The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-21

Washington, Jan 20.-The president
sent the following note to Congress to-
day:
I transmit herewith the dispatches
received yesterday from our minister
at Hawaii, with certain correspon-
dence which accompanied the same,
Including a most extraordinary letter,
dated December q, 1898, signed by
Sanford B. Dole. minister of foreign
affairs for the provisional government,
addressed to our Minister Willis, after
arrival of my message at Honolulu,
with copies of instructions given our
minister
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
The correspondence comprises some
brief notes Of Minister Willis to
4 Secretary Gresham, accompanied by
the correspondence which passed be-
tween Minister Willis and President
Dole in one of which the minister
complains of an utterance of
Dole as rejecting on the president of
TIE United States. and a letter from
Dole in which he especially inquiries
if Willis instructions authorized the use
III 4OlEC Dull lllCSC 414olNCAS oRPOoA
10 have been settled by the receipts of
1.-The last message of the president to
Congress and the last instructions OF
Gresham TO Willis.
The most important part of the cor
respondence consists of a long letter
from Willis to Gresham, containing
enclosures. of correspondence between
Dole and himself The letter to the
secretary says, under date of January
9th, 1894:
On Wednesday, the 9th It.. at u n
the steamship Oceanic arrived with
newspapers containing the president
special message in full, together with
instructions to Blount and myself. The
message was reproduced in the after
noon papers under conspicuous head
lines. At 4 p. m. the same day 1 re-
ceived & four-page, closely written let
teri which l. enclose, from Dole, min
lister of foreign affairs, asking to be
informed with the least delay whether
you % held instructions to enforce
your policy with the use OF arms in
any event
The information desired. although
fully embodied in the presidents mes
sage, might have been asked for ano
except for the remarkable statements
contained in the letter, would have
been promptly and satisfactorily giver
in a few words. Confident that the
charges so surprisingly and unjustly
made could not be sustained, the an
Swer herewith enclosed was on the
following Thursday morning sem
Minister Dole, asking that they be
made more direct and specific.
On Sunday morning, the 29th ult.,
received another letter from Dole
herewith enclosed, in which he says the
special message of the president Of the
United States has rendered any fur
Their correspondence or the subject o.
my letter of the 9th Of December, UNI
necessary, as the message satisfactor
lily answers the question, but" hi
added, IF you still desire the specifi
cations requested l shall be ready t.
furnish them"
The Instructions Of the president Il
me have been strictly followed. or i
departed from at all, IT has been il
favor Of the beneficiaries of our wrong
doing.
/ felt, therefore. that the statement:
contained in the letter of Dole's of thu
9th ult., were directed not to me per
sonally, but to the president anC
should be qualified or absolutel.
Withdrawn. Believing from the higl
character and sense Of justice of DOLE
that if he re-examined his letter sucl
would be the result, 1 wrote him {
note which / enclose. This note was
delivered at his residence the night o
the same day, Friday, Dec. %, upoI
which his second letter was received
Having no answer up to Sunday night
Dec 81. and having occasion to com
municate with his colleague, Damon
upon another matter, / called his at
tention TO the failure of Dole to repl,
TO my note, which / explained to him
was written with no unfriendly pur
pose, but for the best interests of all
He Informed me that the advisor,
council would meet that day at L
O'Clock. and he thought the subjec
would receive attention at p. m tina
day
on Jan. /. I received d letter from
Hon. H. S. B. Dole, herewith inclosed
in which he states that ut is not m.
intention to withdraw any Of my let
ters." This, of course, left ever,
charge and statement in full force.
Believing that these charges whethe
so intended or not reflected very un
justly upon the president whose agen
1 was. at 5 p. m of the same day
Monday. Jan. 1, 1 replied in the en-
closed letter, asking that the desire,
specifications be furnished at the EARL
est convenience.
Up 10 this hour, Friday, Jan. s. n,
reply has been received to this reouest
nor have 1 any intimation when on
rn7yf be expected. Ny request TO
specifications has been in the hand
of the minister of foreign affairs sine
Monday, Jan. 1, at O'clock %. m.
had hoped to receive it in time +
answer by the steamer Picking. leavin,
today at 2 o'clock, and especially a
Thurston and Hatch, the late vice
president of the provisional govern
ment. leave tomorrow on the AustraH,
for the United States This delav i
answering is a great surprise. l an
fully prepared to show every ste,
taken by the representatives of on
government has been in the directiol
OF peace and good order
On the 18th of November as is WEI
known here, the greatest excitemen
prevailed at the executive buildine
The military forces were increased i
numbers and volunteer companies wer
ordered on duty at night The prepar
ations We're due not to any fear q
armed Intervention, but, as Damon
minister of finance said when he Gale
officially to explain, resulted from tn
apprehensions of many citizens. mostl
women and children, that as the fol