Arizona republican., 1894-01-06
AT FEVER HEAT. Minister Willis Latest
 Break. State Department Af- fleets to DiSbeIieVe It. He Had Explicit Instructions to
 Follow in the Matter.
The CerWin Sighted and That She Bears Important Hawaiian
 News Is Almost Certain.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The Associated Press cable from Auckland announcing that Minister Willis had notified the provisional government to retire as the queen had agreed to grant amnesty, has been tho absorbing topic in con- gressional circles today.
 Word came from the state depart ment to the foreign affairs committee, but as no mention was made of the minister's reported action the informa- ton was doubted by Chairman Nc Creary, Raynor and others of the foreign affairs committee. McCreary said it would give most startling turn to the situation if it proved true. Hit, Repu blican leader of the foreign affairs committee, said if Willis had taken the action reported it would precipitate 8 tempest. The president had turned the whole subject oyer to congress and yet before Willis had learned this course, had executed the policy already abandoned. This would be particularly serious if the minister's action led to bloodshed. There is intense anxiety in congressional circles for further news of the reported course of the minister and it led to the circulation of wild and eroundless rumors on the floor of the house that rioting had begun in the streets of Honolulu.
 The state department was not inclined l to credit the statements as to Willis' ac' ton. Such actions were said to be | totally contrary to instructions sent l Willis by the Corwin and received by him Decemb Der II. That he could have written to the provisional government after he received these instructions re. questing it's surrender is denied witt strong emphasis at the state depart ment, and the expressions in the presi dents message in this connection are pointed to as refuting the statement.
 Statements contained in the dispatch seemed to cause no uneasiness or ex citement at the Hawaiian legation who are not inclined to believe Willis have taken further steps to restore ths queen. Hawaiians do not think tine ex queens agreement to grant amnesty tC the provisional government would make any difference in the status of things The information lead them to believe Liliuokalani would fear to accept res toration without guarantee of protec tion and feel confident such guarantee is now impossible.
 It will be reme mbered in Gresham'l instructions to Willis, the following oc CUTS: "should the queen accept the conditions and the provisional govern ment refuse to surrender, you will be governed by previous instructions. J It will be seen from thIs if the provis ional government has refused so yield without force, Willis latest instruc. tions prevent his going farther. IT event the queen should accept the conditions, however, Willis to be "gov erned by previous instructions. Pre- viols instructions were to notify the provisional government which had not yet been done, if the queen accedsd to the conditions. So far as the public ii informed, there is nothing in the in etructions to preclude Willis from hay ing proceeded on these lines.