Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
Is that the judge?
We.

and clerk, did the typewriting from the
copy 1 furnished him.
@. Do 1 understand that you drew up
this without consultation with any other
person?
| A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you have any intimation from any
person in the world that the queen would be
restored?
A. / had not.
O. This is your own work entirely?
A. 1t is
c. You are a pretty good lawyer If you
drew this up. This is your verbiage?
A. Yes, sir.
9. Have you ever studied law?
A No
Q. Did anybody see this?
A. Mr.. Petersen.
| Q. Did he aid you?
A. Nc.
Q. Who else saw it?
A Petersen, Paul Neumann and the queen
saw 1t.
O. When did the queen see this?
A. The day before your arrival She saw
the original four months ago.
@. This has been a long pending matter,
then?
A. Yes.
o. Did You have any authority from the
queen to do it?
A. No.
Q. Did she approve of all this?
| A. Yes.
q. Who was present?
A. My wife.
Q. Yourself and your wife were present
when you submitted it to the queen the
| original paper of which this Is copy-and
she approved it?
A. Yes.
@. What do you mean by saying Ito be
dealt with by a court especially appointed
for that purpose?' Was II a court within
| or without the law?
A. A court under martial law.
Q. see ore of your details calls for the
'''suspension of habeas corpus and trial by
martial law?'
A. Yes.
| Q. What is meant in clause seven. by
prohibiting the departure of sailing YES
A. To prevent carrying news to excite the
! people on the other islands
| q. Did you discuss with the queen as TO
the time-how long-martial law ought to
| last?
A No.
| q. What do you NEAL by the ''reappoin.-
ment of officials and filling Of vacancies" in
A. The appointment of those who had
been dismissed by the provisional govern
ment.
q. What do you mean by filling the
vacanciesg' Take the case of Mr.. Dole
would you consider all those offices va
Gated?
A. Yes
persors concerned in the late movement
A We propose to arrest all leaders in the
revolution.
Mr.. Willis 1 took this paper. / do not in
tend that you should draw any inference
whatever from that. I am surprised to
hear you say you are the sole author of
this paper. My idea was that YOU had
been in consultation with others. 1t seems
strange that you should have written this
without any knowledge of what the United
states meant to do. That you may not
did not know at the time what its contents
were. / wished to inquire from you in re-
gard to the authorship. &C. 1 would not
have taken It had 1 known its contents.
NfnrN.a
Netmann. Is he now the queens at
torney1
A He is now and always has been. 1
gave also copy to Mr.. Petersen and other
members of the cabinet.
Instructions by the Corwin.
After some other dispatches of no public
interest the correspondence comes down to
the receipt of the instructions by the Cor
win,
Mr.. Willis to Mr.. Gresham.
No. L..
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES.
HONOLULU. HI, December IA. 1893.
Sir:-Your cipher telegram of the I'd in
slant was delivered to me by Capt Monger
of the revenue cutter Corwin, this i'Thurs-
day) morning, December H. at about 6:3O
O'Clock. 1 gave 1t to Admiral Irwin within
half hour He and his secretary have
been engaged in deciphering il up to this
ume~S pm. The S. s. Mariposa was to
leave at II m, but the agents voluntarily
offered to detain her until pm. which Of
fer 1 accepted, in the hope that after read
ing your telegram l might answer it, In
view OF the length of time required to trans
late the naval cipher. i desire most respect
1uily 10 renew the suggestion made in nv
dispatch No. of December 3 that the
State Department cipher the one which
used.
The excitement consequent upon the un-
| expected arrival of the Corwin is intense
| throughout the city. The Presidents mes
sage, which was published this mornins. ha $
| increased the excitement, but l hone no
| immediate outbreak will occur
With high regards. very respectfully,
| ALBERT l.. WILLIS
Another Interview With the Queen.
CONFIDENTIAL No. IA
Legation of the United States.
HONOLULU, II. l. Dec Is, lso3
Hon. W. @. Gresham,
Secretary Of State.
Sir:
Your cipher instructions of December 2
were received and translated at pm.
Thursday the 1ith instant, and arrange
ment was Immediately made for an inter-
view with the queen for Saturday, Decem-
Der l6, at 9 am.
Mr.. J. o. Carter was invited to be pres
ent. Mr.. Carter as stated in my dispatch
the late Mr.. H. A. p. Carter, who was the
Hawaiian minister to the United States
He Is the president and manager of the in
| corporated company of c. Brewer q Co..
which does a large general mercantile and
commission business and is agent for a
number Of large sugar plantations He is
conceded by all factions to be a man of
great intelligence and strict integrity. He
is native Hawaiian, but of American par
entage.
At the appointed hour the queen and Mr..
Carter came and the interview was with
their consent reported stenographically
by Mr.. Mills. our consul general
|, inclose the report verified by the queen
and Mr.. Carter. / also send a part Of the
interview with the queen marked A.
| Mr.. Mills report includes all that was
said. 1t will be observed that no restric-
tions were placed upon the queen or Mr.
Carter. the object being to secure a full
and unreserved expression of views. This
interview was held al the legation.
| Very respectfully
| ALBERT s. WILLIS
Inclosed in this dispatch is an account of
an interview with the queen as follows:
The queen was informed that the Presi-
dent of the United States had important
communications to make to her and she