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BUSTLE AT THE MAYNARD.
Mysterious Reports and Hurried
Significant Preparations.

VALLEJO, Jan. 6.-FrOm early dawn
this morning until this evening excitement
and anxiety Teigned supreme at the Mare
Island Navy-yard. During the entire day
orderlies and messengers we're hurrying to
and fro from the headquarters of the
various departments conveying orders and
communications. while wearers of gold
embroidered shoulder-straps stood in
groups, seriously discussing the myste :
rious advent of the United States
steamer Thomas COrwin. The arrival
arrival of the San Francisco papers caused
a general concentration OF the naval per-
sonnel at the navy-yard landing, each in
dividual eager 10 procure the first paper to
announce the news. During the day sew
eral important messages were received
from Washington by Captain Glass, who
is acting cOmmandant. Captain HOwison
being confined to his quarters a victim of la
grippe.
One Of the dispatches received was in
cipher and unusually lengthy. The
heads and chiefs of departments received
kilograms during the day, as did also
Commander c. Z. Clark of the Mohican.
On the various ships about the navy-yard
and alongside the quay-wau the sailors
and workmen were on the rush. evil
dencing unusual activity. while executive
officers and foremen were impatient lest
some detail be forgotten or overlooked.
During the day the Associated Press cor
respondent sought an interview with Com
mandant Howison, but was Informed by
the orderly on duty that the commandant
was too i'll to see any one.
Early this morning orders were given
that steam be got up on the Mohican and
the fires banked. Other orders were given
at the same time. and in a few moments
the Mohican's rigging was alive with fleet
footed bluejackets, who flew about the
maze of ropesin response to the ppiDgs of
the boatswain's whistle. By noon steam
was up, the machinery tested and the
canvas steaming covers were enveloping
the masts and yards and the ship was re-
ported ready to steam from the navy-yard
a visit on board the Mohican showed
everything in readiness.
Executive officer Wadham was inter-
viewed and said if the Mohican was
needed to go to the islands she could sail
in ten minutes. Said theiexecutive: = 1--WE
are provisiOned for one year and a half
and have an ole supply of coal in the
bunkers to reach The islands. AS the cur
rents and winds in the Pacific are now it
is more than probable we could reach
Hawaii in ten days"
"If additional re-enforcements were re-
quired how many marines could the Mo-
hican carry?"
''lt is safe to say she could by a
little crowding give passage to $50, which
with our own crew. would make a force
of 275."
Other officers were interviewed regard
Ing the reticen nee of the State and Navy
departments in making known the facts of
the Hawaiian situation and it was generally
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GRESHAM DISTURBED.
A Belief That the Auckland Advices
Were Confirmed.

New YORK. Jan. GA special TO the
World from Washington says: The i'm
preston that the news brought bv the
Corwin yesterday was an official confirma-
tion of the Auckland press dispatches,
stating that Minister Willis had demanded
the surrender of the Provisional Govern
ment as a result of the Queens willing
ness 10 grant amnesty, has been greatly
strengthened to-day.
One Offical close IN Secretary Gresham
said: "SuppOse the Minister upon receiv-
ing notification from the Queen that she
WAS willing TO fulfill the conditions pre-
scribed for her restoration informed the
Provisional Government of the desire of
the United States to see her restored to
her throne, does that make any real differ
ence in the situation here, providing the
Provisional Government has not acceded
to the request?
The newspapers are making 8 great
deal of fuss over what Is likely to prove a
small affair"
That Secretary Gresham Is greatly dis
turbed by the news from Honolulu was
clear to those who talked with him today.
He went over to the White House last
night after dispatches from Willis were
received and remained until after 9 o'clock
this morning. Shortly before u oon to o-day
he again called upon the President and
spent several hours discussing the latest
development of the affair.
It was stated later by gentleman who
had a short conference with the President
that the press dispatches from Auckland
were practically confirmed by Willis tele-
gram.
There is some difficulty about adjusting
dates of the different dispatches from Ha-
wall, but the State Department doubts the
report of a renewal of the efforts at restora-
ton. 1t has been Gresham's opinion for
some days that Willis knew before the
events just reported could have occurred
that the administration had submitted the
Hawaiian matter to Congress, and pend
ing action upon it in that body no further
attempt would be made at restoration.
The Minister'S communications to the
Slate Department are nearly 1900 words in
length, and there is little doubt that thew
contain full advices. and that the state
ment made yesterday that the departmen q {
would wait until Wednesday for full re-
port by mail was simply subterfuge to
gain time. Secretary Herbert stated to-
day that the Mohican bad not been ordered
to Honolulu. and that there was no pres
ent purpose of sending her there. exec pt
70 relieve the Adams, which will probably
return to the United States later in the
season.
To-day Senator Hill said: "If tlis
latest news is confirmed or is not denied
by Monday Hawaii is likely to displace the
Federal elections bill in the Senate next
week."
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VERY DISCREET.
The Administrator Relies Upon Min
iSter Willis.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The Times Wash
ington special says: All the afternoon
newspapers report that there was much
excitement to-day at the State Department
over the news received from Honolulu by
the COrwln. The excitement was all in
the newspapers. As accurately as can be
ascertained the facts are just these: The
Corwin did bring dispatches for Secretary
Gresham. They were probably full re-
ports of all that has taken place since Min
ister Willis was last heard from.
If anything startling had occurred il
may be assumed that Willis would have
embodied the information in dispatch
long enough to cover the matter and make
request to the captain of he Corwin to
send brief dispatch forward at once
when he arrived at San Francisco.
If this should be the case the de-
partment dispatches will not arrive until
about Wednesday of next week, and the
administration will not be prepared to
make any authoritative denial until that
day of the Auckland dispatch reporting
that Minister Willis had been assured by
the Queen that she would accept the condi-
tions of restoration proposed to her in
Willis instructions.
While it is possible that Queen LiliuO-
kalani may have decided to accept the con-
ditions proposed by the President, the
administration is serenely confident that
if she did. and Willis then announced to
President Dole that the United States
would be prepared to recognize her if the
Provisional Government would consent &c
a restoration Of the constitution Of 1887, il
is not believed to be even possible that
Minister Willis proceeded further.
AT all events, there is no anxiety about
what he has done. Entire reliance is
placed upon his discretion. and it is GER
tain that he has not permitted any force
to be used or any exhibition made OF
United States troops that would be re.
garded as menace to provoke an out
break or bloodshed as a result of a conflict
between the Provisi onal Government and
the adherents OF the Queen. If there is
any ground for anxiety about what nav
happen or has happened in Honolulu il
does not arise from concern about Will:
or his understanding of Instructions.
just now there is some reason TO believe
that there are men in Honolulu, ant
among the advocates of annexation, who
would not hesitate, if opportunity could
be found, for causing bloodshed that could
be attributed to the Intervention of the
United States, to arrange plan by which
killing could be done and charged up tC
the account of the opponents OF the Pro.
visonal Government. The annexation
crowd here, chagrined since the failure
Of the scheme of annexation, have hoped
for an outbreak in Hawaii and for the use
of force and they will be disappointed in
the matter should it be ssettled wIthou,
harm to any one.
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NOT TO INTERFERE
The American Policy i'm
Brazil.
THAT MUCH is SETTLED.
Further AdviceS Received From
Captain Picking.
HE HAS TAKEN CHARGE THERE.
Minister Thompson Practically Left
Out of the Consideration in
Diplomatic Sense.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The Trlbuns's
Washington correspondent says: Tels-
grams of importance relating to the Brazil
Ian situation are still frequently ex-
changed between CAPTAIN Picking and the
authorities here. Within the last few
days kilograms aggregating nearly 1000
words in cipher have been received
from Captain Picking. and early
this morning a cipher telegram of
250 words, which amounted to 1000
when translated into English, reached
Secretary Herbert from Picking In this
message Captain Picking gave a detailed
account of the present situation at Rio.
He described accurately the strength of
the forces of the Government and OF the
insurgents. the recent successes and losses
of each, and gave his opinion as to the
probable outcome of the difficulties.
Detailed information as to Picking's ad-
vices are withheld from the public. There
is no doubt, however, that Picking asks in
his last message for further instructions
as TO his policy and movements. Secretary
Herbert said this afternoon that he had
received additional important advices
from Picking, but he was not at liberty to
disclose their import.
Ou opNCldI uCCdolhuS GuIS dII0TO 000 S6c-
retaries Gresham and Herbert were in
consultation at the State Department on
the Brazilian question, and late this after
noon another long message from the Presi-
dent to Picking was put in cipher by the
attaches OF the bureau of navigation and
sent by wire to Rio. Although the contents
of this message, like that of all recent
adVices to and from Rio de Janeiro.
are kept from the public, it is
known that the President impressed upon
Picking the Importance of observing strict
neutrality in all his actions with the con-
tending parties ID the Brazilian revolution
and of keeping aloof from any alliances
with other foreign naval and diplomatic
representatives at Rio. This message is
probably the result of the conference be-
tween Secretaries Gresham and Herbert
and Attorney-General Olney at the Navy
Department late yesterday afternoon.
1t was learned to-day that at that con-
ference the principal question discussed
was whether or not this country could con-
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val of the detailed report from Willis now
on its way to Washington by mail.
Senator Gray of Delaware. the recog-
nized spokesman of the administration in
the Senate as far as the Hawaiian question
is concerned. called upon Secretary Gres-
ham this morning and later hurried to the
Capitol, where he conferred with several
administration Democrats on the Foreign
Affairs Committee. The Senator, when
questioned on the subject of Hawaii. re-
Trained from confirming or denying the
latest reports from Honolulu, and with
some Irritation declared the press is en-
deavoring TO raise hubbub about moth
Ing. What If the Minister has carried out
his instructions ?" said the Senator.
There's nothing strange in that The
scope Of his instructions have been pre-
sented to Congress. and shows nothing
unreasonable was contemplated"
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abandoned his hesitation and plunged be-
| latedy aud inOpportunely into the
monarchial restoration project after its
authors here had gladly dropped it, adds
so comical a touch to the burlesqus played
by Gresham and the President in Hawaii
that the employment of any amount of
desperate mendacity to conceal the facts
seems almost pardoDabe.
The whole truth will come out, however,
as 1t did partly in December, under pres
sure from Congress and public opinion.
and if the popular judgment about the
Auckland report is confirmed by official
confessions there is apparently no depth of
discredit and contempt to which the ad-
ministratiOn's policy in Honolulu will not
sink. A more ridiculous and hopeless
botching diplomacy could not we'll be
found in the annals of any great nation
and the blame for such blundering will be
only too eagerly fixed upon the President
ana his Secrstary by Congress and public
opinion.
The vague news from Honolulu brought
by the Corwiu seems to point certainly at
some effort on Willis part at ousting the
Provisional Government and restoring the
Queen. And it is more than likely tha
this effort has taken the form of demand
upon President Dole and his colleagues to
relinquish their own authority aud reaccept
that Of the Queen. That the Provisional
Government declined absolutely and en-
phatically comply with this demand may
be taken for granted and the messages
brought back by the Corwin are u naturally
assumed to contain the substance of Willis
notice and of the Provisional Govern
ment's answer.
Having been Informed in Secretary
Gresham's dispatch that the President
cannot use force without the consent of
Congress-" Willis is now presumed to be in
the position of having no means to push
his demand for the Provisional Govern
menrs abdicatOn, and he is perhaps await
ing instructions" what to do next in the
opera bouffe programme in which he seems
TO play q rather uncertain and wavering
part.
The fact that the Corwin left Honolulu
after the arrival of the steamer from San
Francisco carrying Minister Thurston
must be taken into account in any guess
at the present situation in Hawaii. Thurs
toms arrival, fresh from Washington and
with full knowledge of the state of feeling
hclcs nOuius VI COulocs U6 ilhciJ 10 iTuS-
trate any hope that Willis might have of
obtaining the Provisional Governments
voluntary consent to abdicate. Thurston's 5
known determination to resist the Queens
restoration at all hazards would naturally
re-enfOrce any hesitation President Dole
and his colleagues might feel and put the
Hawaiian authorities on firm basis of re-
sistance, both in diplomatic and physical
sense.
Whatever Willis demand may have
been it is. therefore. considered unlikely
here that it was taken seriously by the
Provisional Government or that it had any
perceptible effect except to plunge the
Cleveland administration into more seri-
Gus difficulties with Congress and the
country than any it has yet encountered
in all its previous bluuderiDg handling of
the Hawaiian question.
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the Presidents proposals in a very differ
ent spirit from what it is now prepared TO
manifest. 1t is probable, when the latest
| correspondence comes to Congress, that it
VIII he accompanied by statement from
the administration practically disavow-
ing the proceedings of Willis outside his
instructions.
Inc Suns Washington special saws:
To-day President Cleveland and Secretary
Gresham. although they would not pub
Ilcly admit it, were compelled to say to
members of the Foreign Affairs Committee
OF the two houses who called upon them
that Minister Willis had actually called
upon the Provisional Government of
Hawaii In the name of the United States
to resign and make way for the restoration
ot Queen Lilioukalani, who had. upon re-
hectOn, consented TO be restored to her
throne.
Ihls information came to the State De-
partment this morning in long cipher dis
patch from Honolulu brought to San
Francisco by the revenue cutter Corwin.
Gresham feels very much humiliated by
the latest turn of affairs, and after long
conversation with the President at the
White House this morning he intimated to
several of his callers that Minister Willis
had placed the administration In most
embarrassing situation by proceeding with
out any authority.
This Intention to make Willis the scape-
goat Of the administration is based, it is
understood. upon the allegation that when
the Corwin sailed from San Francisco on
December 4 she carried definite instruc-
tons to Minister Willis to suspend further
proceedings until the administration
could obtain the cooperation OF Congress
III some plan of action. These instructions
to Willis, it is asserted at the department
to-day. are 80 clear and positive that it
was believed he would take no step on the
line OF the restoration policy after the ar
rival of the Corwin.
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HARDLY DIPLOMATIC.
ForcefuI Expression of the Opinion
of the Administration.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The Suns Wash
iugton special says: willis has gone
ahead and raised hell" This was the un-
diplomatic but none the less expressive
exclam alton of a prominent adminstra.
tion official to-day iu connection with the
latest news from Hawaii. Several men,
bers Of Congress called at the State De-
partment this morning and it is understood
Secretary Gresham confirmed to them the
information that Minister Willis had pro-
csedeG to carry Cut his instructions. IL is
further stated that they were requested 10
refrain from discussing the subject with
their Corg essional associates and news
paper representatives until after the arri-
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VEHEMENT REPUTATION:
Gresham Is Once More Following
the Policy of Deception.

NEW YORK. Jan. 6.-The Tribune's
WASHINGTON special says: In spite OF all
the circumstantlal confirm ations from
various quarters. administration officials
and the few cuckoo" Representatives
and Senators who are admitted to the
Presidents confidence still vehemently re.
pudiate the report from Auckland that
Minister Willis has made a beIated effort
to carry out the administrators pro-
gramme in Hawaii by calling on the Pro-
visional Government to aDdicate in favor
OF the Queen.
Apologists for the Observation-Disclosures
and discredited restoration policy still in
sist that be abandoned it in good faith
when he confessed his failure TO Congress
and threw the whole burden of dealings
with the Hawaiian question on the
legislative branch of the Government, and
they lake amazing comfort in more or less
ambiguous deniels of the report from
Auckland which the State Department.
has been authorizing almost hourly for the
last two days.
There is nevertheless general feeling
here to-day that the Auckland dispatch
will eventually be found a little short of
the exact truth, and the fact that Secretary
Gresham has gwen counteDance to all de-
mails made here seems. in view of his
recent diplomatic record, only TO confirm
In the public mind the belief that Minister
Willis has actually made demand for the
surrender OF the Provisional Government.
which the Secretary and his followers are
now vainiy trying to conceal.
The attitude OF equivocatIon assumed by
the administration cannot be maintained.
of course. more than a few days longer,
for at the meeting of the Senate on Mon
day some movement will undoubtedly be
made TO discover whether the reported de-
mand OF Willis upon the Provisional Gov
ernment was actually made, and under
what authority such an absurd and illegal
notice on friendly foreign power was
served.
That Minister Willis, after apparently
saving the administration from imminent
peril by happily failing tn carry out mis- IN
structlons, should at the last moment have
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-07
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FEARS OF BLOODSHED.
Willis May Inspire the RoyaIists to
Violence.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Charles Wilder,
the Hawaiian Consul at San Francisco.
to-day telegraphed the legation here that
the Cor win brought no mail dispatches or
newspapers to them. ard that he is un-
able to ascertain anything from the officers
OF the Corwin as to the condition of affairs
in Honolulu.
The Hawaiians at the legation In this
city express apprehension lest the hast
move of Willis will inspire the royalists
in Honolulu to some act of violence OF or
to the killing of sOme prominent man in
the Government, leading to general blood
shed. No fear is expressed that the Pro-
visiOnal Government will not prove able
to suppress any outbreak. but there is
ground for fear that the outbreak may
occur,
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Willy 10 BENGULA.
Still in the Field With Large Force
of Young Warriors.

CAPE Town, Jan. GA dispatch from
Palapye says special runner from Tatti
brings the news that Lo Bengula has ar
rived on the banks OF the Zambesi with
1000 young and well-armed warriors.
Sun all bodies of MatabeleS are concen Grat-
ing around IDyats. Officers from Bulu-
wayo report the roads in frightful coDdi-
ton. the rivers all being flooded. The
court of inquiry which has been investi-
eating the failure of the Forbes expedition
against Lo Bengula has received testimony
which shOms that the column escaped dis
aster by the merest chance.
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WANTS INFORMATION.
Mr.. Hit Proposes to Know All That
He Can

He Can.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Representative
Hit of Illinois, evidently giving full Gre
dence to the truth of the Associated Press
Auckland dispatch. introduced the follow
ing resolution in the House to-day:
Resolued, That the President be re-
Quested to communicate to the House, if
not inconsistent with public interest all
the information received since his mes
sage of December IS. 1893, or which was
not transmitted Herewith and Is now in
his possession, touching the recent re-
ported events in the Hawaiian Islands,
any attempts to overturn the republican
government thereof and erect monarchy
in its stead, and especially whether any
representative officer, vessel or armed
forces of the United States took part in
such attempts to subvert a friendly Gov
ernmenI. and. if so, by whose orders they
acted.
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A VERY WICKED ABBE.
Accused of Murder and Causing
Two Disastrous Fires.

Paris, Jan. GA sensation has been
caused by the arrest of Able Bruneau on
the charge OF numbering Abbe Fricot.
whose body was found in the well in his
garden at Entrammes. in the Department
of Mayeune, France. Able Bruneau is
also suspected of having caused two fires
at the PreSbytery of AsIile, where he was
assistant priest before he went to En-
tramm9s.
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PUT UPON HIM.
Willis Made the SCape=
goat.
GRE SHAM'S NEW CUE.
His Minister Suffers for
CIeveland's Sins.
HAS FAVORED RESTORATION.
And Now His Course Will Be
Promptly Disavowed.
WHAT TIE CORWIN BROUGHT.
Little Doubt That the Official Advices
Confirm the News Already
Received From Auckland.