Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-22

Not be Cause for Surrender
Without a Fight-The Arrival
Of the Corwin.
SAN FRANusco, CAL, December 2l'
The steamer Marlposa arrived from
Sydney via Auckland, Apia and Homo
lulu at 1880 this morning. The
steamer brings SSyices from the Ha-
waiiau Islands, to Necember IA, includ-
ing the regular cop wright letter 70 I
the Associated Press.
SAN FsANCIsco, CAL, December 2l' [
The Associated Press Honolulu cor
respondent writes privately as follows
just as the steamer MaripOsa was pre-
pairing to leave tbe dock for her voyage |
20 San Francisco.
''Since the arrival OF the CorWin this |
morning affairs are 10 a very excited
condition here. The rumor is preva-
lent that the officers Of the United
States war ships have ordered their
wives 10 leave by the Mariposa. The
greatest secrecy is maintlinei. The
provisional government is confident
and will fight II attacked. At the
present writing Americans and the
, gov hment are prepared for the fight
Which may be precipitated at any mo-
ment The government still persists
in the belief that no trouble will occur
This is not the general opinion among
Americans. The militia are all pre-
pared. and within twenty minutes
thousand men could be in the field to
defend the provisional government.
LETTER WRITTEN EARLIER.
c,op,rigst 1895. by ne associated Press.
HoNoLuLU, December 14.-The last
Daws received here from the United
States was by a sailing vessel, "n.cu
arrived December II. Inc oarAen'luo
George Perkins brought the text or eA-
Queen LilluOkalaniss statement as R,Veu
40 Commissioner Bl0unt. Prominent
Royalists, among whom were eA'Ntab
sbal Charles b. Wilson, "a .,rreot
. tbet tbe stat-,ua, succinct
.-O.oo--~ e,,ustus relied upon by the
ex Queens party. Leading anneXa-
tiOnists hold that the ex.Queeu, in ad-
mitting she had prepared new consti-
tuition which she was ready 90 force
upon the foreigners, has admitted the
groundwork upon which the revolution
OF last January was based. To an in
tervieW with eX-Marshal Charles B.
Wilson, that gentleman said that his
report given Mr. Blount was supple
mental 10 ihe eX-Queen's aud would ex-
plain many things which were not stated
IN detail by her. Careful inquiry shows
that several portions of Mr.. Wilson's
statement TO Mr.. B.ount were cancelled I
,efOre &c left Hawaii, and il the teSti- |
.lony of persons who claim to know
shall have weight his deposition to
Blount will not reach the American
public 10 It's original shape as presented /
10
THE AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS.
At the present writing the political /
situation at Honolulu is in a state OF (
allowance, awaiting the news expected I
TO arrive by the steamer Aimeda on the 4
2lst inst The provisional government /
is carrying ont the plans Of defense al |
ready reported, and the last 5000 sand I
bags are being filled to-day, to be placed T.
in position upon the upper verandas OF \
the executive mansion in case an attack !
be made Leading Royalists admit that
without the armed support of the
United States they have no hopes of re-
establishing the monarchy and that
without foreign aid they have no hope of
overthrowing the provisional govern
menL
The Royalists claim that il Congress
refuses 20 settle the matter in favor of
the ex-Queen, as proposed by Mr.. Cleve-
land, the Hawaiian affair is liable at
any moment 90 assume international
proportions and hint that both Eng aud
and Japan will take a hand. But little
credence is given this view.
AiFefforts 90 ind out the position TO
be taken by the British in case trouble
occurs have thus far failed. Within
the past few DAYS the British cruiser
Champion steamed out ostenSibly for
target practice, but kept within two
miles OF shore for over two hours, TAX
ing Inland bearings. This has been
commented upon.
Among the anneXati0nists the idea
establishing commonwealth 10 Hawaii,
in case the present government is left
upon It's own resources, seems 20 De
taking deep root. In case such plan
should materialize iu the future the
American model will probably be fol-
lowed
ARRIVAL OF THE CcRWIN.
At six o'clock this morning the us.
revenue cutter COrWin larived uneX-
pectediy 10 the harbor. Almost as soon
as the COrwin dropped her anchors in !
naval row Capt Minger came ashore
aud went at once 60 the American lega-
tiOn where be remained cl0seted with
Minister Willis for over an hOnr. lis +.
learned positively that he delivered ex- &
tenslve dispatches from Washington st +
the legation.
PRESIDENT pOLE ASSURED ]
the Associated Press representative
that ln case Minister Willis made any
advances looking toward restoration
this government wished 10 announced
Ia the most public manner that such
negotiations would make no headwav
here and If pushed wOaid be absolutely (
rejected by the provisional govern. q
ment C
The provisional government" " said d
President Dole, has arranged every v
detail for protecting life and property, /
and Is also we'll prepared 70 resist With !,
force the overthrow OF the provisional y
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