The record-union., 1894-01-10
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
The State Department Has No
Later News.
BLOUNT DECLINES TO DISCUSS THE
SITUATION.
President Cleveland and Secretary
Gresham Said to be Greatly Wor-
ried Over the Condition of Affairs
The Dispatches Cause Excitement
and No Little Indignation Among
Members OF Congress.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

w ASH1NGION, Jdus 3.-Otuull6 uGWo
from Hawaii by the Warrimoo. pub
lished this morning. brought a flood of
inquiries into the State Department.
Secretary Gresham, III speaking this
morning of the news brought by the
Associated Press from Honolulu by the
steamer Warrimoo, repeated the state
ment made last night that he was with
out news of the condition Of affairs and
happenings in Hawaii save as he gath
cred it from newspapers. The Secretary
said that he was waiting for advices
which were coming by mail.
James L. Blount, eX-Commissioner to
Hawaii, who called at the department,
declined to discuss the news from Homo
lulu or talk on the Hawaiian question at
ALL Later BlOunt went to the House of
Representatives and mingled among his
old associates before appearing before the
Senate Committee of Inquiry. He chatted
on Hawaiian affairs with Representatives
Waite, Tarsney and others, but confined
his views 70 interesting descriptive
features of his trip to Hawaii, and had
nothing to say on the merits Of the case
or the situation al the present time
In response TO question, Blount told
of his visits to the exQueen. His first
visit lasted only five minutes, and the
Queen had little to say, apparently de7
string him to do all the talking and evi-
IDENTIFY not having a clear idea of the situ
alton of affairs at that time. BlOunt said
among the people there was good opin-
ion OF the Queen, and the sensational
stories concerning her found little Gre
dence.
To one OF the congressman who asked
Blount if he attached much significance
to the rumor that British forces had been
landed at Honolulu for the ostensible
purpose of protecting British interests,
he said it was probably for the sole pur-
pose of protection.
Some members referred to Blount's re-
port whereupon it's author said he had
been compelled to make IL much longer
than he wished. There was a very gen.
eral desire among the people at Honolulu
to say something on the subject aud they
made constant applications to be heard,
SO that much was necessary In avoiding
proliX statements and cumulative evil
dence.
Mr.. Blount, asked for a statement on
the present situation, said: 81 have moth
ing TO add to my report, and, in fact, |
have no information whatever on the
condition Of affairs since l left the islands
and my report closed"
l. TALK L. I1dSLlHBS, 11dWdllaH Cndrg6
d. Atfaires, also called ut the State Depart
ment this morning, but did not see the
Secretary. The legation had received no
word from the WarriInOO this morning,
but confidently expected telegram. The
relations between the legation and the
State Department remain undisturbed in
any particular.
At the White House this morning there
was evidence of special activity in the
ut a qrIn nd flnr
is expected that another special mes
sage will go to Congress in very short
time.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was longer
than usual, and was undoubtedly largely
devoted to the Hawaiian question. A
surprise was furnished in the Hawaiian
matter by the action of the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs this morning,
which voted unanimously to favorably
report Boutelle's resolution to the House.
This resolution is an irOnclad one, calling
upon the Secretary of the Navy to inform
the House by what authority the instruc-
tions were issued placing the naval forces
under orders of Minister Blount, and to
furnish copies of all orders or sugges-
tions issued by himself or any officer of
the navy since March 4, 1893, concerning
the naval forces at the Hawaiian Islands.
An amendment was made changing the
date to March 4, 1892, so that the opera
tiops Of the navy III Hawaii under the
Harrison Administration would be in
Guided.
The Secretary of the Navy is instructed
to furnish Information. and is given no
option to withhold documents which he
might consider secret, or the publicity OF
which at this time might be regarded as
contrary to public policy. Chairman
Cummings of the Naval Committee will
report the BOutelle resolution to the
House Immediately, but says it cannot
be considered until debate on the Wilson
bill is finished.
The subcommittee of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, which is
charged with the Hawaiian investigation,
met this morning and proceeded promptly
to business. Lieutenant Lucien Young
was the principal witness examined, and
like all the others before him. was
pledged to secrecy. Lieutenant Moore,
the executive officer and photographer OF
the Boston, followed Lieutenant Young.
Both Lieutenants, it is understood, sus-
tanned Captain Wiltse in ali the essential
particulars concerning Hawaiian affairs
in which the Boston and its officers and
men took part. During the session of the
committee Blount sent in his card and
was promptly admitted, bnt remained
only a short time. Blount said Friday at
10 o'clock was the time set for him to ap-
pear.
FROM AN ENGLISH STANDPOINT.
LONDON, Jan. 9.-The Times. COM
menting on the Hawaiian advices via
Victoria last night, says: That the Pro-
visional Government is well advised in
assuming an attitude OF defiance toward
the President OF the United States may,
indeed, be doubted. Although it has
been rumored that he will accept COM
promise, Cleveland has shown he has a
stiff back, and thinks his countrymen
admire ii, and it is quite possible that in
the long run he may show himself as de-
termined in the Hawaiian policy as he
was upon the silver question. Indeed, it
is difficult to lend credit TO the statement
that the United States means to recognize
the Provisional Government, yet it must
be owned that the conduct of the ex-
Queen has been so -lnprovident as to
afford the American executive an op-
portunity of Withdrawing the offer he
had made her. American politicians
may argue that in the face of her dilatory-
ness the Presidents offer no longer holds
good. Technically this is true, but will
such pettifogging commend itself to the
Judgment of Americans. The moral
grounds on which the offer was made
cannot have vanished altogether, even
in the stress of American politics, in less
than month.
CLEVELAND AND GRESHAM WORRIED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-Cleveland and
Gresham are greatly worried over the
condition of affairs in Hawaii. Gresham
still insists that he has received no OFF,
cial advice of Minister Willis demand
and President Dole's refusal to comply.
Gresham says that he viii not make any
further statement until he receives by