Arizona republican., 1894-01-14
RATHER TAME.
Late Hawaiian COrre-
Spondence.
1t Contains Nothing New
Or Startling.
Willis Account of His Inter-
view With the Queen.
She Wanted to Make Business For
The Haadsman as an Object
Lesson to Revolutionists.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13-The president
this morning sent to the house the cor
respondence asked for on the Hawaiian
matters unaccompanied by any special
message aside from the transmittal.
There was little in the correspon-
dence of a startling character. The
last dispatch from Minister Willis by
the Corwin was among the correspon-
dence and is dated December %. 1t
states that President Dole had just pre-
sented In person the reply of the pro-
visional government declining to ac-
cept the decision of the president of the
United States.
The dispatch also states that the Cor
win was under sailing orders and was
ready to leave in few minutes for San
quent conduct of Captain Munger who
was instructed to enter the harbor at San
Francisco by night and deliver in per-
son the dispatches to the dispatch
agent there. On Tuesday following the
date of this dispatch Willis intended to
formally acknowledge to the provisional
government the receipt OF the reply
and notify it that he would take no
further steps until he had heard from
the president of the United States.
Also he intended to make similar COM
munication to the queen. The minister
also describes the excitement prevail
ing in Honolulu at that time.
The remainder of the correspondence
consists of dispatches from Minister
Willis which for the most part reports
events in Honolulu of which the pu bile,
was already fully informed by the Asso-
ciated Press. s.
Willis dispatch of November 16,
withheld by the president in his mes
sage of Decemb ber Is, was included to-
day. 1t states that on Monday, No
vember Is, by appointment, the queen,
accompanied by the royal chamberlain,
called at the legation. No one was
present at the interview but Willis and
the queen. After formal greeting the
queen was informed that the president
of the United States had important
communications to make to her and
she was asked if she was willing to re-
ceive them alone. She answered in the
affirmative.
Willis continuing, said: 81 then
made known to her the presidents sin
cere regret that through the unauthor-
lied Intervention of the United States
she had been obliged to surrender her
sovereignty and it was his hope that
with her consent and her cooperation
the wrong done to her and her people
might be redressed. She bowed ac-
knowledgement. I then said THE
president expects and believes when
reinstated you will show forgiveness
and magnanimity; that you will wish
to be queen of all the people, both na-
tive and foreign; that you will make
haste to secure their love and loyalty
"she made no reply. After waiting
moment I continued: The president
not only tenders you sympathy. but
wishes to help you. Before fully max
ing known to you his purposes 1 desire
to know whether you are willing to an
swer certain questions which it is my
duty to ask you.'
"She answered: 7 am wiling 1
then asked her, Should you be restored
to the throne would you grant full am
nesty to the life and property of all
those persons who have been or who
are now in the provisional government
or were instrumental in the overthrow
of your government? She hesitated a
moment and then said: There certain
laws of nay government by which
shall abide my decision would be as
the law directs, that such persons
should be beheaded and their property
coniscated to the government
81 then said repeating her words
1T is your feeling that these people
should be beheaded and their property
confscated?' She replied, 1T is.' In
quiring if she fully understood the
meaning of what 1 said to her and her
replies, she answered: 4 understand
and mean all l have said but 1 might
leave the decision to my Ministers
ITO this 1 replied: Suppose 1t is
necessary to make decision before you
have appointed any ministers and you
were asked to issue royal proclamation
of general amnesty would you do it?'
She continued: These people were
the cause OF the revolution and the
constitution of 1887. There never will
be any peace while they are here.
They must be sent out of the country
or punished and their property confs-
Gated
81 then told her I had no further
communication to make and would
haye none until heard from my gov.
ernment. I asked her to give me the
names of four of her most trusted
friends as 1 might in day or so con
slider it my duty to hold consultation
with them in her presence. She named
]. o. Carter, John Richardson, Joseph
Nawaihai and E. G. MacFarland. l in
quired if she had any fears of her safety
at her present residence in Washington
square. She replied she did have some
fears for while she had trusty friends
who guarded he house every night the!