Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 12.-The steam
ship Arawa arrived from Honolulu at
8 O'clock this morning.
NO RESTORATION AND NO TROUBLE.
Immediately upon entering the straits
she was boarded by United Press
representative, who CLEANED the follow
ing:
Queen Liliuokalani has not been re-
restored and there has been no trouble
In Honolulu.
The Arawa left Honolulu, Monday,
December 4th.
The annexationists held massmeet-
ing Saturday, November 25th, and
adopted resolutions in effect appealing
to Congress over the heads Of President
Cleveland, Secretary Gresham and Mr..
Blount. -Four days preceding the sail
ing of the Arawa, the troops Of the pro-
visional government were busy fortify-
ing and barricadlng the government
house, or the oustle, as formerly called.
Work was being done with sandbags
principally. As the Arawa sailed from
the harbor, troops could be seen from
the deck of the steamer busily engaged
In heaping up the breastworks.
Probably 1000 people were at the
massmeeting, which the call stated to
be for citizens favorable TO annexation.
Tho Royalists claim the meeting was
packed by representatives of the pro-
visional government, and that all en-
thusiasm was Of prearranged order.
+. M. Hatch, vice.president Of the pro-
vislonal government and president OF
the annexation club, presided, and made
Ia la1 a..
Congress against the executive, and held
that Secretary Gresham does not know
International law. He claimed that the
provisional government had never sub
United its right to exist TO the United
States, and was, therefore, not bound by
the policy of President Cleveland.
w. IL. Castle, one of the annexation
commissioners to Washington, made an
argument to prove the authority of mass
meetings. He quoted recent American
opinion that the revolution of 1776 was
The work of the minority. Hawaii, he
said, was surely trending toward the
goal Of union with its mother country
across the water.
Mr.. Castle attacked Commissioner
Blount in sneering way, charging him
with twice inviting the supporters of
The Queen to revolt against the proyi-
sional government He asserted that the
people of the country had established
the provisional government
The Star gives publicity to q rumor
that has been current for several DAYS
that the ex-Queen has expressed herself
as unwilling to be restored to the throne
unless she can be assured of the armed
protection of the United States.
President Dole stated on November
29th that the government had received
two bona tide offers of armed assistance
from the coast. One was for service
here, in the defence of the provisional
government, OF one thousand men, and
the other for four thousand men.
while we do not need this aid" said
the President, "the fact that il has been
rendered us shows what the feeling is in
the United States"
Ii is generally understood that num-
Der OF companies of men stand ready to
respond to call of arms at any time.
Their organization is not known pub
licly and neither is their strength, but
j. constitutes all Of the ultra annexa-
tionists.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT Will FIGHT.
The United Press correspondent ut
Honolulu, writing under date of Decem-
Der 4th, says At the unanimous and
urgent demand of the American citizens
the provisional government has decided
to resist to the utmost extremity any at
tempt to overthrow them by the United
States force without authority from
Congress. Leading citizens have an
nounced their intention 10 be foremost
In the defence. Twelve hundred yolun-
teer rifiemen are ready at call with large
Maxim and Calling batteries. Minister
Willis is pledged to the government to
take no action before the return Of the
Alameda December 21st. His instruc-
tions are still concealed.