The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-22
WILL FIGHT ALL FOES.
A Declaration Of independence
Ready in Hawaii.
ULTIMATUM PREPARED TO BE
SENT TO WILLIS.

The Provisional Government Ready
Make Vigorous Reply to Any Attempt
to Put Liliuokalani on Her Rotten
Throne-The Arrival of the Cutter
Corwin--Willis Still Keeping Everybody
in the Dark as Much as He Can.
San Francisco, December 21.-A Press
correspondent at Honolulu, writing un-
der date of December 18th, says: 1.-THE
political situation remains without
change since December 9th The publi-
cation here that day of the substance of
the reply, previously reported, of Minis
ter Willis to President Doles request for
some explanation of Secretary Gresham's
letter, has given rise to much specula-
ton as to what his answer implied. The
minister's obvious avoidance of any ex-
preston tending towards disavowal of
the extreme hostile intentions commonly
attributed to him gives the government
an unfavorable impression and enhances
the hopes of tho royalists. The condi-
tion of alarm and anxiety prevailing
fortnight ago has in great part been
quieted by the firm attitude of the gov
ernment and citizens and by the strong
American expressions of sympathy with
this government. The new and string
ent policy of the government in wedding
out royalist and disloyal employees will
be made to affect the natives and half
whites as little as can be avoided. Most
of the well-known white royalists contin-
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ton of the Queen by the United States
forces. A few are cursing Minister Willis
for his delay in carrying out the Presi-
dents policy"
The correspondent, at later hour,
wrote: "a serious change in the situa-
tion took place this morning since the
above was written in consequence of the
unexpected arrival of the cutter Corwin
with cypher dispatches for Minister
Willis. The only information received
by the public is that contained in the
Presidents message. His language
therein on the Hawaiian question, is
construed by many to impl
that he has postponed further action by
Minister Willis to such time as Congress
may act. A more accurate construction
| is thought to be that Mr.. Willis is to pro-
ceed with his efforts for the restoration
ated great alarm. The Cabinet met
| nearly as soon as the captain landed with
his dispatches. After the Presidents
message was read, less apprehension
was felt by most of the members of the
cabinet. Up to p. M, nothing was
heard from Minister Willis. The citi-
zens will remain on the alert for a call
to make resistance. The view of the
provisional government, SO far as they
adopt any, is that the administration
intends Willis to do all he
can to restore the Queen
without using actual force, but for the
use of force Congress would be asked.
In executive session, at Up. m. today,
President Dole stated that Mr.. Willis
persistently declined to impart to the
Provisional Government any knowledge
whatever of his Instructions and their
ignorance continued complete, so far as
any knowledge derived from him was
concerned. The government has framed
an ultimatum, in which it declines to ne
getiate for the restoration of the crown
and declares it will resist with military
force any and every attempt to over
throw the Provisional Government. This
ultimstum is held ready to be sent Min
lister Willis should he enter upon the full
filment of his Instructions.
"Chief Justice Judd makes public
denial of the ex-queen's published state
ment to Commissioner Blount that he
| expressed assent to her observation that
the present constitution is full of de-
fects.' By sailing vessels, Washington
dates to November 26 were received
with Liliuokalani's statement to Com
| missioner Blount Americans laid hold
of this document and tore it into pieces
with eager relish, treating it as a COM
plete disclosure of her own case and her
own cabinet. The royalist papers treat
ed it very gingerly."
Nicholas Wolf of Chicago, a passenger
who arrived here on the Mariposa, said
he visited the Provisional Governments
defences. They were effective for either
offensive OF defensive tactics. On the
slightest menacing attitude of the royal
lists or their sympathizers, 1900 men,
thoroughly equipped, could be called in
to the field in ten minutes.