Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 19, 1893, Page 2

(M st SR X AN s THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 19, 1893-TWENTY PAGES. Tours from a very reliable source that the Mow minister will negotiate a new treat; with the provisional government which wil! the islands virtually under the pro- tection of the United States, It is under- #tood that when completed this treaty will e at once submitted to the United States #enato with President Cloveland's message, In the meantime, the United States will let atters remain in statu quo here, both in- ternaily and externally The evidence of the determination on the part of tno United States was seon during the night of November 9, when, for some feason unknown to the provisional govern- ment, boats of the Philadelphia were dropped into the water and were supplied with loaded Gatling guns and small arms, Details of men were kept under orders all hight and the boats were not taken aboard untit 4 a. m. of the 10th inst. An intervie with a prominent provisional government ofiicial failed to throw light on the circum stances. Hesaid: “We are here to keep the peace, The demonstration could not have been in- tended against us. Yes, there have of late boon threats, but ‘the government has placed little eredence in them. ‘The royalists, if they fina their cause hopeless, may try something des- perate. The United States seems bent upon keeping the peace at all hazards, though if it eame to trouble it would probably be virtu- ally sottled before the troops could be landed from tho war ships. The government relics upon the citizens reserve guard in case of trouble and is confident it will not be disap- pointed.” ; Reserve Guard Kendy. During the past three days the marshal as personally met the citizons reserve in pquads and given them their last instruc- tlons in case trouble comes, ch man has a Remington riffo and a belt of fifty cart- ridges. Kvery member of the guard repre- Bents either the property or mercantile in- torests of Honolulu, and as the marshal si; nificantly remarked, they are not in this row to scek their fortunc. There is no doubt that the organization of the woitizens guard, now numbering over 400 men, as had a very salutary effect on the un- Bottled state of the country. The royalists, on the otber hand, claim that there is nov and never has been any danger except that worked up in the imaginations of the annex- Btionists. Thelr leading mon say they are ‘confident the ex-queen will be restored, be- fause the United States must either annex #he islands or restore tho old regime. I The arrival of Theodore H. Davis created ho stir. He has attempted to gainanaudi- ®nce by several anti-annexation articles, |, The'editor of the Holomua, the ex-queen’s organ, has been held for libel committed pgainst T. W. Hobson, formerly a newspaper loorrespondent. It is understood the govern- ent is taking steps to investigate the con- ‘duct of the royalists rotained 1n office against fthe protest of the Aunnexation club. It is Ahought that certain expressions of opinion, conveyed to the government through tho ‘squad meetings of the citizens reserve guards, has had some influence in starting the action. A rumor was started yesterday that the ex-queen had receivel a letter from Minister ‘Willis assuring her that the period of her ({troubles was nearing an end and that she would soon find rest. No credence is given ‘the rumor. The financial department of the govern- ment continues to malke its favorable weelkly showing, with a large cash balance and an dmproved . conditionin the Postal Savings ‘bank. There isa steady demand for the government bonds at par. FEATURES OF THE SITUATION. Juside fnformation us to the Negotiations : ¢ nt Honon N SAN Fraxcisco, Nov. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—In the regular news that came up from Honolulu today by the Bteamer Australia there was no Light shed \on what is the most interesting feature of ‘tho situation. This feature is, what will the provisional government do and what in- mlluncan modified Minister Willis' course ‘and prevented him from carrying out the Mnstructions which Gresham gave him when the left Washington? Tho answer to the lquery reaches the heart of the whole muatter, and this answer was secured from ‘one of the arrivals on thestenmer Australia. \His name cannot be given, but he is entirely Arustworthy and what he says may be i¥ouched for as truth and not mere rumor, !!onlp or influence. Heis in a position to know whereof he speaks and he declares ‘confidently thut official intelligence which lcame up by this steamet will bear out his assortions. ¢_Inatalk this morning hesaid: “I went ‘down on the steamer which carried Minister ‘Willis to theisland, I found out that the ame of the administration had been flushed 1even before Willis left San Francisco, I “While he was waiting for the departure {of the steamer he was amazed to learn jthrough sources which, of course, cannot be ,dlvulled. that Hawailan Minister Thurston 'at Washington had obtained full reports of (the decision of the cabinet on the Hawaiian .Ello{ and had sent long dispatches to President Dole. Thurston in these dis- |patehies, which would reach Honolulu at the mio time Willis arrived, informed Dole lof the decision of the cabinet to restore ‘Liliuokaloni, He urged upon him, there- fore, to lose no time in preparing for the {emergency. He told Dole of Secretary ‘Gresham's argument that the provisional !nvm'nmunl lapsed the moment the United (States formally declared against annexation and_urged him to at once declare a repuolic 85 the only means of saving the government drom falling ngain into the haunds of the \queen’s followers. ] 4 Willls Was Surprised. *“When Willis learned of this he was pa for it upset all his plans, which were unded on tho assumption that hurston was in ignorance of the decision of the ad uinistration. So he wired to Gresham, and 1t Is believed he recoived ordersto proceed iaccording to his own discretion and not to ,*bring about an armed conflict if it could pos- ibly be avoided. “You know what occurred November 7 swhen Willis presented formally his creden- - tlals. The speeches were of the usual order ‘—full of platitudes and meaning nothing. The crowd that listened to them never “dreamed that the two chief actors knew ,each other's purposes and were to have iy out in private when the polite public func. tion was ended. When the audience di President Dote and Minister Willis 5 apparvently for a mere friendly ex- of courtesies, but when they "went from the other ofticials they exchanged % vory plain language. -~ “Willis opened the fight by declaring that he could not tolerate the declaration of a re- _public. He didu't say positively what he 3 d do in such an emergency, but he inti- that it would effectually eud the controversy in summary fashi ultimatum and the knowledge tha had full information of Thurston's ob induced President Dole to hesitato ut declaring a republic. Willis, on his irg, 8t enco set about so;nlndlnu tha'publii-. ‘went among al of people nd il:; brought him reports that a very ar rt of the community was in fuil ?V". Ey with the ’N'lllonul government, Phis was a surprise for Willis, and as there 3 o question of its accuracy he in turu to take any decisive action against U yernment. illl:“ sorts of rumors in regard tice, but theso are the facts. has enough confidence to make ®ood sources I also learncd this Eov:l:nmul, -lv‘hnh?‘; illis or by the queen it cou ad béen ispat the loudest about the restoration of the queen were those whose character suggested they could be reached by coin. In Captain Zierler's company, also of 100, practi- cally all the men wero loyal. They were addressed by President Dole, who urged them to watch for any sign of disaffec- tion in the other company, and to do their best to suppross it, ““The general opinton in Honolulu is that no bloodshed will occur, as it is held that tho American minister has been called down, This queer result has increased the prestige of the government among the for- eign representatives, and cvery one laughs at the ludicrous flasco of Cleveland's diplo- macy." AS VIEWED IN A0ONOLULU, Minlster Willis and Tnstructions Reach the Sandwich Islands. Wasmxaron, Nov. 18.—~The dispatches from Honolulu render it very evident that the people there, probasly including the Hawaiian ofcials were up to the time of the sailing of the Australia, in entire ignor- ance of the program outlined by this gov- ernment and tho decision reached by the president and sceretary of state that Liliuo- kalani should be restored as monarch. In- stead of receiving any intimation of Mr. Willis’ instructions the provisional govern- ment appears to have been led to believe At the present relations were to be in no way disturbed. Evidently that was the construction placed upon Mr, Wiliis' address to mr. Dole. Mr. Willis' subsequent utter- ances do not appear to have been of a char- acter to change this opinion, and the sup- porters of the present government, instead of interpreting the boat demonstrations of the Philadelphia as hostile, as it might have done if the Hawailans had been in possession of the facts as givenout at Wash- ington, they seom to have adopted the con- clusion that these were intended as an as- surance of the determinination of the United States to prevent internal disturbances and to be entirely happy over the prospect. Had Cause for Gaution, All this goes to confirm the theory of those who believe that Mr. Willis discoy- ered a stato of affairs in Hawaii which his instructions did not anticipate. Those who in this opinion dwell upon the two incidents of the marshaling of the Hawaiian forces and of the lowering of the Phila- delphia’s boats. Were these boats fowared and manneéd with the intention of effecting a landing in theinterest of the queen ana was the undertaking given up when it was found that the Hawaiian government had 400 men armed and were prepared to take any steps necessary to protect thegovernment of President Dole? These, they say, are perti- nent questions, in view of the present state of affairs, and they argue that if it is the real situation Minister Wil- lis concluded that the time was not opportune for a coup d'etat and decided to take no decisive steps until he could hear from the home government again and re- ceive further instructions as to nis method of procedure in view of the changed *state of affuirs. This 1s, of course, speculation. Tho communication, when it 1s received, should it be given out, may change the en- tire aspect of affairs. It has been said that Minister Willis’ instructions were to restore the queen, but they do not contemplate a re- rt to forco upon tho partof the United States to accomplish that purpose. Cnused Great Surprise. There is surprise manifested on all sides in the government at the intelligence that flairs are unchanged at Honolulu. It is ident that aifferent news was expected. T'his will throw forward the interest and suspense o a certain extent to the arrival of the next steamer from Honolulu. Ad- vertisements in the Honolulunewspapers aro that the Alameda will sail from Honolulu ‘Thursday, November 16, she is due on next Thursday. This will be the next news from Honolulu unless a spetial chartered steamer should arrive. It must be remembered that unicss Minister Willis has proclaimed his instrucsions in Honolulu the public there is in absolute ignorance, oven yet. of the plan to restore the queen. No whisper of the talk here and no line of all that has been written in the past ten days has reaghed the islands. The first steamer to leave after Secretary Gresham's letter was published left Vancouver on Thursday. e Monowai left San Francisco yesterday. She is due in Honolulu next Friday. Unless Minister Willis tells the news the Hawaiians will continue in ignorance of the plan to restore the queen. WHAT PASSENGERS SAY. Persons Direct from Honolula Comment ‘on Gresham's Letter. SAN Fraxcisco, Nov. 18.—All the passen- gers who arrived on the steamer Australia from Honolulu today expressed the greatest surprise when infgrmed of the nature of Secretary Gresham's recent letter, and sev- eral vefused at first to believe such a letter had been written. Among the passengers was Dr, L. W. Taylor, a physician of Wash- ington, who is returning from a pleasure wrip to the islands. He said: My stay in the islands was about a month, and I had exceptional opportunities of meeting the best informed peoplo there. I found the intelligent and educated elements strong in favor of annexation to the United States, with a small exception, This annexa- tion sentiment prevailed among the educated men of the native race to whom I talked. Among the ignorant and superstitious Kanakas there is, of course, a sort of tradi- tional awe of royalty, ana it is from this class only or chiefly the ex-queen gets sup- port in hér aspirations to recover the throne, Among the educated and property owning classes there is no respect for her preten- tions. “Of course there has been much specula- tion regarding the. policy to be presented by Minister Willis, Gresham's letter to the president, which has stirred up so much talic in this country, had not been published or heard of there, so the Hawaiians are in the dark as to the policy of the Cleveland administration. It Would Be Impossible. “I'rom what | learned on the islands I think it would be imvossible for the queen, if reinstated, to retain the throne, unless constantly backed up by the power of the United States. The feeling is very strong agaiust a return to monarchy. If 1he queen were restored, and the United States gov- ernment shoula then stand aside, she could not then retain tie reins, *1 found the men at the head of affairs there have the respect and confidence of the business community and educated poople generally, The provisional government has given a wise and economical administration and everybody kuows it."” Claus Spreckles, the sugar planter, who is s0 largely interested in Hawaii, was seen at his office after the arvival of ihe steamer. He said: “My correspondence says every- thing is quiet on the islands, "It is papers that have been making all the fu ‘‘Have you any information about arms being landed on the islands? »Arms? No. How could they gelarms without everybody knowing it. “Would not “IE"ll'Ihl\lfell ot the custom house show stuff,’ *t is said Minister Willis called on the ex-queen,” was suggested, “If he did 1 have not learned anything about it,” replied Spreckles, *‘and our agent would he apt to let me kudw if that were true. There is not anything to toll.” ‘‘What do you think would be the best way out of the trouble?” Spreckels' Hope. I have nothing to say.about it. fight it out 1o suit themseives. Ivs all the same to me. When I went out there last summer 1 told them sbat I wanted and they would not have it that way. An independ- ent republic would have been the best thing. But now [ .nfipuu the queen will have to go back to the throne.” Houolulu newspapers of recent dates con- tain frequent editorial allusions to Minister Willis and his actions in connection with the presentation of his credentials to the provisional governwent. They also publish accounts of the eceremonies, including the specches of Minister Willis and President Dole, and also -ietters of credentials from President Cleveland. The first of these lot- ters reads: Cleveland to Dole GROVS OLEVELAND, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED BIATES OF AMERIOA, 70 H1s Exce uvl.‘mmnn n&l Dore, PRESIDENT OF THE ROV AL ov:nnun\i}‘ OF HAWALAN ND: Great and Good Friend—Mr. James i ot sons Ui pat el near 0t Of your excel o the chmuu’u of envoy extraordinary ln’fl win- Let them ister plenipotentiary of America, having tor personal ronsons resigned his office while on 'mn‘anf absence In the Usited States, and being unable to present his lotters of recall in person, 1 have entrusted (o hils soccossor the duty of placing them in_ the hands of your excellency. Tam pleassd to belie that Mr. Blount, during his mission, devoted all his efforts to strongthening tho good and friendly relations which have so long existed between the two countries, and ntertain the hope that, while filling satisfactorily the trust fm- posed on him, he rn'lwd your excellency's esteen and good will. Written at \Vashington this, the 27th day of September, 1893, Your good f By the Prosident: ALVEY ADEE, Acting Secrotary of State. Cleyeland's Other Letter, The other letter is: Grover CLEVELAND, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED < OF AMEnicA, To TS EX- CELLENC no B DOLE, PRESIDENT OF THE PROVISIONAL GOV HIAWATIAN ISLAND3: Groat and Good Friend— 1 iave mado cholce of Albert S. Willls, one ot our distinguished citizens, to reside near the governnent of your excellency in the quality of envoy extrawordinary and minister slenipotontiary of the United States of Amer- i 18 woil informed of the Fointive in of the two countries and of. our sine © to cultivato, to tho fullest extent, th dship which has so long subsisted’ by y knowledge of his high char- iity has given mo entire con- ho wiil constan tho ity wad © requost your to receive him favorably and to full credence to what he shiall sny on the of the United States and to th surances L Lhaye charged Bim to convey to you of of this Tawalian islands. M y in His wise kopping. iugton, this 97(h -duy of Your jrood friend, GROVER ULEVELAND, y Written at Soptember, 189 By thoe President: ALVEY ADI Acting Secrets Hawalan Comment. The passage in President Cleveland's let- tor, ““He will constantly endeavor to ad vance the interests and prosperity of both govern- ments and so render himself acceptable to your excellency,” calls forth special editorial comment, and one of the papers, vhe Ha- wailan Star, prints the sentence for sevoral days at the head of its editorial column in bold type under the heading, *Grod Cheer from Cleveland.” Tt says: “The poltcy of the United States toward Hawaii, so far as it concerns the status of the provisional government, appears in the expressive clause of the letter of credence borne by Minister Willis from President Clevelaud to President Dole: ‘He will con- stantly endeavor to advance the interests and prosperity of both governments and so render himself acceptable to your excel- lency.’ *It must appear to.the most casual thinker that Minister Willis cannot advaunce the in- terests and prosperity of the provisional gov- ernment in a way that will be acceptable vo its president without maintaining a friendly policy toward it. Certajnly such instruc- tions as he is bound by are incompatiblo with a policy on the part of the great repub- lic of restoring the dethroned qucen to power by force of arms or otherwise,” ‘The Star, in commenting on the royalist party, says: “The brains and strategy ot the party, it is needless to say, are supplied by British subjects, whose hatred of Yankees inspires their actions quite as much as does their wish to keep the islands for such contingencies us may favor British Jurisdiction here. As Minister Willis stays in Honolulu and studies the recent history of the islands he will recognize in the British minister an able and intrepid foe of American progress and a firm friena of the lost cause.” Thelr Hope in the United States. The Commercial Advertiser says edito- rially: “Only one construction can be placed on the letter of President Cleyeland to President Dole, and that is of the most cordial friendship and zood will between the cxisting government of America and that of Hawaii, coupled with a desire to perpetuate the harmony now established between the 1wo nations as av present administered. 1t is hoped by all that this may be still further cemented by a convention which shall bring 0 us in some permanent form the protection of the government of the United States and thus restore business confidence, which has been unsettled during the pust fow months:” y of State. SURPRISED THE ADMINISTRATION, 1t Hardly Can Credit the Story that the Monarchy Hus Not Been Rpstored, ‘WasniNgToN, Nov. 18.—A member of the official household of the president yes- terday expressed the opinion that the im- portance of the Hawalian question was grossly exaggerated by the public. The gentleman to whom this opinion was ex- pressed was somewhat surprised upon going to the State department and entering Secre- tary Gresham's office to hear the same opiuion expressed in almost the identical language, but there would have been need in the departmentand white house today fora dozen copies of the Associated pross dispatch from Honolulu to supply such high ofticials as it is usual to extend the courtesy of a special copy to, sogreat was tho interest. Bothered the Secretary, After the first bulletin that the pro- visional government was still in power was shown to Secretary Gresham he hastened over to the white house and did not return until after 3 o'clock. Meantime the copy- righted letter of the Associated press from Honolulu was sent up. A copy was taken to Secretary Herbert in the Navy department. Saturday is always the secretary’s busy day, but he laid aside the important business he had on hand and had his secretary read to him the whole dispatch. The assistant secretaries and chiefs of bureaus in the State, War and Nuvy departments were equally interested in the detailed report of the Associated press. 5 When Secretary Gresham returned from the white house he said he had read the dispatch. He had read with the president the spacial copy sent up to the white hous: When the Associated press bulletin an- nouncing that the provisional government was still in power was first shown the secre- tary he deciined to believe it, The disap- pointment and excitement caused by the an- nouncement was evident in the State de- partment. The secretary departed almost mmediately for the white house. No room was left for doubt that the department felt absolutely sure the news by today’s steamer vould be'that Minister Willis had alveady carried out his instructi Retreated Into Silence. As soon as the truth was accepted that no chauge had been made 1 Honolulu up to the time of the departure of the Australia every one connected with the many depart- ments of the government retreated into im- penetrable reticence, which the excitement of the first news had shown signs of break- ing through. Nothing of ofticial information that came by the Australia is at all likely to be filvan out inan official way. It may be looked for in driblets und made up of sur- mises and conjectures in the same way the news of the past twelve days has trickled into the public knowledge. Al that is definitely known 1is that the State depart- ment has a dispatch from Honolulu that ar- rived by the Avstralia today. No conjecture can be formed of what is in it. Mr, Giesham said pleasantly at 4 o'clock: ‘‘You have all the news today, and I have nothing to give you. Mr, Dabey, the solic, itor, has some business to attend to, Noth- ing, however, that coucerns the news.” l.ll‘;llul'jl Vlfl: from r.lulhmd;uunce(ote during the afternoon apparen recipi- tated the uucreuriy into a fleld ol.npcllvl‘:y other than the Hawaiian question, and & seurrying of messengers and dispatching of letters was the result. Nothing was indi- cated a8 to what the new question was, but Lt was not an unwelcome variation from Hawaiian matters. A The bureau which usually wranslates the messages received in the Navy cipher, and does 1t behind closed doors, did not disal pear from the world this afternoon. Tiis seems to show that the message received from Minister Willis was net received in cipher, Demonstration by the Philadelp The episode reported by the Associated press corvespondent at Honolulu of the mauning and arming of boats of the Phila- delphia 1s interpreted to mean that matters were all prepared for the carrying out of Minister Willis' instructions atthat tim but that developments on shore showed Ul minister how much more serious an unds it was than he bad supposed or than those who gave him the instructions had m:sm{ld- 1t is believed he thereupon abaudon purpose for the time being and determined o wait for further imstructions, ‘1ne sup- | position of the Hongjubu correspondent that the Philadelphia's menywore being prepared to suppress a royaligh putbreak seems to in- dicate that the rovalisms on shore have been cognizant of what was,going on on the Phil- adelphin and wera, sgirred in symputhy. Whatever tho movpingnt of the Philadel- phin's men portendad i is certain the pro- visional governmeng has not been informed of any intended aahiom. It can be accepted without question thagighe provisional gov- ernment had no knqyiedge of the purpose of Minister Willis to mskore the quoen. 1tis bolieved by some naval officers that Mr. Willis has found things so differont from what liis instructions led him to accept that lie has deferred opgraiions until he receives further instructions. .. Armstrong's Explanation. W. N. Armstrong has an explanation to offer that would put a new phase on the whole situation. Ho argues that the ad- visors of the ex-queon are sufliciently astuto to show her the folly of going back on the throne unless she could have some assur- ance of hor owh safety and. of the mainten ance of her authority. He thinks Paul New- man, who was the queen's counsel before the last administration, and is still her right- hand bower, would convince her that she ran a great by accenting the throne and would see that guarantees were made to in- sure her against such risks. 1t is not pry sumable that Minister Willis is equipped with authority to give such guarantees, and it is doubtful whether President Cleveland has it in mind to continue United States pro- tection to the gueen after she is resiored. In fact, everything goes to show that Presi dent Cleveland’s belief is that public senti- ment was outraged when the quecn was de- ‘msml and it was only the authority of the Jnited States marines that accompiished it. N istration evidently has not taken » consideration a serious opposition to the ration of the queen or any hesitan her part to resume thoe throne. Mr. Arm- strong’s long and thorough acquaintance with the islands make his view of the case of particular interest, The Hawaiian legation received nothing today from Honolulu by telegraph from San Fran Their only private advices was the following dispatch from the Hawailian consul at Houolulu, sent after he had talked 'sons on the Australia: N FRANCISCO, Nov, 18.—L. A. Thurston, fan . Logation, Washington: Willls has saidor done nothlng. Greshum's letter not known, CUHARLES WILDE This is conclusive as indicating that Min- ister Willis has, as’ yet, said nothing to tho provisional government regarding his in- structions, Would Not Discuss It. Secretary Hervert declined to aiscuss the present Hawaiian situation, but said, rofer- ring to the question in a general way: “When the American people come to thor- oughly understand the pesition of this ad- ministration toward Hawaii they will en- dorse it as enticely patriotic and _just, and the administration in the end will receive the commendations, rather than the criti- cisms of the country at large. The people of the United States may be relied upon at all times to be fair and to favor justice when they know all the facts in any given case. An effort was madae to find Secretary L mont for the purpose, if possible, of ascer- taining his views, but the announcement was made in his office_that he had left for Now York and probubly will be absent until Monday. wI SR byt OT'SURRENDER. ) Oplinions that the Prévisional Government Witl Hold Its Owii' Agninst Willis. SAN Fraxcisco, Nof. 18.—Charles R. Bishop, one of the larggst property owners and leading citizens of the Hawaiian islands, was among the Hawaliahs who awaited news from Honolulu with 0t anxiety and when he boarded the steanier, Australia upon her arrival here this moraing, he was soon in consultation with ex-Consul Severance. “Tam uncertain wHat éffect the disclosure of the United Statds 'government's inten- tions will have,” safd,Mr. Bishop. “The royalists have all .along been confident that matters would /take a turn in their fayor and chinfed to have ' good reasons for - thelf' “doyfidonics. Tho- pro- visional ‘gbyérnment 5" made up of men of charaoter, spirit and cofifage, and inan issue of a¥ms, if there is no outside inter- Terence, they cer'tainly would' be able to take care of themselves, Of course, if the Umted States uses force quite a erent phase might be placed on affairs, Nevertheless the provisional government will not surrender the ground already secured without exhaustiug every honorable method of sustaining their position.” General Alfred S. Hartwell, who came from Honolulu on the previous steamer and who is in close touch with the provisional government, received lotters today describ- ing the situation there. “The publication in Honolulu of Mr. Wil- 1is instructions will, T am satisficd, consoli- te the members and adherents as nothing se could do,” said General Hartwell. ‘The strain of anxiety and un- certainty in Hawaii must be severe, but I find it difieult to believe that the matter will reach the emergency of arms. I canuot for any’ moment believe any officer in the United States navyy will bring himself to fire upon the Americans In Honolulu and 1 believe that when the facts are lald before President Cleveland he will see to it that no action shall be taken which may precipitate inter- nal conflicts.” General Hartwell is an oid friend of At- torney General Olney and he expressed his confidence that Mr.” Olney would advise President Cleveland in such’a manner as to prevent sorious complications, “I rely on him” 'he continued, ‘to advise President Cleveland that no hostile action on the part of the United States against the existing government of the Hawaiian islands’ will be admitted by the rules of international law. It would be most unfair to have taken action by the United States without an opportu- nity beiug given to the provisional govera- ment to controvert ex parte statements concerning the manner of its initiation, The establishment of the provisional goy- ernment was not a relolutionary aot, but was essential to prevent impending anar- ohy." CLEVELAND WAS ANNOYED, Information from Hawall Did Not Pleaso the President, ‘Wasnixatox, Nov. 18.—[Special Telegram to ‘Cue Ber. | —Secretary Gresham professes to be highly indignant over the alleged *leaking” of news concerning Hawalian affawrs, but he ignores the fact that the first newspapers to print the forecast of the president's intention wero the English Journals supplied by Reuter; that the first American to have the tip was Claus Syreckels and that isljuokalani and her satellites knew of the mdtter long before the news was published here. It is under- stood on the best ofuuthority thav Secre- tary Gresham took bteps this morning designed to prevent any further ‘leakage’ of news from s departifent. Anticipatin) the arrival of the Hawaifan steamer with news frow the scenc/of greatest intorest Just at present, he Vissued an order to each bureau chief,réquesting him to administer an oath of secrecy to each of his employes. Clerks, typoywaiters. messengers, doorkeepers and eleva oy conductors were all fncluded, and theré *Were some funny scenes enacted shortly'afler the official day had begun, as the varieus: underlings of the diplomatic branch of thg.government were required 1o elevate thel palms and swear not to divulge a singlegveed of information concerning Hawail, yeythe “oews,” all thero was, was known on thesfreets long before the fiest telegram was geceived over the de- riment's wive. ‘Thgt s¥he information rought by the Australis was disappointing 10 Mr. Gresham was appavent, and a friend of the president who was ia the white house when the informatiou, *God, and not Lili- uokalani, reigns in Hawaii, and the provi- sional government still lives,” declares that the president was visibly annoyed over the news. Before additional instructions can reach Mr. Willis, President Dole will be fully ad- vised of the condition of things in the United States, and Minister Thurston is con- fident that the wen in coatral of affairs in Honolulu will be able, with the moral sup- port of the public in the country, to main- tam their independence. - Arrested the Oashle Laya, O, Nov. 18.—B. C. Faurot, president of the defunct Lima National bank, today begun suit ugainst his caghier, I, L. Langan, o recover $60,000, which he alleges Langan, as treasurer of the Mexican Railway com- pany, collected and falled W Lura over. [AS FRANGHISE DISCUSSED Oommercial Olab Oousiders the Asphyxiation of Taxpayers. Reoent PROTEST OF OMAHA PROPERTY OWNERS Adjourned Without Definite Action—Mass Meeting of Citizens to e Held To- morrow Night to Register Disap- proval of Counellmanic Last evening the Commoreial club met for the purpose of considering the recent action of the city council in passing aft ord granting a franchise to the Oman L Manufacturing company for fifty yoars. The, attendagee was not large, yot thero was o representative gathering of business mon and taxpayers. The sentiment of the moeting was not unanmmous, and the discussion of tho ir portant subject was curtailed by agdjourn- ment. For the most part attornoys aid the talking, and, with the exception of W. § Poppleton, opposed the proposition of the club taking any action upon the subject or expressing any sentiment. In the absence of President Gibbon, W. M Weller was selected to act as man of the meoting. Ho said that the work the Commercial elub did was taken as expross- ing the sentiment of the business mer, and fmportant public matters should be discussed by the club. Mr. Weller said that he took the proposition to grant & franchise to tho s company in the manner it had been was simply preposterous. 1t strusk him as being very peculiar thot the eity council should adopt such an important public m; hout first having it thoroughly venti and discussed.in the public press. He said that ho understood a number of gentlomen were present to discuss tho subject, and he invited them to address the club. A copy of the ordinance was read by the secretary for information. Qaeer Aversion to Publicity, In rosponse to a question Councilman Munro saia that last year the company sold approximately 143,000,000 feet of gas, and that it was an increased amount over the provious year, Mr, Munro detailed the pro- redings of the introduetion and the subse- quent course and passage of the ordinance, the facts being the same as printed in Tue Bee of Wednesday. He said that he be- lieved the charter contemplated that an or- dinance of this kind should be published at least two weeks in the ofticial paper prior to its passage. He said that the objection to the ordinance was not in what it says, but in what it does not say, and he believed that the company was amply protected and no the city that the section was chminated which empowered the city acquiring the property by condemnation, and the one giving power to the council to fix the rates to be charged, and that th liminations made the ordi- rnance objectionable. In the old franchise the power was given when the process of manufacture cheaper that the price of gas could be covrespondingly reduced. 1t is not in the new franchise. He claimed that franchises fixing prices on this character of public commodity and necessity should not be granted, and that privilege should remain open, Ciinton N. Powell inquired as to the real object of the meeting and as to what course it is intended to pursue. Chairman Weller saia that the object was to seccure an expression from the members present as to the wisdom of granting a fran- chise for fifty years under the existing ordinanc G. W. Furnas thought that in view of the ordinance having passed the council, that whatever was done should be in the way of inducing Mayor Bemis to veto the measure. Mr, Munro thought that the sugzestion was a good one, and he also expressed the belief that an expression from the Commer- cial club, as a representative body, would go along ways toward influencing the mom- bers of the council in sustaining the mayor's veto. Mr. Popp'eton’s Protest. . W. S. Poppleton was called for. He said it must seem to everybody that an effort had been made to suppress all discussion of the subject. It was lis opinion that when such important measures were carried through as this one ‘there - was but one con- clusion to reach and thav was that there was something the matter with it. The matter with it, he contended, was plainly evident when the ordinance was read. The former franchise provided a forfeiture of privileges in case of a nonfulfillment of contract, but this had veen eliminated from the new one. He spoke of the other defects of the ordi- nance as pointed out by Mr. Munro. Mr. Poppleton thonght that the time nad arrived when franchises m Omaha should not be granted without compensation to the city. He said Omaha should profit by the ex- veriences of other cities, He referred to the fact that New Ovleans has lately extended the franchise of its st lway company for fifty years, upon the payment of $700,000. He favored passing resolutions of censure of the strictest kind, and m case the council failed to sustain the veto of the mayor, and he felt confident that the mayor would veto the same, that the matter should be tested in the courts. W. N. Nason thought that the public spirit of the men who had invested their money in the gas nlant should be considered, and he questioned the wisdom of the club expressing itself upon such a matter. He believed the councilmen were elected to serve the people and were responsible to the people for their acts. W. V. Morse said he had had man) with corporations and his sympathies were with the under dog on thi ocea- sion, He answered the question of the frapchise being exclusive by saying that it wasnot. Ho said that Mr, Poppleton's statement that St. Louis pays 81.25 ver 1,000 feet for gas, while it was correct, was not to be used a8 a cowparison, St. Louis, he contended, was a Jarge and prosperous city and consimed 1,200,000,000 foet of gas, while Omaha consumed = 143,000,000, ~He said he was growing weary of all this jang- ling ubout franchised corporations apnd did not believe that such a spivit would build up the city. He stated that there is not a franchise in the city that worth $1,000. He tnought the franchise was a fair one and shouid be glyen the company Curtis R, Turn Look with Mo, Morse wn the proposition that a franchise in this city is not worth $1,000, and he thought that the fran:hise should not be given away, and that in time to comoe the gas works should become the property of the city. Brogen Siraddisd the Fence. F. A. Brogan did not fecl disposed to take up either side of the question and thought the Commercial club should express it- self oue way or another., Ifit did there would certainly be a ¢lash of commereial in- terests, and he believed it would be wrong to have the club take action beyond the dis- cussion of the subject. Clinton N. Powell pointed out what he considered the good parts of the ordinance, He said the company was responsible for any damage that might result from its plant, holding the city harmless; to keep the strects in répair when it tears them up; the franchise is not exclu heard no charge of jobbery, he felt that the franchise was just aud equitable and be failed to see wherein tne intcrests of the city were not protected. ke believed the greatest objection to ai expression was that the objects of the Commercial clup did not contemplate such ana would prove fatal to the club. A. C. Patterson said that the corporate interests seemned to have great fear for the future of the Commereial club, und in view of that fact he moved an adjournment in order that the meeting could be resolved 1nto a citizens' meeling. C.S. Montgomery thought that if the subject was such that the Commercial club could not dw.-u?; that the eitizens could not discuss it. He believed that the club should “either take the bull by the horns and swing the animal or dropit.” However, he was not sufticiently acquainted with the subject to know how he would vote on the measure were be a wmember of the council. He contended that the charter gives the council power to fix ratesor ac- quire & gas plant, and that the franchise of the company would be under the regulations of the charter, He believed that each new council could fix the rates, rogardless of the fact that = lmum rate was fixed in the ordinauce. Also that the law of trade and competition would vegulale the charges. He held that no priv- dealings ve, and as he had ' ileges had been given away by the new ordi- nance. and from his short notice of the same saw nothing objectionable in it. Mr. Mont- gomery said the Commercial club should an- tagonizo nd public enterprise, and if it did, discussion would follow, and he felt that the ©as company and 1ts friends would bo dis- gusted and withdraw from the olub. He did not object to discussion, but opposed any action, Mr. Brogan moved an adjournment, which motion was lost by a vote of 20 to 14, Met for Discussion, Chairman Weller explained that the elul had not met for the purposa of taking any action on the gas ordivance or antagonizing the gas company. 1t was simply to discuss and work for the welfare of the city of Omaha, Mr. Patterson withdrow his motion to ad- Journ and organize a citizer.s' meeting. Mr. Morse moved that the subject under discussion be dispenscd with ana that subject bo taken up as to how Omaha ¢ omote and ex its trade in its commer- tribut This motion was declared out of order. Mr. Turner introduced a resolution pro- nouncing the ordinance granting the fr: chise as not to tne best interests of the cit Thi olution was also ruled out of order. Mr. Brogan again entered his plea of dis- ruption in case the elub took any action. He in moved to ndjourn, and as several had left tho club rooms the motion prevmled by a slight majority. Mr. Patterson announced as soon as the club adjourned that a meoting of business men would be held Monday evening at Pat- terson hall, Seventeenth and Farnam streets, 1o protest against the outrage the council had perpetrated upon the people and that discussion would not be choked off. WITHOUT A CRISIS [CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.] 1t was a heavenly providence that cut short the precious day of the beloved hero of Slivnitza on the anniversary of nis victory." The emperor of Austvia announced his intention of sending his aide-de-camp to the funeral, Received by Von Caprivi, Cancellor von Caprivi today received the African traveler, Eugene Wolf, at a special audience, and the Post learns that the chan- cellor urged the oxplorer to continue to de. vote himself to the further development of the German colonies. @Count von Useden, the introducer of the diplomatic bill, visited United States Minis- ter Runyon today. Mr. Poultney Bigelow, with his wife and son, has ived here, enroute to England, where he will spend the winter. The concert of Mrs. Bloomfield Seister of Chicago was an enormous success, . Mrs, Bloomfield Seister has been engaged by tele- graph to visit a dozen leading cities of Ger- many and started today for Vienna. The announcement that the New York Arion society would participate in the jubilee carnival at Cologne has greatly delighted the inhabitauts of that city. The Cologne Gazette today reprints the announcement with a description of the New York Arion’s intended charts, with their groups of In- dians, cowboys, and the representation of a Mormon with cleven v and many chil- dren, it LUCANIA IN ROUGH W/ N Arrlves at Queenstown After Experiencing Unusually feavy Sens. The steamship Lucania, Captain McKay, which sailed from New York for Liverpool on November 11, arrived at 4:30 this morning, after a most territic battle with the waves. The time of the Lucania in crossing tue ocean was six days, fourteen hours and forty minutes. During the passage heavy seas broke over the vessel, flooding the cabins, owing to the fact that large quantities of water were washed down the saloon ventilators, causing much inconvenience to passengers. Mr, Lewis Beckeadorfer and his wife were twice compelled to chauge their cabins, owing to the wuater which was taken on board. At supper yesterday ovening the Lucania lurched heavily and Mr, Beckendorfer was thrown from his seat, the force of his fall breaking his leg. In addition severat of the steerage passengers and members of the crew were knocked down terrible seas which w: steamship or by the terrible rolling pitching, which was a result of the he weather encountered, In all twelv were treated for more or juries sustained during the One of the steerage ventilutors away. Mr. L. D. Smith, one who cluims to have crossed the Atlantic ninety-four times, at all seasons of the year, says he never experienced guch weather as that which the steame 1 into yesterday. MINERS, ATHER. 1 on board the of the pa JUY AMONG TH Thauks Voted to Lord Rusebery W Town Criers Procinim the Good News, Toxpox, Nov. 18.—A meeting of the dele- gates of the miners was held in this city today. Mr. muel Woods, member of Par- liament for one of the aivisions of Lanca- shire and vice president of the Miners Fed- eration of Great Britain, presided. The meeting adopted a vote of thanks to Lord Tosebery for his efforts i bringing about a settlement of the dispute between the Owners association and its striking em- ployes. The meeting also decidea to continue 1 levy the sum of 1 shilling i working memb until Novembe: bulk of the men will have no wages until December, The meeting further decided to urge the public to continu seriptions for the relief of the striking miners for u few weeks longer, Telegraws received from the tricts say that there 18 gener: among the miners and their fam! that in several districts the to g 8 going around ringivg his bell and informing tho people that tho miners can go back to work on Mond For many weeks past relief organizations have been hard at work inall the colliery aistrizts, usually with the local -membor of parlisment as the leader. The aistress among those depeadent on the miuers' wages for their subsistence has been intense, but much has been done in Lhis way to relieve it, 1o MARSEILLES POLIC of the Anarchisty' Move- + monts Found, but Are Very Wary, ManseiLLes, Nov. 18. “The investigation made by the police into the plot to blow up the residence of General Mathelin, com- mander of the Fifteouth Army corps, has resulted in the discovery of several persons who saw the anarchist crimmals on Wednes- day night while the lattor were taking sveps 1o carry out the outvage they had planued. The police, however, ave unable, it is said, to oblain much inforwation from the people a8 vhey fear to risk drawing upon themselves the vengeance of the anavehists, All of the anarchists who have been arrested expressed approval of the outrage when brought up before 4 magistrate for preliminary examination. “One Will u hut s My WL mania declares that the emperor in Lis address to recruits yesterday, hristian soldiors who say their Lord’s prayor. Soldiers are not to have o will of their own; you must have but oue will, and that is my ‘will; one law, and that is my law.” Connected with the Tarlfl Bl Loxnox, Noy. i8.—~The Daily News in its financial article says it believes that the real mission of Mr. Conrad L. Jordan, the assist- ant treasurer at New York, is conuceted with the McKinley taviff bull, - Children at the Augusta Falr, AvGusta, Ga., Nov. 18.—Education day at the exposition brought out 5,000 school chils dren and twice as many others, Dr. 1. M, MeCurdy, ex<minister to Spain, made an ad- dress. A feature was the choral singing by 600 school ehildren. ACTIVE. Eyowitneaser SIIE IS (UEEN OF TRE 0CEAN Fast Time Made by the Orniser Oolambia on Her Trial Trip Yesterday. THERE'S NOTHING AFLOAT CAN TOUCH HER Thirty Miles an Hour Made by the Come meree Destroyer on Ier Omelal Trial Trip—1t Wasa Most Sat- Isfictory Test, Mass.,, Nov. 18.—~The Columbia 1y won her title of queen of the Faster than ever sped warship or merchant vessel sho steamed over the const from Cape Ann to Cape Porpoise on her tria} trip with the United States board of inspoce tion on board., Her average speed was twenty-two and eighty-one one-hundredths knots. " But she steamed soven and throe- fourths knots of her run at a rate that aver- aged twenty-five and three-ono hundredths kuots an hour, ‘ 1t was a magnificent aisplay of speed. By her little four-hour spin sho won for her builders, William Cramp & Sons, the neat bonus of &0 The Columbia took up anchor and startsd out from President’s roads at 8:15, 1t was Bostow, WAS 0N, WAS run up to the forer Tho crew of the Dolphin g g yoll as the Columbia left her fu her wheels revolving at the rate of 1 lutions a minute. Took n New Start, not long before th was a start- 186 of speed. Then the red flag me down and the Columbia took a wide eaward, The Cramps wanted a new st one of the boilors had_begun to foam. Tho ship went a mile boyond the Dolphin and then after a half hour or so steaming arounda she pointed her nose once more to the starting line, and at was off for Point Porpoise at a gait. The run down to the Inan, th vessel that marked the course, was 2,87 knots. The Columbia reached the Inan at 10 oklock, having traveled at the rate of 06 knots, H the engines were given an additional supply of steam, and going down to the Kearsarge averaged 141 revolutions. The speed of the ship in- T nd the water between tho Inan and Kearsarge was cut through at the rate of twenty-two and four-tenths knots per tour, Iy nd a half knots more to the tug Leyden the speed of the ship was only twenty-two and cight-tenths knots per hour, and the revolutions were reduced to about i Then the whole form of the Columbia vibrated_with the fearful volocity of the engines. The mighty spindles ro- volved 212 times overy minute, and the soc- ond and thug serews under her sterh churned the water into a caldron that'rose above the quarter g Tho water from her bow was dashed off in huge billows that set the fishermen and other ve along the course bobbing with m i he steamer Fern was reached at 10 nd when it was seen that the Co- lumbia_ ha 1ty-thre mark there wa g ong her deck. Now and then a pilot boat or a schooner near her course ran up the glorious standara of America 1o her best luck and dipped it in honor to the Queen Columbia, iped Like a The Narketa was anchored seven and three-fourth knots from the Fern and h stalky masts were just ble on the hori- zon as the Columbia fairly shot, at lone spe past the Fern. ‘The steam slacked a little and the speed fell to 21.5 knots, but it proved the Columbia was only gathering power. She swept by the Fortine, the sov- enth mark Joat, 31 and then the three big Propeilers hauled un a mighty mass of seething, boiling water and left trail a couple of miles long in her wake. 'l water from the boat leaped high in vhe nir on each side, and the knifeliko stem of ‘the est ship in the world dashed into it. Fortune was left tar astern in a twink- and still tho Cotumbia sped onward, eptibly gaining speed. The spray leaped 1n o the bows and drenched the forward deck and whitened the whiskers of Captain Sargent as he stood on the bridge. The white line of the Vesuvius on the horizon sprang into view and took form with startling rapidity. The two patent logs, one over each quarter, stretched hundreds of fathoms astern and hummed and tugge at their fastenings with the voice of a g whistling throurh a ship's rigging, Edw; Cramp looked at the lengthening wake of the ship and then grinuned at Commodore Walke *How does that str! you?" he asked, The commodore gat his whiskers into the folds of his mot sparkled but ke ne suie At Railroad spoed, he's going twenty-five and now,” said Mr. Cramp in i way, “and I guess we can out of hier if you ain’t satisti “Well, I'm satisfied,” said Walker. “She's a hummer,” On she sped. Nev ship was built that equaled the tremendous velocity which tho umbia had now attained. It was no easy k Lo stana on deck i tho face of the gale which resulted from the onward sweening of the mighty ship. The bells’in the enging rooms tinkled merrily as Captain Sargent demanded that every ounce of steam be turned into the great cylinders, and the Columbia covered the last saven and quarter knots av the rate of twentysfive thirty-one hundredths per hour, or u littlo vetter than thirty miles, The hlf of the course (forty-four miles) was dono at tho rate of twenty-two ninety-two hundredtlis knots per hour, The Columnbia took a long turn to W starboard helm before returning ove The time occupied in tho turn 18 not counted in the trial, but itwas made at full spc It wa clone. 'y Jacl a word, one-fifth ter-of-facy knot sho crossed the line on her ro- om tiere down to the Fortupe merry pace. The wind w dead 1 and blowinz twelvé k hour. velocity it attained ou the declk of the Columbia must | been in tho neighberiood of thi s knots, Th water continually leay o the forward decks and the rain which had been threaten- ing began to rush on the men on deck, Th 1d 8o one of vay justas ) Was no 1oom and eyery enty-seven hu the patent log Lix the ship passed th commotion in the light weat out. And the Lizhts Went Out, Whon the light was restored the were set Lo work turning off 125 & mi The spoed rose to Lwenty-threa and ¢ rihs knots, rew got into the rigging and che sho sped by, sho was at a stead ty-eight-knot gait, From this to the oud of tho courso sho remainod at Lwenty two and one-half knots s She pagacd by the Dolphin at 2:11:13. She had been actually on the course 4 hours, 51 minutes aod 4 seconds. Her @ speed for tho eighty-eight miles was tweaty-two and eighly-one one-nundredths knots per hour. Tho bourd of ins pectors was highly pleased with the manner (o which the ship bebaved. e Will Spend Sunday - Jall. A frec-for-all fight on Ninth street ncar Capito! avenue caused a hurry call for the englue engines patrol wagon at 1 o'clock this morniug. John King, a hod carrier, was pounded. over the head with a chair by unother colored mun named Johnsun. The chair was a complete wreck, but after a few cuts in King's scalp had been sewed up the head was as good s new. ‘The trouble started because King had $13, while the others didn’t have a cent and they insisved that King should invest his cash in booze, This hie refused Lo do and the furu ture was called into requisition, The belligerents ave al! in jail. e Rallrond Company Must ay Damages. Evwoon, Ind., Nov, 18 The W. B, Me Clery Chimney company of this city was awarded $4,500 damages agaiost the PPitts. burg & Lake Erie road, Their factory at Braddock, Pa., was destroyed by fire iu 1891 caused by a spark from a locomotive, The amount usked was $50,000.