Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-20
HOW 1T GOT OUT.
Mr.. Blount's Report Not Made Pub
Lilo by the State Department.
COPIES GIVEN TO CERTAIN PUBLIC MEN
Supposed to Have Been Trans
fened to Correspondents.
DISPATCHES SENT LAST NIGHT

The Pacific mail steamship China Is sched-
uled to sail from San Francisco tomorrow
for China touching at Honolulu en- route.
Admiral Skerrett will probably take passage
on her to China to take command of the
Asiatic station. The result of the examina-
tion of the medical board in his case has
not yet reached the Navy Department, but
no doubt is entertained that he has passed
successfully. On his way to China, Admiral
Skerrett will stop for a short time at Homo
lulu II the Department of State has any
intention to send furtner instructions to
Minister Willis by this steamer 1t has as
Yet given no sign.
MIR. Blount's Report.
The publication of the substance Of Com
missioner Blount's report, in a few admin
istration newspapers this morning. caused
q commotion at the department, and every
body interested, from the Secretary down,
denied any knowledge of the means by
which the document was placed in the
hands OF the newspaper men. Moreover
Secretary Gresham still persistently re-
fused TO supply this matter, or indeed any
other matter connected with the Hawaiian
affair to the press IN general through the
regular channels. 1t IS learned that copies
OF the Blount report, which was printed at
the government printing office some days
ago. have been privately placed in the
possession of certain public men, not con-
nected with the Department of State. not
ably the democratic members of the Senate
committee on foreign relations, and 1t is
tnstnuated that the leak might be traced
To some Of these people.
The publication did not create much of a
sensation in official circles, for upon careful
scrutiny Ii appeared that in his published
letter to the President Secretary Gresham
had made a very adequate abstract of the
document, and what remained to be pub
hshed this morning was simply an elabora-
ton Of his argument and a detailed state
based.
NO Impression Favorable to the Ad-
mfnfstratiOn.
The publication of the report does not ap-
pear to make any strong impression here in
favor of the administration. The most il
dfscloses is that the supporters of the queen
at the time of the revolution were fright
ened because they expected that the Ameri-
can troops would take part in the revolu-
lion, and the revolutionists themselves were
alarmed lest they should fail because the
American forces were not used to support
them The testimony upon which Mr.. Blount
seems to lay special stress, given by Wun-
denburg and Damon, is regarded as show
ing merely that the revolutionists sought
the assistance of the United States. and
tnat falling to get it when they hoped for
It, they were fearful of failure and that
their success was due to a false impression
on the part of the queens forces. with
which this country has nothing to do. 1t is
not regarded as clear how this government
Is in any way responsible for misrepresenta-
tions made by the revolutionists or for the
credulity Of the queen.
Dispatches Sent Last Night.
Secretary Ghesham spent a good part of
Sunday at the State Department and at
the White House. and ii is supposed that
he had
translation OF the dispatch from Minister
Willis which was received at the depart
ment Saturday. The Australia will sail
from San Francisco on Thursday next on
the return voyage and the trains last night
carried an unusually large and doubtless
Interesting official mail from both the State
Department and the Hawaiian legation,
which will go out Oh that steamer
On the same day the Alameda is due to
arrive at San Francisco from Honolulu
after which there will be an interval of
twenty days before the next steamer is
echeduled to reach this country from
Hawaii There will be no break in the
long wait unless private enterprise should
provide a means Of communication. A
port Is current here that a vessel had been
chartered by an western newspaper and had
already sailed for Honolulu, with instruc-
uons TO return so as to reach San Fran
cisco about the 9th OF December.
One Diplomat PaxzIed.
acquainted with both sides Of the Hawaiian
question was asked for an explanation of
the present situation as 1t presented itself
TO him. 4 am at a loss to conceive the pur-
pose or the administration" he said Il
nave tried to put myself i'm its place and
eoEstruct q theory which would account
Tor the known facts. bit / cannot 1t is in
explicable that Secretary Gresham's report
and recommendation to the President
should have been published, when it was so
entirely within the power of himself and
the President to have kept them secret nm
I'll Minister Willis had carried out his in
structtons- I say this because 1 am credi-
biy INFORMED that secretary Gresham has
told several persons that the minister's in
structions We're in accordance with the
recommendations he made to the President
that the queen should be restored. Only
one explanation occurs to me as possible
but not probable which is that the publi-
cation was made under the belief that the
recital of the facts, as set forth by the Sec
retary in connection with the revolution
would satisfy the public that the course
marked out for this government was the
proper one to pursue.
But what actually occurred at Homo
lulu, according to the news brought by the
Australia. adds to my perplexity / can
scarcely conceive that a man, and especial
ly such man as Mr.. Willis is represented
to be, should go to President Dole with
the expressions OF good will contained in
his speech. and at the same time have con-
cealed about his person big club with
which to beat out his official brains when
an opportune moment should arrive. That
Is so entirely foreign to all that has been
preached and believed OF southern chivalry
and courtesy that 1t cannot be entertained
as a probability"
Thurston on the Blount Report.
The partial publication of the Blount
report this morning was read by Minister
Hhurston as soon as the papers containing
ft reached this city. After carefully perus-
Ing the document. Mr. Thurston said he
did not care to discuss a report that was
printed in piecemeal He did not know
that ne should have anything to say after
the report Of Mr. BlOunt appeared in its
entirety-that was a matter for future con-
sideration- Mr. Thurston refrained from
criticism of Mr.. Blounts views and diplo-
maticaliy declined to touch upon any phase
OF the question.
He was at the State Department this
morning and had a very pleasant inter-
view with Secretary Gresham with whom
MS relatlons are most cordial and pleasant
MIR. ThurSton, however, entered an en-
phatlc denial of the rumor that he was at
the Wnlte House and went there at the re-
quest of the President. His only visit was
that ne made at the State Department
Ar. IhurstOn expects to receive full ad-
vices oy the Alameda of the Oceanic line