Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-08
THE HAWAIIAN MYSTERY
Nothing but Wild Rumors of the
 Corwin's Dispatches.
A MESSAGE IS EXPECTED TODAY
UncOnfirmed Report That Minister Willis Came From Honolulu on the Cutter. Ex-CommissIoner BIOunt Summoned to Washington.

veloped to cOrroborate the rumOr and 1t Is generally discredited. Though considered quite probable that the minister has been | rendered passports, it is not believed he is on board the Corwin nor that he was q passenger on her. The unprecedented ac- tion of the Corwin's officers, however, might indicate the truth of the story, for it is certain they are concealing some i'm portant fact from the public, and it may be that the minister to Hawaii is hidden in her cabins.
 When the Corwin steamed in through the Golden Gate, her commander refused to receive even officers of the revenue patrol steamer Hartley, telling them they were not wanted. The cutter then steamed south, approaching the southern shore, and at a point off Harbor View small boat was lowered and one man sent ashore This individual was never seen by any of the newspaper men, nor was he recognized by any one else. It was supposed, how ever, that the man put ashore was an offi- cer of the cutter intrusted with dispatches for Washington authorities. So far as known the man never returned to the Cor win. As soon as the cutters small boat returned from shore the Corwiu steamed directly across the channel to Saulito and thence to San Quentin, where she now lies No one else has left her so far as known. If Minister Willis was the man put ashore. careful search has failed to bring his whereabouts to light It is almost a foregone conclusion, however, that Minis ter Willis would not sail from Honolulu and leave Mrs. Willis behind. That she has not landed here is almost beyond doubt The conduct of Captain Munger of the Cor win toward the representatives of the press and public in general is without precedent in this port. From the moment the Cor win arrived the men on board have been as inaccessible as if they were in midocean, save for the brief interview that reporter had with Captain Munger when the cap tain went ashore in his gig to mail packet of letters.
 The captain saw lit to go ashore with the letters himself rather than to trust a mes senger, who might let some iota of news | drop by accident or otherwise under repor- torial pressure. It was when on shore in the very few minutes the Corwiu's captain talked with reporter that he verified the correctness of the Auckland cable. He also stated that the Corwin left Honolulu Dec, 24. The reporter quotes Captain Nun ger as follows:
 II can tell you no more than came in that Auckland dispatch. It is no pleasure for me to hold news or information from the people, but then you must remember | Even if l knew the contents of the secret dispatches, as an officer and gentleman 1 1 could not reveal them without permission. | Here I am within 20 minutes of my home ! and cannot get away. It's no pleasure, l assure you, but will have to stay here for three or four days or maybe a week" When asked directly whether any revo- lution had occurred at Honolulu and whether the provisional government was still ill power, Captain Munger would only reiterate his statement that he could say i no more than was contained in the Auck- 1 land dispatch. The cutter is still lying i about a mile out from the San Quentin penitentiary and over 10 miles from this i city. So far as getting any news from her | is concerned, she might well be in Behr- ing sea. No one is permitted to go aboard, 1 and not one of her crew has been allowed over the side of the vessel.
 Since her arrival the cutter has been be- 1 sieged by reporters, but the approach of a | small boat has been the signal for one of | the cutters officers to appear deck, when sailors would be ordered from the rail and cautioned to maintain silence. i Once officers were caught unawares, and a seaman started to talk. A reporter asked l him the latest news from Honolulu.
 Hell is popping down there" was the decidedly expressive reply of the sailor but 1 he was allowed to say no more for an off. cer appeared and ordered him below. Just what this strange silence means no one 1 here seems to comprehend. People here l generally believe that there have been stir ring times ill Honolulu. The unheard of 1 secrecy on board the Corwin, despite tn ( eagerness of the sailors to talk, would seem to indicate that the sailors have an inter esting story to tell if the men were only al ! loyrpl rrhp ofo oh to Ioto f tbo;, | information.
 Another Hawaiian Message Expected. WASHINGTON, Jan. S-There is feeling of much expectancy on the Hawaiian ques
 tion. and congressmen familiar with the subject say that they would not be sur
 prised if President Cleveland sent another Hawaiian message to congress today
 Should the president adopt this course congress and the public will receive officia
 information within few hours ahead ot
 the arrival of steamers at San Francisco and Vancouver bringing full information
 of Minister Willis latest moves. 4 steam
 CT left Honolulu on Jan. l for Vancouver
 and allowing eight days-the usual time
 for her voyage, she will be in on Tuesday
 The City of Peking also left Honolulu or
 Jan. ? for San Francisco, and although sht
 sailed later her trip is shorter, and she vii
 dlSO DS AuC OS 4uCouo9. 1hCSC lu(
 first two boa $ in nearly two weeks.
 The information brought by the revenue
 cutter Corwin cannot, therefore, be kep
 secret much longer, as the two steamer.
 will bring all except the purely official in
 formation. It is for this reason that mem
 bers of congress are counting on another
 Hawaiian message today, as they say th'
 president and Secretary Gresham vii
 probably prefer to advise congress and tht
 public as to the situation rather than havt
 the news made public through the incom
 ing steamers.
 Secretary Gresham has not been accessi
 ble, and it has been impossible to learI
 from him or other officials the status O
 the question. At the secretary's hotel il was stated that he was at the White House
 but on inquiry there it was denied that h,
 was in the house. It is believed, however
 that the secretary spent considerable timt } with the president on Sunday in discussing
 the Hawaiian situation.
 Talked of Impeachment.
 4 conference was held at which a mum Der of prominent Republicans were pres ent to decide if possible course of proceed
 ings by that party in congress on the Ha
 waiian question, due to the latest advice
 from Honolulu giving the action of Minis
 ter Willis in which he called upon the pro
 visional government to surrender.
 It is unde rstood that some very radica views were given expression to and tha
 the question of the impeachment of Presi
 dent Cleveland for his course was brough
 up. This course, however, was not seri
 ously considered by any one, and the coole
 headed members advocated a conservativ stand, and their views finally prevailed
 They argued that it would be much wise
 for the Republicans to wait day or so un
 til absolute and definite information wa received from Hawaii.
 The conference finally adjourned with out taking any definite action except t.
 agree that there should be no concertes movement for the present.
 Under the present condition in the hous
 1t would be impossible for Impeachment
 proceedings to be begun at this time 1 Gr,er lrnr Cri.r, hnr haridod flat nntbir,rr