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caused the lQLer1eEeuce VI Juc OulIcu
States Government again, as is made
evident by two kilograms sent to Con-
Rress by the President today. The
first is from United States Minister
Willis to Secretary Gresham, dated
Honolulu, January 80, and wired from
San Francisco February 6, reading as
follows:
"The revolt was over on the 9th.
Casualties-Governm l, royaltsts 2.
The court martial convened on the
18th has tried thirty-eight cases, and
200 more are to be tried. Daily arrests.
Gulick, former Minister, and Seward,
Minister and major-general OF the
army, both Americans, and Ricka ri,
an Englishman, are sentenced to death.
All were heretofore prominent in pol
itics. T. B. Walker, formerly OF the
United States army, imprisonment for
life and $50, 900 fine. Other sentences
are not diclosed, but they will proba-
bly, be death.
threats OF mob violence which the ar
rivas of the Philadelphia yesterday
1Lfliuokalani was made prisoner
on the 18th. On the oath she relin-
qished all claims and swore allegiance
to the republic, imploriDg leniency for
the Hawaiians."
In response to the above Secretary
Gresham addressed the following tele-
gram to Mr.. Cooper, United States
Dispatch Agent at San Francisco:
"Forward the following by the first
steamer to A. 8. Willis, United States
Minister at Honolulu: IF American
citizens were condemned to death by
the military tribunal, not for actual
participation in the reported revolu-
ton, but for completely only, or IL
condemned to death ny such tribunal
for actual participation, but now, after
an open and fair trial, with an oppor-
tunity for defense, demand q delay Of
execution. In either case report to
your Government the evidence relied
upon to support the death sentence.
GRESHAM
NEW YORK, Feb. s.-The Suns
special from Washington says: Latest
Hawaiian correspondence forwarded
to the Senate today by the President
discloees q remarkable conflict Of the
instructions sent out by the State De-.
partment with those issued by Secre-
tary Herbert to Admiral Beardslee at
the time Of the Philadelphia's depart
ure from San Francisco.
Admiral Beardslee has been ordered
by the Navy Department to follow a
certain line Of policy which, IL he
obeys IL explicitly, will prevent Min
lister Willis from carrying out Score
tary Gresham's latest orders contained
in the message sent yesterday which
is to be forwarded by the first steamer
sailing for Honolulu.
Secretary Herbert in his letter to
Admiral Beardslee stated that the
purpose OK his visit to Hawaii was to
protect the lives and property of
American citizens. He was expressly
told, in case of civil war in the ISL
ands, "to extend no aid or support,
moral or physical, to any of the par
ties, but to keep steadily in view your
duty to protect the lives OF all such
citizens as shall not by their partici-
patton in any civil commotion, forfeit
their right to the protection of the
American flag"
structions, "who, during the rebellion
in a foreign country, participates In an
attempt, by force Of arms or violence,
to maintain or overthrow the Govern
ment, cannot claim the protection of
the United States Government from
the consequence Of such act.n
Admiral Beardslee was told to show
these instructions TO Minister Willis
and to confer with him freely.
Today the President sends to the
Senate the copy OF q cablegram sent
to Willis, which instructs him 'to de.
mand the delay Of the execution of
the Americans found guilty Of par
ticipating in the recent attempt of |
revolutionists to upset the Govern
ment."
This message was q startling dis |
closure to the officials who know Of |
the instructions given to Admiral !
Beardslee and which he is bound to !
stand by, no matter IL called upon by |
Minister Willis to support him by |
force in preventing the execution Of |
the sentences passed upon the two |
Americans referred to In his last dis |
patch as having been sentenced to |!
death for the part they took in the |
revolution.
The Navy Department cannot un- |
derstand the latest diplomatic move |
on the part Of Secretary Gresham. |
Those who are willing to discuss the |
matter, held that Admiral Beardslee |
cannot be guided by the Minister, and |
that his orders from Mr.. Herbert are /
paramount over all others. 1t has !
been recalled on previous occasions !
that senior naval officers in foreign |
ports, while compelled to confer with |
our diplomatic or consular representa-
tives on questions necessitating the |
use OF naval force, were not expected |
to act contrary to the directions given
by the Secretary of the Navy to gov
ern the emergencies anticipated, such
as those received by Admiral Boards
lee with reference to his attitude to-
ward the americans who may have
in the revolt against the
government of the Ha-
waiian Republic.
Secretary Herbert held that the
volt against q foreign government
could not claim the protection of the !
navy, and now Secretary Gresham in
structs Minister Willis "to demand"
which means the use Of naval force IL