New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11
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ALL HAWAII SHUDDERED.
WHAT THE ISLANDERS THINK NOW OF
THE COLD-BLOODED EX-QUEEN.
RoYArIsrs AND ANNExAT1oNIsTs SHOCKED BY
HER PROPOSITION TO BEHEAD THE LEAD
ERs OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERN
MENr-LATEsT NEWS FROM
ffiE ISLANDS.

Frs OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERN
MENr-LArEsT NEWS FROM
ffIE ISLANDS.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRBrSr1
Honolulu, Feb 3-The Canadian-Austrailan
liner Warrimoo arrived here on January 20 nine
days from Victoria. and brought the long-delayeu
dispatch No of Minister Wills. Inc ma
waan Star" issued an extra about noon. H'"
dreds gathered around the publication once ana
awaitod NTH the keenest interest the appear
ance Of the extra A bulletin board announcing
the salient points of the document having peen
nIaced in front OF "The Star office Few hours
before the appearance Of the extra ediuon Gre
ated considerable excitement AhneN"'loi's'S
and Royalists alike after reading the s'ai''ins
announcement could be seen freely circuia'i's
among their friends discussing the contents VI
the dispatch The special edition ol seNei"i
.housard comics was soon exhausted, so great
u,os tho interest manifested. More excitement
ax,sted over the receipt OF this communication
! than has been apparent since the stirrlng Incl
dents Of December 49, when It was thought 'he
| ,, ,or,ros would be landed to restore
| the monarchy.
| Tho cold- -hlooded and atrocious proposal of the
! avOuoe, 10 behead the annexationists was
| discussad with bated breath. Even the Royal
! ,s,s ,rere surprised at the vicousness displayed
| nv the ex-Quecn, and her action was Se'eies
criticised and vigorously condemned on all S'ueS
and bv all persons portion or the foyai'S'
nress purposely omitted comment on the eN
Queens Infamous proposal
| Th.odore II. Davis is Of the most disap-
pointed and dsgruntled individuals IN 'his c'u"-
| try to-day He is vexed that the eN-@uee"
| failed to grasp the greatness "i Her OPP" ''
| and declares that one can reau "I'"o"' d"
| .hudder the words which the ex-Queen USED u
| the American Minister. IT,,
| In a recent communication to the noS"'S'
nress Mr.. Davies makes use OF the ioi'o"ihs
significant statement touching the cause OF 'he
| late revolution: , .o.
constitutional oath. and therepy aosoNeu e'''
40. uho held by the constitution from personal
allegiance 10 her
rn,s rather startling announcement. coming
from person who has been repeatedly s'a'"s
| H. r,rh,aousness Of the ex-Queen's cause. has
| caused a sensation. President Doe' III d o'''
,oro,ce with members Of the Committee o'
| Safety made use Of the same expression upon
which was based the authority for the establish
-, ., nro,-isonal form of government
Members of the Royalist party continue to De
|
,r,, a ,,ember Of the Senate Committee on For
eion Affairs that the policy advocated by Presi'
dan, Cleveland will be inlorsed by the com
r,r,ee oven to the extent of restoring the eX
o,aen nv force This opinion Is based on tnf
fact that there are enough Democrats and dis'
pruntled Republicans in the Senate 10 secure
the adoption OF a report favorable TO the restora
,ion Of the monarchy. The general oplnlof
the islands. however among all except strons
| RovAlists Is that the Queei's cause was knee
by this interview with Wills. Even some o.
her former friends have shown GOODNESS toward
her since this revelation Of her savage nature
The American Consul Mills made the fooliss
excuse for not attending the celebration of lnde
pendence Day that the invitation had been mis-
! laid This reply brought forth Il storm OF al
verse comment from the local press. Ther'
is strong agitation for the recall Of Mills amon'
party organizations and the American colony
II is safe To- say that bat for the peculiar status
Of political affairs the Provisional Govern
ment would have asked ere this the Americai
Government to recall Mills. Minister Wills
action In refusing TO attend the celebration
| seems 10 have been one Of the most pecuIla
Diplomatic stands ever taken. and In no sens
consistent with general usage
For some time the local press have been ag!
|. |
, ers for the sugar plantations instead Of import
, ing additional Chinese Owing 10 the dissatis
. faction EXPRESSED by n number OF the supporter
~ the Government and the different party OF
gapizations against the further importation q
Chinese the question Of securing Portuguese In
stead has been decided upon by the Planters
: Labor and Supply Company Agents are booke
, 10 sail by the first outgoing steamer u IN
/ coast 10 enlist all idle Portuguese in Caifornl
, and along the Pacific Coast Information ha
been received that there are several hundred q
these laborers out of work in California alone
some Of them being In want Nearly all OF thes
were formerly employed in cane fields and thor
: oughly understand that class OF labor and ar
anxious 10 secure their old places. The agent
expect to secure couple Of thousand or NOR
Portuguese and these Will be brought IroI
4 the coast at once. 80 ,,,,.
: OF reducing It's paid military forces. The pla
| contemplates the massing OF all troops IN th
Executive Building with special guard detaie
for night duty at the Court House. Such
:. course would reduce the monthly expenditure 10
military purposes some $1,000. According to IA
official list the Government has only l34 me
=, | under pay as regulars while the volunteer force
| exceed 1.20O.
: Among the passengers by the Australia wer
l H. Verleys and wife. VI. Nerleys goes to Hon'
D | lulu To assume the long vacant post OF Frenc
o Commissioners and brought with him letters
a Iiliuokalani's Government. When he was mad
, | acquainted with the existing state of affairs
Z was surprised and Inundated. 1t Is learned thi
@ NJ Verleys had been waiting nearly year
& | Paris under salary and left there for Honolul
~ at upon the receipt by the French Foreis
Office Of an official telegram from Washingto
announcing that the ex-Queen had bee
restored According TO Nj. Nerleys, ina
information had been received In Par
q | on December 29 If this statement is true. II
d | significant and tends to corroborate the gene
n | aIIy accepted fact that Mr. Cevelands actio
was based upon the presumption that the co
l., win would bring information Of the restorauo
Il of Liliuokalani, In accordance with his instru
4 tions to Willis on or before the date mentione
I. The Corwin did not arrive at San francisco uni
.t January g. and then did not bring the expectt
7; news The French Ambassador In Washngto
~ must have been told OF President Cleveland
intention to restore the monarchy In Hawa
ls Thi. information probably made know
I. to the French Ambassador on December 2S. thu
g being diplomtc day. What makes the ma
''s ter more iudicrous and inexplicable Is that J
y Var,eya has crossed two oceans and travellt
through the United States without becomir
aware Of the true state OF afrairs existing