The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-09
which will leave with you. will now
read that writing. / will read from the
original, leaving with you certified copy"
Mr.. Willis read as follows:-

read that writing. / will read from the
original, leaving with you certified copy. "
Mr.. Willis read as follows
l. Iiliuokalan in recognition of the high sense of
United States, and desiring to put aside all feelings
of personal hatred or revenge and to do what Is best
foreign born, do hereby and herein soleny declare
and pledge myself that II reinstated as the constt
tionai ssovereign Eof the Hawaiian Islands VIII
Immediately proclaim and declare Internationally
are op n the
of January 1888 full pardon and amnesty for their
immnntes nnder the constuton On and the law
which have been made in pursuance thereof and
measures Of prescription or punishment for what
has been done in the past by those setting up or
more soennly agree to accept the restoration under
the constitution existing at the time Of said revou
ton, and that will abide by and fully execute that
constitution with all the guarantees as to person
and property therein contained.
ment if restored, to assume all the obligations ere
ated by the Provisional Government in the proper
course OF administration, including all expenditures
for military police service. it being my purpose,
il restored to assume the government precisely as
it existed on the day when 1t was uniawfuly over
Witness my hand this 18th day Of December 1888.
Attest:-J. o. CARTER,
at becomes my further duty to advise
you, sir,' Mr. Willis went on, 'as the Execu-
tive of the Provisional Government and
your ministers of the Presidents determina-
UlOn Oh Jne QueSUlCn, WHICH your dcJlOH anu
that of the Queen deyolved upon him and
that you are expected to promptly relinquish
to her, her constitutional authority, and
now, Mr., President and gentlemen OF the
Provisional Government, with deep and
solemn sense of the gravity of the situation,
and with the earnest hope that your answer
will be inspired by that high patriotism
which forgets all self-interest, in the name
and by the authority of the United States OF
America / submit TO you the question:-Are
you willing to abide by the decision of the
PresidentF'
President Dole-sThe Government will
take the matter under consideration and
answer you as soon as they are ready"
Mr.. Willis-'sYes, sir. Gentlemen, good
day"
WHEN THE CoRwIN ARRIVED.
The sequence of events after the alarm
created by the arrival of the Cerwin, De-
cember IA, was as follows:-
Minister Willis received bulky dispatches
which were laboriously deciphered by the
secretary of Admiral Irwin. The Admiral
was not made acquainted with their nature.
Mr. Willis Immediately entered upon re-
newed intercourse with Liliuockalani which
grew very active Consul Mills was busted
therein and from the 18th forward j. g.
Carter was actively engaged as adviser to
the Queen. 1t became quite generally be-
lieved on that day that she was negotiating
for a pension to abdicate, and the very ser
ious public disquiet somewhat abated. On
the night Of the 18th a search warrant was
procured and the house of John Colburn was
thoroughly searched for concealed arms and
ammunition upon precise information that
load of boxes had been delivered there after
dark that evening. None were discovered.
After one A. M. the same night large box
was delivered at the house of A. Peterson
and heard to be hurriedly opened. Peter
son and Colburn are members of the Queens
last cabinet whom she denounced as traitors
for helping to organize the Committee OF
Safety who dethroned her. The Marshal
considered his evidence reliable that the
Royalists have received about 800 rifles lately
with good supply of ammunition. On the
afternoon of the 16th the public alarm was
revived by the British Minister asking and
receiving permission from the Government
to land marines from Ell. M. S. Champion for
the protection of the British Legation and
the property of British residents in case of
disturbance arising. 1t was believed that
Woodhouse had knowledge through the
Queen of Willis intention to attack the
Government On the same evening Captain
Rookie, of the Champion, stated that he ex-
pected the Queen to be restored by the Amer
lean forces and that he should land about
fifty men, who would remain entirely.
neutral He also remarked, as is authenti-
cally learned, that he knew much more than
Admiral 1EAVlQ OF WQaD WIS W Dc UOue OuCu
is undoubtedly the fact.
Captain Rookie probably obtained much of
his information before he sailed from Esqui-
malt. While here he is kept informed by
the British Minister.
RESISTANCE DEPRECATED.
On the evening of the 18th, Attorney
General w. o. Smith visited Minister Willis
for an informal interview. during which Mn.
Willis said to Mr.. Smith
E.Whof arc Won fa resist the wishes of the
United States? Either of these japanese or
British ships could crush you. Ii they as
s,lmed a hostile attitude you would be COM
PEELED to apply for our protection"
Mr.. Smith intimated that his government
could wait for Republican administration
to grant annexation.
Willis declared that the Democratic party
was assured of twenty years of power, and
that the views of President Cleveland would
prevail Except in these informal inter
views sought by members of the govern
ment, Willis had no communication with
them whatever since he presented his Gre
dentials. Sunday, the 18th, passed quietly
although Mr. Carter visited the Qneen. At
terwards, being trustee of the Central
Union Church, he made private search of
that building for concealed arms, but found
none This was done by him at the ex-
Queens request, as the towers of the church
overlooked her residence at Washington
place, across the street. The 10th opened
amid great and general excitement of all
parties. 1t was give out by the Royalists
that the Queen would be restored that morn
ing. The British troops were to land early,
but did not The American officers and men
were refused shore leave. The prisoners,
who come cut daily at early morning to
labor upon the roads, were kept within their
prison walls Twenty-three of the native
policemen refused duty early in the morning
and their places were supplied by others
who were ready to stand by the Govern
ment. From seven to ten o'clock A. M. the
wharves were crowded with natives and
others, who were expecting the forces of the
Philadelphia and Adams to be landed.
Meantime Captains Nelson and Barker of
those ships drove up to Nunanu Palace be-
tween nine and ten A. M. with Mr. Willis,
returning at one P NJ expressing surprise at
the expectations of the natives, at half
past nine the German Cousul Glade visited
Mr.. Willis and importuned him to say some
thing which would allay the extreme ten
sion of the public mind. Mr.. Willis declared
that the existing fears were without founda-
ton. There would be no trouble. He was
labol ing night and day and was progressing
toward a satisfactory result, happy for all
parties. The Minister would not say the one
word which would a1lay fear, namely, that
he would not employ force to restore the
Queen. At Mr. Glade's Importantly he
named As hours as the shortest time at which
a conclusion could be arrived at. Other
leading men visited the Minister during the
day to set before him the distressing effect
of the disqliet upon all business, also the
daily increasing danger OF plantations
manned chiefly by ignorant Asiatics who
were acquiring the belief that the Govern
ment was paraiyzed by the Minister'S course
of actiOn