Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1894-01-13
MORE FROM HONOLULU.

everything on the Hawaiian Islands In q
State of Suspense-The Provisional Gov
erTent Remains Firm, With No Thought
of Yielding to the Demand of Minister
Wiiiis-Prepariug for State OF Siege
Local Press Comments.
HONOLULU, Jan. T., VIA VICTORIA, Il.
G.. Jan. g.-President Dole summoned
the advisory council to meet the execu-
tive at 8 p. III. The nature of Mr.. Will
lis communication remained unknown
to the public, although they had no
doubt of its tenor. At o'clock the
mem bers of the council came stringing
down Merchant street into Fort street
and made known the fact of the pro-
posed queen S restoration Many ques-
tions were asked and few answered.
1T was very noticeable that no one
was heard to ask whether the
government would refuse OF not.
That went without saying. 1t was
learned that no intimation was
given whether the military or naval
force would be employed to enforce
the demands The general sense Of
relief was manifest that the new min
lister had been forced out of his con
cealment and that the meaning of his
equivocal expressions for the past six
weeks was now plain.
On the 21st, 1000 gallons Of water
were stored in iron tanks in the iudici-
airy building for use in case of siege
and the cutting of the water pipes.
The executive building is supplied by
an artesian well on the premises.
The Americans kept merry Christ
mas. The royalists were much de-
pressed.
Since his arrival Minister Thurston
has been busily comforting with his
government. He stated that he had
only one object in his visit home,
which was to put himself in complete
touch with his government Both
Thurston and Armstrong as we'll as
Editor Castle believe Willis has never
been instructed to employ force in re-
storing the queen, deriving their inn
pressions from the current belief in
Washington. On the contrary, Presi-
dent Dole expresses strong conviction
that Minister Willis has authority to
employ the naval forces for that
purpose. This impression is de.
rived from Willis language an
department. Confident assertions Of
the royalists support this belief.
His emphatic assertions to the Ameri
can league of possessing executive
functions iInpl~ power to enforce
his action. His declaration of an in
tention to suppress disorder by naval
forces implied the same. Whether he
had such authority or not, every one
understood him to imply that he would
compel submission to his demands
But when request was made, it was in
courteous terms without any implied
threats.
The Bulletin (royalist), Of the 18th,
said:
The takers are reminded that there can be
only one cabinet at time under the Hawaiian
constitution, and that the only ministers who
can lawfully go in with the queen the foul
who were forced out with her. In the event OF
restoration there will be an election due IN two
months, which will probably decide the tenure
of the cabinet
The Bulletin on the 10Th said:
The supporters Of the provisional govern
ment had better not be deceived by the vapor
ings of the Star Grover Cleveland Is the head
OF the United States and is going to stay thers
y
or the majority in congress for his silver policy
and Is going to have IL for his tariff policy
This Hawaiian question Is going to be settled
by him to the mutual advantage Of both the
United States and Hawaii A large proper
tion of the true American-born residents of
these islands are on the presidents side In
this matter.
On the 23d, after the news from con.
gress arrived, the Bulletin published
the following:
Their prodigious growing over the latest
news from Washington does little credit to the
intelligence Of the annexationsts. IL is only
what was expected by everybody who knows
anything of these affairs that the enemies
OF the present administration should havs
brought the Hawaiian question up in congress
by resolutions and try 10 work up popular
outcry against the presidents policy for gen.
eral political capital. We have not the least
fear that congress when the facts are made
fully clear to it. will support the executive In
its determined measures OF redress for thu
wrong committed against the Hawaiian ma
tOn.
The Advertiser said on the 18th:
There is only one course before us in that
there is no dissenting voice in our ranks. we
mean absolutely to refuse all concessions, All
compromise in the direction Of the return Of
the monarchy in any form guise la this
country. That ultimatuu o. which this gov
ernment ami it's supporters firmly stand IS
freedom and Justice. The stern and grim
OF Honolulu now ha=7 their record to make,
and it viii be the record 3f patriots, true, de-
termned, seIf.sacri6cine, the same faithful
Sons N 1iherf . ~ our fathers before ts