Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
STILL IN ABEYANCE.
No Change Has Yet Been Made at
Honolulu.
MINISTER WILLIS AWAITING ORDERS
Unforeseen Contingencies Arose to
Prevent Action.
LATEST NEWS FROM HAWAI-.

| PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Dec S-The
barkentine klickitat Capt Cutler, arrived
yesterday from Honolulu with advices to
| November % four days after the steamer
Alameda sailed for San Francisco.
| In an interview published in The Evening
Star. Minister Willis is reported to have
said:
You are authorized to state that no
change in the present situation will take
place for several weeks. brought with me
certain instructions from the United States
government on the Hawaiian situation.
but since my arrival contingencies have
arisen, about which neither the United
| States government nor myself were aware
| when left home. i have thought best to
| submit those matters TO Washington before
! proceeding further to carry out the original
instructions. NO one need fear trouble. and
no lawlessness will be permitted"
This statement gave the annexationists
much satisfaction, and the royalists were
much displeased- On account of the many
rumors current of the contemplated action
of the queens supporters the provisional
government found it necessary to keep two
| companies of soldiers under arms for sew
eral nights after the Alameda sailed
Continuing, Minister Willis said: Il mean
| that until the time comes for me TO carry
Oul MY lne peace ana KOO1
| order of this community will be kept un-
| disturbed in the interests of humanity; that
| any attempt made by any person or persons
| TO make trouble will be promptly checked
| and punished. You may put the matter
| more plainly and say that, even II the pro-
! visional government discharged all its troops
| today, no lawlessness would be allowed for
one moment under the present situation OF
| affairs. The whole Hawaiian question is
| now in abeyance, and nothing that news
papers can say or do VIII alter the state
| aVan Snfa n h.. =
i my own responsibility and in hope that it
| will allay present excitement. No one need
fear trouble. and no lawlessness will be per-
/ mitted."
After this statement rumors began TO fly
| about that the queens supporters would
! make a final rally in her behalf The crews
1 of the United States men-of-war Philadel-
| phia and Adams were held I'm readiness to
be landed at a moments notice.
| The queens advocate came out next day
with a denial of.Willis' Interview. saying he
was misquoted, and by inference gave en-
| couragement to the idea that Willis had or
would receive an imperative order to re-
| store the queen
The newspapers containing Mr.. Blount's
| report had not reached the island when the
| klickitat sailed
The Corwin Sails.
| SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 5-The United
States revenue cutter Corwin sailed this
morning. Her destination was not made
known, but IL is believed that she carries
important dispatches to Minister Wills al
| Honolulu.
| Instructions for Minister Willis.
| While the news from Honolulu, brought
| to Port Townsend this morning by the
barkentine klickitat, cannot be confirmed
| at the State Department elsewhere in
official quarters, there is no doubt
pressed of its authenticity, and the inter-
view with Minister Willis is generally be-
leved. The statement of Mr.. Willis that
contingencies have arisen that make IL
/ necessary for him to communicate with
! Washington before acting on his original
instructions is in line with predictions free
! ly made since the arrival of the Alameda.
two weeks ago that Mr. Willis had struck
a snag and would await specific instruc-
tions before carrying out the policy OF the
administration.
J Additional credence is given TO this be-
lief by the assignment of the revenue cutter
Corwin for duty as dispatch vessel be-
4 tween San Francisco and Honolulu. and IL
is believed that the cutter will sail I'm a
few days on the arrival of State Depart
1 ment messenger with dispatches from the
| President and Secretary Gresham contain
ing nnal and positive instructions for the
| guidance of the minister
The nature of the difficulty which has de-
| layed Mr.. Willis from attempting to restore
| the queen can only be surmised and among
4 government officials only two opinions have
been advanced on the subject one of these
and 1t finds a greater number OF believers
| than the other. is that Mr.. Willis has dis
| covered that the provisional government is
determined to prevent the enhancement Of
| the ex-queen at all hazards and that the
| policy of the administrati tion can be accom-
| plished by force alone.
The other view. advanced by a strong
supporter OF the annexation idea. IS that
| Mr.. Willis is not satisfied that Mr. Blount
! was strictly accurate in some of his state
| ments concerning the action OF the United
archy was overthrown, and has therefore
| asked permission TO make further invests
| cation.
Surprised at Minister willis.
The language OF Minister willis, as given
in the interview published in the Hawaiian
Star. is viewed with surprise and even as
| tonishment by some officials. His an
| nouncement Of his intention to preserve
order under any circumstances is worded
in such a way to cause many inter-
ested parties to take It a practical
declaration OF dictatorship.
| The tone OF Mr.. Willis is so widely Al
variance with the mildness Of the Presi-
dents expressions on the Hawaiian situa-
| tion, contained I'm his message 10 Congress-
that interest in the final outcome is in
tensifled to degree even greater than thai
| which has heretofore existed.
The selection of the Corwin for special
duty at Honolulu is due to the special desire
| of the President to communicate with Min
lister Willis as soon as possible. The COM
n.unication is so important in it's nature
that it could not wait for the next mail
| steamer, Notwithstanding the use OF the
Corwin will not advance the dispatches
| more than two or three days
! The Presidents message to Congress YES
terday showed no indication OF a change
In the policy OF re-esta bshing the mon
archy, so IL is not likely that the instruc-
tions to Minister Willis contemplate any
| change on that point. They relate so 81 is
\ said, wholly to the use OF the naval forces
in accomplishing the overthrow of the pro-
Visional government in the anticipated
event OF their refusal to yield peacefully 10
/ . h.. ~arFa -
| Gresham in favor OF the monarchE
! 1t is understood that the President desires
/ TO amend Mr.. Willis original instructions
so as TO avoid all criticism Of possible use
of unconstitutional powers in enforcing his
/ contentious.