The sun., 1895-01-21
THE UPRISING FULLY EXPECTED.
Hawaiian Royalists Confidently Plotting
Ever Since tho War Ships Lefs.

Hawaiian Royalists Confidently Plotting
Ever Since tho War Ships Left.
From the San Francisco Chronicle OF jan IS.
The passengers who arrived on the steamer
Australia from Honolulu yesterday bring the
news that the Hawaiian Islands are on the
verge of q revolution. The story might be re-
garded as of little consequence, and possibly
without any more serious foundation than
the various stories of royalist plots which
have come up from the land of the deposed
Queen within the past few months. but for the
fact that on the same steamer F. NJ Hatch the
Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Provi-
sional Government, has come to San Francisco
on a mission which rather tends TO corroborate
the story. According to some of the passen-
gers who learned something of Mr.. Hatchs
plans on the trip up from the islands, he has
come TO San Francisco with important de-
spatches to Minister Thurston, which contain
no less important information than the fact
that an American war vessel Is wanted at Homo
lulu without delay.
George H. Young of this city. who has been
spending some time in the islands. was one of
the passengers on the steamer. He says there
are unmistakable evidences of an impending
revolt in the islands, and that the revolution.
II 1t comes, will come within two weeks.
There was q steamer duo at Honolulu five
days after We left" he said, land from what
could learn from friends of mine in both politi-
cal parties the royalists only waiting for the
lapse OF three weeks that will intervene before
the next steamer will touch ut the islands to
put their plans into effect.
There has been . systematic effort made to
mislsad public opinion as 70 the serious inten-
are quickly educated to the belief that the
natives are generally Indifferent to all mat
tiers pertaining TO the Government and fu-
ture fortunes of the Queen. The authorities
would have every body believe that the natives
nna fNtlI and Q hat
they would take no part in areyolution designed
it Is all mistake. Any observing visitor to the
islands can detect the serious apprehensions OF
volt is coming. I even have the inform alton
from people whose interests are closely iden-
titled with the Provisional Government. Those
royalist 'scares' OF the past few weeks and tho
arrest OF some of the royalist leaders are but an
indication or the seriousness of the situation.
The natives are armed and drilled. The author
tiles have posted sentinels all over Honolulu to
give the alarm at tho first sign OF open hostili-
ties and those sentinels patrol the city night
and day.
The night before we left Honolulu there was
big gathering OF natives outside OF the town.
II was only discovered by accident. The alarm
disperse II. Some 500 or 900 natives were pres
ent at the gathering. The leaders were taken
into custody.
This is most inopportune time for the Pro-
visional Government to be called upon to contend
with a revolution. There is not "A war vessel OF
From the drift Of Minister HatcR SSS t
am led to believe that his mission to San Fran
cisco Is designed to impress the authorities at
Washington with the importance of sending q
war vessel 10 Honolulu without delay He has
dispatches which will be forwarded to Minister
Thurston at Washington, who, believe, has
such Importance that the Officials Of the Prol OF
Nlsional Government would not intrust them to
me me G,aSers OF the steamer me, tAnsIralis believe
luton In the islands"