The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-07

the provisional government in favor OF the
Queen. was true. Is dlscredited by Repre-
sentative McCreary. chairman Of the
Committee. He declined to say anything
as IN the nature OF the dispatches re-
ceived at the State Department from
Minister Willis, but TO a fellow-member
OF the House. who remarked TO him that
he had heard that the Auckland dispatch
had been confirmed Mr. McCreary SEN
tentiously remarked, 'Don't you bet on
g."
Mr.. McCreary said that In his opinion
the attitude OF Minister Willis had not
changed from that reported TO Congress
by President Cleveland. and that the
President. I'm his message of the 18th OF
December. had definitely left the matter
I'm the hands Of Congress.
This information was authentlcally con-
nrrood bv n prominent Democratic mem
bor of the Committee Of Foreign Rcla-
tjons of the Senate.
Tbiq senator. who f. said 10 have had
p conference to-day with Secretary Gres-
ham stated substantially that the only
rooseare the Secretary had received was
eimnl,- one announcing the arrival OF the
coruin and stating that dispatches had
been forwarded by mail.
Restoration Improbable.
Senator Gray when asked about the
nou-s answered the question by asking
anotber What IL It is true?
"The President, in his message 10 Con-
cross told us what his plans were. and
that they had been checked by the refusal
of tho Queen to accept his conditions. II
,bo Conditions have been agreed TO, and
willis makes the request Of the provis-
ioral government. he is simply acting
within tie line OF bis original instructions,
and there the matter ends. II the pro-
,-isfonai government refuses to acqWesce,
willis instructions are TO report TO TINS
rovernmelt. and there the matter ENDS
AGAIN, have no doubt that the President
win send an his information to Congress
as soon as he receives it,.
Contrad cfory Statement.
No statement TO bc depended on as
trulv accurate can be obtained concern
inc fho situation IN Hawaii. An ohclal
whose position would place him IN the
posl,ion to know any information con-
tainel i'm the dispatch sent secretary
Gresham by Minister Willis, said to-nISn'
fhat Mr. willis had Informed the Secre--
ta-y mat the ex-Queen had conseuleu u
10 the conditions imposed by the aninini9-
tration to secure it's support IN her
e
asked the provisional government to step
down and out. and had been met with a
refusal. A gentleman, who is in the con-
G1orco of the President and Secretary
Gresham. and who saw the secretary to-
dav with reference TO the Hawaiian res
toration. saws the willis telegram con-
famed nothing more than statement tha'
tho situation was unchanged, ana that a
doaued rcport from the minister had been
forwarded from San Francisco by man.
The information. he says, ne oDldlheu
from Secretary Gresham.
The discrepancy in these statements
cannot be straightened out by reference
TO Gresham. )r he refused 10 tank on
tine subject Secretary Gresham had a
long conference to-day with the Presi-
dent. arranging the form of further IN
structions TO Willis.
The Corwin still at anchor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.-The revenue
cutter C0rwin tonight still lies at an
chor OF Point san Quintin, about fifteen
miles north Of San Francisco and twenty
miles from the Mare Island navy yard
If Captain Munger chose this anchorage
on account Of its inaccessibihty. his se-
lection was well made. Al day the Cor
win has been watched by reporters, ant
attempts to board Der of 20 mold conVer
sation with those on board have beer
absolutely futile. With the solitary ex
ceptlon OF the officer who landed yester'
day with dispatches not soul has lef
the ship uD TO the present time, nor has
any one from shore called at her.
At about II o'clock this morning steam
was gotten up. but anchor was not weigh
cd, and ND 10 the time darkness shut tho
lo,,,-f,, from efeht there were no signs O
her moving
The Mohlcan did come down from Mare
Island to-day.