Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-25

The Oceanic steamship Australia has ar d,
rived at San Francisco from Honolulu bring
ing advices from the Hawaiian capital to Nov.
IL.
There had been no change in the Hawaiian
political situation up to the time OF the Aus
tralia's sailing. The new United States Min
lister, Mr.. Willis, presented his credentials TO
President Dole, OF the provisional Govern
ment, on Nov. 7, but when the Australia
sailed he had not indicated any intention on
the part Of the United States Government to
insist upon the restoration OF queen Llhuoka-
lani.
Secretary Gresham's letter had not been re-
ce!ya! nor heard OF at Honolulu, and 80 far
as is known by the public, Hawaiian analrs
In the United States were still In statu quo.
Ii seems inevitable now that the purposes
OF this government toward Hawaii will be
made known, In view OF the course aHalrs
have taken in those islands, as disclosed Dythe
news brought from Honolulu. While every
body here has been expecting big sensation
Developments have hattened everything out
and there is nothing left to show what this
government proposes to do. Secretary
Gresham, when the press dispatches were
read to him, preserved the calm outward
demeanor which he has maintained all along.
There has been no attempt on the part OF
Minister Willis to carry out the policy ihul-
Gated In Secretary Gresham's report to the
President up to the time the Australian LETT
Honolulu. Minister Willis had 10 days be-
fore the ship left to disclose his purpose, ana
he did not do 30. ,,,
The question Is how much longer ne VIII
wait before he does so. 1t Is certain tha'
Hawaiian Minister Thurstons letter and tele-
grams to President Dole OF the provisional
government giving the latter all that could
be learned by this governments purposes
will reach him before any action is taken oy
| this government.
! This opeps the question whether the provis-
ional government will yield to anything but
force In permitting the restoration 10 the
Queen. II Minister Thurston's advice Is iol-
| lowed. the provisional government VIII re-
fuse 10 Weld to anything else. ii the queen
is restored. no matter by what means, anu ~
then left unsupported by outside Influences
Mr.. Thurston has said that, in his OPINION,
she would be oycrthrown within all hout
after that support was taken away.
The failure OF NJ Mister Willis to take any
atom toward the restoration Of the queen ha-
a,ain started up the report that, having lh'
structions not to use any force to TINS ehd' liz
discovered that il was impracticable to carry
ont this course of action, as the proNlsloha
Government was too firmly entrenched IN it'
position, and carrying on the AFFAIRS ol th'
nation too successfully, to submit to tnls pro
cedure, and that thereupon Mr. Mlills SEN
this view OF theca to Secretary Gresham Oh
the steamer China aud then awaited ihs'ruc
tions from Washington.
Minister ThurStOn. at the Hawaiian lcGa'
ton WAS asked II he had anything to say
and answered that he believed not; that' II
view of all the conditions that existed, n
deemed IL wiser to refrain from making hu.
comments or expressing any opinions Whh'
: ever, He had up to that time, he sald' re-
ceiyed no notification from his government
Mr. w. II. Armstrong, native OF homo
J luiu formerly attorney-gcneral under Kin
} Kalaknua. was asked for his opinion q
the situation on the islands. "My III
. nressiop is" said Mr.. Armstrong, tina
Minister Willis instructions were OF
general rather than specific chara"trI
that he was authorized to use II
Judgment with regard to restoring th
monarchy, after having presented ms ie'tei
3 to the provisional government. On IN" wa
to Uonohlu he fell in with several inruehti'
residnnts on the islands, from whom | haN
a | no doubt he received some Information aS
the condition OF public sentiment there. o'
viously ON his arrival he found the situate
such as TO reuuIre him to write Tor iurthe u
structions. And from all indications, that
j about what Minister Willis has done.
!, Queen I.iliuokalani is quoted as naHlL
said, n few days after Minister Wills
8 rival: ,,,. -,
- "The United States, | am confident W
not with 0rmncss and Justice in the END, III
a until that time comes am willing to wa
I was nut of the throne with the assistan
3 Of the Boston. and will be restored WI
n the assistance ofthe Philadelphia IL he''
y. sary.' j.
10 Not n little excitement was caused NJ !
Il Navy Department by the report when II
aimee been confirmed, that the BRUSH W,
If ship Champion sailed from Esquim,auit B:
O several days ago, and has probably re"th IL
10 secret. but it is naturally associated with t
O present imbroglio. x,.,n c,,
The Japenese warship NaniwakanR, Cal
'e Fl. Tougo, with complement OF So9 me me
70 has been ordered by Japan 70 proceou ,a,. i,o
~ Yokohama to Honolulu, and is now ,I, peil1V
70 70 be on its way. 1t will arrive at Honoiu
= not later than Dec. 2. 1t is supposed thnt
q, bas gone to Hawaii for the purpose OF pr
n tecting Japanese interests in the Islands