The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-12
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Fifteenth Day.
TUESDAY, June 10.

TUESDAY, June 10.
The House met at 10 A. NJ. Prayer by
the Chaplain. Minutes OF preceding day
read and approved.
of privilege. Certain charges have been
made against me by the Minister OF the
Interior in answering certain questions,
charging me with conspiracy and trying
to overthrow the Government The At
torney-Generai has replied and | desire
to have the same privilege. | will not
be lengthy in my remarks. As everyone
knows. in 1880 was sent abroad by the
Government aud remained several years.
When the present Ministry came into
power | was sent for, but did not receive
a very cordial reception from the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, and l could see
that native Hawaiians did not
| stand much chance OF getting Govern
ment positions, as strangers were pre-
ferred. l was badly treated by the Gov
eminent, looked upon as vagabond. l
brought good recommendations from the
Military academies in Italy where l
studied. 1 applied to His Majesty and
he proposed to make me major of the
household troops, but the Ministers OBJ
jected. Mrs. DOminiS tried to get me in
as Governor in place of her husband, but
again the Ministers objected. applied
at the survey department without SUI
cess.
then appealed to Thurston. He gave
me very little satisfaction, and finally
advised me to return to Italy. That was
my wife's home, and there was not much
OF an opening for me here. Finally. he
offered me position in the Survey De-
partment. think to drag chain at a
salary which would not keep a cat alive.
l heard G. r. Bishop had been making
inquiries in regard to me and I went to
him. He said no need of military in
struction here, but if was inclined to
become school teacher he would give
me position as a country teacher.
declined, and went to California where l
obtained place at three times the SAL
airy which had been offered here.
returned in about year. The cleo
tons were approaching, and l thought
there was chance for me in raising up
my down-trodden countrymen. Mrs.
Dominis received me kindly, and I
opened an Office in my line of business as
surveyor and tried to get some work, but
the Reform Party did everything they
could to prevent me. Finally,
myself and some others who
felt that native Hawaiians were
not properly treated, organized. The
society was started with peaceful inten-
tons at first and meetings were held
over Nowlein's. Charlie Wilson was
present We had declaration of inten-
tions, Hawaii for the Hawaiians c.
Wilson took prominent part in these
proceedings. He was elected Colonel and
l, Major At the second meeting great
many joined. The Minister of the Inte-
rior heard OF it and went to Wilson sud
asked who had betrayed rs. He said
Poepoe and others whom he named. He
said We must take action at once. We
met that night back of the barracks. We
went to the barracks that night, c..
Wilson was spokesman He told the
King that the time was come to abdicate
in favor OF his sister. There was discon-
tent on account Of the opium scandal
and other occurrences. The King asked
AAC IL IA0 10 Soy 6uO L Sstid
no. knew the thing was lost before
that Wilson, Robs. Parker and others
were faithless to our cause, and l said
then that nothing more could be done
After that things went on quietly. The
Legislature met and was stopping with
Mrs. Dominis at Palama. was sitting
one morning in the parlor with Her
Highness when carriage drove in and
W. Il. Castle the President OF the Legis-
lature came in. l went out on the YER
andah where / heard most OF the CONVEX
| sation, and he asked her II she would be
willing to take the throne In case His
Majesty abdicated. His Majesty had re-
| fused to sign bills, etc. He said that
| parties who had proposed to make a
| republic wit D. Foster for President and
| J. kauhane for Vice President, would
| put her on the throne If she would accept
it. That evening Her Royal Highness
asked me if I had heard any of the con-
| versation. said I had. She asked me
my advise and advised her not to take
| the throne under any such circum-
| stances, where her own brother would
| be compelled by force to give it up She
| said that was her own idea. Afterwards
| large number of natives led by the
| present chaplain of this House came and
asked her to accept the throne in case it
was offered to her But nothing came
of it. These matters led me to investi-
gate who had sent Mr.. Castle to Her
Royal Highness.
found that meetings had been held at
the house of the Postmaster-General,
| Fred. Wundenberg, where Minister
! Thurston and Minister Ashford, G..
Wilson and others were present. I was
| informed that the Minister of the inte-
| rior took a very active part and was the
leading spirit. If the Minister denies
| this [ think committee ought to lnves-
! tigate it to ascertain the truth. | now
| say and charge that c. Wilson who is
| such favorite OF Minister Thurston was
/ in this conspiracy and took All active
| part. He was in it as spy OF the Min
lister of the Interior and told him every
| thing. The Minister says there was a
constitution prepared. So there was,
restoring to the King some of his rights
| and the native Hawaiian theirs. The
Minister SAYS the blood of seven inno-
cent men is on nv head. Now say
| their blood is on the head of the Minister
/ OF the Interior or those who acted
with him. Those who run there
were simply trying to restore
the King and Hawaiians to their rights.
| Their death was due TO the barbar GUS
procedure of the Cabinet, with the ex-
/ ceptiou of the Minister OF Finance who
I did en0eavor TO negotiate with me. But
| before he could do so firing was opened
| from the Music Hall, unauthorized, and
| l say those men were murdered, l say
| murdered. One of those who fired is