The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-10

os STAIRS since ! left the Islands and mr.
report closed -
Frank +. Hastings. Hawaiian charge
q aTalTes. also called ss The state aenAri-
mehi shls morning. bat did not see the
secretary. The legation received 10 ~orf
sFoTa the WarriFaoo this movni ng, hut con-
adently exp~cIed = telegram The ~
sasions betwsen the legation aud the state
aeparsment remain UniistuFhei IN any
particular
A' the White House this morning there
was evidence OF sDocial activity IN ne
rooms Of the secretaries and clerks llss
expected that another special message wla
so 20 congress in very short time
HoSoECLU. Jan. 1-0a the evening 81
Deceueer 10 Attorney General Snith vs.
lied Minister Willis Daring The inter
view Willis said ~wnat, Are yoa so
resist the wishes Of the Uaired Siatese
Either OF these Japanese or Brltlsh shins
could crush you. II they assume a hostile
attitude you would be compelled 20 apply
for our protection" Smith intimated taa&
bis governments could wait for Rapub-
hcan administration TO grant annexation.
Willis declared the Democratic party was
assured Of twenty years Q; power. and that
the will OF President Cleveland would
prevail
Ngw leRG. Jan. 9-The Prsss saws the
Key 20 the Hawaiian riddle comes IA pre-
vaie letter dated Honolulu. Deeember Ia,
ten days before the departure Of the Cor
Nin. The letter IS from DIR. NJ. f. Gross-
man. Of Honolulu. inelosing a memo
randnm from one of the petty officers on
board the British gunhoat Champson, now
al Honolulu. nr. Grossman writes:
'oa December the Champion lett Hon.
o!nla haTaoT Tor the osgeDsiala purpose of
going TO the island OF Mani and having
shell practice. She left Honolulu hut ti.d
not go to Maui. Instead, she steamed
couple OF hours up and down iu fraas ssf
Honolulu harbor. The crew we're ali ths
time going through gun drill aud taxing
sights on sll the provisional governments
buildings where troops we're stationed,
ammunition stored aud public ossices es-
taelished. The Champion then steamed =
Little further out and had sofae shell rrac~
fice, returning 20 the harhor late in tho
day. bar not man from either tire British
or United states ships was allowed 10 go on
shore The memorandum from ON hoard the
British sunboat whi N Dr. Grassman in-
closes ~ as follows: III. NJ. = Champion ~
preparing to hoist the British ensign ever
Hawaii Tuesday, December :. whea eff
shore. she had gun drill aud sighting on
the buildings where the provisional gov
eminent troops are stationed. on the ant
muniiion stores and on the police hea :
quarters. IL Is the intention thar as soon
as the queen Is restored by United States
troops and they may retire, the queen Is I'd
appeal 10 the British minister Nal WoAe-
house, fer projection. The Engiish fsas -
10 be hosSted aud proieciorate declared
over Hawaii. Troops from the Champion,
Will be landed under protection of British
guns.
ANN hat - ~ass 4
not be a surprise to anybody, because
quite in accord with all previous ideas of
British seizure. and neither more nor less
than execution of ideas for many years
cultivated by British interests. IL is we'll
known that Theophilus IL. Davies has
been intriguing for more than twelve
months to attain such q result, and il 3
evident that subsequent 10 :he queens
first refusal 10 Willis 10 submit TO restora-
tion OF the throne unless sustained by
force of American arms her British friends
have been advising her 10 accept Mills
proposal and thus gain restoration BY the
power of United States diplomacy aud
arms. after which. the provisional govern
ment being out, she could promptly apply
to Great Britain for support and turn the
islands and dependencies over TO Great
Britain. This could not he regarded in
the light of an aftront 10 the United States
by Great Britain, because President Cseve-
land had for the United States Withdrawn
the treaty aud rejected all oyertures Tor
anne alton. Grossman states that his
information is derived direct from Brit
ish naval officer.
TACOMA, Jan. Especial lChar.cs E.
Feck, the Seattle street railroad COR
tractor. who has the franchise aud right
of-say for the railroad 10 be built around
the island Of Oahu. stated recently that
there were thousands of dollars in ayers
st Honolulu that Queen Ill would be re-
stored. The friends OF the proyisionsl
government in nearly every instance have
taken up these wagcrs. aud in some in-
stances have increased the limit. Tie
English residents especially are placing
large wagers that the queen wiIl be placed
back on the throne. La most OF the @asets
no time Is specified when the entafune-
usent is TO taxe place. bat some spec fy.ag
January I have been forfeited