The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-15


5orswlo have been instrumental in the
overthrow of your government
She hesita:ed q moment and then
slowly and calmly answered: There
are certain laws OF my government by
which [ shall abide. My decisions
would be as the law directs, that such
persons should be. beheaded and their
property contiscated to the govern
ment.
then said. repeating very distinctly
her words:
st is your feeling that these people
should be beheaded and their property
confiscated 2"
She replied: cit is"
then said to her: .sDo you fully I'M
derstand the meaning OF every word
which / have said to you and OF every
word which you have said to me, and if
youdoy you still have the same opinion q
Her answer was: 81 have understood
and mean all Thave said, but might
leave the decision; of this to my minis
ters.
To this 1 replied: Suppose it was
necessary to make q decision before
you appointed any minister, and that
you were asked to issue q royal pro-
ciamation OF general amnesty, would
you do it 2"
one answered: u nave no leUul TlpHG
to do that, and I would not do it."
Pausing moment, she continued:
"These people were the cause of the
revolution and constitution of 1887.
There will never be any peace while
here. They must be sent out of the
country or punished and their property
confscated."
MR.. WILLIS GIVES 1T UP.
I then said:. II have no further COM
munication to mako to you now, and
will have mono until I hear from my
government, which will probably be
for several minutes, when 1 asked her
whether she was willing to give me the
names of four OF her most trusted
friends, as 1 might within day or two
consider it my duty to hold consulta-
ton with them in. her presence. She
consented, and gave me these names:
J. O.. Carter, John Richardson, Joseph
Nawaahi and e. G. MacFarlau.
Minister Willis then proceeds to tell
who these trusted friends are. All are
men of unfit character and incompetent
to act in so important {: matter. He
concludes az follows:
From these and other facts which
have been developed l am satisfied that
there will be concerted movement in
the event of restoration for the over
throw of that constitution which would
mean the overthrow of constitutional
and limited government, and the abso-
lutte dominion Of the queen.
need hardly add, in conclusion, that
the tension of feeling is great that the
promptest action is necessary to pre-
vent disastrous consequences.
The other correspondence sent to
Congress consists of dispatches from
Minister Willis which for the most part
are reports of events in Honolulu of
which the public has already been fully
informed.
Under date OF December IS and 10,
Minister Willis acknowledges the re-
ceipt of instructions sent by the Cor
win, and sends stenographic reports of
the two interviews held by MIN with
the ex-queen at her residence, j. o.
Carter being present. In reply to
queries the ex-queen said that the
views she had expressed in former in
terview, refusing to grant amnesty to
members of the provisional govern
ment, had not changed. She insisted
that they should leave the country and
their property be confiscated, but said
she was willing to rescind the opinion
that they should suffer the death pen
atty.