The record-union., 1895-04-12
Special to the REooRD-US1ou.

HONOLULU, April 4.-The first news
brought to this country of troubles exist
ing between Minister Thurston and Sec
retarY Gresham was received by the
China on Tuesday. 1t was a great sur
prise in official circles as we'll as the COM
munity in general.
Minister Willis states that the first and
only information he had received was
through the press dispatches that reached
here on the I'd. The only notice received
by the Government was telegram from
Mr.. Thurston stating he is on his way
home. His letters written on or about
the 10Th allude to the rumors, but in
private letter he stated that he intended
remaining in Washington for the present.
Minister Hatch said to-day: I'VE have
received absolutely nothing officially in
the matter. Six weeks have elapsed since
the newspapers stated that Secretary
Gresham's notice was served on this
Government and forty-eight hours since
the arrival of the press dispatches, but
Mr.. Willis has give no notification ofany
action on the part of the American Secre-
tary OF State"
Notwithstanding this the reports are
generally credited to be true, with the
exception of Mr.. Thurston's reported
verbal apology. The people here know
their representative too well to believe
any such statement.
The Government is quietly waiting de-
velopments and is fully prepared to meet
any emergency Secretary Gresham may
thrust upon them. II Mr.. Thurston is
recalled, they will simply send another
representative to Washington, az they
well know the policy pursued by Secre-
tary Gresham is entirely at variance with
the spirit OF the American people.
Minister Hatch of the Foreign Depart
ment will undou btedly be the man sent
ii he will accept the position, and Mr..
Thurston will undoubtedly be given his
position in the bureau.
Attorney General Smith has been men
toned by some members OF the American
League, but he is altogether too hot
headed to take the position of diplomat,
and probably would not be considered by
the Cabinet
a movement may be made to have Mr..
TEurston go into the Legislature in the
position made vacant by e. l.. Carter's
death. There is important legislation to
come up. for which he is regarded as an
able champion. These, however. are fore
casts which depend entirely upon future
developments.
President Dole is at present on a trip to
the other islands, having left Just after
the arrival of the China dispatches. Tn
doubtedly what the Government would
like TO do is TO refuse TO appoint a success
sor to Mr.. Thurston, thus necessitating
the recall of Minister Willis.
He has made himself obnoxious to the
republic in many ways of late, and were
it not for the desire to keep on friendly
terms with the United States his recall
would have been demanded long ago, also
Consul-General Mills. 1t is policy alone
that keeps them there. To the body poll
tic of Hawaii they are persona non grata
in every sense of the word.
The Government knows that until the
next session of Congress they are at the
mercy of President Cleveland, whose en-
nifty is unquestioned. It Is not the inteu-
tion, however, to incur the enmity of the
American people by an attempt to retail
ate.
President Dole at this writing has not
returned to Honolulu, and he has not
given out anything to intimate the prob
able course OF the Government, but it is
well known that he will do his utmost
for conciliation before entering upon a
policy savoring OF retaliatory measures.
WERE THE INSTRUCTIONS STOPPED?
WASHINGTON, April Il.-Mr. Hastings,
Charge d'Affaires OF the Hawaiian Lega-
tion, was shown the foregoing dispatch
and read it with much interest. He said
the Thurston matter was a diplomatic
question which he would not discuss if
OF fact the legation was in possession of
no Information whatever on the subject
The officials of the State Department
were silent to-day when questioned rela-
tive to the latest Hawaiian news brought
by the Alameda, and refused to make g
any response when questioned as to the
cause of the delay in the report by United
States Minister Willis of his instructions
touching Minister Thurston. 1t can be
stated positively that instructions were
sent TO MIR. Willis on March 5th last-in
ample time to have caught the China, un-
less by some accident they mIscarried on
the way from Washington to San Fran
CISCO Whether they went SO far as per-
eLiptory demand for Mr.. Thurston's re-
call, or were confined TO a direction to
Mr.. Willis to intimate that Mr.. Thurston
had been indiscreet in his public utter
ances and had thus endangered the cor
dial relations of the two countries, cam
not 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 or some intermediate point.