The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-27

The Warrimoo arrived yesterday
morning, nine days out from Van
couver, having been detained by
stormy weather. She brings
the full text of Willis fam
Gus despatch No. 3, which had
been so long withheld. 1t exposes
completely the murderous designs
of the ex-queen. The despatch is
as follows
WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, Legation
of the United States, Honolulu, Nov
ember 16, IS93-Sir: In the forenoon
of Monday, the 18th inst, by pre-
arrangement, the queen, accompanied
bv the royal chamberlain, Mr.. Robert
son, called at the legation. No one
was present at the half hour interview
which followed, her chamberlain haV-
ing been taken to another room, and
Consul General Mills, who had invit-
ed her to come, remained IN the 'front.'
of the house to prevent interruption.
After formal greeting, the queen was
informed that the President of the
United States had important commu-
nications to make to her and she was
asked whether she was willing to re
ceive them alone and in confidence,
assuring her that this was for her own
interest and safety.
I then made known to her the
Presidents sincere regret that through
the unauthorized intervention or the
United States she had been Obliged to
surrender her sovereignty, and his
hnr
operation, the wrong done to her and
her people might be redressed. To
this She bowed her acknowledgements.
T then said to her: "The President
expects and believes that when rein
stated you will show forgiveness and
magnanimity that you will wish to
be the queen of all the people, both
native and foreign born; that you Will
hasten to secure their love and loyalty,
and to establish peace, friendship anu
good government" To this she made
no reply. After waiting moment, l
continued: "The President not only
tenders you his sympathy, but wishes
to help you. Before fully making
known to you his purposes, l desire to
know whether you are willing to an
swer certain questions which 1t IS my
duty to ask? She answered, 81 am
wiliing.n I then asked her: "Should
| YOU be returned to the throne, would
| YOU grant full amnesty, as to lie
| and property, to all those persons
| who have been or are now in the Pro-
| visionai Government, or who have
| been Instrumental in the overthrow
| of your government ." She hesitated
| a moment and then slowly and calmly
| answered: "There are certain laws OF
| NV government by which L shall
| abide My DECISION WOULD BE AS
| THE LAW DIRECTS-THAT SUCH PER
SONS SHOULD BE BEHEADED, AND
! THEIR PROPERTY CoNFISCATED TO
| THE GOVERNMENT
| then said, repeating very distinctly
| her words "It is your feeling that
these people should be beheaded ana
| their property confiscated ?" she re-
| piled at is.u l then said to her
lido you fully understand the mean
ing of every word which ! have said
to YOU, and of every word which you
have said to me; and if so, do you
still have the same opinion 2" Her
answer was /" / have understood and
mean all I have said, but L might
| leave the decision of this to my mln-
| isters.D To this / replied: suppose
it was necessary to make decision
before you appointed any ministers,
| and that you were to be asked to issue
| a royal proclamation of general am
| nesty, would you do ?" She an
| swered: "I have 10 legal right to do
| that, and I would not do it."
| Pausing a moment, she continued :
| stThese people were the cause OF the
| revolution and Constitution of 1887.
There never will be any peace while
| they are here. They must be sent out
| of the country, or punished and their
! property confiscated.o | then said:
| Il have no further communication to
| make to you now, and will have none
until | hear from my Government,
which will probably be three or four
! weeks" Nothing was said for sew
! eral minutes, when / asked her whe-
/ ther she was willing to give me the
| names of four of her most trusted
| friends, as / might, within day or
two, consider it my duty to hold a
consultation with themin her pres
ence. She assented, ard gave these
names: ]. o. Garter, JnO Richardson,
Joseph Nawahi and h. G.. Maciariane.
| then inquired whether she had
fears of ner safety at her present resi-
dence, Washington Place She Ie
piled that she did have some fears
that while she had trusted friends thai
guarded her house every night, they
were armed only with clubs, and that
men shahbily dressed had often beer
prowling about the adjoining premi
ses a school house with large yard
I informed her that / was authorized