The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-12-06
STILL IN Thin Vim DARK
Speculation as,tO the Nature Of
Willis Instructions.
QUEEN LILluoKALANrs CHANCES
Strong Belief that CLEVELAND Did
not Intend to Employ
Means of Force.
Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The state de-
partment was evidently already in
formed of the news received in the AS
sociated Press dispatch from Honolulu
via Port Townsend so far as 1t con-
veyed the intention of Minister Willis
to take no further steps towards car
rying out his instructions until he
should hear further from the depart
ment But so far as 1t conveyed the
public utterance in Honolulu by the
minister of his intentions, 1t was news
to the department, the president and
his cabinet There were indications to
show it was not agreeable news, and
the impression was conveyed that the
administration was rather disappoint-
ed by the manner in which Willis has
thus far conducted his mission. 1t is
fair presumption that the Corwin
carried to him further instructions for
which a paragraph in the presidents
message referring to Hawaii was writ
ten after additional instructions to
Minister Willis had been, dispatched.
This paragraph may be taken to re-
fleet the spirit of the instructions.
Whatever doubts Minister Willis may
have expressed of the accuracy OF
Blount's report, the president. has not
lost any absolute faith in the accura-
cy of Blount's investigation and the
Justice of his conclusions, 1t Is highly
probable, therefore. that the new in
structions are repetition of the old.
An Associated Press representative
received today from, a reliable source
an intimation of the policy intended
to be pursued in. Hawaii The extent
of the active influence intended to be
employed in behalf Of the reseatlng Of
Liliuokalani on the throne has Prob
ably been exaggerated. The purnpef
of the administrations is believed to be
rather to act as arbitrator as between
two parties in dIAbute, and endeav6r to
prevail on them tdhgfee, between them
selves. This was contingent upon the
confident belief based oniexplicit i'm.
structions contained In the last letter
to Blount that the provisional govern
ment would fall topieces when notified
that annexation was 3inpracticable: In
that letter, which has mot been pub
lished, Blount, under date Of Homo
lulu, July 81, said: "The action of the
United States is awaited by all as q
matter of necessity This condition,
II can be assumed, will remain until
the proposition to annex Is accepted
or rejected. In the latter contingency,
no sudden movement Is likely to occur.
The present government can only rest
on the use of military force. 1t Is pos
sessed of most Of the arms OF the
islands, with a small white population
to draw from to strengthen It. Ulti-
mately 1t will fall without fail. H.
may preserve its existence for year
or two, but not longer" a.u
Enough is known of Minister Willis
impression, gained since his arrival In
Honolulu, to make 1t certain that he
does not dBEee Will Diouhe ~ NitS
The Associated Press telegram bring
ing the news from Hawaii was. read
at the cabinet meeting today from the
office copy, in advance Of publication.
1t was with the object Of a consultation
in the cabinet, but 1t probably caused
no change in the plan decided on after
hearing from Minister Willis by the AL
ameda. Hawaiian Minister Thurston
was not at home this morning, but a
little group of Hawaiians at the same
hotel were glad to hear the news by
way Of Port Townsend, and expressed
the opinion that 1t gave cause for re-
joicing to the friends OF the provis-
ional government :.