Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-12-08
The Bark klickitat Arrives at Port
Townsend With Advices to
November 20.
An Alleged Interview With Minister
Willis Published in the Hon
Olulu Star.
contingencies Have Arisen About
Which the Government Nor
Myself We're Aware"

Ohl 4O"N9c1ND, w stSu.. DeC VI u0
tarkentine Klickitat, Captain Cutler,
has arrived from Honolulu with advices
to Nov. 20, four days after the steamer
Alameda sailed for San Francisco. In
III interview published in The Evening
Star Minister Willis is reported to have
said: "You are authorized to state that
no change in the present situation will
take place for several weeks. brought
with me certain instructions from the
United States government on the Ha-
waiian situation. Since my arrival con-
tingencies have arisen about which
neither the United States government
nor myself We're aware when I left
Washington. I have thought best, in
the exercise of the discretion allowed, to
submit those matters to Washington be-
fore proceeding further to carry out my
original instructions. No man need fear
trouble and no lawlessness will be per-
mitted.'
Annexationists Pleased.
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 two nights after
the Alameda sailed. The editor of The
Evening Star requested Minister Willis
to submit statement to the public to
allay the general feeling of uncertainty.
In a published interview Mr.. Willis
said: Eyes, believe that the time has
come when it is right and proper for
me to use my discretion in this matter.
You are 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: II forwarded
my dispatches to Washington by today s
steamer, and until receive an answer
to them no change will take place in
the present situation.
Nor Will Any be AlIOWeu.
What do you mean by the express
sion, nor will any be allowed!
II mean just this: That until the
time comes for me to carry out my i'll
structions, the peace and good order OF
this community will be kept undisturbed
in the interests Of humanity; that any
attempt made by any person OF
persons to make trouble will he
promptly checked and punished.
You may put the matter more plainly
and say that even if the provisional gov
ernment discharged all its troops to-day
no lawlessness would be allowed for one
moment under the present situation Of
affairs. The whole Hawaiian question
is now in allegiance and nothing that the
newspapers can say or do will alter the
situation one iota. make this state
ment on my own responsibility and ir
the hope that it will
Allay the Present Excitement.
No one need fear trouble and no law
lessness will be permitted"
After this statement rumors began tt
fly about that the queens supporters
would make final rally in her behalf
The crews of the United States men-of
war Philadelphia and Adams were hell
i'll readiness to be landed OH moment,
notice. The queens advocate came OH
the next day with denial Of the Will!
interview, saying he was nisquoted ant
by inference gave encouragement to th'
idea that Willis had, or would receive
an imperative order to restore th'
queen. The newspapers containing
Blount's report had not reached th'
islands when the Klickitat sailed.