St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-08

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went on reef at Honolulu, is expected
to arrive here at any hour, and close
watch is being kept for her. The Mi
owera is coming here for repairs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE atti-
tude of Capt. Munger, of the revenue
cutter Corwin, toward the representa-
tlyes of the press and public in general
is without precedent in this port From
the moment the Corwin arrived the
men on board have been as inaccessible
as If they were in mid-ocean, save for
the brief interview that a reporter had
with Capt. Munger yesterday evening,
when the captain went ashore in his
gig to mail packet of letters. The
captain saw fit to go ashore with the
letters himself rather than trust mes
senger, who might let some iota of news
drop by accident or otherwise. under
reportorial pressure. 1t was when on
shore this time for very few minutes
that the Corwin's captain talked with a
reporter and verified the correctness of
the Auckland cablegram to the Asso-
ciated Press. He also stated that the
Corwin left Honolulu Dec. "a. The re-
porter quotes Capt. Munger as follows:
THE ONLY ADMISSION.
81 can tell you no more than came in
that Auckland dispatch. 1t Is no pleas
ure for me to hold news or Information
from the people. but then you must re-
member that | am poWerless in the
matter myself. Even if | knew the
contents of the secret dispatches, as an
officer and gentleman l could not reveal
them without permission. Here | am
within twenty minutes of my home and
cannot get away. It's no pleasure, l
assure you, but will have to stay here
for three or four days OF maybe a
week."
When asked directly whether any
revolution had occurred at Honolulu,
and whether the provisional govern
ment was still In power, Capt. Munger
would only reiterate his statement that
he could say no more than was con-
tanned in the Auckland dispatch. The
cutter is still lying about a mile out
from San Quentin penitentiary, and
over ten miles from this city. So far as
getting any news from her she might as
we'll be in Behring sea. No one is
allowed on board, and not one of her
crew has been allowed over the side of
the vessel. Since her arrival the cutter
has been
BESIEGED BY REPORTERS
in Whitehall boats, but all along the ap-
proach of small boat has been the
signal for one of the cutters officers to
appear on deck, when sailors would be
ordered from the rail and cautioned to
maintain silence. Once the officers
were caught unawares, and a seaman
started to talk. A reporter asked him
the latest news from Honolulu.
"Hell's a-popping down there" was
the decidedly expressive reply of the
sailor, but he was allowed to say no
mere. for an officer appeared and ordered
him below. Just what this strange
silence means no one here seems to
comprehend. People here generally
believe that there have been stirring
times i'll Honolulu. The unheard-of
secrecy on board the Corwin, despite
the eagerness of the sailors to talk,
would seem to indicate that the sailors
have an interesting story to tell, if the
men were only allowed a ghost of a
chance to ventilate their information.
San Francisco papers are bristling with
severe criticism of the authorities
responsible for the suppression of the
news that the Corwin's men might
make public.
The Chronicle (Republican) pointedly
asks: "Why does President Cleveland
insist on yelling the Hawaiian situation
in profound mystery? Why should
the commander of the revenue cutter
Corwin decline to inform the press Of
the United States of the facts as they
existed when he left Honolulu? So
long as the negotiations,
PURELY DIPLOMATIC,
are pending, it is easy to understand
that matters of detail may be properly
held in reserve, but when it comes to
statement of actually existing condition
of affairs, secrecy is very much out of
place. Where is there any need for all
this mystery and concealment? What
interest can Mr.. Cleveland have in
Hawaii in which the people of the
United States do not share?'
The Examin er Democratic says: III
the Hawaiian republic were situated in
a cave of which Mr.. Cleveland hello the
only kew, we could understand the Curl
Gus performances OF the CorWin since
her arrival in port. News from the isl
ahds, being unpleasant hanumllat