The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-20
4 ROYAL|ST UPRISING
Would Be Quickly Squelched
by Queen Ills Opponents.
FIRMNEss OF PRESIDENT DOLE
shown I'm Answer to Willis Alleged
Proposition--Lobby for Royalty
Already ON the Way TO Washing
ton.

HONOLULU, Jan 12 via San Francisco
Jan. 20.-Political affairs have been drug
In Honolulu. The government has been
pursuing waiting policy, on the ground
that no definite action can be taken until
some definite policy regarding Hawaii has
been announced by the United States.
The government has determined to cell
ebrate Jan. IL az a holiday, and prepara-
tions are being made to carry out big
demonstration, which will include mil
itary display in the afternoon and a
torchlight procession and fireworks at
night. Both the American league and
Annexation club will take part, as will
the new German political organization to
be organized in favor of annexation.
Prepared TO Meet Outbreaks.
The question of republic still occu-
pies attention, but the government delays
action awaiting absolute rejection OF
Hawai's hopes by the United States con-
eress. Rumors of an expected royalist
uprising have been prevalent recently. In
an interview with Marshal Hitchcock,
that officer said: "The government is
fully prepared to meet any outbreak,
either here or on other islands. The
royalists have threatened so long that the
royal standard would be raised on one of
the other islands that we have prepared
TO thoroughly squelch any uprising that
may be made either through irresponsible
persons or through the influence of the
Spreckels- Cornwell faction"
Lobbyists Are Out.
The marshal also said: 1.-The royalists
have sent several lobbyists to the United
States lately, and understand that Hon.
c. w. Ashford goes by the Monowai
today 20 appear before committee of
congress at its present session. Ashford
was preceded by Hen. f. C.. MacFarlane
and Arthur Peterson, accompanied by
Hon. Samuel Parker, for the avowed pur-
pose of enlisting Claus Spreckels in the
lobby campaign in favor of restoration"
The showing of the finance department
since the taxes began to come in on Dec.
Is continues to improve. The cash bal
ance yesterday was over S27S 900, and the
minister of finance announces that all ex.
penses of the government to Dec. /, 1898,
have been paid, together with all official
Aalaries and paxrnlls to Ian 1894
Dole's Firmness.
just previous to the sailing of the
Monowai, sensational rumor was cur
rent, which was traced to an authoritative
source, that n few days after President
Dole's reply was delivered to Mr.. Willis,
and before full details of Willis demand
and Dole's reply had become public, Will
lis called on Dole and endeavored to per-
suade him to return all of his (WillisD
correspondence on the subject of restora-
ton, aud to expunge from the records
Dole's reply and everything pertaining to
the subject, and TO maintain absolute
secrecy about the whole transaction.
Dole fatty refused to enter into such a
plan, and it Is said that Willis then at
tempted to force Dole to act according to
his wishes, threatening to take the
American man-of-war out of the harbor,
and practically break off diplomatic rela-
ton between the United States and Ha-
wall. Dole still refused to enter into the
project, and Willis alleged attempt to
nullify his restoration policy failed.