The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-06-17

r ment positions, ~ strangers were pre-
ierr,sd. | was badly treated by the Gov
4 eminent, looked upon as vagahond.
I brought good Recommendations iron tn,
= Military academies in Italy where
E studied l applied to His Majesty anI
| he proposed to make me major of tn,
l household troops, hut the Ministers ob
2 jected. Mrs. Dominis tried to get me i,
E as Governor in place OF her husband, bu
I agsin the Ministers objected. applied
at the survey department without sue
cess.
: | then appealed to Thurston. He gave
; me very little satisfaction, and finally
, advised me to return to Italy. That was
J my wife's home, and there was not much
, of an opening for me here. Finally. he
! offered me position in the Survey De-
} partmsnt. think to drag chain at q
salary which would not keep cat alive.
} L heard G. Il. Bishop had been making
inquiries in regard to me and l 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 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 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,
| S.alf i ~ Ar h.N
felt that native Hawaiians were
not properly treated, organized. The
society was started with peaceful inten-
tons 1T first and meetings were held
over Nowlein's. Charlie Wilson was
present We had declaration of inten-
tons, Hawaii for the Hawaiians C.
Wilson took prominent part in these
proceedings. He was elected Colonel and
|, Major At the second meeting great
many joined. The Minister of the Int
rior heard oil it and / went to Wilson and
asked who had betrayed US. 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 abdicale
in favor OF his sister. There was discon-
tent on account of the opium scandal
and other occurrences. The King asked |
me il had anything to say and l said
no. l knew the thing was lost before l |
went into the Palace because l knew |
that Wilson, Robt. Parker and others |
were faithless 10 our cause, and / said |
then that nothing more could be done.
Alter that things went on quietly. The |
Legislature met and l was stopping with |
Mrs. Dominis at Pslama. / was sitting
one morning in the parlor with Her /
Highness when carriage drove in and
w. K. Castle the President of the Legis-
lature came in. / went out on the YER
sndsh where | heard most of the CONVEX
sation, and he asked her if 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
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 | had heard any of the con-
| said 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
4 large number of natives led by the
present chaplain of this House came and =
asked her to accept the throne in case it =
vas offered to her But nothing came .
If it. These matters led me to investi-
rate who had sent Mr.. Castle to Her
Royal Highness.
| found that meetings had been held at !,
he house of the Postmaster-General,
red. Wundenberg, where Minister :.
'hurston and Minister Ashford, c. y
wilson and others were present. was D
that the Minister of the Inte- e
ior took very active part and was the y
eading spirit Ii the Minister denies =
his | think committee ought to inves-
igate it to ascertain the truth. l now P
ay and charge that C. Wilson who is s.
UGH a favorite of Minister Thurston was n
i this conspiracy and took an active a.
art. He was in it as a spy of the Min I'd
;ter OF the Interior and told him every Ill
hing. The Minister says there was a z,
0nstitution prepared. So there was, vi
estoring to the King some OF his rights
nd the native Hawaiian theirs. The W
TIC UlOVu VI ScNcu
mt men is on my head Now l say &c
leir blood is on the head of the Minister 10
the Interior or those who acted Pc
it'll him. Those who run there III
ere simply trying to restore
Ie King and Hawaiians to their rights. In
heir death was due to the barbarous co
ocedure of the Cabinet, with the ex-
ption OF the Minister of Finance who co
d endeavor to negotiate with me. But ap
fore he could do so firing was opened 10
DIN the Music Hall, unauthorized, and :.
say those men were murdered, l saw lis
ordered. One of those who fired is co
W judge on the bench, another tax au
SCISSOR for the Island, others down in no
e Custom house stealing opium and all
e favorites OF the Minister of the In TAI
nor. The Minister of the Interior su
argos that V v Ashford and myself
tered into a conspiracy to disturb the tor
ace. Now, up to the afternoon when cas-
demanded my sword, had never OF
oxen to him. He treated me as pri- on
ler should be treated, as one gentle
IN should treat another. One gentle err
In from the Custom house rushed up Jal
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