St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-27
QUEEN Ill SPEAKS.
Minister Stevens Recognized
the Rebel Government
AND LANDED HIS TROOPS
Before the Queens Forces
Had Surrendered.
HER ADDRESS TO MIR. BL0UNI
IFrom the SUNDAY GLoBE.l

from the SUNDAY GLOBE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The fourth
volume of papers accompanying the
Blouut report was given out by the
state department this afternoon, con-
sisting of all the disclosures MADE by
Mr.. Blount in his dispatches and with
his report from Honolulu. 1t is the
testimony on which he bases his report.
Numerous affidavits. bearing on the
events of the day the provisional gov
eminent was proclaimed, go 10 snow
that Minister Stevens had recognized
the provisional government ana troops
had been landed from the Boston before
the queens forces under command OF
Marshal Wilson at the station
house in Honolulu had surrendered 10
the provisional forces. the state
ment of Liliuokalani addressed TO MI.
Blount is of special interest and I'M
portance. 1t is relation OF all the
events of her reign. On Dec. IL, 1877,
she claims that she received letter
from source she does not dlvulge.
warning her that the American repres-
entatives We're at that time preparing
for the annexation of the islands She
appealed to the British commissioner,
and he advised her against her sugges-
ton to lay the matter before all the
members of the diplomatic corps.
OF the events Immediately leading up
to the revolution she says: The morn
ing of the 14th of January. 1898, arrived
with all preparations for the closing OF
the legislature. AT 10 a. m. called
cabinet meeting for the purpose of ap-
prising them OF their positions IN the
house and other preliminary lnstruc-
tions. l told them that it was my in
tention to promulgate new constltu-
ion.
THE CABINET
had to meet the legislature, and we ao-
journed. At IL m. prorogued the leg
islature. noticed that the hall was not
filled at the opening. There were not
many ladies present in the audience,
and L also noticed that several members
of the legislature belonging to the re-
form party were not there. This looked
ominous of some coming trouble.
On entering the palace L saw Mr..
Wilson at the entrance of the blue
room. L went up to him and asked if
all was ready. He replied Yes" Then
l said: "You will have to be brave
today" and passed into the blue room
awaiting my ministers. a haif-horu
passed and they did not come. After
little longer delay they arrived. L i'm
mediately judged from their counte-
nances that something was wrong. l
had few days before planned that
would sign the constitution In the
throne room, and in the presence of the
members of the legislature, many OF
whom had been elected by the people
for the purpose of working for a new
constitution. At the commencement of
my reign petitions were sent from all
parts of the kingdom asking for new
constitution. A month later met two
members of the legislature and started
in to make up new constitution from
Kamahameha, and that OF 1887. After
completing it kept it until the month
OF October, when 1 placed it in the
hands of Mr.. Apperson and asked him
to correct it, and if he found any de-
fects to strike them out and to put in
such clauses as he thought would be
good for the people and for the country
He took it and kept 1t whole month.
To my knowledge he consulted many