The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-22
WIZ RASEI oIERInRow.
An uitimstum of The Provisional Govern
Inenl ~ Derlnrna

menf 80 Declares.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Dec. IL
The steamer Mariposa. from Sydney via
Samoa and Honolulu, brings the following
HoLouu advices:
The United States cutter Corwln ar
rived bringing dispatches 10 Minister
Wits, the contents OF which have not yet
been disclosed. The general belief here In
that he Is instructed TO make every ciT0rt
10 restore the queen short OF using force
Inc cabinet met nearly az soon as the
captain landed with his dispatches. Az
the Presidents message appeared Less
apprehension was felt by most OF the
members OF the Cabinet a general query
Is, why are these dispatches so FASTENED
down here IL the Corwin's errand is mere
~ "a friendly one? Up 10 =. NJ nothing
has been heard from Minister Wills.
The citizens viii remain on The alert for
the call Ia assistance. The theory OF
the provisional government so fap az
they adopt any, is that that administra-
ton Intends Wills 20 DO an he can 20
reSsore the Queen without using actual
W., but that for the use OF force Con-
gress viii be asked
In executive session at T.. ~ to-day
President Dole stated that Minister Willis
had persistently declined to impart 20 the
provisional government any knowledge
whatever of his Instructions, and rhat
their Ignorance continued 10 be COM
plete rs fac as any knowledge derived
from him WAS concerned Tho govern
mcnt hes famed pn untimatum In which
II declines TO negotiate for the rost0ra-
ton or the crown, and declares that II
will resist, with military force any and
every attempt 10 overthrow the pro-
visional government This untlmatum
WAS held TO Doe sent 90 Minister Willis
should he enter upon the fulhlment of
his Instructions
Passengers on the Mariposa state that
the barncading 0f the Government build
ings 8 being continued with uninterrupted
activity One hundred ard nfty picked
provisional troops sleep on their arms
and arrangements have been so perfectly
made and such thorough discipline IL
enforced. that on the slghtest menacing
attitude OF the ROyalists or their SYM
pathizers fully 100 men thor0ugly
equipped could be called into the neid
in zen minutes Around the palace. two
heavy Krupp gums purchased by the tate
King kalakHua. and two Gaflne suns
have been stationed in addition 10 nine
teen smaller piecus When tne MarlposA
sailed, a detachment of provisional sole
iiers were digsing ri1e Pits The prin-
cipai parts of Lilukanlmgs regiment
have been stripped. AN the monarchlaI
d niaii'ps OF me throne and also the
decorations in the paldcc. Including the
throne ,tsolf. have been 1ismautled I'm
fact everything pointing 20 the Insignia
has been taken down The cecling ~ Tho
adherents Of the provisional government
is one Of positive determination. 80 much
50. as 10 DC generally accepted as a
conclusive sign that monarchy in Hawaii
Is thing Of the past
W,llis 10 siin E@'Icrnt.
Copyright. 1893. by the United Press,
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2l.-rhe United
Press correspondent az Honolulu, writ
ng under date OF December Inh. SAYS:
The political situation remains without
change siuce the sth. The publication
here on that day of the substance Of
NE answer of Minister Wills 10 Presi-
lent Does request for some explana-
.lon OF Secretary Gresham's letter, has
given rise 10 much speculation as u
Nhat his answer implied. The minis
et obvious avoidance OF any expression
cnding towards "A disavOwh OF the ex-
RENE hostile Intentions commonly attrf-
luted % him. gives 10 the Government
an unfavorabie Impression and enhances
NE hopes Of the Government.
No New-- From -WHlgs.
WASHINGTON. d. G.. Dec A.-OnIy
me brtef message was brought by tho
steamer MarDosa, which arrived I'm San
francisco from Honolulu to-day. from
iear-Admiral Irwin to Secretary Her
'ert This message which was telegraph-
a from San Francisco related 10 the
oo supply II any message was re-
eived at the State Department from
dinister Willis nobody there would admit