The herald., 1893-02-09
A WALL FROM HONOLULU,
Natives Mourning for Their
Lost Government.
The Position Of the DepOsed
Queen Outlined.
She Is Represented to Be a Deeply
Wr0nged Woman.
Her Late Minister of Interior Writes to
Friend In the Country Pleading
for the Restoration of
tho Monarchy.


By she Associated Press.l
Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 8.-A letter has
been received here from John F. Col
burn, minister of the interior of Hawaii,
in which he outlines the position of the
deposed queen, of whom he is sup
porter. The letter is addressed to j. II.
GAM OF this city, whose wife is an aunt
of Colburn, and is dated Honolulu, jan
uary 18th. He asks CAM to get the
letter before some of the leading states
men of America and "help place the sit
uation of affairs in this country in such
an impartial manner to them that the
Hawaiian queen, her government and
the native population can receive such
a hearing from our government that the
American nation will cause to be re-
stored the queen to her throne, the
government to power and the Hawaiian
native population to their rights"
Colburn then tells of the disposition
of the former cabinet and the summon
ing January 18th of one headed by Park
or and in which he (Colburn) served.
They Immediately repaired to the legis-
lature and announced their appoint
ment. "Those Of the legislature pres
ent, says he, land the population to
the number of about 1000, who gathered
there, received US with applause. Next
morning, Saturday January 18th, the
day that had been previously set apart
as the day to prorogue the legislature,
came and we presented ourselves again,
and after going through the business OF
the house, it adjourned to meet at the
prorogation hour, 12 m. l may mention
here that on Friday and Saturday, the
days we attended the legislature, the
Reform party were go dissatisfied and
| hostile over their defeat that on both
days they refused to attend the legisla-
| ture and did not have the courtesy to
attend the prorogation.
'sWhile waiting for the hour of IL to
approach, I accidentally heard that the
queen dad ,.jRaSiD6se RafS9iDD86sed to promulgaAtsss Ass,y
sought an interview with my colleagues
and notified them that if the queen in
tended to act in such an arbitrary man
ner would resign. They answered
that they were willing to do the same
thing, and we decided that ii the queen
intended to carry into effect any such
idea we would all advise her not to do
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II at once repaired to the palace of the
opposition (Reform party) and told
them what 1 had heard and what we
had concluded to do. The leaders Of
the party advised us strongly not to re.
sign, as it would give the queen an op
portunity to appoint others, who would
be willing to sign the new constitution
We followed this advice, and they as
sured us if any conflict came between
the queen and us, her cabinet, the com.
mittee would give US their support te
resist anything of this measure.
"At IL m. the legislature was pro.
rogued and we repaired to the palace tt
meet the queen. She then and there
told us to sign document purportinl
to be new constitution. We told hel
plainly we would not accede to her re-
quest, and advised her to abandon the
idea. She was very determined at first,
but afterwards yielded and gave it up.
She came out and declared openly to the
Hawaiian people that she could not
give them new constitution and told
them to endure their grievances.
1.-THE crowd dispersed, and on the
next day the leaders of the reform party
met us and made proposition to us
that, owing to the queens revolutionary
actions in wanting to promulgate q new
constitution, we should depose her and
declare provisional government. Our
answer was we would give them an an.
swer later on. In the meantime we, the
cabinet, summoned ak of the most re-
sponsible and conservative business
men of the city, also the diplomatic
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Stevens, American envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotsntisry to this
country. We discussed the situation
and agreed that the queen was at first
ill-advised, buts as she had abandoned
the project we should not depose her
and declare provisional government.
"We notified the leaders of this de-
funct and malcontent party that we
would not agree to the proposition. AT
the same time we issued proclamation
and scattered it all over town and de-
livered it to the diplomatic corps, that
the queen had abandoned the idea and
asking one and all to accept the assur-
ances given in the proclamation by the
queen and cabinet. This party was not
satisfied with this, but these, with the
assistance of the American minister and
troops from the U. s. s. Boston, enlisted
number of men to the extent of 200,
and aided by American troops took pos
session and declared by proclamation a
provisional government, contrary to the
constitution now in force and contrary
to the rights of 100000 people, the pop
ulation of this country.
"The cabinet notified the American
minister of what had happened and
asked him to assist the duly authorized
government to suppress this revolt, or il
he did not want to do that then to re-
move the United States troops on board
the Boston, and we, the government,
could do it ourselves. When we told
him we had 700 men under arms and
were equal to the situation his reply was
he acknowledged the provisional govern.
ment and would support it.
"We, the government, came to the
conclusion, as we did not wish to come
into a conflict with the United States
| troops, to yield under protest.
1.-THE queen and her cabinet are al