Evening journal., 1893-01-28
TO ANNEX HAWAII.
1t Wants to Become United
States Territory.
DEPUTIES TO BEG THE CHANGE.

DEPUTIES III Big THb UHANGb,
Official Advice OF Revolution In the
Confirmation of Report That the Con-
quering Party Desire Political AmIia-
tion with Uncle Sam.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Mott Smith,
the Hawaiian minister, has received an
official dispatch confirming the report
that the Hawaiian government has been
overthrown and that commissioners from
the new government are on their way
TO Washington from San Francisco to
ask that Hawaii be annexed to the
United States
Mr.. Smith is now at the State depart
ment waiting to advise the Secretary Of
State of the information be has received.
The state and navy departments have
been officially informed of the revolu-
tion.
First Intimation of Trouble.
The first intimation of trouble came
on January IS when the Queen tried to
get the Cabinet to sign a new constitu-
tion that disfranchised all foreigners and
put the whole government in the hands
of the native politicians The ministers
refused, and when threatened by the
Queen, fled for their lives. They re
turned later and induced the Queen to
postpone the coup.
H.. I.1f f~aar In, from
of the palace The Queen announced
the failure Of her plans and a native
orator demanded the lives of the minis
ters Early in the evening citizens met
and formed a committee of public safety.
On January 16 a mass-meeting was held
in the armory.
Yankee Troops Landed.
At 8 o'clock p. m. the United States
man-Of-war, Boston, landed 300 men, fully
armed. They marched to the Office of
the consul general of the United States
The marines were sent to the
American legation while the sailors
marched out along Merchant
street with two gatling guns and camped
for a time on private grounds They
stayed ashore all night. All day Oh
Tuesday, the 18th, the community was
in state of expectancy, looking to the
committee of public safety to do some
thing to end the tension
The committee in the meantime, wa
not idle, being inc ssantly occupied
completing its organization and com
pleting the final arrangements necessary
to the proclamation of the provisiona
government and its protection by armeG
force at about 80. -.-..e...t
An attempt was made BY three native
policeman TO arrest the progress of
wagon which was driven up North stree
by Mr. Brenner and Mr.. Good Thos
in charge of the wagon resisted tn
attempt of the officers 10 arrest il
course. One of the officers making a mo
tion to draw a revolver, Mr. Good drew
his own and fred but did not inhict
dangerous wound.
In the meantime the government o
public safety, accompanied by member
of the government about to be formed
proceeded to the government building
There a proclamation was read O
which the chief points are as follows:
A Provisional Governm ent Formed.
First-The Hawaiian system Of GOV
ernment is hereby abrogated.
Second-A provisional government 70
the control and management of publ
affairs and the protection of the publ
peace is hereby established to exist unit
terms of union with the United States {
America have been negotiated.
Third-Such provisional governor
shall consist of an executive council {
four members, who shall administer tn
executive departments of the governmer
with an advisory council of fousteel
who shall have general legislature fC
authority.
Fourth-All officers of the governmer
are to exercise their functions except Il
Queen, Marshal Wilson and the Cabine
The provisional government and Il
Cabinet went to the palace and submi
ted their plan to the Queen She refuse
at first to yield but finally retired to hr
country residence, her troops sure
dered and the government was in Il
hands Of the foreigners.