Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-09
TODAY's CABINET MEETING,
Its Entire Attention Engrossed by
the Hawaiian Matter.


the Hawaiian Natter
1t is a safe assumption that the Hawaiian
complication engrossed the entire attention
OF the President and his cabinet at today's
meeting. All the members were promptly
in attendance and there were various indi-
cations that the session was OF unusual i'm
portance. In the alleged absence Of official
advices on the subject, Secretary Gresham
submitted to the cabinet the latest press dis-
patches from Honolulu. via Victoria, giving
a full account Of the meeting between Min
lister Willis and President Dole and cabinet
in regard to the proposed restoration of the
queen. Copies OF these dispatches were fur
nished to Secretary Gresham at his request
He said he desired to submit them to the
cabinet, and he repeated the statement
that he had not yet received anything from
Minister Willis on the subject despite the
fact that the Corwin arrived at San Fran
cisco last Friday with dispatches from him
According to Secretary Gresham these dis
patches were mailed at San Francisco, and
are not due here until tomorrow. at the
earliest.
Probably q Special Meeting.
In case they reach here tomorrow 1t is
likely that special meeting Of the cab
met will be held tomorrow or Thursday.
The next regular meeting will not be held
until Friday. 1t Is not at all probable that
the cabinet will act In the matter on the
newspaper dispatches in view of the fact
that official advices will be received tomor-
row or next day. In the probable event
that further instructions will be sent to
Minister Willis at once the Corwin will be
service. unless 1T shall be found that the
regular Pacific mail steamers offer better
facilities for prompt communication with
Honolulu.
Appeared Greatly Worried.
The members Of the cabinet showed their
usual reticence in regard to today's proceed
ings. They showed more by their manner
than by their words that they are greatly
worried at the unexpected turn Of affairs
In Honolulu, but no one was accosted who
would say that Minister Willis had exceed
ed his instructions or had acted otherwise
than in strict conformity Herewith. The
one source of consolation in the matter so
IT Is said, is the knowledge that Minister
Willis is not authorized to use force and
that the danger Of a conflict is minimized
accordingly.
Paymaster J. G. Hobbs, U. s. NJ, who has
been summoned by the Senate committee
has arrived in the city and reported at the
Navy Department He was attached to the
Boston at the time Of the Hawaiian revulu-
ton in January last.
THE CORwIN's INSTRUCTIONS.
The Omcers Not Requested by the
President to Keep Away From shore.
Secretary Gresham talked to the report
ers last night In regard to Hawaii for the
hrst' time since the news came from Auck-
land that Minister Willis had called on
the provisional government to abdicate in
favor of Queen Liliuokalani His talk con-
sisted almost wholly of denials
He said IL thera apxv $~o~n
at Honolulu neither the President nor the
State Department knew anything about IL
He denied the report that the department
had received any dispatches from the Cor
win. but stated that dispatches by the reg
ular course Of the mails We're expected from
Minister Willis on Wednesday of this week.
And whatever dispatches are received at
that time" said Secretary Gresham, will
be sent to Congress at once"
The Secretary said that SO far as he or
the President knew there had been no un-
usual restrictions placed upon the officers
or men of the Corwin. The vessel was un-
der the orders of the Treasury Department.
but so FAR as he had any knowledge the
officers and crew of the Corwin could come
ashore whenever they pleased.
Neitner did ne know any reason why the
Corwin should remain outside the harbor.
and If she did not come to her dock II was
certainly not because of any request made
by him or the President.
1t is understood mere that the request for
the restrictions which have been placed
upon the Corwin's crew came from Min
ister Willis. The dispatch from Mr. Willis
asked that no visitors should be allowed TO
go aboard the Corwin, and that none OF
her ofncers or crew shall be allowed to land
until after the mail steamer shall have ar
rived on January .. This request was not
communicated to Secretary Carlisle until
YESTERDAY, when an application for per-
mission to board the revenue cutter de-
veioped the fact that the vessel had been
isolated and her crew prevented from land
ing at the request of Minister Nins