The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-30

MS dispatch OF NOV. 10th has not
yet appeared in Honolulu:
NONE OF THEM OF HIGH -REPUTA-
TON
Mr.. J. o. Carter is a brother of Mr..
H. A. =. Carter, the former Hawaiian
Minister to the United States, and is
conceded 10 be man of high cbarac-
ter, integrity and intelligence. He is
about % years old. He has had no
public experience. Mr.. Macfarlane,
like Carter, is of white parentage; is
an unmarried man, about A. years old,
and is engaged in the commission
business. John Richardson is young
man of about 50 years old. He is a
cousin of Samuel Parker, the half
caste, who was a member of the
queens cabinet at the time of the last
revolution. He is a resident of Maui,
being designated in the directory of
1889 as attorney law, stock raiser
and proprietor of Mark livery stable"
Richardson is half-caste." Joseph
Nawahi is a full-blooded native, prac-
tees law, as he told me, in the native
courts, and has moderate English
education. He has served twenty
wears i'm the legislature, but displays
very little knowledge of the structure
and philosophy of the government
which he 50 long represented. He is
81 years Old, aud is president of the
native Hawaiian political club
Upon being asked to lame three of
the most prominent native leaders,
he gave the names of .IohG L. Bush,
r. w. Wilcox, and modestly added:
q | am leader" john T.. Bush is a
man of considerable ability. but his
reputation is very bad. r. w. Will
cox is the notorious half-breed who
engineered the revolution of 1889. OF
all these Mes Cart'.r and Macfarlane
are the only TWO to whom the minis
terial bureaus could be safely en-
trusted. In conversations with Sam
Parker and also with Joseph Nawahi,
1t was plainly evident that the queens
implied condemnation of the consti-
tuition of 1887 was fully endorsed by
them.
Confidential, No l5.l
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, !
HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS,
December 10, 1895.
Hon. w. Q. GRESHAM, Secretary of
State.
SIR:-In the forenoon of yesterday,
Monday, December IS, Mr.. Mills met
the queen and Mr.. Carter at the
queens private residence, Washing
ton place, when the report of the in
terview held at the Legation the pre-
ceding Saturday was read over and
verified. After the close of Saturdays
interview, and the withdrawal of the
parties, Mr.. Carter returned to inquire !
whether a supplementary statement |
by the queen would be received. He |
informed me that he had held a con- |
versation with her, a few minutes af- |
ter she left the Legation, and he be !
lieved that on next Monday, this being |
Saturday, she would desire another |
interview. / told him that the object |
of the President was to ascertain her
course of action in the event of restOr
alton. That the United States could
not dictate the policy of the queen if
restored, nor interfere in any way
with the domestic affairs of her king
dom. A certain state or condition of
affairs existed on January II, 1898,
which was overthrown by our unlaw-
full intervention. If the President,
within constitutional limitations,
could remedy this wrong, he was will
ing TO do so, and to this extent only,
and under these circumstances only,
he inquired as to the future policy of
the queen. Whatever she determined
upon, however, must be her voluntary
act.
With this explanation, | consented
to receive further communications
from the queen.
Accordingly, upon learning that the
interview had been verified,
[ went to Washington place, where
,he interview occurred, a report of
which / enclose.
Very respectfully,
ALBERT S. WILLIS.
confidential, No. 81
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, I &
HONOLULU, Dec. D, 1898.
70 the Hon. w. Q. GRESHAM, Secre- t
tary of State, Washington, ID. c. |
SIR :-On November oath the Brit 5
sh warship Champion arrived, Capt. /
Rookie, commanding. He has about
so men. On reaching here tele- l
.raphic order was handed him which
viii detain him until the difficulties +
lere are settled.
On Saturday, December I'd, the
japanese cruiser Nanlwa Kan, Capt. o
'ogo, commanding, arrived. She will t
lso remain here until a settlement. n
On Friday, November oath, your v
etter appeared in the Honolslu papers &
nd created a great sensation. Crowds il
7ere gathered at all points on the a
treet, discussing the news, but, al n
nough the excitement was so intense, b
am glad to report that there was not G
single breach of the peace. A public p
leeting was called for the following fe
light of all friends of the Provisional 81
government. The meeting was held, e!
le annexation papers stating that IS
lere were 1900 members present, and fe
le royalist papers putting the num- te
ar at between 700 and 500. The
1eakers were Mr.. Hatch, Vice Presl- ju
INT of the Provisional Government; 81
S. Spaulding, large sugar planter, la
no was many years ago United W
tates Consul here; Mr.. w. R. Castle, W
member of the Advisory Council pl
Al.