The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11
The Hawaiian Situation,

WASHINGTON, Janua.y 6.-Ihe
Hawaiian situation has assumed
sensational form by reason of exclu-
sive information at hand this after
noon. Some Of the Democratic
members of the Foreign Affairs
committee visited the State Depart
ment this morning for the purpose
of learning something concerning
the information brought by the
revenue cutter Corwin. All who
are informed as to the nature of the
dispatches brought by the Corwln
are extremely close mouthed, but
there is sufficient information to
makeit certain that these dispatches
confirm the news from Auckland.
1t is evident, moreover, that the
dispatches from Minister Willis
caused considerable CONSERVATION,
both at the State Department and
At the White House, and that there
IS disposition to blame him for
1IifStssfsFsg outside his instructions. Mr..
| Gresham went to the White House
last evening with such of the dis
patches as had been deciphered,
and was with the President until
long after midnight, going over the
matter.
The information brought by the
Corwln is understood to be to the
effect that the reply made by the
queen, in rejecting the offer of the
United States, which was first
transmitted to this country by Mr.
Willis, was an informal verbal re-
PLY, and that later she sent to Mr..
Willis formal written communion
ton accepting the proposit on first
made by Willis; ami that in view of
this Mr.. Willis acted upon his or :
inal instruction, the conditions
originally anticipated being re-
stored. He disregarded the later
Instructions, and made a formal de-
mand uaon President Dole to sur
render the government of Hawaii
to LiIiuokalani.
There is no question that this ac-
ton by Mr.. Willis has taken the
administration greatly by surprise,
and that they were perfectly sincere
in doubling the news brought from
Auckland yesterday, until it was
confirmed BY these official dis
patches. 1t is said that it was the
opinion Of the department that the
last instruction sent to Mr.. Willis
were sufficiently explicit to have
stopped him from taking this action,
and the department is greatly per
picked by the situation.
f41e steamer Warrimoo, which ar
rived here tonight, brings advices
from Honolulu under date Of Jan
uary l.
The following is summary of
the situation at Honolulu on Janu-
airy |, when the Warrimoo left that
port:
Minister Willis, in reply to a
communication from President
Dole demanded of the provisional
government that it surrender to the
Queen. President Dole replied,
refusing to consider this demand.
A week of terrible fears ensued
after the arrival of the revenue cut
ter Corwin. Minister Willis held
the menace of using force with the
provisional government, and the
citizens got in readiness to rush to
arms, though it was generally be-
lieved the minister was b!uffing.
All fears were ended by the receipt
of the United Press despatch, per
steamer Arawa, on December 9th.
The provisional government has
force of men under arms, and the
city is strongly fortified. Minister
Willis received d bulky package of
dispatches. He Immediately held
a conference with Liliuokalani.
Houses are being searched for con-
cealed arms. On the 10th the
alarm was revived by the British
receiving permission from
the government to land marines
from IL. M. S. Champion, for pro-
lection of British interests. Cap
tain Rookie stated that he expected
the Queen would be restored BY the
American forces, and he would land
fifty marines.