Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-01-12
THE CORW|N RETURNS
From the Hawaiian
Islands.
The Seamen on the Cutter Re-
port a Big Row.

The revenue cutter COrwin has arrived AZ
san Francisco from Honolulu. She sent
boat to shore with dispatches for Washington
and then proceeded to Mare Island. 4 re-
porter in boat met the cutter of the fort and
endeavorcd to board her. but was repulsed.
His inquiries as to how things were going at
Honolulu were unanswered. All hands had
evidently received strictest inunctiOns IA to
silence on that point,
Only hint OF news at first was given, by
one of the crew who said. over the side, to
the reporter: "Therc is a big row On down
in Honolulu Afterwards in answer to
question, Captain Munger yelled back "The
queen had not been put back on the ,hronc
when we left, but IN" may he there now
From the appearance of the Corwin she
must have been pressed during til" ran, and
the chances are that il is not more than ten
days Since sh" left Honolulu. Her ,tarboard
coal bunkers were apparently empty, as she
had "a decided list to port.
At the navy yard the cutter will 90 out Of
commission and h" returned To the custom
hous" authorities. lh" Mohiran Is at Mare
Island fully rquppci and provisiou"d. II
more assistance i required at Honolulu. She
can be got ready and dispatched in an hour.
The greatest s"rrc~y is maintained, and
| many sensational rumur~ ar" ailuat. Moth.
Ing has been given out tn throw amy new
light on the puzzle. Nor" or less poItivc
statements that III" -tHtus quo In Honolulu
has been broken hv action ut Minister Willis,
and that news tu that effect was conveyed to
the state department ia III" di-pHt hes
brought hv the Corwiu ARE met
by equally positive statements than no
advice to that effect "muuatIug from any
reliable sources nrr at hand. In support Of
tn" probability ui the Hitrrth""rl. attention
is called to III" iull text ul Minister Willis,
latest dispatch, ~ included in tn. rnmplctcd
volume Of cores spundrurc Just aid hrforo
the House. a portion ut which only has been
published. This dispatch m IL entirety
rends n follows:
'HoNoLuIr. Doc. I. 1898.
"Undcr~and message. Had no r"mmuni-
cations from Washington. u. G.. either to
the uitrd Stut"- admiral pr tu.uI" since my
iour arrival. one British man-"t-wat
and one Japanese man-ui-wur are h"r'
Active dcfcnsiy" preparations for Soy
eral days; otherwi-" situation about the
same. The feeling intense, hu' hopr 10 pre-.
serve status ""til further instructed. Coy
ernm"nt last Wednesday in CURED ~ I" au-
thentiritv OF your published letter and lut"n.
tiono the President. | have declined to-
day to answer. Prompt actions desirable.
1t is pOnted oat her" a distinct an
nOuncement OF intention I" Vrrs"rv" the
status until further instructed II possible,
and il is urged that tn" Language OF tn"
Presidents messag" rr"rlnd"~ III" enter
tanning Of a supp"-Itiun that any further
instructions were sent to Mr. Willis after the
meeting Of Congress. authorizing him TO
break in upon the status unit, Congress had
declared its wishes in III" matter.
The rumor now t"lcgraphrd from San
Francisco that possibly one reason why no
communication il allowed with tn" Curwin
Is that Minister Willis may b" passenger on
board, in the character ot Il dismissed Amer
lean minister. was half j""narIy passed
around Washington. But there are,
Of course. numerous rchsons for re-
garding this story ms highly improha-
| BILE, though the extraordinary precautions
| taken to prevent communication with the
| Corwin renders the widest rumo:- difficult
Of disproof. Aside from the rvtrrmr unlike
| lihood that the provisional government
| would attcmpt such an extreme measure
| in the case of minister whose course thus
has certainly resulted largely to their ad-
vantage, and who. in his dispatches, cX-
| presses so high an opinion of the members
| Of that government and the further un-
likelihood that Mr.. Willis. even il dis
| missed. would take rcfuG" on revenue
| cutter when there were two United states
! men-of-war in the harhor. and that j" would
| remain sulkinS in hiding on board a'rv"nut
| cutter in San Francisco harbOr. VI. WINS
| open telegram to Secretary CHrlisl" ~ '"gard
| to the Louisville city claim, clearly shows tha'
! he is still in Honolulu and expects t. IemhiI
! there. The Sau Francisco story is accepted
! at Washington rs an able effort OF the lmaSl-
nation. and nothing more.