The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-12
THURSTON'S TRIP TO HAWAII.
NO DEMAND FOR HIS RECALL PRE-
sENTED UP TO APRIL 2.

Minister Willis Announced That He
Had Received no Instructions on
the subject-ThurstOn Not Depend
ent on Public Office for "A Liveli-
hOOd-A Request for Minister Will
lis Recall Not PrObnbIe-A Reeep-
tiOn on the Flagship.
San Francisco. April 1.-THE steamer
Alameda from Sydney. via Honolulu. ar
rived here this morning at o'clock. The
following correspondence of the United
Press came per the steamer:
Honolulu, April 4-On the arrival of the
steamer China on the End inst, lively
sensation was created by newspaper dis
patches announcing that Secretary Gres-
ham had instructed Minister Willis to de-
mand the recall Of Minister Thurston.
Minister Willis said that he had received
no instructions upon that subject and
knew nothing whatever about it, nor has
the government received from him any
communication about it. Foreign Minister
Hatch has received from Minister Thurs
ton himself no information of new or
special trouble arising between Secretary
Gresham and himself.
Mr. Hatch has, however, received a tel
egram, announcing Mr.. Thurston's inten-
ton to arrive in Honolulu on April II by
the steamer AraWa. This intention seems
to have been suddenly formed at the last
moment. Mr.. Thurston had written to
his mother by mail not TO be disturbed
by press reports, and that he should stay
in Washington. Mr.. Hatch and his coll
leagues naturally initiate Mr.. Thurston's s
reported reucence. The remarks of their
leading associates, however, indicate that
no serious apprehension Is entertained of
any grave complications. The condition
of ss#a ions hi
ton administration has existed for two
years past and has become chronic. In
the discharge Of his duty the Hawaiian
minister has repeatedly been compelle1
to perform acts which were extremely
distasteful to Mr. Gresham. The only
surprise is that he has been able to con-
tinue 30 long at his post.
The opinion is generally expressed by
friends of the government that Mr.. Thurs
ton viii probably have no difficulty in
So far as can be learned, it seems prob
able that this government will not, in any
case, make point of honor in the matter,
but will send another minister in Mr..
Thurston's place. If Mr. Hatch should
go, Mr.. Thurston would doubtless take his
place here as minister of foreign affairs.
Mr.. Thurston abandoned a lucrative
practice here to serve the government
abroad. He would be glad to retire from
public life and attend to his private bust
ness, but this is not likely to be permitted
him.
United States Minister Willis is believed
to feel some uneasiness lest, in retaliation,
this government should give him his pass
ports, but 1t Is considered highly improb-
able that the government will disturb Mr..
therefor
A reception to Mr.. willis and Mrs. willis
was given on the evening of April q on
board the flagship Philadelphia by Admiral
Bsardslee and the officers of the ship.
All the prominent officials in town were
present, with the exception of President
pole. who had gone to Kauai Possibly
through tnadvertence or informality.
PRESIDENT Dole and others of the cabinet
We're not invited TO q previous reception
given by Mr.. Willis In honor of Admiral
Beardslee and the officers. No notice was
taken OF the neglect. but it created sus-
Prcl1n, po on MIS-. Dole attended the reception
1t IS reliably learned that on the even
LIs u Apfll Mrs. Dominis was seen ex-
cnahglng salutations with a body of so
RIisohers returning to Jail from their
daily labors on the roads She was first
seen 10 waive her handkerchief to them
rom the cast veranda of her former
pSiace. Ihen as they passed the front
OF the palace they again swung their
hats. she responding with her handker-
chlet, but standing back a little from
me WlnooW, so as not to be conspicuous
from the street. The government and
their supporters feel that little reliability
Is to be placed upon the ex-Queen's oath
OF allegiance or act of abdication, and
that she is liable to again foment aeita-
ton and insurrecton.
Ihe native weekly Makaanana was sus-
pended for ten weeks during martial
law, its editor Kai Pu, being in prison
as suspect. Since his release publication
has been resumed. Its tone is not as
reasonable as it had been before The
last issue declared that the ex-queen's s
oath to the republic did NOT bind her ad-
herents, as she made it under stress Of
captivity She was 10 be regarded as a
martyr who had sacrificed herself for her
people.
Serious, and growing apprehension is
expressed here of what the Japanese gov
ernment may feel impelled to do to Hawaii
after the termination of the war with
China. The temper Of the Japanese gov
crnment Is less distrusted than the inor-
dinate jingoism of the Japanese politicians,
who are likely to make unreasonable de-
mands for increased political power for
japanese residents in Hawaii, who, at
present, like the. Chinese, do not partici-
pate at all in public affairs More atten-
ton is directed TO japanese matters on
account of the rapidly increasing COM
petition experienced from japanese i'm
porters and retailers. Goods Of Japanese
manufacture are fast displacing, In Ha-
wall those from Europe and America,
while their retailers are easily undersell-
ing white merchants. Altogether more
danger is feared from Japan than from