New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-09
MORE SECRECY AND EVASION.
TIE ADMINISTRATION WILL GIVE OUT
NO NEWS ABOUT HAWAII
OFFICIALS PROFESS TO BE WAITING FOE FUR
TIER ADVICE5 FROM WIIILS-MANN START
Li.;G KtMoRs ATLOAT-TI!E FACTS
BOUND TO COKE OFT
EVENTUALLY.
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EVENTUALLY
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Washington. jan. Sin spite Of the intense
/ eagerness shown in Congress and by me puohc
r. know the official news brought by the Corwin
| TO san Francisco. Tie Administration MADE
no move whatevcr to-day to disclose the facts
in It's posscssion The policy Of silence and
evasion is still maintained at the State Depart
ment. and even Democratic Senators ana Rep
resentatives who ask FOR confidential informa-
! ton are put of with vague assurances that
nothing can be rlade public until the arrival
OF the packages from Mr.. Wills mailed lag:
| Friday from San Francisco The stubborn
! reticence observed by the Administration has
naturally resulted In The circulation OF all sorts
| of sensational runners about the contents OF
| Minister Willls's dispatches The abstracts tee
| Graphed TO the state Department on Friday
| night are described as showing state OF pup
| lie affairs in Honolulu which the Acmi1istrn-
ton fears to make public at present. relying OF
| the faint hope that the fuller reports sent by
nail may contain some palliative eXpianauo''''
| The rumor was started this afternoon. and found
| its way into print. that Secretary Gresham
| concealed adviccs would disclose that minister
| Willis had attempted to restore Llliuokalan by
| force and had landed United states marines Tor
| that purpose. Fighting and b,ood5hed in the
streets OF Honolulu were also more than hintcd
| at and TIE Suspicious suppression Of all Official
| news from the Corwin was pointed 10 as con-
firmng these startling rumors.
ANOTHER DEMAND TO BE MADE.
Whether the free circulation Of such guesses
| at the actual situation in Hawaii will be able to
drive the 4 Administration to make pubic It's later
dispatches remains t. be seen. Certainly the
ic hlclr
80 pronounced that another summary demand FOR
news rs likely 10 be voted in the Senate tomorrow
or Wednesday, unless the facts sought are vol
unfairly offered 1t is said by the few apoogists
here for the President AMI Secretary Gresham
thet they are simply waiting til Wednesday for
| tho receipt Of the full mail dispatches from Mr..
Willis 70 send a new message to Congress. com
| n.unlcatlng ali the fresh facts in the ease, ana
endeavorlng to explain how. after assuring Coi.-
| gress three weeks ago that all attempts 20 re-
store the Queen had been abandoned the Adj
m.n,straton's agent is now found ac,iyct exc
| cutting a programme supposed to have been
officially dlsavowed.
! Az said in previous dispatches, the general
on.nlon here IL that the State Departments as
matches from Minister Wills besides stating that
| the Queen had accepted the terms OF the thll'o
States. and that he had informed the PToVlsiohal
Government Of "the decision CT the Chhed
| states" and demanded the surrender OF authority
| TO Iiuokalan.. also convey to Secretary "''s"a"
the reply Of President Dole 10 this demand. winch
| is n vigorous and emphatic refusal TO comply
with 1t.
The dcpar;ment II IS said. is further informed
| ~ the probab ty Of a rOyaliet uprising. uiiier
| ~, e,couropemen Of the action OF Mr.. Wills,
| for the purpose Of overthrowng the Provisional
Government That uprising had no: occurred al
tho fine Of the departure of the Corwin, bur u
was oxnected and the greatest anxiety OF MT
Cleveland now Is thought 70 be lest there shouiu
be n revolution and bloodshed before anything
can be done on the part of this country 10 pre-
vent IT, IL the Corwin has coal for the TRIP s'e
may be sent back Immediately win dispal'heS
,o Willis ar what is more probable the Moh,can'
| which is practically ready. may be dispatched
nj once to Honolulu. IL is acknowledged ps 'ne
Administration that II the uprising OF the roy
alists has occurred the Administration VIII De
placed In a position from which 1t VIII De dl'h-
cult to extr.cate f.
TALKING ABOUT IMPEACHMENT
II ia no wonde: tina, in view Of this general
belief talk Of impeachmen should be heard III
good many quarters; and 1t Is entirely prooapie
that II the Royast uprising occurs ar'cies Oh
,,nneachrent against Mr.. Cleveland will be in
,rnduced In the House The responsible Foreign
affairs authorities in the House, VINO have beeh
holding back the Hawaiian matter III the h0pe
OF being able TO smother IT, CONFESS now that
action must be taken Under the decision, now
ever that the resolution fixing the time Tor the
consideration OF the Tariff bill has precedence
over everything else. the Hawaiian question can
NOT he taken UP; but II is stated on the highest
authority that action must be taken ara tnat as
soon as the tariff fight ia out OF the way ths
whole question will BE- taken up ana disposed o.
II Ia certain that by that time complete inior-
nation Will be had about Mr.. Wiliiss action
and It's results ,,.,.,..
The Senate spent nearly an hour discussing
Mr. Uoars resolution of inquiry as to the salary
Maid TO Mr. Blount and the official capacity IN
which ne received compensa tion. The rrsolu-
ton was finally referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. Mr.. Frye tried TO get vote
ON his own resolution forbicdng any attempt 10
restore the Queen pending the present investga-
ton of the Hawaiian question by the Foreign
Relations Committee. but Mr.. Butler objected
and the matter went over until Wednesday,
when Mr. Davis Of Minnesota. will sDesk on
Mr. Frves proposition. TWO other resolutions
touching the same general subject were intro
duced bv Mr. Chandler and Mr.. Turpie, and both
wont over until tomorrow under the rule
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS IN THE SENATE.