New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14
4 TALK WITH ADMIRAL SKERRETT
EVERYTHING QUIET on THE ISLANDS. TIE
COUNTRY PROSPEROUS AID CoNTENTED
AND BUSINESS THRIVING.

San Francisco. Nov l3.--\dmiral J. s. Skerrett'
United States Navy. recently relieved OF his com
manI If the American war vessels at Honolulu and
ordered to report "A; Washington for orders arrived
this morning on the china. \ United Press repre-
sentative talked with him &C the steamer was lying
IN the stream Tho Admiral said that perfect quiet
rogncI IN the Islands without any Indication OF I'M
p.ndng trouble \ now United States Minister had
arrived ard We TO submit his Governments ulti-
ri1:um on the morning of the day that me emma
sailed. t'p to- thai time no special effort had been
made 10 anticipate the purport OF his Instructions
The country. he added was prosperous under the
rul. Of the Provisional Government. and possessed
the Initiated confidence Of the white population
Irrespective of nationality. Business was moving
with ihr usual quieiness and the merchants wer"
unGir,urbcl by sensational rumors As TO the
feeling among the natives. he said. he personally
had no opportunity OF ascertaining how they re-
garlci the situation. Generally speaking. however,
N. Provisional Government CAV" satisfaction ana
justified the feeling OF security simply because 1t
Is Il good government. Under the administration OF
th- Provisional Government. tho debt contracted
with claus Sprcckrls by Queen I.liuokalani had
been wiped out
Replying 10 question ag to what would be the
effect when the ultmatum Of tn" United states
was received the Admiral answered that he could
not say. He admitted. however that there was
party Ia power end the ndherents OF ne asposrii
Queen. Being pressed for further details Admiral
.ttachc OF the British LEGATION that member Of
the Provisional Government had said twic" that
b-:or" Queen LlliuOkaiBn would be permitted TO
rea-cend The Hawaiian throne she would b. Killed
Personally the Admiral had no knowledge Of such
a desperate state OF affairs.
When ~ was requested u give his version OF the
ALLEGED conflict between himself ana Minister
Rloint. In which II is stated that ADMIRAL SHcrrctt
/, fused t. comply with Minister Bounts request
until the latter produced hts written authority.
the ADMIRAL characterized the story as eniir Fly
and uncGuivocally false he affirmed on the con-
trary. that Minister Biount AMI himself were on
the most cordial ami. intimate terms. Admiral
SIX rtt also stated that h. had received his instruc-
lions from the Secretary o! IN" Navy relative To
Nj Blount. and that he had carried ont those IN
siruciions In conclusion he reiterated his state
H., nj that ne had no knowledge to import. adding
finally that when he cft Honolulu sam Parker.
member of IN" t.u"cIS Cabinet, Mi Cleghorn.
Queen l.ruOkaanra broth r-n-aw and Mr. Wilde
nan came to the steamer 10 wish him bon voyage.
Lieutenant H. l.. Wilson. L. :. y. who also came
on tho steamer China. says Minister Willis was
net his arrival 10y "A Danl He had nothing To
do with anybody. and. In fact. took official
capacity until IN" arrival OF Admiral Irwin. II
was agreed between them that Minister Wills
should present h9 crede Itias. unarcompanied by
Admiral Irwin. one hour after the sailing OF the
steamer China.