The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-16
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willis Gets the Infsrmasssn He Asked
From the Hswaaisn rasriet-
EAs FRAscrsco, Feb. ia-Advices ar
rived TO-DAY from Honolulu 70 February s.
via the steamer Alameda President
Dole's answer 20 Minister Willis. giving
the specifications regarding the formers
letter OF December n. which were asked
for By Willis, hes been Published Ex-
planning his previous statement that the
United states policy was responsible Tor
the maintenance Of the provisional forces
and that the state Of alarm which existed
throughout Hawaii was due 20 the fail
ure Of the United States to advise the
Hawaiian government Of its intended ac-
ton. Pr esident Dole says:
'-on December Is the United States dis
patch boat Corwin arrived IN HcncIulu
from San Francisco bringing dispatches TO
yourself. No mail Was allowed 20 be
brought BY her, but the press Of Honolulu
obtained from persons on board and pub
lished extracts of President Cieyelsnd's
message. But for such accidental infor-
nation nothing would have been known
of the purpert of said message until De-
cember p Up 20 the time Of the arrival
Of the Corwin the United States naval
officers in port were in the habit
OF coming ashore in civillan dress;
the crews received the usual liberty on
shore, and no unusual variike prepara-
tions were visible on board. Immediately
upon arrival Of the Corwin the liberty OF
the crews was stopped and also that OF
most OF the officers. and those who came
ashore were in uniform. Stacked rides
and cartridge belts filed with ball cart
ridges and knapsacks packed for inmedi-
ate use were conspicuous on the decks OF
the United States warships. The officers
who were seen said they were ready to
land at moments notice. When asked
us the reply of the officers OF the Philadei-
phia was that no one on board knew what
their orders would be until recsived. In
formation came from royalisis in constant
communication with You that restoration
of the queen was certain and that the
United States would use force If necessary
to accomplish this
In explaining Why he accused the United
States government of unfriendiiness Pres
ident Dole cited the fact that Willis had
refused to forward Honolulu advicss by
the Corwin, and closed by saying:
IL can not but believe that the attitude
OF the United States toward Hawaii has
arisen through misunderstanding of facts
mutual Misrepresentation OF the motives
and intentions which will, trust, at an
early day be cleared away"
Minister Willis replied to President
Dole's letter on the Sd in an extremely
friendly manner. seeking to show that the
preparations taken on board the ships
were solely TO prevent disorder. On the
arrival Of the China on the 9Th IL was
rumored that Willis had received instruc-
tions to demand the withdrawal of Dole's
charge. but there was no sign that such
was the case up to the time the Alameda
left
Sickness among the military has for the
second time caused ripple of excitement
to pass over Honolulu. The excitement
in both cases has been duo to a suspicion
of foul play. In the first instance care
full chemical analysis failed to disclose the
presence OF any poison, and. while this
was not conclusive of its absence, yet of
course 1t tended that way. At tho same
time prudence requires that searching
investigation should be made, 30 that the
probabilities on the subject can be ration
ally estimated.
julius A. Palmer, representing the Bos-
| ton Transcript, is expressing the opinion
that the United States has no use for the
islands, and that the best thing for the
ish.
7. III. Davies. who is stated to have i'm
sti.uted the raising of small army in
Vancouver for the aid of the ex-queen,
has denied to the attorney general that he
had anything to do with the matter.
J. 0. Carter has been removed from his
position as the head of Brewer d Co. This
has caused Q sensation. Mr.. Carter has
been in sympathy with Willis. 1t IL under
stood. and has co-operated with him for
the restoration OF Liliuokalani. This led
to his removal.
At a meeting Of the Annexation Club on
the 80 instant the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved. That il is the opinion of the
officers aud executive committee that q
representative form OF government should
be established as soon as practicable after
IL is ascertaincd that the present congress
will take no definite action toward annex
ation."