Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-22
HAWAII STILL EXCITED.
How President Cleveland's Mes sage Was Received There.
DID NOT ALLAY FEARS OF FORGE

The Provisional Government at Once Is-
 sued a Proclamation That They Would
 ResIst to the End-PecuIiar Views Of the
 Islanders on the Situation.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-The steamer Mariposa arrived here and brought the latest information from Honolulu. The steamer had but few passengers from Hon olulu and none of them was identified with either political party there.
 One passenger, a resident of New Zea- land, says of the Qualifications at Honolulu and of the preparations for any attack: "One hundred and fifty men patrol the government building night and day, and l 800 more are ready at n moments notice to respond to a call to arms The provi- sional government is composed of a deter mined set of men, and its overthrow can only be accomplished by superior force"
 The Associated Press Honolulu corre- spondent wrote privately as follows just as the steamer Mariposa was preparing to leave the dock for the voyage to San Fran cisco:
 Since the arrival of the Corwin affairs are in a very excited condition here. The | rumor is prevalent that the officers of the 1 United States warships have ordered their wives to leave by the Mariposa. The great est secrecy is maintained. Theprovisional government is confident and win fight if attacked At the present writing Ameri- cans and the government are prepared for the fight which may be precipitated at any moment. The government still persists in the belief that no trouble will occur. This is not the general opinion among Ameri- cans. The militia are all prepared, and in 20 minutes 1,oO0 men could be in the field to defend the provisional government"
 The Message In HonoIulu-
 There had been no special excitement in Honolulu for many weeks past until the day the Mariposa left there. Then the revenue cutter Corwin arrived from San Francisco, bringing additional instructions | from Secretary Gresham to Minister Will lis, which were published in this country when President Cleveland's Hawaiian mes sage was delivered to congress few days ago, but the nature of which was unknown | in Honolulu.
 The friends of the provisional govern ment in Honolulu seemed to be under the impression that the Corwin had arrived there with instructions which would re suit in an effort on the part of the United States authorities to restore the queen, and consequently much excitement was caused which had not been allayed at the time the Mariposa left her dock.
 According to regular news dispatches, us well as private advices, the provisional
 
 it seemed determined to resist any attempt at restoration, no matter from what source it should come. An American iu Honolulu. writing just as the Mariposa was preparing to sail, says: Without doubt the provisional government will meet force with force, and the whole situation is dark and complicated fol Hawaii. The forces of the American men of-war Philadelphia and Adams are helt in readiness to land at any moment Tn, English ship Champion and the Japanes, cruiser Mani wa Kan, though apparently passive, are also no doubt equally pre- pared to take part in any outbreak tha may occur.
 Native Hawaiians are singularly apa thetic, and were it not for their interested leaders would not take great interestin tn matter" , Another UltImatum. , The Corwin, in addition to bringing offi cial instructions to Minister Willis, als brought San Francisco newspapers con taining the presidents message at tn opening of the congress, and that part O ' it relating to Hawaiian affairs was sool published in an extra edition of The Ha waiian Star, which added to the excite . ment in the ranks of the provisional gov l ernmeut party. The executive council c
 the government went into session and rC
 mained so all day. The presidents messag
 was eagerly read by President Dole an , his cabinet.
 ' The conclusion was that President Clevt c land meant to restore the ex-queen b O peaceable negotiations if he could; if no o he would refer the question to congress fo
 its action. According to one account IT
 ceived here, the executive council the
 framed an ultimatum, in which it decline k to negotiate for the restoration of th t crown, and declared that it would resis f i wit ,,,fI{ Ol ,ts t to overthrow the provisional governmen 2. This ultimatum was held ready to be ser
 to Minister Willis should he enter upo
 the fulfillment of his instructions