Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-07
10 NEWS Az WASHINGTON.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. G.-ln Capt. Mum
gers report to the treasury of the arrival
Of the revenue cutter Corwin at San
Francisco he stated that the vessel
sailed from Honolulu on the 2ith Of
Of December. The captuin's report con-
tains nothing OF interest. II he vessel
LETT on the 2iih, she brings news from
the place two days later thlu tlat re-
ported In the Associated Press dispatches
from Auckland.
The emphatic increduity expressed by
the state Department yesterday has been
changed by the receipt of cipher dis
patch which came 10y the C0rWin, as Il
fully confirms the news received by the
Associated Press, II was HAT the queen
had reconsilered her objections to ace
ccling to the conditions cNuctCl, and that
Minister Willis has proceed ON the line
of Ibis original Instructions, notifying
the provisional government that they
are expected to retire IN order to allow
the restoration Of the queen.
Nothing can DE learned as to the ok
tent Of thc disturbance causcd by this
action, but That there Is u condition Of
tension and great excitement In Homo
lulu Is certain. rlhs news is a surprise.
aud as much SO 10 the state depart
ment * was the news In the first place
that Minister Willis had failed to carry
out his conditions.
The disappointment felt by the state
department can be measured by the
terms used to discredit the Auckland
dispatch. Ii was stated that the ih.ws
was impossible in the light of Minister
Willis instructions and the presidents
ana that the rumors must have been
set ailoat IN Ilonlulu with the deliberate
ate purpose of throwing discredit upon
the good faith Of President Cleveland.
Representative Raynor Of Maryland,
who is to speak for the administration in
the honse, was an carly visitor at uie
department Of state this morning. and
was closeted with Secretary Gresham for
some time, Senator Gray Of Delaware
who is spokesman for the Hawaiian poll
cy on the floor Of the senate, came later
and had short conference with Secre-
tary of State Gresham,
ILere is no doubt that all concerned
feel thlt this Is the latest move on the
part of the provisional government ia
refusing TO yield peaccahly, but there Is
no apprehension that Minister Willis pr,-
poses to resort 10 force His instructions
are explicitly agaiust such a course.
Minister Willis is felt by Ike state de-
phrtmcnt to have acted with bad iudg.
ment in having thus attempted 10 pursue
policy which had been defined under
conditions very different from those un-
der which he acted.
A the capitol today there was mani
Tested. a great deal Of interest in the
Hawaiian news. and the general desire
was expressed for the contents OF the
cynher kilograms sent by steamer COrwin.
II became generally known That TIE Ank-
land cable was correct. though members
were reluctant to admit il, and stlll ex-
pressed some doubt.
Representative Raynor was one Of
mi fNtaa NaaHa Il.
this morning for q long time" he said,
''anl was Informed that the Corwiu
brought no news
Mr.. Hit o. Illinois was evidently one
Of those who did not doubt The anthem
ticity Of the Auckland cable. srhey will
give out nothing at the state department"
he SAID. What we want 10 know IL,
what has been dpner-wliat Is the result
Of the demands by Minister Willis on the
provisional government. The COrlyiu
must have left the Islands days after n 10
Alamels, and ought TO have much later
ON the basis Of special cable from
Auckland. Hit Introduced this resolution
In the house this morning:
'Resolved. tint the president he re-
Quested TO communicate 10 the house. In
not Inconsistent with public interests. an
Information received since his message Of
December :, or not transmitted Herewith
and now In his possession, touching ~.
cent reported events In the Hawaiian ~.
ands; any attempts ~ overthrow tie re-
publican government thereof. and erect a
monarchy in It's ffead aud especially
whether my representative officer, vessel
or armed forces Of The United States took
part in such attempts to submit friendly
government, and, II 20, by whose orders
thes acted
Seuntof Gray OF Della ware was al fhr
house Of representatives after his confer