New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-12
TILE UPRISING IN HAWAII.
CAUSES THAT LED TO IT-NATIyE IMPAIlLN0h
OF FOREIGN CONTROL.

cAusFs THAT LED TO IT-NATIVE lMPAIILN0E
OF FOREIGN CONTROL.
san Francisco. Aug II (special.-lhere y -, -
difference OF opinion among those VINO arrlF'u ~.
Honolulu last night The outcome OF ho i9"
rection there although all agree that it was inspired
by native hatred of foreign control, ana thd' 80
Iniuska,ani was at the bottom OF It, Ever since inc
nrevious inslrrection two years ago, kalahaua mas
fallen more and more into the power OF the europeans
His Ministry has controlled all his acs anu even u
suppIy of cash doled out TO him mas Deeh 81 soo'S
that he has often been in straits for lea'E oHo3
Natives. especially such half-castes as "HcoA anu
Boyd have clamored for home offices under inc
Covernment but they have been ignored. The result
has been bitter disappointment, for the waich"o Oh
the first revolution was " Hawaii for ha"alaii''
Instead this Reform Ministry has frozen Out every
naive. Wilcox was educated in Italy, ana Is an az
oomplished civil engineer well as GOod mH'a9
engineer TTo was sent abroad with Boyd 10 DC
od1cated tbe idea beng 10 fill some Of the chief places
I'm the Government with natives or haiibreeds OF
intellirence and European training Eoyd has hao
little TO do since his return, and WILCOX WOud nave
starved save for the bounty Of the heirappareni.
wilcox brought back wftd him from Italy as his
wife one who claimed to be Of noble Italian descent
when her husband was neglected by Kalakaua shc
was forced TO pawn her jewels, and finally left the
Islands with her child coming TO this city and leaving
here for Paris She declared she would never return
10 the Islands. After her departure, wilcox became
an inmate of Princess LiluskalaniS house and there
the Chief work Of the conspratOrs was carried on
Roth Wilcox and Boyd believed the Honolulu
Rifles would not support the Government, as Colonel
Ashford leader of the company, is bitterly hostile
10 his brother, the present Minister of the
Interior The natives were eager for leader, and
when Wilcox volunteered his services they were ready
for action. The rebels found strong supporter IN
Princess Lniu,halani, the Kings sister VINO ma IoF
many years aspired TO ascend the Hawaiian throne
She has often remarked that If she could De queen
for a day. she would be willing 10 die. among me
natives the Princess has been regarded as an enemy
TO the King, and when Princess L1kllM died, Linus
kaan was accused Of having administered poison 10
has been known that numerous secret meetings nave
been held at her house near Honolulu. Ilef pan -
said have been for kaakaua 10 aOdcae on lueral
pension in her favor halak3ua was warned that
harm would be done him. and some say he knew all
about the plot and preferred abdicauOn 10 the present
situation. in which he has no real power.
one passenger. who was an eyewitness OF the hghI
at the palace yard and who knows the temper OF the
Islanders. said today; Everything Will remain
quiet until aftrr the coming election. Then there
will be general movement to get i'd of the Ministry
and reOrganize the Government That this would not
be difficult, is shown by this latest uprising. If the
Insurgents had had six men like Boyd they would
have taken the palace, and not even our marines
could have dislodged them Boyd showed great
bravery, serving cannon, although wounded by the
shalpshOOters."
COnsulGeneral Severance hasn't had a pleasant
time In Hawaii. and halakaua al first refused to recOg
nize him American Consul but finally, through the
persuasion Of the Ministers. agreed 10 receive him
But their relations decidedly strained. The whole
trouble grows out of charges made against severance
while he the San Francisco of the Hawaiian
Government. He bought supplies here. and was ac-
cused of charging full rates although he got a dis
count himself of Onethird.