The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-10-15

and uniforms 10 carry cut the project
IL Is noeo3y's business where got m,
cash HON. loomens was at the Punch.
bowl meeting, he did not furnish ms
with cent, He did not canvass
for funds, and did not know
where the money came from. Il
took some time to accumulate the arms
Did not have any conversation with
lloomens about where 10 get the guns
got them myself. The rice bird guns
were not for the kamehameha Rife As.
ISOLATION. They were Tor Appearances,
and were loaded before we started on our
march. They we're loaded SO that II
anyone shot at as like ducks in the
palace yard we could respond. gave
the command ready" when we arrived
st the palace gate. The rifles were
loaded At the gate. l gave the command
ready Tor appearances.
BY Mr.. Rosa-When we were discus
sing means Ioomens did not say any
thing, At any meeting 1.oomens did not
say anythinc more than that he svmpa-
thired with the natives. The meetings
were conducted mostly in Hawaiian.
loomenS does not understand Hawaiian
The rice bird guns were loaded at Pa
lama, l SAW lloomenS little time after
opened the map in tho palace yard. 1
could not say whether loomens came in
the gate with US, saw my men but
not loomcns after | came from Robert
. Parker, II was between 6 and 5 O'Clock
/ when | saw loonnenS again. Il was then
when handed my card 10 him to take
to the King, l wrote on il, ''Eia an
iSnei me na kos, ka ~ alii, ke kali akn
nel ke Ali, = which means, Il am here
with the soldiers at the palace yard,
waiting Tor Your Majesty" 1 signed
my name 70 the message. The message
sent BY kSShS % the King was q verbal
one. l receivSd meSSage later by the
Staf officer about the Sanctity Of the
palace, Colonel Baker told me ne had
seen His Majesty. I was az the front Of
the palace when the FIRST shot was fred,
Il came from the Opera House. When
the firing became general my men re-
SpoNae1. We had arms and ammuni-
ton enough 10 have DESTROYED the build.
ing Ii the cannon had been fortified. /
received 3 message on the day OF the 29th
that Il was the proper time TO set 10 work 1
and also message that the King had !
had trouble With his Ministers about the |
cannon.
BY the Court-lt was when they CON-
menced firing that | first thought the |
hing would not come.
By Nr. RoSa-previous to that / /
thought he would come. I heard the |
Ministers wanted 10 shoot me, then the /
war would be ended I WAS fred st all /
day rs ii lwere \ chicken. bnt was not !
hit ut all.
BY the ANornev-6cneral-u l had /
seen Mr., Damon and the King would not I
have come, L would not have sUrren- 4
dccei, ! WIS for the King and the /
people,
iona Austin sworn, stated was
Minister 81 Foreign Affairs on July Goth. i
Soth and Slst. On the goth was tech j
NicS0y I'M charge Of certain field pieces /
and ammunition, On that dav they were
In The palace. prpvious % that time
they were under my CONTROL Suppose / I
could have got them ID I wanted 60,
They were Carted fuom tho palace ward
b The Station house after the affair.
NroSS examined Some oi them came
RON the barracks
Albert 4 .comens sworn, stated am
4 RclSiSn. Arrived IN Honolulu MAY
&1h. IL was on the 10th I 6rst met WI
'ncctng ii q society al some place ms
known. u was . society 81 white men I
.or t'e ceo1 81 thC country and people
bcyo sppnuted me yice-p president, 4 obs I
'Cc,cd They accepted me-. however
They were aN Italians, and 4 ala not
understand them. BoYd told pre- what
hcy said. he told me he had e.ghl or
lne hundred acres oi land in the country
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