The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-30
The United States Minister Roasts
the Royalists.
ELDER BUSH'S BAD REPUTATION.
of the Hawaiian Government-Ac-
count OF the Mass Meeting in Decem-
ber-Joe Carter Recommends Prayer.

The following extract from Will
lis dispatch of Nov. 10th has not
yet appeared in Honolulu:
NONE OF THEM OF HIGH REPUTA-
TON.
] Mr.. j. q. Carter is n brother of Mr..
| III. A. p. Carter, the former Hawaiian
Minister to the United States, and is
| conceded to be a man of high charac-
| ter, integrity and intelligence. He is
about 55 years old. He has had no
public experience. Mr.. Macfarlane,
! like Carter, is of white parentage; is
an unmarried man, about IL years old,
| and is engaged in the commission
! business. John Richardson is young
man of about 80 years old. He is u
| cousin of Samuel Parker, the half
caste, who was member of the
queens cabinet at the time of the last
revolution. He is resident of Maui,
being designated in the directory of
| 1889 as "attorney-at-law, stock raiser
| and proprietor of Mark livery stable"
| Richardson is half.caste.n Joseph
Nawahi is a full blooded native, prac-
| tees law, as he told me, i'll the native
courts, and has q moderate English
years in the legislature, but displays
very little knowledge of the structure
and philosophy of the government
which he so long represented. He is
81 years old, and is president of the
native Hawaiian political club.
Upon being asked to name three of
the most prominent native leaders,
he gave the names OF John E. Bush,
r. w. Wilcox, and modestly added:
& Il T.. L
man of considerable ability. but his
reputation is very bad. r. w. Will
cox is the notorious half-breed who
engineered the revolution of 1889. OF
all these men Carter and Macfarlane
are the only two to whom the minis
terial bureaus could be safely en-
trusted. In conversation with Sam
Parker and also with Joseph Nawahi,
1t was plainly evident that the queens
implied condemnation of the consti-
tuition of 1887 was fully endorsed by
them.
Confidential, No 10.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, !
HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS,
December 10, 1898.
Hon. w. @. GRESHAM, Secretary of
State.
SIR:-In the forenoon of yesterday,
Monday, December IS, Mr. Mills met
the queen and Mr.. Carter at the
queens private residence, Washing
ton place, when the report of the in
terview held at the Legation the pre-
ceding Saturday was read over and
verified. After the close of Saturdays
interview, and the withdrawal of the
parties, Mr.. Carter returned to inquire
whether supplementary statement
by the queen would be received. He
informed me that he had held q con-
versation with her, few minutes af-
ter she left the Legation, and he be
lieved that on next Monday, this being
Saturday, she would desire another
interview. | tolu him that the object
OF the President "as to ascertain her
course of action in the event OF restor
alton. That the United States could
not dictate the policy of the queen if
restored, nor interfere in any way
with the domestic affairs of her king
dom. a certain state or condition Of
affairs existed on January Il, 1898, |
which was overthrown by our unlaw-
full Intervention. If the President, |
within constitutional limitations, |
could remedy this wrong, he was will |
ing to do so, and to this extent only, |
and under these circumstances only, |
he inquired as to the future policy of |
the queen. Whatever she determined |
upon, however, must be her voluntary |
act.
With this explanation, L consented |
to receive further communications
from the queen.
Accordingly, upon learning that the
interview had been verified,
1 went to Washington place, where
the interview occurred, report of
which / enclose.
Very respectfully,
ALBERT S. WILLIS.
Confidential, No. s.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, !
HoSoLULU, Dec. 5, 1898. !
To the Hon. w. @. GRESHAM, Secre-
tary of State, Washington, ID. G.
SIR:-On November 9th the Brit
ish warship Champion arrived, Capt.
Rookie, commanding. He has about
80 men. On reaching here a tele-
graphic order was handed him which
will detain him until the difficulties
here are settled.
On Saturday, December "a, the
Japanese cruiser NanIwa Kan, Capt.
Togo, commanding, arr,Nun. s,i.s s.isi
also remain here untii - settlement
ON Friday, November 9th your
lcttorapprarcf in the iiouolalu papers
and created great sensation. Crowds
were gathered AZ ali points on the
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