The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-10

CleveIand's Will Is Law and That Dem
ocrats VIII Prevail for Twenty Years
Naval Officers Not Anxious to Make
War on Americans.
advices brought by steamer Warrimoo
from Honolulu state that when Capt.
Rookie of H S. Champion announced
his intention of landing fifty men, in
anticipation of an attempt to restore the
Queen by American forces, he also re-
marked that he knew much more than
Admiral Irwin of what was to be done.
Captain Rookie probably obtained much
of his information before he sailed from
Esquimault.
On the evening of the 10th of Deem
Der, Attorney General Smith visited
Minister Willis for an informal interview,
during which Mr.. Willis said to Mr..
Smith:
"What, are you to resist the wishes of
the United States? Either of these
japanese or British ships could crush
you. II they assumed d hostile attitude,
you would be compelled to apply for our
protection"
L.
ment could wait for a Repu blican adj
ministration to grant annexation.
Willis declared that the Democratic
party was assured of twenty years of
power, and thut the will of President
Cleveland would prevail.
Except in these informal interviews,
sought by members of the government,
Willis had made no communication to
them whatever since he presented his
credentials
Sunday, the 18th, passed quietly. The
18th opened amid great and general ex-
citement of all parties. 1t was given out
by the royalists that the Queen would be
restored that morning. British troops
were to land early, but did not. Ameri-
can officers and men were refused shore
leave. Prisoners who came out daily at
early morning to labor upon the roads
were kept within their prison walls.
From to 10 a. m.,, the wharves were
crowded with natives and others who
were expecting the forces OF the Phila-
delphia and Adams to be landed. Mean
| while Captains Nelson and Barker Of the
ships, drove up to Nunana Palace be-
tween 8 and 10 a. M, with Mr.. Willis, re-
lsturning att p. M, and expressing surprise
at the expectations of the natives. At
| $50 German Consul Glade visited MIR.
Willis and importuned him to say some
thing which would allay the extreme
tension of the public mind. Mr.. Willis
declared that the existing fears were
without foundation. There would be no
trouble. He was laboring night and day
and was progressing towards satisfac-
tory result, happy for all parties. The
| which would allay fear. namely, that he
| would not employ force to restore the
| Queen. At Mr.. Glade's importantly, he
named forty eight hours as the shortest
time in which a conclusion could be
arrived at.
| Other leading men visited the minister
| during the day to set before him the
distressing effect of the disquiet upon ali
business. also the daily increasing danger
to plantations manned chiefly by igno-
rant Asiatics who were acquiring the be-
| lief that the government was paralyzed
! by the minister's course OF action.
The Corwin had arranged to sail on the
night of the 18th, but was detained.
| Strenuous efforts were made by the
various correspondents to smuggle des-
patches by her. On the goth, every officer
was pun upon his honor and compelled
| to return to the writer's every letter
eptfu sJed TO him. An iron clad EN- bar
go was laid upon all transmissions OF
papers and letters by the Corwin.
On the 21st, the general impressions
| were that no actual force would be. en-
DlOJcA clO lAluloUCI,s Duu OuaU liz
would continue to keep up menace of
| it in order to wear, out the patience of the
| people and reduce them to submission.
| The naval officers were understood to be
united in sentiment at the abhorr emf
| task of making war upon Americans
which seemed about to be forced upor
them, especially as this would crafty
the British royalists, who seemed to bt
| in Williss confidence, while Admira
Irwin was not. The admiral is believed
| to have the some sentiment.
| It is further stated that the naval
officers have agreed that if the admira
issues any order which is unlawful OF
derogatory to the United States, they
will demand it to be made in writing
and will then sign ioinU protest agains
such order, SO as to free themselves from
blame. Should the admiral then persis
in his order they will execute it.
| The Portuguese consul, Mr.. Canavarro,
visited Mr.. Willis on the goth saying thai
| he represented the largest element o.
| the white population and asking him tha
! he might be informed in confidence
/ what action was.intended. The minister
turned sharply upon him with the reply
| that he had not informed even his owl
! admiral.
The Corwin sailed early the 24th, al
| soon dis the reply of President Dole tx
| Minister Willis's demand was received.
The text of the reply is kept secret fol-