New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03
TIE LATEST FROM HAWAII.

Tho nevs OF the arrest OF lAuOkalani Sug
costs como interesting questions. Had the Pha-
depha reached Honolulu! Where was MINIS
tor Willis, Were the telephone wires down:
What was the late Queen intending To do WIN
,ho dynamite bombs found in her house! The
lotost intelligence from Honolulu leaves all these
orosti,ps unanswered: but considerable light is
.hod unon Them bv the correspondence Of the
o,,.o recruitment M Washington. and especially
hv that impcrshablc dispatch In which Mr.
Willis recountcd his negotiations Win LII
uokalani at the time when be WAS animate"
by romantic hope Of restoring her 10 inc
throne of her alleged ancestors. IL VIII never
Ia fo~cotton that Mr.. Willis having impaired
10 his august visitor knowledge Oh rres'oe"'
,uoyoIond,s nurnosc asked her what her DISPOSE
,;o, would he toward President Dole and his
associates and that she responded WIN great
fervor that she would cut their heads on III Is
not doubted that this candid announcement gave
Mr. Willis a turn but we may also vch'ur" I"
assume that it excited his admirauoh' Tor AFTER
he had vainly scndeavored To Stake hcr thirst Tor
blood with mild discussions he proceeded 10
assure her that she might always count upon
n safe refuge aboard an American man-of-war'
and to that end ring him up on 'he 'elephohc
nj any hour Of the day or nish'.
Thus ample security was apparently proviheo
for the royal person. and 1t Is Illuminating 10
learn that the whole protective machinery proKe
down lust when II WAS most needed. We re-
serve our Judgment pending the ARRIVAL OF OH
cal information. but 1t certainly seems as II
Mr. Willis had been recreant to his trust. III
rho Philadelphia had reached Honolulu. why
was she not I'm close and confidential communi
cation with the American Legation: IL inc
ministerial telephone was out OF order simple
..HuIlo Central" would have started the proc
csses Of rcpar II Is shocking Thought fllt'
IiliuokalanI NAV have wasted precious moments
in frantic and vain appeals to an inscnsatc ap-
paratus while Doe's minions were investing
thc ROYAL palace and Willis slept Il drcamless
hccp And yet It Is probable that this is pre-
ciscly what happened. The telephone Is con
stantlv guilty ~ abominablc dcllnquencics. but
an American Minister never before par
ticcps crmns in so rank trcachcry.
As for the dynamite bombs. We suppose that
they must have been designed as a substitute
FOR the choppng block which Lllluokalan had
fondly anticipated setting In operation long ago
4 chopping block cinnot be conveniently ana
effectively worked by an individual II requires
a considerable array 81 functlonarlcs AMI
somewhat elaborate system of procedure; whcrr
rs n dynamite bomb can be cent upon lis mis-
sion unobtrusively with reasonable assurance
Of its getting there The only strange thing
about this part OF the story is that the LAT"
Oueen wasted her opportunity. We are afraid
she Is not The woman she was nj the time when
she momcniarily parayzcd Mr. Willis with
revelation Of her quality. The fact that she
was finally caught with uncxplodcd bombs In
her possession supplies a painful suggestion OF
obedience 1t is possible also that this cxcul
pates Mr. Willis in the matter Of the telephone
She may have forgotten his number
We hope 10 BE- enlightened on this and other
points by later dispatches. Where Is l.iliuoka-
lani now? Did Mr. Willis. whether innocent or
guilty Of neglect In the particulars which we
have specified. go on her bail? VIII The next
mail from Honolulu compel the Administration
Mt Washington to put on official mourning: II
IL not too much to say that the country Is wait
ing with fcvcrish interest for these questions
10 be answered. II MY policy" Is not about 10
be vindicatcd it mover will be.