Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-26

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II am instructed to inform you, Mr..
! Minister, that the Provisional Government
| of the Hawaiian Islands respectfully and un-
| hesitatingly declines to entertain the prepo-
| sition of the President of the United States
| that it should surrender its authority TO the
| ex-Queen."
The final instructions to Minister Willis
| were forwarded to San Francisco by Secre-
| tary Gresham and went by the Mariposa
which sailed few days ago The Secretary
says III part
"Your numbers, fourteen to eighteen inclu-
sive, show that you have rightly compre-
hended the scope OF your instructions, and
have, as far as was in your power. discharged
the oner0us task confided to you. The
President sincerely regrets that the Pro-
VislOn~l Government refuses to acquieSce in
the conclusion which his sense of right and
duty and due regard for our National honor
constrained him TO reach and sub NIT as = mea
sure Of justice TO the people of the Hawaiian
Islands and their deposed sovereign. IOlr
reports show that on further reflection the
Queen gave her unqualified assent in writing
TO the conditions suggested but that the
Provisional Government refuses TO acquiesce
in the Presidents decision. The matter now
being in the hands of Congress, the Prosi-
dent will keep that body fully advised of tho
situation and will lay before it, from time to
time, the reports received from you, includ-
ing your number three heretofore withheld,
and all instructions sent to you. In the
meantime. while keeping the Department
fully informed of the course of events, you
will, until further notice, consider that your
special instructions upon this subject have
been fully complied with"
The message of the President and the ac-
companying documents were referred to
the Go Onmittee on Foreign Affairs.
Representative NcCreary, Chairman Of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, occupied
a front seat in the House while the brief
message from the President was being read.
Later he said to a reporter:
The President, you will see. has sent in
everything that has passed between the Ad-
ministration and Minister Willis. Every.
thing relating to the Hawaiian question is
now before the public save the letter of Min
lister Stevens to Secretary Foster, dated OctO-
Der 8, 1892. Although have read the letter,
I cannot, of course, say anything about it.
Mr.. Cleveland is an honest man, and be-
lieve he was sincere when he said he had re-
ferred the whole matter to Congress and
would be glad to cooperate with 1t i'll the
execution of any plan that was consistent
with the honor, integrity and morality of
the United States and for the best interests
of Hawaii"
The Chairman said he would cal up the
question for consideration Immediately after
the Tariff bill had been disposed of-that
had been promised him
The following Honolulu advices arrived at
San FrapciSc0, by the steamer City Of
Picking:
'Since our last news. sent per War
rimO, all has been qUteter The Govern
ment has removed all the sandbags from the
verandas Of the Executive Building. where
sharp-shooters were to pick off the attacking
naval forces. Should Congress order rhe
Queen restored by force no resistance would
be attempted. The sandbag defenses on the
ground are left against a possible ROyaist
iHsurrection. The Government have small
fear of such an attempt, but they remain on
the alert "
The Australia also brought n statement
from correspondent in Honolulu to the eff
feet that eX-Queen LlliuoEalani has entirely
abandoned all hope OF ever reganing the
throne of Hawaii and is now porfecting ar
rangements for bringing claim against tho
United States for an immense amount Of
money.