Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1894-01-07
HAS FLOWN TO ARMS
MIaistss Wins Has Caused I
cnsis AZ Honolulu.
DOLE ASKED TO STEP DOWN


Wxsa1zt.roS. Jan- &-Thsrs y euoA
rs1scn for bsiissieg that the sssee -
p4rtusnt erred yesterday u dscisring
ths sezaticnai prsss dispatsh fron
Honolniu fzlss. Thsrs y - toebt tAas
q The tine the dapariuent dsenasd u
f1lzs Ihs re4.oa for mskinx - sk>ong
q declzrztloa v1s 70 eosddsncs h Min
ister Villa Sincs thea ooIciai de
patches btoaeht by the euttss Corvin
from Ninis<sr Villa hass ben rs-
ceissd They are not. Il = undssstood,
- clear ~ h desirsd. but from then =
gathered that ths department has lad
to mach conddsncs in Villa 10
say that iss practical confirmation oy
the dispatches rscsised from Willis last
nlght h4s asfcnished the s<isfs depart-
uent is hzrdly adequate. The dspert.
Dens u amazed Nothing ct The kind
xss. % the authority sayA expected -
Vas nof theughf that Willis would DO
anythlnx II sesms however. that he
has sotained from the queen . promiss
cf amnesty 20 the proyislonallsis and
has sf,icisi.y acquainted tha provisional
goserBnent wifh this governments
position. When the corwin LETT it is
understood that Willis was a. aitiug the
prosisionai governments reply. That
reply - expected BY the next steamer.
Ii IL not expected that the reply viii b
favoratle or that the news 20 date will
shos any material change In the sltaa-
ton.
Are Bitter Against WiiIi<
The feeIing in administration circles
u very bitter toward Willis today. One
Official very near 20 the president. In
eommenfipg en the situation. said:
IL looks very much a. II Willie had
gone over To the provisional goverpmen
tody. boots aud breeche4 dont want
70 hint AZ corruption l merely think
that Willis has lacked the nerve for the
Jon tie - a dreamer and 10 weak He
likes the refinemcnts of lie. and have
20 doubt the proyIsionaiists have made
tni0gs very pleasant for him. Willis
WAS recommended a. q man Of executive
ability and unshakable. Ii looks ~ IL
he had proved himself the opposite. 1t
h a great fnisfortune for the administra-
tiUn that Willis Was appointed Tie vas
recommended by Carlisle. who b some
thinz cf dreamer himself. Willis has
certainly snarled things up beautifully.
lt will take an expert 70 unravei them" !"
lie Askes Doe 60 Surrender.
While Secretary Gresham still de-
elines % say anything on the subject Of
the Auckland dispatches story was
widely circulated about the capitol lafs
this aftafropn. for which members Of
fhs foreign affairs committee were given
~ snthorlty. that the reply made by the
queen IN rsisctisx the offer ot the
United States which was FIRST trans
nitfed to this county by Mr.. Willis.
vas an infprtnsI verbal reply. and that
later she scnt 10 Mr- Mills q formal
written ccmmunication acceptipg
ths proposition first made by
Eillis. and that. in view Of thia
Mr. Willie acted upen HE orig
lnal instructions and made q formal de-
nand upon President Dole To surreuder
me government Of Hawai- % Liliouka-
lanL
The Upitsd States steamship Mohi-
can. preparing for sea at Mare Island.
California. xlli not be sent 20 Honolulu
20 relieve Dr support the ships there.
This much is learned from an authori-
tstiss source today The Aohican Was
ordered b prepare for sea SIMPLY TO
have her ready for an energeecy. AS
no ncfe-nitt etitts fof scIttL< ucr ou
any dasy she will remain at Mare Island
tn reserve until such necessity arises
what Wills Via. RAISED
New YpRk. Jan. GA Washington
special - the Evening sun says:
Wits has gone ahead and raised HI
1his MAS ths undipiomatic but ex-
prees.se exclamation ~ prominent al
mIBistrasion oificial today ia connection
vifh the latest news fron Hawaii Sec
rctary Gresham has received dispatch
from Honolulu which practically con
firms the report which reached here
Thursday night via Auckland that WI.
lis bad demanded the resignation 70 the
ps0stssoual government Several mem.
bers q chngress called at the state de
paftu,ent. and u - Understood that Sec
rss4ry Gresham confirmed to them the
ioiormstiaa that Minister Willis had
proccetied 10 carry out HE instruetions