Show 1 I 1 I 1 over OD n the sandwich islands BLOUNT ROYALISTS 0 ue tie encourages them to fight for their kingdom kin adom and queen Hoyen riu may 24 the the situation here is more interesting than for fo i 1 beever al months the whole town is is agog over the lato late developments first came the arrest ol 01 rush bush and editors of a native paper charged with lio li beling eling the provisional government and minister stevens Ste yens then the publication of secretary Gre Gres bams instructions to commissioner blount and letters warning the annexationists that they could not depend upon help from the united states staffs in case the royalists attempted to tf reinstate the queen then the news newa of blounts Blonn ts appointment as united minister and finally the attempt of the provisional government to silence charles the correspondent s of the new york herald and minister Mi ulster blounts interference in his behalf all sorts of alarming ivow r nae t sc C ssofi olan oL jn and d even blount who all alonz along has predicted that there thera would be no trouble is not now so BO confident blount has given out for publication his letter of instructions from gresham they give him paramount authority in all matters of the tha relations of his government to the existing government of the islands island and protection to our catiz citizens and give him full discretion in in coop co op cp e r apiou with the commander of the naval forces to determine when they should be la baided aided or withdrawn that while bile the united states claim no right to interfere with internal conflicts it will not acquiesce in interference by other powers blount himself a dds this Is postscript while 1 shall retain from interference between the conflicting forces of whatever nationality for eu e u pre P macy 1 I will protect american cirii cit it zens zena not participating in such a con flicht 11 this declaration created much excitement and is regarded by all parties as an invitation to the royalists to make trouble the latter how however evey r ay ray they are not prepared to take take advantage of the notice and will await the decision dic ision of the united states if the islands are not annexed there is likely to be tion ble the provisional Pio visional government is strengthening its position and claims to be able to hold the pEsi position tion if necessary sa y y until a change of administration in th the a united 19 states tates |