The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-06

On the 2Ith it was rumored that
Cleveland was preparing new mes
sage to Congress, which would shortly
be submitted 1t was stated that TINS
message would consist chiefly OF
document containing the text OF Pres
ident DoIe's letter replying TO the de~
mand of Minister Willis for the nhng
of specifications to sustain his lPresi-
dent Dole's) charge that Mr.. Wills
had been conspiriDg to overthrow the
Provisional Government by force auu
TO reinstate the person whom Mr..
Willis calls in his official correspond
ence "Her Majesty, the Queen"
On the 25th Thurston called at the
State Department. Just wnat was
discussed could not be learned. It Is
believed, however, that Thurstor
urged upon Gresham substanlai
recognition of the existing Provis1onai
Government, and also argued In favor
of the United States preventing any
interference with affairs on the islands
by any foreign power. Inside 1nior-
nation is to the effect that the Secre-
tary of State intimated to Thurston
that at least one request would De
granted. This was that the United
States would see to it that no foreign
power be permitted TO interfere.
On the 25th DR.. NJ. STALKER OF Des
committee. He is the first OF num-
| Der of witnesses who will now appear
| before the committee on the side OF
| the administration and support the
report of Commissioner Blount. He
| sunported the conclusions reached by
| Blount and criticised the way the
| troops were landed, saying that TO
/ most unbiased men IL looked as
| though the purpose was TO lntimidate
1 r. ~
| that the people did not want annexa-
| tion.
| dispatch from Washington dated
! the 27th. saws: The report that the
| President had again sent a communi-
| cation to Minister Willis, in which he
| had directed that official to demand OF
the Provisional Government that the
Dole letter be withdrawn and expun-
ged from the records in the diplomatic
correspondence between the two Gov
ernments is fact. 1t is also known
that the President has censured Willis
for not having acted at once in this
direction upon the receipt OF What the
| President considers a most eXtraordln-
ary epistle. AS stated, if the Dole
Government refuses to Withdraw the
letter Willis is instructed to ask Tor
his passports and return to the United
| States.
On the 29th the Senate Committee
| investigating Hawaiian affairs had
before it as principal witness DIR.
.. Bowen, the Honolulu correspondent
| of a New York paper. 4. >. Reader,
of Cedar Rapids, a witness for the Ad'
ministration side was expected today,
but failed to appear, az did also Ad-
miral Belknap. In his report to
Gresham, under date OF April 26thi
Blount SAYS some attention to Bowen
| II In m n 4
: him, and it was for the purpose of re-
futing such statements that he was
D called. DR.. Bowen denied the intima
: tions contained in Blount's report anc
{ | asserted that they grew out OF news
paper statements. The relations thai
Harold Sewall held towards CLEVELAND
were, he said, well understood III
E Honolulu, as he bad been United
u States Consul ut Samoa under Cleve
land. So far as he was concerned, Dr
Bowen said he never did anything
y from which Mr.. Blount could reason
ably draw the conclusions he ha'
reached. He informed the COMMITTEES
why he went to Honolulu, saying tina
e it was for the sole purpose OF getting
the bottom facts for the paper he rep
Is rese nted. Mr.. Stalker, of Des Moines
l. Ia, was recalled.
'r The Hawaiian question was debate
| aU Tile NPi'CI6 1AOH0S va VIZ ~-D~
the discussion being not on the merit
n of the question, but the oratorica
l. efforts of the debaters. The anne xa
r tionists had single champion II
ot General w. II. L. Baries, while TIA
e anti annexationists were represente
d by John p. Irish and Rev. Horatl
he Stebbins. The Judges decided tha
II the latter two made the best argu
'o ments.