Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-08
FEELING OF ANXIETY
As TO the Outcome Of The
HaWIian Row.
IS SWlLLlS' DEMAND REFUSED
Sailor on the Corwn Intimates THAI
Fighting Occurred at Honolulu.

w ASH NtION, jan. g u mere II n lttllnI
Of much expectancy on the Hawaiian
question and congressman familiar with
the subject say they would not be sur
prised if President Cleveland sent an.
other message To congress at once. Should
the president adopt this course, congress
and the public will receive official in
formation within few hours ahead OF
the arrival OF steamers at San Francisco
and Vancouver, bringing full informa-
tion OF Minister Willis latest move. A
steamer left Honolulu on Jan. for Van
couver, and allowing eight days, the usual
time for her voyage, she will be In on
Tuesday.
The City OF Peking also left Honolulu
on Jan. 2 for San Francisco, and although
she sailed later her trip is shorter. and she
will also be due tomorrow. These are the
first two boats In nearly two weeks. The
information brought by the revenue cut
ter Corwin cannot therefore be kept secret
much longer, as the two steamers will
bring all except the purely official infor-
nation. IL Is for this reason that men,
bers of congress are counting on another
Hawaiian message. ss they say the presi-
dent and Secretary Gresham will probably
prefer 10 advise congress and the public
as 10 the situation rather than have the
news made public through the incoming
steamers,
Discussed by Republicans
A conference was held yesterday after
noon at which number OF Republicans
were present to decide, II possible, a
course Of proceedings by that party in
conrr - on the Hawaiian question, due
20 lls latest a.ylc'. from Honolulu Civ
ing tbe action of Minister Willis, IN
which ha called upJu The provisional gov
eruMent 20 surrender.
IL is unGerstoOu that some very radical
views were given expression to. and chat
the question OF the impeachment OF Iresi-
dent Cleveland for his course was brought
up. The cooler-hesdei members ad-
vocated = conservative stand and their
views finally prevailed. They argued that
1t would be much wiser for the Repub-
hcans to wait day or 30 until absolute
and definite information was received
from Hawaii, which would probably be
not later than next Wednesday.
The conference finally adjourned with
out taking any definite action except TO
agree that there should be no concerted
movement for the present.
Under the present condition In the
house ID would be impossible for impeach-
ment proceedings to be begun at this
time.
Speaker Crisp has decided that nothing
Is in order until a decision regarding The
order brought in from the committee on
rules for the consideration Of the Wilson
bill. Impeachment proceedings must
originate in the house, and therefore 1t
would seem that this course must be
hlocG al nntil tho nn NOW before n
house is decided.
Munger Has Made Enemies.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. s--The attitude Of
Captain Munger OF the revenue cutter
Corwin toward the representatives OF the
press and public In general is without
precedent In this port. From the moment
the Corwin arrived the men on board
have been as inaccessible as IL they were
In mid-ocean, save for the brief interview
that reporter had with Captain Munger
Saturday evening when the captain went
ashore. The captain saw fit to go ashore
with letters himself rather than to trust
q messenger, who might let some iota Of
news drop by accident or otherwise under
reportorial pressure.
1t was, when on shore, that the Cor
wins captain talked with reporter and
verified the correctness of the Auckland
cablegram. He also stated that the Cor
win left HonolulS Dec. "A. The reporter
quotes Captain Munger as follows;
IL can tell you no more than came In
that Auckland dispatch 1t Is no pleasure
for me TO hold news from the people, but
then you must remember that l am
powerless in the matter myself. Even IL
I knew the contents Of the secret dis
matches as an officer and gentleman i
could not reveal them without permis-
sion. Here am within 20 minutes Of my
home and cannot get away. Its no pleas
ure, assure you. But will have to stay
here for three or four days or may be
week"
When asked directly whether any
revolution had occurred at Honolulu and
whether the provincial government was
still in power. Captain Munger would
only reiterate his statement that he could
tell no more than was contained In the
Auckland dispatch.
More Forcibls Than Polite.
The cutter Corwin is still lying 10 miles
from this city. So far as getting any
news from her Is concerned, she might as
well be In Behring sea. Once the officers
were caught unawares and seaman
started to talk. A reporter asked him the
latest news from Honolulu. Hell Is
popping down there" was the decidedly
expressive reply of the sailor, but he was
SLOWED to say no more, for an officer APP
peared and ordered him below. People
here generally believe that there have
been stirring times In Honolulu. San
Francisco papers are bristling with severe
criticism of the authorities responsible for
the suppression of the news.