New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16
THE ROYALISTS STILL PLOTTING.
NO PROBABILITY, HOWEVER. OF ANY ACTUAL
ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERN

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ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERN
MENT IN HAWAII
Honolulu Dec s. via San Francisco Dec b
| The British warshp Hyacnth is again delayed
here by the British Commissioner, who apprc-
hends disorder and insecurity to the lives and
property OF British subjects in Honolulu from
an insurrection Of Royalists. Captain May has
several times postponed his departure at the ur-
gent request OF Commissioner Hawes. On De-
cember he received from nome fresh lnsuuc
tions to sail. He announced that he was posi-
lively going on the SIN to the oouth incinc ana
Pitcairn Island Major Hawes again interposed
an urgent objection, and prevailed upon him 10
remain.
II il known that the Commissioner received
from some Of his cOuntryinen who are In inc con
hdence Of the Royalists specihc information oi
contemplated movement and ne Is sausied
they are planning an attempt 70 oVer'ufh 'he
Government at an early date ,
The Hyacinth will now probably remain uhth
relieved by the presence OF an American or an
other British ship OF Oiicers or the Gov
eminent are fully alert, and have not the slight-
est doubt Of their ability to suppress any ln.ul
rectiOn the ROyasts are capabic ol al'ehlptinb
Still they willing that the Hyacinth sh"up re-
main here 90 as TO give greater sense of Sc
| curity IT is considered somewhat reinAkdDie
| that the United States has left H9holuiu now ior
four months without the presence Ol an hIIi'Il-
can warship This has not occurred for more
than ten days for as many years before, Mills Mlnis-
ter Willis is known to be anxious ioi the p'e''"o'
OF an American vessel .
AS TO any actual probability OF an attempt or
| the Roya!ists against the Government 1t may
confidently be said that there Is none wha'
ever That they are anxiously WORKING loi anu
manning such an attempt there Is no doup''
II Is the last desperate move or tncr nope,rcIs,S
cause Ever since the recognition OF the hepupic
NV all the Powers they have become sensible that
any help from the outside to restore the e"-
Queen can no longer be hoped for. II they are 10
gain that end they must do II themselves Ihere
are a number Of white men among thein, chieny
English and "A good many half whites, VINO are
intent upon retrieving the lost cause. w hi'e
the natives largely sympathize with thein III d a
mild way they are too comfortable to De arous"u
into 0ghtng for that object. and would In any
case be OF little account In racing the IRE VI 'ie
well-driIled white volunteers opposed 10 theiIi
The Royalists are believed TO possess anou' ,hev "v
rifles and a supply Of ammunition What they
| most lack Is proper men to handle the arms
They have sufficient number or White Pal'i, al %
sans to risk any attack. even II they couu ~, IL, a
moment Of sumber surprise the government WI"
its l. 200 armed supporters .
Every thinking man perceives that tne hepup
ucan Government has come to Honou.u 10 say
Schemes 10 restore the monarchy are without
bottom and the dying spasms OF lost cause
The Royast papers are now bemoaning the to'a
anathy OF their native partisans. Doth IN hono
i,Iu md on other Islands. In that they care hotn-
iu @ tar making any kind OF demonstration before
Congress meets
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL NOlZu's ARMY
London Dec l6-The correspondent or the central
News at Antong telegraphs as follows: ON 'he h'sn'
Of December Is the Jhpa"ese "e"e'"' ~
Tho subjoined report:
:. .ceneral Tahimfs brigade is now at 1so-hu-
, nrenartng 10 attack the Chinese at Lien
Kan and Feng-Huang. On December IL 'he
Jananese scouts. observing a large BODY OF Ch'hese
,urned TO the main army. The enemy Pusneu
e',.hward stoppng at Yih-Mn-shan. hve miles dis-
" .-orr rene-Huang. On December 10. at dawn.
ta1ce shwsnt OF Japanese made sortie ana shaIp
6shting began Tne Sn'nssS w. evss ----.'