The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-12-09
MORE HONOLULU NEWS
Barksntine Klickitat Arrives From
the Islands.
Willis Waiting for orders-.-c ontlngencie.
Have Arisen Which Had Not Been
Anticipated..W Will Insure Peace
During the negotiations.

PoRT TOWNSEND. Wash, Dec. 5.-The
b%arkentine Klickitat, Captain Cutler,
arrived from Honolulu with, advices to
Nov. 30, four days after the steamer
Alameda sailed for San Francisco. IL
an interview published in The Evening
Haru Minister Willis is reported to have
saiG.: "You are authorized to say nc
change in the present situation will tax.
place for several weeks. l brought with
me certain instructions from the United
States government on the Hawaiian SIT
uaticn.
"S;nco my arrival contingencies have
arisen about which neither the United
States government nor myself werd
aware when l lett Washington. have
thought best in exercise of the discretion
allowed to submit these matters to
Washington before proceeding furthe,
to carry out my original instructions,
No one need fear trouble and no lawless,
ness will be permitted"
This statement gave the annexation.
lists much satisfaction and the Royalists
were much displeased. On account OF
the many rumors current of contem.
plated action of the queens supporters,
the provisional government found it
necessary to keep two companies of sol.
diers under arms for several nights after
the Alameda sailed. The seditor of The
Evening Star requested Minister Willis
to submit a statement to the public to
allay the general feeling of uncertainty.
In n ,~,b1;obol ;t AsA,-
Willis said: Eyes, l believe the time
has come when it is right and proper
for me to use my discretion in this mat
ter. You arc authorized to say for me
that no change in the present situation
will take place for several weeks"
Mr.. Willis then made the statement
quoted above and added: ~ forwarded
my dispatches to Washington by today's
steamer, and until l receive an answer to
them no change will take place in the
present situation, nor will any be al.
lowed"
"What do you mean by the expression
snor will any be allowed?'"
II mean just this: That until the
time ONE for me to carry out my in
nAAuS.1oA1s, Lic pedCo dllu Souu OEOeT Oh
this community will be kept undis-
turbed in the interests of humanity; that
any attempt made by any person or
persons to make trouble will be prompt
ly checked. You may put the matter
more plainly and say that even if the
provisional government discharged all
its troops today no lawlessness would be
allowed for one moment under the pres
ent situation of affairs. The whole Ha-
waiian question is now in 'beyance and
nothing the newspapers can say or do
will alter the situation one iota. Imaka
this statement on my W responsibility
and in the hope it will allay the present
excitement. No one need fear trouble"
After this statement rumors began to
fly about that the queens supporter,
would make \ final rally in her behalf
The crews of the United States men-of.
war Philadelphia and Adams were held
ready to land on Il moments notice.
The queens advocate came out tho next
day with a denial of the Willis inter.
view, saying he was misquoted and by
inference gave encouragement to the
idea that Willis had or would receive an
imperative order to restore the queen.
The newspapers containing B!ount's re.
port had not reached the islands when
the Klikitat sailed.