The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-15
BLOUNT'S REPORT LOCKED UP
PRESIDENT CLkVELAND WILL MOI
MAKE IT PUBLIC


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
hnown h"f"rs the Regular Session con.
venes In Observation-Disclosures to the Ad.
n'nisirntion Policy Not Conancd TO Re
pubiIcans = wcli-known Democrats who
Relieve Mr.. Cleveland ltr. Mo Au,hor,t,
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""e' =" NO.
VIZ" " ANe'so me Ae's OF AnotheT
WAsH1NGToS Nov l4-Prcsident Cleveland
and Secretary Gresham ,lecidod to-day Tint n
would not be the part OF wisdom MT this TINA
to take the public any further into thor con.
fldcnce on the Hawaiian situation and tho fuil
synopsis OF Com m lssloner Blount's report pre.
pared for publication Yesterday in the Office
OF Assistant Secretary Adee was therefore
locked up in the department safe where tits
likely to remain at least until called for nv re-.
solution OF Congress. No explanation for the
change OF programme is given beyond
the unofficial utimatum that the presi.
dent thinks it would he disrcspec:ful to
Congress to publish the BIount report in nd.
vance Of the submission OF his annual mes,
SAGE. possible trench OF etiouette that
seems to have been overlooked when Secre.
tary Gresham included part of the Blount re-.
por. in his statement of Oct X. male hubble
last Friday night. However. 1t 10 not likely
demns the course Of the Administration,
would he materially modified by an eabora-
ton OF the Paramount Commissioners claim
that the bona lide residents of EInwaii are on.
posed to annexation, ana that Iiliuokulani
was dethroned as n result OF n CONSPIRACY on
the part of the United States Governmental
in which United States troops took part.
But change in public opinion is what tho
Administration needs at present, and what IL
is eagerly looking for. Tho President and
Secretary Gresham were prepared for severe
criticisms. but thcre is every reason to believe
that tho condemnation is more indignant and
sweeping than they had been lod to believe IL
would be. Yet they remain complacent. and
are sunguine that when it is known just VIVA,
they have dono or attempted to do at Honolulu
there will lie u reversal of public sentiment In
their favor. Just what has been done nobody
seems to know. md rumors have been In cir.
culation here during the day to the OBJECT
that there has boon hitch In the
Administration programme and that the poll
Icy OF restoring the monarchy has not pro.
crossed SO smoothly as was anticipated. In
fact it Is Professionally reported In certain
quarters that Minister Willis's mission has
failed and that the Administration has
brought all matters to a standstil. awaiting
full Information by the steamer duo to arrive
in San Francisco within the next few days.
It was at first calculated that tho steamer
would reach San Francisco on Thursday. but
1t Is since ascertained that she Ia O slow going
vessel. and cannot reach port before Saturday,
Until that date. therefore. no information can
be received. and the President as we'll as the
public must remain completely In the dark AS
to what has occurred since Nov. Z. the day on
which the steamer China sailed from Homo
lulu
The contents Of the mysterious cypher telo-
gram. received under the naval code yesterday
from Minister Willis to Secretary Gresham.
which was sent from San Francisco by Admiral
Skerrett. have not yot been divulged. I'm
doubtedly. however. Minister Willis included
in it an account Of his official actions from the
time OF his arrival on Saturday to the hour OF
the steamers departure on Tuesday. There
seems to be no doubt whatever that, act
Ing in accordance with his written In
structions, he notified Queen Liliuoka-
lani on Saturday Of the ADMINISTERS
tion's policy in regard to her restoration.
piece Of information that led the overjoyed
and reJuvenated monarch to hold the ratifca-
tton meeting at the house OF her friend and
adviser. Mr. Wideman. on Sunday evening.
Still acting under orders. Minister Willis on
Monday arranged for an Interview with Pres.
ident Dole, to take place on Tuesday. the day
Their than this the Administration las no in
formation. but Secretary Gresham reposes
firm In the BELIEF that an amicabe arrange
ment was reached by which Lilluokalani as
cended her regal throne not later than Friday
There is report to- night that cipher tele-
gram. written IN the nava! code. was sent to
San Francisco to-day and that means have
been found for forwarding it to Minister Willis
by some steamer that left San Francisco for
Honolulu this evening. What the contents Of
this despatch are ii. indeed 1t exists. could not
be ascertained.
1t is we'll understood here by those who are
supposed to be in tho confidence Of tho AID.
ministration that tho President and Secretary
Gresham arc hopeful that some Nom bcrs OF
tho Provisional Government wore induced by
Minister Willis to acGulcsce in the programme
OF restoration and to become tho friends and
advisers of the rehabiitated Queen. This de.
sired end was sought to DO accomplished by
the assurances Of Minister Willis that It is not
the intention of tho Administration to maintain
the Queen on hcr throne or to seek to punish