by three momberA OF the committee TO
| give The following nearly IL not quite
| verbatim reply. After welcoming the
committee and speaking IN pleasant
terms Of his visit 10 Hawaii, Minister
Willis mid
II am an ardent American. would
like IN see The stars aud stripes waving.
not only over Hawaii, but over an the
& - al 81 tslu
territory which would be- beneficial to
the United States have my instriic.
tons which cannot divulgc. You viii
| understand this. But this much | can
say, that the policy Of the United States
X nirendy formulated regarding these
islands, and TINT nothing which eau be
said On. done, either hero or there, chn
avail nnything now 1 do not come here
na ala Mr. Hnnnt. ] come M nn cNecu-
| five officer ! come TO act Nnen sue
proper time arrives ] shall act am
sorry can not tell You when or now.
{ wish you TO understand however, diAt'
lnowlng the policy Of the United states,
| ronid not have accepted the position OF
| a. executive officer Ind Il been 10 conflict
Win thc principles hold. Americans
here will have nothing to regrot' While
performing my duuca In carrying ont ne
United States policy ahall h9Ye n2 hesl
Of aid from you, or other resident Amer
cans However, ! wish 10 state posi-.
,iya1y tbat nby outside Interference VIII
not 6e tolerated by the United States
1Ne proylslonnl government considers
Minister WINS remarks as hlRDinGlnl
; and from other inf0rmnton obtained II
N Tho general holiof amoug Americans
ihat United States protectornte VIII
sborflv he established over the pfovis-
. | ionai Government with tho understand.
he nat stable form OF government
| ba organized Hereunder within M
| Some Of tho nIIlnInn
mat notion will be taken between tue
sailing III Tho Alameda today and tho mr.
riynl Of NonOwni on the ord instant
Z Tha ouinion haa been eHprosaed on
hoard the United STATES nleamcr Inila'
deiphia within the last few days MN.
ister Winif delay w action, coupled
Win hia refusal 20 diYulge or even hint
AZ olBrially what The policy Of tho
Z United States ~ to be has calHod the
a noIifirnt strain TO become very great
mors ara thick Tho government also ~
= r.nsednonrn has been on tho lookout
. a. tho past few days for threatened
y attempts 81 The Roynliais 70 seize tho
h executive hnilding under me theory y
!. | ihev conld hold n now the United states
,yonld support them ~ tle eylsiing GOV
ernment. Some Of the loading Royal
iate deny that any Rnoli nttnmnt w ron
frinplnied. though others remain dnie
,ch.n questioned. In consequence OF TN
&c guard Of shnrp-shoniers was stationed
n In thc executive building last night nnt
Q. wil be continued there with rcEuln
= tro0pg until tho matter u settled on
y way nr the other A. a further proran
- lion the government issued thirty round
N extra Ammunition 70 each memhe
~ tie ctizfn's reserve guard between
dark and II O'Clock last nirhi
a. Two cabinet meetings were held yesinr
M DAY 10 consider flie situation. Al IN
h. first there were present besides The cab
net several members Of the advisory couf
" IN. together with Colonel 7. Y, SOpcr. d
.r. the military. and Marshal Hitchcock O
m. mo police department
b. Al II o'clock this morning Presidtr
ny Dole PAID n visit 10 the United Stnfe
q, steamer PHILADELPHIA, and was receive
~ ,.ifh q national mlute Of twenty-On
~ Ems. AZ II 10 O'Clock he returned. fn
~ was accorded tho usiial saluie.
ny Tau Monday morning The fr-rrec
.oncWhat unexpectedly called nnon vi
iai ~ Al Tho United StnteH 'ec1iiD1 ~
KY ,rns accompanied BY her former ehnnihei
lain. She Remained at the legation twen'