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WILLIS ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
PRECEDENT DOLE WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT HE INTENDS TO DO.

Tie Agent 81 Clsvelsnd's Secret Consptrney
20 Overthrow ths Provisional Governments
snd Restore the Dis.oiuts oue.- ASKED
whether re Inte-ds to Earore. HIS
Demands with Ar..-He T. Reminded
that His Attitud. In Beh.ir OF the E..-
raies OF the Government to witch He was
Accredited Has Already Creates . state
OF wsr s-a Compelled the Provisional
Government to Largely Increase IL. Mill
tsry Fsrce-wniis Asks fer Specifications
or that the Letter be withdr.w--Fre.,.
se.t Dole Promises th. Dssi-.s sp.e,ao.-
tiops. but Refuses to withdraw HI. Letter
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2o-President Cleveland
gave mild surprise to Congress ana the pub
lilo to-day By submitting additional eorrs-
spondence on the Hawaiian question. He
caused surprise also In his letter Of transmit
tai. By rather petulsntly referring to President
Dole's communications to Minister Willis 40
an extraordinary letter" This letter.
although regarded as extraordinary"
By the Administration. Is generally thought
to be not only interesting. but i'm
portant as throwing additional light upon
the condition OF Affairs at Honolulu during the
negotiations Of the Cleveland Administrator
to restore the monarchy. The President evil
IDENTITY thinks that there 10 something in the
correspondence more favorable to the case Of
the Administration than anything that has
appeared hth srto. beca use In sending II to Con-
eres. be'bns dIsulayed greater bast. thar b..
marked any OF his previous actions since the
Hawaiian controversy arose. No action was
taken by Congress to-day. however. as the
question has been by common assent allowed
to stand In abeyance-in the Senate. until the
report OF the Foreign Relations Committees
investigation Is completed. and In the House
until the tariH DEBATE 10 over. Inc PUBLICATION
OF the latest correspondence gives additional
strength to the rumor that Minister Willis 10
to be recalled and Minister Thurston'a pasa-
ports oivsn hin, a. each dfn,on.t .nn..r. "a
be persona non grata to the Government to
which he stands accredited.
The interest felt In Hawaiian af1sirs was
dent Clevsland's m essage transmitting the cor
rosnondan,a urn. ia h.,oro ~. uor.. l,,a.
the reading OF the brief message, tn. SPEAKER
stated that without objection the MESSAGE and
accomnarving nonara would n. nrIn,.S i,h.
usual formulal. Mr.. Hit tRep. ILL., requested
the reading Of the communication to which
the President had referred; which was done.
Its reading was received with applause on the
,ns,s,.d ON hesrina al tha on-,a.nond ..
read-a most unusual thing-and every word
III.
so absorbed was every one In listening to the
Clerk as he read. President Cleveland's letter
OF transmittal was as follows:
IT, N. c,r,,,,,,
Transmit herewith dispatches. received yesterday
from our Mip,.r.r AT Hawaii win c,,,a,n cn,r,,nona
.nc. wM,ch .conrn,n'., ,r. 49,. ,n.I,stnr ,Oa.,
ue "n'en AeSompAeu .nI sAe. 'ne . nho'
Sanford B. Dolls. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Provisional Government and addressed to Mimic
ter Mr. Will. and delivered To him . nunh.r Of hoH,,
after the arrival A, Boaouu OF sopy OF m m.,..r.
a. cs.-s. =, u.S',, ,I -
70 eonsess On VI. ""A'An quesion' win e"Piea -
the Instructions given TO our Minister
GRoVEa cLErELAsR
EXECUTIVE MASsos Jan 20 1904
"
THE CORRESPONDENCE
In desnatcb datad UopoInIu Dec M 19oa
49,. w',,," 49, wv 49, A~
minister WINS says
The Corwin did not leave until A. NJ,
Dec. "a. / delivered the dispatches. Il to 10.
inclusive: and telegram with hles OF Hawaiian allan
DELAY WAS caused by the fniiure OF tba pro-
yisionnl Government to deliver its ansWsr to