St. Paul daily globe., 1893-11-17
The Administration Anxious
to Hear From Hawaii.
DID QUEEKLH GETHER THR0NEs
And Did the Provisional Gov
ernment Quietly Give Up?
CONFLICT NAY HAVE OCCURRED
Between Dole's Sharpshooters
and RoyaIist Followers.
OPINION OF SENATOR FRYE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-There is a
disposition in the administration circles
to say but very little on the subject of
Hawaiian affairs pending the arrival of
the next steamer. 1t seems to be the
course of all officials to say nothing fur
ther, although it is confidently asserted
that when the news from Hawaii ar
rives the position of the administration
will be set forth in favorable light.
From those who are in touch with the
White house comes the intelligence
that the administration is disappointed
that the conscience of the country has
not been awakened to sympathy with
the act which is claimed by the admin
istratiou TO be one of business ana fair
ness There has also crept into the de-
partment of state feeling Of doubt as
to whether the provisional government
Will yield to readily to the mere sug-
gestion of the minister OF the United
States, as was hoped when he was dis
patched to Honolulu. 1t is learned that
the forces of the provisional govern
ment, though small, are we'll organized
and disciplined, and are most of them
sHARPSHOOTERS.
1t is said that there are 1000 picked
men provided with arms in Honolulu
and enrolled in drilled companies. They
have been trained for two months past
as safeguard against any royaliSt up
rising in the islands, since it was real
lied that the provisional government
must depend upon its own resources.
without hope of aid from the United
States. These companies are made up
of white men largely, and their morale
would prove excellent. Eighteen rapid
fire guns are included in the militia
equipment, the arms being Winchester
rifles. This force would be superior To
whOt the men-Ot-War at Honolulu could
put on shore. But no one seems to be-
Heye thai any resistance would be made
should the marines actually be landed.
1t is now pretty we'll understood
that Minister Willis is Instructed
not to land marines and adopt
policy Of force. but to c0ntine himself
to a cOnclliatOry policy. There IS not
near as much faith as there was week
ago that a cOnciIiatory policy will avail
to induce the provisional government to
yield to the restoration of the eX-queen,
and there is excellent authority for say
Ing IIaL Lu6r6 mas never Deen any IN
tentiOn of continuing aid and support
to LiliaOkalani after her restoration.
The cOnciliatOry attitude towards the
provisional government, it was hoped,
would induce it to sustain the
RESTORED QUEEN.
Secretary Gresham today consulted
the president upon the subject of CIV
ing out additional information of the
Hawaiian matter as contained in the re-
port of Mr.. Blount. 1t is understood
that the state department desires to
publish this statement, and if it is still
withheld 1t will be because the presi-
dent deems it best to do so. If it is
made public 1t will not be before the ar
rival of the next steamer from Honolulu.
The possibility that Minister Willis
may not be able to carry out the pro-
gramme of peaceable restoration of the
queen and the amalgamation of the pro-
VlSlonal government with her admins
tratiOp makes all interested in the
movement i'll at ease. 1t is realized at
the state department that the restora-
tiOn movement would be far more pop
ular If it is accomplished with the seem
ing acquiescence of the provisional gov
ernment, and if the members of that
government indOrse it by entering the
queens cabinet. Consequently news
from Hawaii is awaited with more
earnestness by the administration than
even the general public, because it is
feIt that there is great deal at stake