The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-09
THE HAWAIIAN AFFAIR.
MINISTER THURsToN DEPARTS
FOR HONOLULU.
His Departure is Not Commented
Upon at the Cabinet
Meeting.
4 BILL rBpEAIIya THB STATE BANK
TAX TO BE REPORTED.
The Bankruptcy BIZ -cOagssssmsn Hssshssoa
in Virginia Admiral staHssns 0sss,
Other waahinssoa Haws.

Washington, December & i Minister
Thurrton. before leaving for Honolulu
told some OF his frisndS that the ninyislcn-
al governments plan OF action had been
agreed upon by the government and would
be carried out. The provisional Euvdrn-
ment has 100 men under arms. who ara
reniiv 70 respond at the signal OF a bell
This force will not be permitted 10 nro
on the United States marines Ii they arc
landed. neither viii the provisional SOW
crnment las down arms and leave Tho
government building upon request Of Mn-
lister Wins. even after the Marines have
landed. The provisional government ~ill
remain untll It's members are arrested ana
taken out, II win resist my interference
by any other armed force than that % tho
United States With the military force ~
its command. It viii not allow the sttp-
psrters OF the queen 10 enter the palace or
disturb the peace OF Honolulu. That Is
the programme outlined by Minister
Thuraion 70 his friends before departing
Ell that Tiiyirstan ~ going 10 Honolulu
Whatever utiiy have been said regarding his
Sssit 70 chicago and san Ffencisco, 70
The statement as 20 the plan Of the
provisional government Is In lina with the
government Immediately after he had read
NreBham's letter 10 tile presidAnf exnrt-
ing President Dole to stand firm and yiefdS
% nothing but actunl force, This proves
before he heard from Mr.. Thutston Tho
friends OF the provisional government
this determination by what Il heard from
Mr., Thurston, and In view of the latest
ueNelopmcnts- as 10 the administrators
h tSl i seems altegsthe. unlikely thet
turhed IN its hold on the Hawaiian gov
ernnent-
authority says that Gresham b lannon's lrfs I
ter 70 the president which stated TINT ms /
Hawaiian excitement pas published only
at that time ard this conlin- /
gency has not occurred. What the cAn- l.
tingciscy was can not be definitely ienrned, I
but the Inference Is that the administra-
ton was confident that moral Elsasian (
alone would effect restoration of the /
queen; This expectation " haHSd on the
explicit htatemcnts IN Ar, Blonnts re-.
In view OF the authoritative statements.
the administrations has no Intention Of us-
are snlall Is likely to he aeveral slay5 i
before TIE whole hiatcry ct the Hawaiian
navy department Is having copied All tho i
corrcfBondence relating 10 the naval mat-
ters IN Hawaiian waters since 1852 This
ollercd 10 the senate VIII be conaniete
The fnilure to secure exact adviccs as
70 nlanlStfr N1llis course leads to come
elpsyHr ra xsrBent rs 10 the tfs,narniesinn
n hawaiian enfresnondencc to congress-,
Is the fnnpr or the message accompanying
nc papers Will necessarily be Influenced
3y ihc condltions q aftaifa IN HAWAI- Al
nc time Of the writing The cabinet
Meeting today lasted two hours and At
ornev General Olney ana Secretary Nor /
on remqlned long beyond thar time With
he president.
The Hawaiian situation came In FOR a
hnrn OF attention. but owing to the mea- I
'cr news from tho islands the discussion II
yas paressarily short or definite raauita I
80 exact time was fixed FOR sending 20 q
ongress the correspondence and papers j
The aepeftime % Minister Thafston WIS i
OF coinmented on nj the cabinet meeting 4
nd The indinerence felt as "a the minis n
er' movements IS shown By tEie remark n Il
Z cabinet officer after the meeting, Il
nat he had not even heard OF The min 6
Ster leaving lFa5hinKton. Ii can. be y
t t.a explicitly that tliers was no I'M q
Feshajp and Thufstan bdforo the iatfera
Iepartnse from Washington rs to tn
await r TX