Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR —— AILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. FUBLISHED DAILY EXC 1201 Pennsyivacia Avenue. corner 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspa Company, SRE KAUPPMANN, Prev't so mera Now York Ofice, 08 Potter Building. —————— ‘Tre Evento Ste is served to subscribers in the city by on their own seco: carriers, week, or 44c. per month. SATURDAY QUINTUPLY SHret Star 81.00 year; with forein postage added, 83.00. ‘aie (Entered at the Post Oice at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter. ) €4- Ail mail sabscriptions must be paid in advance. Kates of a tvertisine mde known on ann Meation Che Zvening Star. Vor 84, No. 20,787. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 20; 1894-TWENTY PAGES TWO CENTS. | MINISTER STEVENS. —_-—_____- | The Ex-Official a Witness Before the Senate Committee, —— MR. BLOUNT'S STATEMENTS REFUTED. Many Declared to Be Emphatically and Categorica'ly Untrue. CNTERESTING INFORMATION. The witness before the Senate commit- ee investigating Hawaiian relations today was ex-Minister Stevens, who is charged with having coerced the Hawaiians and contributed toward the establishment of the provisional government by the use of the United States forces. The committee was somewhat late get- ting to work, the witness, who came to the Capitol with Senator Frye, being present long before a quorum of the subcommittee made its appearance. For a short time Mr. | Stevens was in the room chatting informal- H ly with Mr. Morgan and Mr. Frye; but | when Professor Olesen, who was on the | mand yesterday, arrived, for the purpose of | revising his testimony, Mr. Stevens went up Stairs, and did not return until he came to take the stand. During his absence Mr. Gray appeared, and the quorum was made up. When Mr. Stevens came down to the committee room again he carried in his hand a bundle of documents that had an} exceedingly voluminous look, and presaged | @ sitting of some length. Mr. Stevens’ Testimony. It is needless to give an abstract of the testimony of the ex-minister. His side of this international controversy has been Stated so fully in the press and through addresses made by Mr. Stevens that the public is more or less familiar with it. ‘The only thing necessary to be done was for Mr. Stevens to put under oath the mat- ters of which the committee had been advised unofficially and to enter into those things which could not be discussed in public. This latter phase of Mr. Stevens’ testimony was by far the most important and every precaution was taken by the committee to prevent an inkling of what the character of the evidence was from reaching beyond the committee room. There had been much speculation since the President's message was sent to Congress as to the contents of the message from Mr. Stevens to the State Department that was withheld by the President on the ground of public policy. It is understood that this letter was one of those contiden- tial communications from diplomatic agents to their respective governments touching upon the so-called interests of other governments. Mr. Stevens today gave the committee what he supposed to be the letter referred to, and it can be said im a general way that it related to the attitude of the English minister in con- nection with affairs at the Hawaiian Is- lands and his relations with the court of the deposed queen. ‘The English Minister and the Queen. It is understood that the English min- ister was, perhaps, as near to the queen as anyone on the islands, and was able thereby to exercise great influence over her. His sen, Mr. Wodehouse, is the nusband of the half-sister of Princess Kaiulani, who is the heir apparent to the throne in the event that the deposed queen should be | restored. With this princess subsequently on the throne and a British subject related - to the royal family and enjoying the power and influence that such relationship would give, it could be easily seen, Mr. Stevens said, what the effect would be upon Ameri- can’ interests and how they would be sub- ordinated to everything that was British. ‘The British minister had lived on the is- sands for years, his family had intermar- ried to some extent, and naturally he would be opposed to any scheme that looked to the overthrow of the queen, and, worst of all, annexation to the United States. It was said by Mr. Stevens that the British minister, Mr. Wodehouse, was favorable to the deposition of the queen, and that he entertained an opinion of her that was in keeping with the opinions of other well- informed and progressive citizens;but while he wanted her off the throne, he was equal- ly as desirous that”Kaiulani should succeed her. The methods used in disseminating this idea among the people and the part played by the British minister is said to have been an interesting feature of the evidence given by Mr. Stevens. Personal Character of the Quee: Mr. Stevens also went into the subject of the personal character of the queen and those whom she gathered about her and @ave testimony to the effect that all the reports hinted at were more than true and that the condition of affairs about this royal court were in utter antagonism to the ideas of morality that commend them- selves to modern civilization. He also gave in detail the events happening long prior to the revolution and furnished the com- mittee with data and statistics pertain- ing to the commercial wealth of the islands, their importance from a military stand- point and information concerning the lit- eracy and condition of the people so far as it might relate to the subject of self gov- erpment. Mr. Blount’s Extraordinary Authority. In response to a query put to him by a member of the committee, Mr. Stevens said that he had never in his experience as a@ minister exercised an authority equal to that exercised by Mr. Blount in the mat- ter of commanding the naval officer on duty at a port where he was acting as a United States official. He denied the author- ity of the Navy Department or any other official to place such authority in the hands of an official of the State Department, and said that in his experience he had always made a request of such naval officer, the commanding officer being permitted to act | under the general orders of the Navy De-| partment. It was the duty of such officers | to protect the life and property of Ameri- ¢an citizens, but the manner of doing so | Was left to their discretion. In discussing the acts performed by him, | Mr. Stevens took the ground that all he | done was fn the direct line marked | gut by Secretary Marcy in 1854, and by | Secretary Bayard in’ his instructions to Minister Merrill in 1887. He had landed the troops simply for the purpose of pro- tecting American life and property, and he brought out the point that the deposed queen, herself, did not, by her acts, take & contrary view of the case. This part of Mr. Stevens’ testimony touched on new | ground, and was of importance. { ‘The Queen's Request as he Ma en He said that twenty-two hours after the | marines had been landed, and after the | queen had been deposed, she sent to him| and asked thai he would direct the marines to be used in her behalf, a request which showed, Mr. Stevens said, that the queen | id not look upon the landing of the marines as intended to be inimical to her. While on the subject of the landing of the troops Mr. : rred to the statement in ner Blount's report that his reply | the committee of safety | uld not be found on file, intimation of Mr. Blount was obvious. There was nothing in his inti- mation, however, for the reason that there | was no reply made to the committee. Mr. he should have asked d the troops anyh: the committee asked him. Th Were critical and the circumstance es fled him in carrying out the sta structions peatedly, | nd was on the eve} 1 other asions. Categerically Un- Y Revlying to Mr. Blount assertion it | ed hfm over to ¢ he had promised to assist the committee by the landing cf the troops and by the United States forces, Mr. Stevens said the statement of Mr. Blount was emphatically untrue. He told every- said Mr. stevens, that force would not be used unul danger was im- minent, and then only tc protect Americaa life and property. itoyalists and their op- ponents, he said, nad equal access to the legation and were treated alike. Mr. Stevens related mi. detail the arrival of Mr. Blount and the vifers of the Ameri- cans to furnish nim, ata cost equal to what he would pay #« hotel, with quar- ters at the residence of an American, and told the committee how he refused these offers and took up his resileace at the hotel kept by a former chamberlain o% the late king, a man who had been implicated in a deal in which the Ha) nm government had been swindled out of $i00).000, and who was notorious for his spposition to any and all things Ame: . The c: being put to Mr. Blount, said Mr Stevens, he took it upon himself to piace hims A the midct of royalist surrouadins: In_ his report Mr. ount says that on April 21 he disapproved of a request of the provisional government for the land'ng of an armed force *. ling purposes. Mr. Stevens said that such a reques: made, for at the :ime tne ernment was anxi>is that there should be no landing of this sort, in order that the people might not be alarmed. Mr. Stevens said he never seard of the ore until ot. appeared in -he statement of Mr. Blount. Mr. Blount’s Absurd Statements. Ot Mr. Blount’s statements concerning the appearance of the Japanese warship, Mr. Stevens had much to say. He charac- terized them as ex-parte and absurd, and on a par with the statements he said Mr. Blount made to him, to the effect that President Harrison owed his strong demo- cratic support in his trouble with Chile to his (Mr. Blount’s) attitude in the House of Representatives, and his further statement that Mr. Morgan, chairman of the Senate committee on foreign relations, could not be expected to do much, for the reason that he was not a “level-headed man.” Mr, Stevens went through the Blount re- port, making deniais here and there, and showing, from his point of view, at least, how the statements could not be true. In one part of his report Mr. Blount makes the positive statement that Thurston and Smith,members of the committee on safety, asked Mr. Stevens for protection. Mr. Stevens said there was not even the sem- blance of truth in that statement, and Mr. Blount, in investigating the question, if he did investigate it, never asked Mr. Stevens about it. Mr. Stevens said he never heard of this matter until it appeared in Blount’s report. Mr. Stevens was on the stand for a long time, and, it is said, made strong denials of very many of the positive statements of Mr. Blount. He was cross-examined close- jy by Mr. Gray—the examination-in-chief being conducted by Mr. Morgan. 5 THE BRIDGE BILL VETOED. The President Returns It With His Ob- jections. Mr. Pruden, the assistant private secre- tary of the President, appeared in the House at 1:12.p.m. with the President's ve- to of the New York and New Jersey bridge bill. The reasons assigned by the Presi- dent for his veto are that the bill does not prohibit the ‘construction of piers in the river; that the commerce of the river should not be interfered with by the erec- tion of bridges; that expert engineer opin- ion agrees that the river at the point fixed for the crossing of the bridge can be span- ned by a single span; that in the bill of the New York legislature chartering the com- pany the erection of piers is prohibited; that the bill permits the bridge company to charge an unde amount for the transpor- tation of mails, and that a charter for a similar structure has already been granted by Congress to another company by an act which requires the construction of a single- span bridge. Senne it: 7 eee eee I WAS NOT INVITED. Hawatian Representative Not Present at the Diplomatic Dinner. The absence of Mr Hastings. the Ha- waiian charge d'affaires, at the President's dinner in honor »f tne diplomatic corps Thursday evening is the subject of consid- erable gossip in official circies. The hst ct invited guests furnished the press at the White House included the name of Mr. Hastings, but, as a mar‘=r of fact, ne was not invited to the dinarr, and consequently Was not there. It looks as though his name was on the original list of guests, and was stricken off befvre the invitations were is- sued. This omission, whether accidental or intentional, excites comment, because both the secretaries of legation of Korea and Colombia, who, in the absence of their respective ministers, are, like Mr. Hast- ings, charge d'affaires, were conspicuous among the list of guests, which, in fact, in- cluded the head of every legation now in Washington except the Hawalian legation. ————_-e+-_____ TAX ASSESSMENTS. A Bill on This Subject Referred to the Board of Trade. The Commissioners have referred to the board of trade, with the view of ascertain- ing the opinions of that body on the sub- ject, the bill recently introduced into the House entitled: “A bill to regulate the as- sessments of real estate in the District of Columbia.” This bill is now under con- sideration by the committee on taxation and assessments of the board, which is composed of the following gentlemen: Mr. F. L. Moore, chairman, and Messrs. Wm. B. Gurley, James H. McGill, Henry A. WiWlard, Henry Wise Garnett, A. Greenlees, E. G. Davis and Jesse B. Wilson. The committee will make a report as early as practicable, when the subject will receive consideration at the hands of the board, after which the views of that organization wilP be communicated to the Commission- As the chairman of the committee, F. L. Moore. is out of the city, to be absent for several months, the member of the committee standing second on the list, Mr. Wm. 8. Gurley, is acting as chairman, —— ET BOOK SNATCHER. The Assailant of M Esters on R Street Held for the Grand Jury. A POC! Mrs. Julia Esters alighted from a 14th Street car shortly before 6 o'clock last even- ing at R street, carrying her pocket book in her hand. She had proceeded but a short distance down R street toward 15th when Joseph Smith, a young colored man, grabbed ber pocket book and attempted to pull it from her hand. Greatly fright- ened the plucky woman caught hold of the fellow and screamed for assistance. Smith, however, held on to the pocket book and released its owner's hold on him by strik- ing her one or two heavy blows. He then ran down an al pursued by quite a crowd, attracted by Mrs. Esters’ screams, and was finally caught on T street between ¥5uh and 14th by Mr. T. J. Shea, who turn- ell. He was ighth precinet and this Miller held him for the stion of the grand jury in default of $2,000 bends. Mrs. ers suffered considerably frm the negro’s blows and after being cared for In a neighboring house was as- sited to her home. locked up in the morning Judge BAD FAITH CHARGED. Sensational Statement in the Ger- man Reichstag. WINE TAX BILL BEING DISCUSSED. Solemn Promise Na'e by Prussia in 1870. GENERAL FOREIGN MATTERS. BERLIN, Jan. 20.—During the debate on the wine tax bill in the reichstag today, | Herr Payer, a meber of the volkspartei, who sits for a Stuttgart district, reproached the federal governments, especially that of | Wurtemberg, for agreeing to such a meas- ure being brought before the reichstag. The reserved rights of Wurtemberg, he declar- ed, were interferred with by the bill. Dr. Mittnacht, prime minister of Wur- temberg, immediately declared that Wur- temberg possessed no reserved rights in | teeard to_wine. He added, however, that during 1870, when the negotiations for es- tablishing German unity were being con- | ducted, Prussia had solemnly promised that wine would never be taxed for imperial purposes. Entirely upon the strength of | this promise Wurtemberg had refrained from then insisting that a clouse prohibit- ing the taxing of wine for imperial pur- poses should be incorporated in the con- stitution. This statement caused a very decided sensation in the House. berg had, in the bundesrath, strenuously |opposed the wine tax bill, and would per- |ruin for the wine growers. When Dr. Mittnacht declared that Wur- temberg had opposed the bill in the bundes- rath, there was great applause among mem- bers of the left, and when he added that the kingdom would continue its opposition, he received a storm of applause from all’ the opponents of the government proposal. gee. REGARDED WITH FAVOR. How Gov. Brown and Maryland Legis- laters Look on the Boulevard Ratl- way. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. of the legislature in relation to the probable action that will be taken on the application of the Boulevard and Electric Railway Company to amend their charter. No bill upon this subject has, as yet, been introduced, but one is expected to make its appearance shortly. ‘the goyernor expressed himself in favor of ¥iving the company almost any reason- able iegislation they might request, pro- vided there was an indication of good faith or. their part. Members of the House also expressed themselves as being in favor of granting every_ ble request for change of route, Modification of the existing wr ter, so as to permit a shortening of thé dis- tance between the two cities. Senator John Hubner of Baltimore county declared himself strongly in favor of the completion of the road and will do every- thing in his power to aid in its construc- tion. The senator stated that it had been intimated to him that it was proposed to abandon the boulevard feature of the pro- posed road, but so far as it is known they simply desire to reduce the width from 100 feet to 75 or 80, Gov. Brown stated that if any electric railway company desired to build in Carroll county he would be only too glad to give them the right of way through his property. Never in the memory of the oldest inhabi- tant has so much interest been manifested as in the building of this road. —*- THE INCOME ‘TAX. Majority Membe: Ways and Me: Committee Hold a Meeting. The democratic members of the ways and means committee held a meeting at the | Treasury Department last night and adopt- ed a proposition to report the first thing next week the bill providing for an income tax and other internal revenue taxes. There is a considerable conflict in the committee on this question, and this action involves an the committee. Sometime ago, as is widely known, the committee by a vote of six to five decided to treat the internal revenue proposition in a separate bill. This action at the time was understcod to be binding, as is usual in such cases, upon all the democrats of the committee. It nas been apparent, how- ever, that the advocates of the income tax were anxious tu have that bill reported from the committee as speedily as possible, with the expectation that if it came before the House prior to the final vote on the customs bill it might be offered by some- body as an amendment to the cus- toms bill and be put back for that meas- ure, notwithstanding the adverse action of the committee. They have been endeavor- ing for some time to hasten the reporting of this bill. Three nights ago a meeting was held at the Treasury Department, a bare quorum being present, and an attempt was made to secure an immediate report. This, however, was objected to by the only anti-income tax man present, and by gen- eral agreement the matter was permitted to Bo over. Last night, howe they got together again, and ny a vote representing tha same division in the commuitee which has heretofore existed on that question Nr, Bynum turned again, & as to act with the income tax men, :t was decided that the report should be maie the first thing next week. The understaaling Is that the ut- tempt will be ‘nade by « vote in the House to place this bill onto the customs bill as a rider, thus overthrowing the action of the majority of the democrats of the commit- tee. This may involve serious conse- quences to the bill. There is considerable feeling in consequence. ——+-2-—_____. IN THE HOUSE TODAY. . ‘The Debate the Committee of the Whole Goes on. The amendment proposed by Mr. Hender- son yesterday, substituting the existing law for the agricultural schedule of the Wilson bill, was defeated by a vote of 68 in the affirmative and 116 in the negative. It was agreed that on next Tuesday, after the House goes into committee of the whole, three hours should be given to a considera- the iron ore schedule. Then, at 11:17, the House went into com- mittee of the whole, with Mr. Richardson (Tenn.) in the chair. Brief speeches were made by Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio), Mr. Coombs (N. Y.), Mercer (Neb.) and Simpson (Kan.). + e+ Army Orders. First Lieut. Elias Chandler, sixteenth in- fantry, is relieved from duty as judge ad- vocate of the general court-martial at Da- vids Island, New York harbor, and First Lieut. Wallis O. Clark, twelfth infantry, is detailed as judge advocate. Additional Second Lieut. James P. Jervey, corps of engineers, is relieved from duty as judge advocate of the general court-martial at Willets Point, New York harbor, and Ad- ditional Second Lieut. Jay J. Morrow, corps of engineers, is detailed as judge advocate. The following transfers in the ninth cav- alry are made: Second Lieut. Guy H. Pres- ton, from troop M to troop D; Second Lieut. Matthew A. Batson, from troop D to troop M. ENDING ELECTION CONTESTS A Oommittee of the House That Does Much Hard Work. Its Judicial Character Develo: cA Non-Partisan Decision in the North Caroll Case. In their decision in the Williaws-Little contested election case the House commit- tee on election took the high ground that votes the legality of which was not ques- tioned might not be thrown out merely on account of a technical irregularity in regis- tration not at all the fault of the voter. The sitting member belongs to the party opposed to majority of the committee and comes from a section of the country where it is claimed technical irregularities are sometimes counted on to give the enlight- ened an advantage over the ignorant vot- ers. But by this decision the committee ; has shown that it is a judicial body rely- ing on law and evidence and not a mere partisan concern. Members of the minor- ity party frankly express the opinion that politics has almost as little influence over the judgment of the committee as it has over that of a court. This is a refreshing departure from the old ‘when practically nothing but partisanship controlled, and there has been an interest- time condition | Continuing, Mittnacht said that Wurtem- | | sist in her opposition to a tax which meant | ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 20.—The Star correspondent has had an_ interview! with Goy. Brown and several members embarrassing situation for the majority of | tion of the coal schedule and three hours to} ing development of the judicial Serena iad | of the committee. A Hard Worked Committee. ‘There has been very little heard about this | committee in the House during this Con- | | gress. That is the first committee in the | list and around it usually centers consider- | able interest at the opening of each Con- gress. But this time, though quite a large number of contests are pending, the com- mittee has been almost forgotten. This committee is one of the most important and | hardest worked committees in Congress, and is the only one, besides the committee on ways and means and appropriations, which has been steadily at work since Congress met. When this Congress opened there | were twelve contested election cases to be settled. Two or three of there settled them- selves in consequence of some default on the part of the contestants. If the House were divided between the two great parties | on a very narrow margin, these contests would be regarded as matters of the most grave importance and would occupy the | minds of ‘the partisans of the House more than any other question, economic or other- wise, but in view of the fact that the dem- | | ocrats have a majority pretty well up the line | toward the hundred mark, it renders them of very little importance except to the per- | | sons directly concerned. No case has yet been called up in the House and it will probabiy | be a considerable time before the first is taken up, Besides the case referred to, thus far the committee, which has been as little talked about as if it had not existed, | has disposed of two cases—the Joy-O'Nelil | case of Missourl, which it has decided | in favor of the democratic contestant, O'Neill, by a party vote, and the Whattley- Cobb case of Alabama, ‘which ts decided in favor of the democratic contestee, and has | heard arguments in the Hnglish-Hilborn case of California. Itw Judicial Charaater.. - The committee on elections is one of the most interesting in the House, and its de- | velopment of character during the course jof a number of Congresses has been most striking. It might be an exaggeration to fay that from being probably the most par- tisan committee in Congress, as it was in | former years, organized largely on partisan lines with partisan purposes, it has be- |come the least partisan and the most es- sentially judicial committee of Congress. There is a very general impression that the duty of the majority of the committee | on elections is to see that members of their | party are awarded seats in the House and | that their opponents of the other party are | kicked out or kept out, as the circum- | stances of the case put it. This is by no means the principle upon which this com- mittee has acted of late years. It is en- | tirely probable that if the control of the | House depended upon the settlement of contests before this committee, the party having the organization of the committee | would see to it that they did not lose their power by reason of a settlement of con- | tests. In a general way, too, where eithér lof the two views can be taken of a case, | party sympathy decides the question. But it is very far from true that this commit- tee sets out deliberately to decide every- thing according to party spirit. It is more like a court of law than any other commit- |tee in Congress. h member is a good lawyer, selected for a judicial capacity | and the work they are required to do is {just such as they would have tf occupying | positions on the bench. They sit in judg- |ment like a court, study and digest the testimony, hear arguments and vote their decisions, as a rule deciding the cases as | nearly according to the evidence as a num- | ber of men are capable of agreeing on the same presentation of facts. Some of the cases brought before them involve the reading of several thousand pages of print- {ed testimony, and when the number of | cases range from half a dozen up to twen- ty, it may readily be imagined that the amount of labor is somewhat appalling. Yet probably without an exception the members of the committee of both parties read over the testimony in all cases and listen to the arguments and make the most careful examination and study of the ques- tion with a view to reaching proper con- clusions. The appointment on that com- mittee means practically that until all the contests are settled the member must neg- lect all legislation and devote himself to work as far removed from that which he was elected to do as if he occupied a pot tion in the judiciary instead of the execu- tive branch of the government. The work |of all the other committees of Congress ‘relates to legislation, and but few of them have any considerable amount of exacting work to do. ——-- e0- REAR ADMIRAL BELKNAP. He Will Be Retired on Monday and Commodore Walker Will Be Promoted Rear Admiral George E. Belknap closed | his career In the active service of the navy | today. On Monday he will be placed on the | retired list by operation of law on account of age. He was appointed to the navy from New Hampshire and was made a midship- man June 29, 1846. He rose gradually in the line and has been a rear admiral since February 12, 1889. He has a total sea serv- ice of twenty-four years and five months, a shore service of eighteen years and two months, and has been unemployed for three years and nine months. His last service was as president of the board of inspection and survey, of which duty he was relieved last Monday by Commodore J. G. Walker, who will become a rear admiral on Mon- jday by reason of the vacancy caused by Admiral Belknap’s retirement. This change {makes other promotions as follows: Capt. | Leiter A. Beardslee to be a cemmodore, Commander Henry Glass to be a captain, Lieut. Commander James H. Dayton to be a commander, Lieut. T. B. M. Mason to be a lieutenant commander, Lieut. Henry S. Knapp (junior grade) to be a HMeutenant and Ensign Houston Eldredge to be a lieu: tenant Gunior grade). The retirements of Admirals A. E. K. Benham and John Ir- win in April will promote Commodore F. M. Ramsay and Jos. S. Skerrett to the grade of admiral. Betas Postmasters Appointed. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today were fifty-eight. Of this number thirty-seven were to fill vacancies caused by death and resigna- tion, and the remainder by removals. ‘The Maryland appointments were: Governor Run, Mary D. Dorsey, vice W. A. Dorsey, resigned; Shepperd, J. M: Shepperd, vice J. B, Darbie, resigned. Daniel Gray was appointed at Cook, Va., vice L. E. Morris, resigned. SOME MORE LETTERS. Another Batch of Hawaiian Corre- spondence Sent to the House. SPICY COMMUNICATIONS ON BOTH SIDES. Minister Willis and the Provisional Government Fail to Harmonize, eae aes THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. ‘The interest felt in Hawatian affairs was manifested in a striking manner this after- noon when President Cleveland's message | transmitting the latest diplomatic corre- spondence on the subject was laid before the House of Representatives. After the | reading of the brief message the Speaker | Stated that without objection the message | and accompanying papers would be printed (the usual formula). But immediately Mr. Hitt (Il) requested the reading of the com- | munication to which the President had re- | ferred, which was done. Its reading was | received with applause on the republican | side of the chamber. Then the following | letters were read, and Mr. Willis’ responses to Mr. Dole met the audible approval of the democrats. The House insisted on hearing all the correspondence read—a most unusual thing—and every word was heard in the remotest corner of the hall, so absorbed was every one in listening to the clerk as he read. President Cleveland's letter of transmit- tal was as follows: To the Congress: I transmit herewith dispatches received yesterday from our minister at Hawaii, with certain correspondence which accom- panied the same, including a most extraor- dinary letter, dated December 27, 1893, signed by Sanford B. Dole, minister of for- eign affairs of the provisional government, and addressed to our minister, Mr. Willis, and delivered to him a number of hours after the arrival at Honolulu of a copy of my message to Congress on the Hawailan question, with copies of the instructions given to our minister. (Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND. Executive Mansion, December 20, 1804. In a dispatch dated Honolulu, December | 26, 1898, Minister Willis says. “Corwin did not leave until 4 a.m. De- cember 24. I delivered the dispatches 14 to 19 inclusive and telegram, with files of Hawaiian newspapers, to Capt. Munger in person. This delay was caused by the fail- ure of the provisional government to deliver its answer to the President's decision. “This morning J acknowledged the receipt of its answer, with the information that a copy thereof had been forwarded to you as above. I inclose my letter. “On the same day I notified the, queen, through gtr. JD"O. Carter, of the result. I inclose the letter to Mr. Carter. “(Signed) ALBERT S. WILLIS.” The inclosures are a formal acknowledg- ment of President Dole’s reply and a state- ment that a copy has been transmitted to Secretary Gresham and the following let- ter to the ex-queen’s representative: Mr. Willis to Mr. Carter. Legation of the United States. Honolulu, H. L, Dec. 26, 1893. Sir: Will you inform her majesty, the that on the 20th instant, in obedi- ident and ministers of the provisional gov- ernment that the President of the United States had reached the decision that she had been illegally deprived of her authority as the constitutional sovereign of the Ha- waiian Islands, and that they were expect- ed to promptly relinquish to the queen her constitutional authority. On the 24th instant I received in reply a written communication from the provi- sional government which was of such a |mature that it became my duty,as previous- ly instructed, to submit it to the Secretary of State, Hon. W. Q. Gresham, which was done on the same day. With assurances of high regard, I am, sir, ete., ALBERT 8. WILLIS, E. E. and M. P. U. 8. A. The next dispatch from Mr. Willis is as follows: Mr. WI to Mr. Gre LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, HONOLULU, H.L, January 5, 1894. Sir: On Tuesday, the 26th ultimo, as stated in my dispatch No. 20, of December 26, I wrote to Hon. 8. B. Dole, minister of foreign affairs, acknowledging the receipt of his response to the decision of the President and informing him that his communication had been forwarded to you. On Wednesday, the 27th ultimo, at 12 m., the steamship Oceanic arrived, with news- papers containing the President's special message in full, together with the instruc- tions to Mr. Blount and myself. The mes- sage was reproduced in the afternoon pa- pers under conspicuous headlines. At 4 p.m. of the same day I received the four-page closely written letter, which I in- close, from Mr. Dole, minister of foreign af- fairs, asking to be informed “with the least delay whether you (I) held instructions to enforce your policy with the use of arms in any event.” The information desired, al- though fully embodied in the President's message, might have been asked for, and, except for the remarkable statements con- tained in the letter, would have been promptly and satisfactorily given in a few words. Confident that the charges so surprisingly and unjustly made could not be sustained, an answer, herewith inclosed, was on the following (Thursday) morning sent to Min- ister Dole, asking that they be made more direct and specific. Will Fa h Specifications. On Friday morning, 29th ultimo, I received another letter from Mr. Dole, herewith in- closed, in which he says: “The special mes- sage of the President of the United States has rendered any further correspondence on the subject of my letter of December 27 unnecessary, as the message satisfactorily answers the question,” but he added: “If you still desire the specifications requested I will be ready to furnish them.” The instructions of the President to me had been strictly followed, or, if departed from at all, they had been in favor of the beneficiaries of our wrong-doing. 1 feit, therefore, that the statements contained in the letter of Mr. Dole of the 27th ultimo were directed not at me personally, but at the President, and should be qualified or absolutely withdrawn. Believing trom the high character and sense of justice of Mr. Dole, that if he re- examined his letter, such would be the re- sult, I wrote him a note. which I inclose. ‘This note was delivered at his residence on the night of the same day (Friday, Decem- ber 29) upon which his second letter was re- ceived. Having no answer up to Sunday night (December 31), and having occasion to communicate with his colleague, Mr. Damon, upon another matter, I called his attention to the failure of Mr. Dole to reply to my note, which, I explained to him, was written with no unfriendly purpose, but | was, as by itself declared, “for the best in- terests of all.” He informed me that the “advisory council” met the next day at 12 | o'clock and he thought the subject would | then receive attention. At 3 p.m. of that day (January 1) I re- ceived the letter from Hon. S. B. Dole here- with inclosed, in which he states that “It was not my intention to withdraw any of my letters.” This, of course, left every charge and statement in full force as of that date. Believing that these charges, whether so intended or not, reflected very unjustly upon the President, whose agent I was, at 6 p. m. of the same day (Monday, January 1) I replied in the inclosed letter, asking that the “desired specifications be furnished at the earliest convenience.” No Reply Received. Up to this hour (Friday, January 5) no reply has been received to this request, nor have I any intimation when one may be expected. My request for specifications has been in the hands of the minister of foreign | affairs since Monday, January 1, at 6 o'clock. I had hoped to receive it in time | to answer by steamer Pekin, leaving today at 2 o'clock, especially as Mr. Thurston and Mr. Hatch, late vice president of the pro- visional government, leave tomorrow on the Australia for the United States. This delay in answering is a great surprise and regret. I am fully prepared to show that every step taken by the representatives of our government has been in the direction of peace and gvod order and that the military preparations of the provisional government | were in progress at the time of my ar- rival, cases of arms, as I telegraphed you on November 4, having been brought by | the steamer upon which I arrived. At that) time and up to the morning of November | 24 (which was the day your letter to the | President first appeared here) it will not be | claimed that there was the slightest appre- hension as to the interference of the United | States forces. And yet on the 13th of No-| vember, as is well known here, the great- est excitement prevailed at the executive building, the military forces were increased in number and the volunteer companies were ordered on duty at night. These preparations were due not to any fear of | “American intervention,” but, as Mr. Dam- | on, minister of finance, called officially to) explain, resulted from the apprehensions of many citizens, mostly women and chil- | dren, that as the following day was the birthday anniversary of King Kalakaua, | large rumbers of natives from the adjoining districts would be here and an outbreak might occur. The steamer leaves in a few moments and I am unable to write more at Jength, but will do so when the expected answer is received. ALBERT 8. WILLIS, E. E. and M. P.U. S.A. | The full correspondence is inclosed in the | dispatch, as follows Mr. Dole to Mr. Willis. Department of Foreign Affairs, Honolulu, H. 1, Dec. 27, 18. Sir: Pending the further action of the government of the United States upon the’ matters contained in your communication | of December 19, and my reply to the same, dated December 23, I desire to call your excellency’s most serious consideration to the dangerous and critical condition of this} community, arising, I must respectfully | submit, out of the attitude which you have assumed, and the language which you have | used in public, and in communications to this government, and also out of the pub- lished letter of the Secretary of State of the United States and the President's message | on the subject of the restoration of the monarchy. | I do not, however, claim or intimate that | this unfortunate situation has been inten-| tionally created by you, or by the govern-: ment which you represent, but arises from | @ natural construction of your attitude, and the ambiguous terms of the statements re- ferred to. At the time of your arrival in this coun- try, the forces of this government were or- ganized, and were amply sufficient to sup- press any internal disorder. ! Ambiguous Com leations. After your arrival you made communica- tions regarding your policy, which were ambiguous, and for several weeks you fail- ed to disclose your intentions, and have only partially done so up to the present moment, leaving this government to infer what they may ultimately be from the let- ter of Mr. Gresham and the President's message, in which it has been declared in very distinct language that the d queen ought to be restored to the throne by the government of the United States, and leaving us, further, to infer that this assumed obligation would be discharged. Your language, expressed in public, de- clared that you intended to perform some act when the proper time ar- rived, without disclosing what that act A General Feeling of Disquiet. Under these circumstances there arose at once a general feeling of disquiet. The natural inference from your attitude, lan- guage and refusal to disclose your purpose and from Mr. Gresham's letter and the President's message was, and is, that you intended to use force in maintaining your policy. The fact is well known that you, as admitted by yourself in your communication of December 19, without the consent or knowledge of this government have held negotiations with the deposed queen for the purpose of overthrowing this government. The apprehension of both political parties, as well as persons who remain neutral in these matters, is that you hold instructions to use physical force for the restoration of the monarchy. I am not prepared to state that this government entertains this opinion, although its want of information to the contrary has compelled it to act as if it was correct. In consequence of your attitude in this bebalf, the enemies of the governmeni, believing in your intentions to restore the — by force, have become embolden- Threats of assassination of the officers of | this government have been made. The po- lice force is frequently informed of con- spiracies to create disorder. Aged and sick i persons of all nationalities have been and | are in a state of distress and anxiety, | Children in the schools are agitated by the | fear of political disturbances. The wives, sisters and daughters of resi-/ dents, including many Americans, have | been in daily apprehension of civic disorder, | many of them having even armed them- selves in preparation therefor; citizens have made preparations in their homes for de- fense against assaults which may arise directly or indirectly from such conflict. Persons have begun to pack their valuables with a view of immediate departure; large quantities of bandages have been prepared. Unprotected women have received the promise of assistance from the Japanese representative against positive disturbance arising in consequence of American inva- sion. Rumors of the intended Janding of your forces for offensive purposes have agi-| tated the community for many days. ‘the | situation for weeks has been one of warfare | without the incident of actual combat. | Even the ex-queen has called upon this| government for protection, which was | awarded to her. Owing to your attitude! the government has been compelied by | public apprehension to largely increase its military force at great expense. Its officers have been placed, and still continue, in a condition of defense and preparation for siege, and the community has been put into | a state of mind bordering on terrorism. As to the Matter of Force. This government has most earnestly sought from you and through our repre- sentative at Washington from your gov- ernment some assurance that force would not be used, and has failed to obtain it. Your action has, unfortunately, aroused the passions of all parties and made it possible that disturbances may be created at any moment. I am informed by military authorities (Continued on Second Page.) | Some bidders have offered to take | blocks of the loan at $1.21 | vided his bid is rhe Am index to advertise- ments will be found om Page 3. THE NEW BONDS. They Will Hardly Get Into the People’s Hands. LARGE NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED Will Probably Be Awarded to One or Two Firms. THE PREMIUMS PROPOSED. Secretary Carlisle received several offers for the new 5 per cent bonds this and they were tabulated with previous offers for consideration February 1, the date set for the opening of the bids. Until that date all communications on this sub Ject will be treated as confidential. Not to Be Tuken by the People. The alleged purpose of the Secretary of the Treasury to place the proposed loan of $50,000,000 m the hands of the people gen- erally is not Iikely to meet with much success, for the reason that the bonds sre to be sold to the highest bidders. Indi- viduals, no matter how iarge uheir capital, cannot hope to compete successfully in @ transaction of this kind against a syndicate ro of large dealers. Secretary Cer- je has given notic disposed of at a premium of not less than $114.23, which is on the basis of 3 per cent interest for a period cf ten years, A higher premium will reduce the interest return and will make it an investment of Mile advantage to small deal Consequently it is not expected that thei criptions: will cut much igure. gp 8556 High Offers for the Lot. It is said that a New York syndicate, represented by Hervey, Fisk @ Sons, will subscribe for the entire amount Of $50,000,- 0) at $1.18, and that there will be other large offers at the same and at even higher rates, provided large blocks can be secured. Small dealers, therefore, are not likely to receive much consideration uniess they are exceedingly liberal in their terms, sarge Subscriptions already received aggregate over $200,000,~ «wo, ‘at rates above the minimum premium prescribed by the circular. ‘ The Main Factor in the Award. The rate of the tid will be the main facta in determining -ts acceptance, and the date of the offer will cut n» sigure in the matter. The entire amoun: of the loan, therefore, is Mable to co to one bidder, rro- hest. In the event maxinum rate exe ceed the total amount of tne joan it will be allotted to the ders proportionately, The highest bid will receive the first con- sideration. If it .s for all the bonds transaction will be closed at once, ut if for less than the full amount the remsander Will be allotted to “he nex: nigher until the quota is «xhaasted. When Allouments Will Be Made. Allotments will be made only when it te necessary by reason of the similarity of the bids. Ther. it is possible that the entire loan may ve subscribed by one firm, or it may be divided amenz wwe cr more, Present indications are cha: small dealers will have little f any chance cf securing the proposed bonds, except through the medium of the wanker or broker who suc- ceeds in getting be lot. In order to tully explain the plan for the issue of tnese bonds the Secretary of the Treesury bas prepared a cireuar on the subject, which will probably b- :aade public on Monday. cee INJURY TO STEWART CASTLE. that several bids « Mra. Stewart Claims Damages From the Chinese Government. Mrs. Stewart, wife of the Nevada Sen- ator, and her daughter, Mrs. Bessie Stew- art, were at the State Department yester- day to consult with Secretary Gresham in relation to the damage suit that they are abcut to institute against the Chinese gov- ernment for the injury done to Stewart Castle during the period of its occupancy by the Chinese legation for some years back. This suit, which is the first of its kind probably in the history of foreign oc cupancy of property in this city, has it is claimed, been started without and sufficient reasons by Mrs. Stewart, who owns Stewart C; le. She avers thats the damage to the furniture of the house Was So great that after removing the pic- tures and some of the pieces of furniture that are practically indestructibie the rest of the belongings of the big mansion were sold for a paltry sum to junk dealers. Her case is in the hands of Hamilton. The pro- ceedings, after the style of any diplomatic intercourse, have to be gone about rather owly. The papers in the matter have been given to Secretary Gresham, who wiil forward the same uhofficially to the Chinese government, and it is more than probable if any damages are allowed the amount will have to be decided upon by arbitrators se lected by both sides to the suit. -e- HAD NO DYNAMITE. Sanitary Department Attending te Another Se-Called Crank. Sanitary Officer Frank is investigating | the case of an alleged crank who was ar- rested on Pennsylvania avenue between 41-2 and 6th streets about 11:30 o'clock last night. The man’s name, so far as the officers have been able to ascertain, Frederick M. Toetser, and he is either from New York or Philadelphia. He is an office seeker of the boldest type and claims that he is the inventor of a telephone that ts something entirely new. When arrested he made a statement about his invention and said he had a pocket of dynamite to use if necessary to obtain his rights. Toetser came here to see the President for the pur- pose of getting a situation. He had evi- | dently made application for appointment im the New York custom house, as he had @ communication in his pocket from the col- lector of the port. The communication was addressed to the man at No. 1134 Grand street, Philadelphia. When searched, the officer failed to find any dynamite in his pocket, nor did he have any valuables. ‘To- day he was examined and Sanitary Officer Frank is endeavoring to ascertain the whereabouts of his friends or relatives. — An Unfaithfal Watchman, Early last month the clothing store of Max Lippman, D street near 6th, was slightly damaged by fire, and Fitehugh French, a colored man, was placed th charge of the premises by the insurance people pending an adjustment of the losses. Frerch remained in charge of the place for several days, and shortly after it was turned over to Mr. Lippman it was discov- ered that a large amount of clothing haa been lost. The case was placed in the hands of Detective Rhodes, but not until last night did he succeed in ascertaining just who the thief was, although suspicion from the first pointed toward French. This morning French's house, 20s 6th street ex- tended, was searched, and a large trunk full of the stolen articles was discovered. French admitted that he had stolen the stuff, and later a young colored man, Rob- ert Jones, was arrested by Mr. Lippman upon suspicion of having been engaged in the robbery. Both men were locked up in the first precinct station, pending a hearing in the Police Court. a President Helen A. Shafer Dena. BOSTON, Jan. 20.—President Helen A. Shafer of Wellesley College, died today of pheumonia,