Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-09
From All Quarters. WILLIS MAKESADBMAND. He Tells President Dole to
 Restore the Queen. FAR EXHIBITS ARE DESTROYED. The Fire Was Probably
 Caused By Tramps. WILSON TALKS ON TaE TARIFF BILL. An Extended Speech Deliv-
 cred in the House.
WILSON TALKS ON T1E TARIFF BILL.
MUST RESTORE THE QUEEN,

President Dole Of the Provisional Government Sends a Note 10 minis- ter Wints Asking Him His Inten. ttons in Honolulu-At a Meeting a Short Time Later the RepreseBta- tive of President Cleveland Inc formed Them That the President Did Not Recognize the Previsio n al Government. That He Did Net In- tend to Send Back the Treaty to the Senate and That the Kxisting Gov- ernment Was Not Formed by Real. dents Of Hawaii Hut by Representa-. tives of the United States. VICTORIA, B. O., Jan. S.-The steamer
 Warrimoo, which arrived here to night,
 brings advices from Honolulu under date of January 1. On December 13 last Presi- dent Dole addressed the following com munication.to Minister Willis
 q am informed that you are in commu- nication with Lilioukalani, ex-queen. with view of re establishing the monarchy in the Hawaiian Islands and of supporting her pretentions to the sovereignty. Will you inform me If this report is true or if you are acting in any way hostile to this government. fol- ly appreciate the fact that any such action upon your partin view of your official relations with this government would seem impossible, but as the inform stion has come to me from such sources that am compelled to notice it you will pardon me for pressing you for an imms- mediate answer"
 On December 19 MT. Willis wrote as fol lows: "I have the honor to inform you that have e communication from my gov srnment which I desire to submit to the president and ministers of your government at any hour to-day which it may please you to designate"
 At the conference which took place that day the following were present: President Dole, W. G. Smith, attorney general, and Minister Willis. MT. Willis said:
 ''The president of the United States has much regretted the delay in..the Hawaiian question, but 1t has been unavoidable. So has been due to certain conditions, prece- dent, compliance was required before was to confer with you.
 "The president regrets that any secrecy should have surrounded the interchange of views between our two governments. The secrecy thus observed has been in the in- terest and for the safety of all your people. The presidents action upon the Hawaiian question is now and has been from the be- ginning absolutely free from prejudice and resentment and entirely consistent with long established friendship and treaty ties which have so closely bound together our respective govsrnments.
 Upon the facts embodied in MT. Blount's report the president has arrived as certain conclusions and determined upon 6 certain course of action. The provision al government was not established by the Hawaiian people, or with their consent or scquiescsnce, nor has it since existed with their consent. The president is the queen, If not instigated, was encouraged and supported by the repre- sentative of this government at Homo lulu. The president has determined that he will not send back to the senate for its action the treaty, which he withdrew from that body. was instructed by the president to inform the queen of this de- termination and of his views as to the responsibility of our govern ment. I was instructed at the same time to inform her that the presi- dent expected that she would pursue 8 magnanimous course by granting full amnesty to all who participated in the movement against her, and that all obliga-
 tions created by the provisional govern
 ment should be assumed. In obedience to
 the command of the president have se-
 cured the queens written agreement to this course."
 MT. Willis handed copy of this agree ment to MT. Dole and continued: "It be- comes my further duty to advise you that you are expected to promptly relinquish to the queen her constitutional authority and submit to you the question: "Are you willing to abide by the decision of the presidenta"
 President Dole replied:
 "The government will take the matter under consideration and answer you as soon as they are ready" l This ended the conference. To Minister Wilis' demand that the pro- visional governme ent surrender to the queen PI esident Dole replied, refpsing to oonsid- | CT this demand. A week of terrible fears | ensued after the arrival of the revenue cut | ter Corwin.
 Minister Willis held the menace of using force with the provisional government, and the citiE sns got in readiness to rush to
 arms, though 1t was generally believed the
 minister was blufing. All fears were
 ended by the receipt of press despatch
 per steamer Arswa on December 27.