People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1893 — GUARDING THE QUEEN. [ARTICLE]

GUARDING THE QUEEN.

Rlliuokalani Seeks and Is Given I’roiectlon by President Dole. Honolulu, Nov. 22, via San Francisco, Dec. il. —No positive knowledge has yet transpired as to Minister Willis’'instructions or in tended action. It is the general belief now that he came expecting to restore the ep-queen to the throne either directly or by intervention of popular vote. It is also believed that serious objections ts>-such a course have caused the delay and reference to Washington. The mystery is still maintained and the apprehension created has produced great disturbance and irritation in the pubiic mind Among the obstacles to restoration is. the refusal of; the qp.een herself, unless she receives-the strongest guarantees that the United States forces will maintain her upon, the throne, knowing that she would otherwise be immediately overthrown again and severely dealt with. Again, some 1,500 rifles with ammunition are in private hands, chiefly Americans, ready to remove her at the earliest possible opportunity. Furthermore, the provisional government is absolutely determined to make- no concessions and will firmly maintain its position, yielding it only to actual war made upon it by superior forces of the United States Added to these obstacles it is well known that Admiral Irwin and the officers under him are reluctant,to make war probably involving bloodshed upan American people of Honolulu, their mid irienfls and daily associates. Since advices bjr the schooner Transit, which sailed, three days ago. the exqueen has applied to the provisional government for protection, claiming that she fears violence from foreign residents Th»® government at once granted her request and a detail of six policemen was ordered by the marshal. The government has informally intimated to the. American minister that, it is amply able to repress any disorder and wishes no troops to b® landed