The morning call., 1893-12-14
BEARS NO DISPATCHES.
Mr.. Jones Thinks He Can Be Useful
to the Provisional Government.

mr. Jones links lie Gan BE Useful
to the Provisional Government.
II have received some correspondence
from my Government entirely in harmony
with the news already published" said
Hawaiian Minister TburstOn at the Occi-
dental. after returning from visit to the
Midwinter Fair grounds last evening 81
have nothing new to say. however," he
added. mo. l have not received any in
slructions. They suppose l am in Wash
ington yet"
Mr.. Thurston Immediately took the ele-
vator TO his room, accompanied by Editor
Castle Of the Hawaiian Advertiser and p.
Z. Jones. who was a memb ber of the Wilcox
Cabinet, thrown out by Queen Liliuuka-
lani.
He was soon afterward followed by Ha-
waiian Consul Charles T. Wilder. MIR.
Wilder stated also that the correspon-
dence from bis Government was quite in
keeping with the general tenor OF the
news published yesterday morning.
Mr.. Jones was the Hawaiian Minister
of Finance for two months under Liluo-
kalani, and after the Provisional Govern
ment came into power be filled the office
for ten months. He was also a mem Der of
the executive committee of the Provisional
Government. AT present be does not
occupy any official position in it, and is on
his way 60 Boston, his native place, to
seek medical relief for troubles affecting
the muscles Of his right arm.
The story that he was on his way to
Washington to take Mr.. Thurston's place
as MinisteT-a story for which the Ra-
waiian Bulletin was responsibe-he de-
MED most positively, and an evening paper
OF this city having published an interview
18th him in which Mr.. Jones was made to
talk as il the story were true, he was
thereby caused considerable embarrass-
ment. As soon as he saw Mr.. Thurston
he made an explanation disclaiming any
responsibility whatever for the publication.
1t hadIalso been reported that Mr.. Jones
carried messages from the Provisional
Government to Washington. To q CALL
reporter he said he did not.
mo, sir; L have no messages at ALL" he
said in the most candid way. and he ex-
planned: 81 am going to Boston to see il
l can get medical relief. / did think it
would be a good thing, however, in the
face OF Colonel Blounts representations,
for some of US to be handy should the
American Government desire TO make a
Congressional investigation. For that
purpose Colonel 2. S. Spaulding and N.Y.
self will go on to Washington. Colonel
SpauIding, who Is an extensive planter,
will arrive on the steamer Australia next
Saturday. He was formerly an American
Consul on the islands.
II was born in Boston, under the
shadow of Bunker Hill. and | feel some
ra.y0l ly1ffn -, At
Jones added. "For that matter am one
of the Sons of the Revolution"
Mr.. Jones has been thirty-six years on
the Islands. Last July he went in with
his son into the safe-deposit business at
Honolulu. so he can speak from the stand
point OF business man as well as that
of politician.
''It is the best government we have ever
had" he observed. referring 10 the Pro-
visional Government. "and it has the SUD-
port of the entire business community
with the exception of only few English
men. Even Theodore ii. Davies. the
great royalist, says it is good govern
ment. We don't propose to let the Queen
be placed upon the throne again.
"Queen Lilluokalani is a good-natured
woman, but you never can tell what she is
going to do. She threw out the Wilcox
Cabinet. the best the islands has ever had,
and went and substituted such men as
Sam Parker, Billy Cornwell and Colburn.
She signed the lottery bill after asking the
ladies to pray for her to be guided by
wisdom-a bill that would have almost
ruined the islands, for the Hawaiians are
all gamblers. No; / tell you there is
nothing good in the Kalakaua dynasty.
''The statement that we overcame the
Queens Government by the assistance of