St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-12
TIRED OF WILLIS, TOO.
HAwAIIANs INCLINED TO RETAIL
late
AS TO THURsTON'S RECALL
Nothing Has Been Heard on the
Islands-Hatch May Succeed :
ThurstOn.

steamer AlameGd arrived To-Day Dr1nS-
ing Hawaiian advices dated April l.:
The first news brought here of the
trouble existing between Minister
Thurston and Secretary Gresham was
received by the China, Tuesday, two
days ago. It was a great surprise i'll
official circles, as we'll as to the COM
munity. Minister Willis states that
the first and only information he had
received was through the press dis
patches that reached here on the I'd.
The only notice received by the govern
ment was a telegram from Thurston,
stating he is on his way home. His
letter written March 20 alluded to the
rumors, but in private letter he stated
he intended remaining in Washington
for the present. Minister Hatch said
today:
"We have received absolutely moth
ing officially in the matter. Six weeks
have elapsed since the newspapers
stated Secretary Gresham's notice was
served on this government, and it is
forty-eight hours since the arrival of
the press dispatches, but Minister
Willis has given no notification of any
action on the part of the American
this, the reports are generally cred
tied to be true, with the exception of
Thurston's reported verbal apology.
The government is quietly
AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS.
If Thurston returns permanently to
Honolulu, Minister Hatch, of the for
eign department, will succeed him il
Hatch will accept the position. Thurs
ton will be, given his position in, the
bureau. Attorney General Smith has
been mentioned by some members of
the American league to succeed Thurs
ton, but his appointment is improba-
BILE A movement may be made to
have Thurston go into the legislature
in position made vacant by G. l.,
Canter's DEATH Important legislation
is to come. up forqwhich he is regarded
as an able champion. ;a@--+
President Dole is at present on a trip
to other islands, ha ging left just after
the arrival of the Cfsna's dispatches.
The ministers of the government would
avowedly like to- refuse to appoint
successor to Thurston, thus necessitat-
ing the recall of Minister Willis. He
has made himself obnoxious to the re-
public in many ways of late, and were
it not for a desire to keep on friendly
terms with the United States, his re-
call would have been demanded long
ago; also that of Consul General Mills;
policy alone keeps them here. To the
body polite of Hawaii they are said
to be persona non grata in every sense
of the word, but President Dole will do
his utmost for reconciliation before
entering upon policy savoring OF re-
talatory mea sures
HASTINGS SILENT.
WASHINGTON, April u.-Mr. Has
tings. charge d'affaires of the Hawaiian
legation, was shown the foregoing dis
match. and read it with much interest.
He said it was diplomatic question
which he would not discuss If he had
any information, but, as matter of
fact, the legation was in possession of
no information whatever on the sub
ject. He was asked if Mr.. Thurston's
departure was fastened by the press
reports that his recall had been de-
manded, but he referred to Mr.. Thur
ston's statement that he was returning
to Hawaii on private business affairs
which required his attention. Mr..
Thurston's stay in Washington never
exceeded three months in length, and
for this reason Mr.. Hastings was COM
missioned as charge d affaireS and min
lister ad interim, and not as secretary
of legation, in which broader capacity
his relations with the state department
have always been particularly agree
able.
The officials of the state department
were discreetly silent today when ques-
toned relative to the latest Hawaiian
news brought by the Alameda, and re-
fused to make any response when ques-
toned as to the cause of the delay in
the report by United States Minister
Willis of his Instructions touching Min
lister Thurston. 1t can be stated posi-
lively that instructions were sent to
Mr.. Willis on March 5 last in ample
| time to have caught the China, unless
| by some accident they miscarried on
| the way from Washington to San Fran
cisco. Whether they went as far as a
peremptory demand for Mr.. Thurston's
recall, or were confined to a direction to
Mr.. Willis to intimate that Mr.. Thur
ston had been indiscreet in his public
utterances, and had thus endangered
| the cordial relations of the two coun-
tries, cannot be learned. 1t is also
suggested that the instructions, though
actually leaving Washington, never
reached Hawaii, but were stopped by
| telegraphic orders at San Francisco OF
some intermediate point, and this is
another matter that cannot be cleared
up, in view of the refusal of Secretary
Gresham to discuss the subject in any
phase. The one fact that appears is
that the officials, although endeavoring
| to govern themselves with extreme
| reticence, showed surprise at the news
| from Hawaii and seemed to set imports
| ance upon it.