The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-02-04
REVOLUTION IN HAWAII.
Queen LuioukaIina Depcssd and the 4"
ianders Ask to be Annexed TO
ths United states.

ianders ASK TO DC hhhe ~
ths United states.
The Hawaiian steamer Claudine arrived al
San Francisco at 9 o'clock SATURDAY iho'iHe
Win the news OF a revolution at Honolulu
The reyolutionists have succ>tedea III ~
throwing the government Of Hawa.. an"
United States troops have been landea.
provisional goyernmef, bas been estabiishea
and commission headed By Mr.. lhurs'on
came In on the ClaudInc en- route TO Washing
ton with a petition to the American govern
ment to annex the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States. Queen LilIoukaizni has been
.coosed from power. monarchy abroessed
and government buildings seized and ne"
provisional ministry composed OF four mem
bers is sustained by bayonets Of volunteers.
The events which led up TO this situation
commenced Immediately before the departure
Of the steamship Mariposa for San Francisco
on January II, b. the passage OF a bill which
gave concession for the establishment of n
lottery Ia the kingdom, franchise being
granted TO six people on 4 promise Of an an
nual payment OF half million dollars. This
measure the ministers would not support and
the proposition had the vote Of only one white
man, the twenty-five votes necessary 10 carry
1t being contributed entirely by natives and
half castles
This act was followed in the afternoon OF
July l2, after the departure Of the Mariposa-
by sprnging a vote Of want OF confidence in
the ministry and which, after but little argu-
rncnt, passed by vote of 25, the exact
number necessary. The defeated ministers
had the confidence OF the public and OF capl-
talists aud the business community generally,
and as the propagation Of parliament had
been set for January l2 by the queen herself,
their tenure of office was expected to run un-
til the end OF 1898.
Considerable excitement then followed
among the white residents in the Islands,
which was heightened on January i3 By che
appointment Of n ministry in which there was
no confidence, and by the fact that the
queen, on the morning OF the l2th, signed the
bill.
The climax was reached on January IS by
the queen attempting TO pTomulgate a new
constitution guaranteeing 10 her absolute
authority, In which act her new ministry de
clined to iudorse her The queen made her
appeals almost entirely TO the native and half
caste to sustain her She declared to them
that her ministers would not obey her com
mauds.
On the afternoon Of January 16 nearly
i'VV' natives Assembled on faiato square As
supporters OF ihe queen oh the piAHotH
were a. j. Cummings, Ed, Bush, j. \. Nawhe,
e. II, Kahaoha, a Rosa, X. W. Wilcox, c. l..
Hopkins and Others. Speeches were made
anu resolutions were siopteu ueciaflns conn
dencc In the queen and assuring her that all
present would give her cordial support.
After the meeting a convention OF whites
was held on the same afternoon, attended by
100 delegates. The meeting wrs addressed
by Mobiles 1hurstOn and Baldwin and Repre-
sentative Wilder urging revolution ard the
formation Of a free government. Resolutions
were offered providing for the formation Of a
provisional government and empowering z
committee to further devise such ways and
means as might be necessary TO secure per
mancnt maintenance Of la. and order and
the protection OF life, liberty and property In
Hawaii. Speeches were made by ii. F Glade
Mr. Young, C. Bolts, J. Emmeulcts, II. Z.
Baldwin and II. J. Green sustaining the reso-
lutlons and they we're adoptcd
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Jones. minister OF nnaueer and William V
Smith, attorney general, and four constitut-
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