New-York tribune., 1894-01-14
THE EX-QUEEN REVENGEFUL
HER DECISIVE REFUSAL TO GRANT
AMNESTY TO THE PROVISIONAL
LEADERS.
WHY SHE FINALLY SIGNED THE PROCLAMATIoN-
TROrBLE-MINIsTER WILLIS SNUBBED
BY AMERICANS IN HONOLUIT-
MIR. MIILSS GRIENANCE.
rBY rrLEeRApH TO TIE TRIBUNE,

Honolulu. Jan. 6. via San Francisco. Jan.
13-Some serious dissensions are reported
among the Royalists here. owing 10 the stub
born and vicious refusal Of the Queen to attach
her signature 10 the amnesty proclamation. 1t
is said that Lil!uokaani peremptorily refused To
grant amnesty t. anybody, declaring Vehe-
mently that all those who overturned her power
must suffer the death penalty. She refused 10
change her mind after the ultimatum Of
President Cleveland had been read 10 her. and
attached her signature 20 the document only
when it was pointed ont that il was not in her
power to accord such privilege. This tends
to cOrroborate statements made concerning the
vciousness of the ex-Qu"en. An interesting
bit Of news was learned yesterday. which adds
weight to the charge mentioned TIL" eX-t!lren
Is particularly angry at leading Ann"Xatipnists
and was heard to say some time ago that the
rope had already been manufactured to hang
DR. ]. II. McGrew. famnarly known as the
Daddy of Annexation" The carrying out OF
this threat the Queen said, would be prominent
among her first acts after being restored
Luokalani is repc rted to be suffering from
some organic trouble OF the heart. and. as con
sequence. she is to avoid excitement The cals"
Of her illness is attributed 10 Intense anxiety
over her political fortunes and financial matters
together with the groundlcss fear OF being
murdered should she make her apI IearanCe In
public Minister Willis is the happiest man IN
Hawaii to-day. While there is no open rupture
between the Minister and the Provisional GOV
ernInent there is not much love lost. Americans
do not show a disposition to cultivate the Min
ister and few callers find their way To the
American Legation these DAYS. Recent occur
rences tend to show Minister Willis in a bad
light through the duplicity employed by him in
dealing with matters intrusted with him Tor
settlement II is learned that the failure OF the
Minister 10 make his demand on the Provisional
Government to step down and out was due to
the stubborn and pcrverse refusal OF l-lIuokalani
to attach her signature 20 the amnesty clause
demanded by him.
The ROyalisls express great dissatisfaction
over the failure Of Mr. Willis to restore the cX-
Queen and accuse him of cowardice in refusing
TO call out the marines to accomplish that eD1
They further declare that If Mr.. Blount had been
Commissioner To carry out the policy Of the
Democratic party, the cX-tluecn would have 81"
this been on the throne. Except Tor rev naval
people no one attends Williss receptions or pays
any attention to him. His latest utterance. which
is obtained straight and may be vOuchcd for, is
that the American hag would never WaV" over
Hawaii as not only did President Cleveland have
three years more of power. but also Tn" Demo
cratic party was of remaining in Office Tor
thirty or forty years. Hence the United states
would never annex The isanis or establish: a
DrotectOrate over them.
Consul-Gereral Mills has fallen into In" same
disfavor as Mr.. Willis He posed as a great
man when he returned hut his association with
Mr. Bloun; and his leaning toward the Koyalists
caused him to bn bOycott"d by all leading Homo
lulu residents lie complains bitterly Of this taboo
placed upon him by Americans: bu; II Is re-
gardcd as Just here for he has been necdi"ssly
offensive i'm his conduct and remarks. I'rcsi
dent Cleveland could not do a better thing than
to recall Messrs Willis and Mills. as neither has
a shred Of influence left, and both are praciI-
cally under q boycott.