Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-30

W. n coxxrrI. Ninis.ef Of Flasn-e.
J,ux y. Co.Krrx. Minister Of Interior.
p psfsRsox, Attorney General
tasAxr PaIAcN,
uoxoliLr, January Ia, lssS.
hi. earnestly plesding document from
a.. ,,I..n monarch and the terfer-str,eken
i.,s,.,v gang cars to me more than twenty
a.,.,. Alter the men Of tire Boston i.ssi
I.nsei. Teis pasinly enough iinpaes tnas
NJ, ssli.n queen ana her eorndanss Then
lc.r "A ,hsv could not have failed 20 know,
H.. rs had no. taken pen in hef over
,1,-,~ xiis.a hal xlreaiy beer accomplished
An h,n, is.er the fallen minister's came 70
~. T..~stio, aal urged on me sle iaqaars'
/ 4 es,ala ucs use the u ted States foree 10
.a.t.ia The queen. NV ansses WAS ~h@s
. an, can res.fiiy suppose il naass have teen.
--,hs, The Upilsd States soiilers were On
shore for specific purpose. TO proies :
American life and property. and could ne'
,.ke sides in all of the fall q monarch nos
xi1h those who were then masters OF fia<
.;rusriou and we've creating = rev govern
ment.
N viii throw light on this pleading mes
.sxe from the queen more taAn forty -ei2h'
hours after her practical dethronemeni' %
.,ste that the landing Of the lnI'sd states
forces in 1874 to put down NAB, ~hiea
United States action resulted IN securing
Halakaua % the throne, had had the eneei
III .sronyly fixing in the mind of Llaaoka-
| isni ana her immediate supporters the ia-S
tieaI they hal oaly 10 call on she
| Caitei States Mtnister whenever her power
! vas in danger and that the United States
force wof,la continue 10 adhere to an estAo-
h.hei policy in this regard. In this - the
EXPLANATION that her fallen ministers
am 20 NE, with much assurance
10 SIX that would use thr
! [ uils.l States forces 10 restore and sup
port tue fallen LilInokxlanl. She and thes
| could not see the very different case OF
| hee brother kslsksus in 1874 and her own
ease, January 18th, ls9S.
Ia report TO the nav department ea'eA
/ Jauusrv IL. Captain Wiltse, after anuouac-
| ;ng the faeE that the forces bad been lanied,
says.
| While there has been no demous'rsuon,
% far, there can be no douh. that the
prompt landing of the battalion has saved
| lie and property.
| The request of Minister Stevens upon
hich the Captain acted reads as follows;
United States Legation, Jan. ID, lss3.
| in view of the xi,tiny critical eircum-
| tanses in Hot oluin. indicating an made
aaate legal fore. request you 10 land
| nsr!nes AMI sailors from the ship uni
| you- command for the protection OF the
| /, tied States Legation and the Irlsed
States Consulate, and TO secure the safety
Of American life AMI property
| JOHN l.. STEW EMS.
ITO Captain wilise, L. S. N
Toe order of Captain wiltss to Lieutea-
ant ommauler Ssinburne, who command
| ID the naval battalion on shore reads as f'i-
! lows. under the same date
| You will take command of the battalion,
and land in Honolulu for the purpose OF
| protecting our Legation, ana tie lives an !
| property OF American ci izen-, aud 10 assist
/ "a ,hs preservation of public order. Great
prudence mus be exercised By both officers
,nd men, and no action taken that is not
tal ' warranted by the condition of sffai's
| ana hv the conduct of those who may be in
| ;micsl to the treaty rights of American eiti-
zsBs. You will inform me at the earle t
/ practicable moment, of any chang. in t,e
| ,ilu.tion-
| Mr. Blounts shamefully unfair attemp,
Itt east suspicion on myself in the
matter OF the hall for the men OF
lte Boston, on the first evening Of the T
,,nliug have answered ia my l'ti.r to
/ :, ctesary Gresham will rep at my Ian
sHage here.
/ After had ale my request 10 Capt III
+. Wlltse TO laud his men as a precautionary
| AfeguArti 10 American life and piopert,
I ne and Lis officers informed me tfat Their
llen must have sh,ltvr for the night With
1tit special information in thst regiri,
aad supposed that the ships marines had
! ,rnts of their osn for their customary use
10 case OF emergency on shore. | at onee
wrote q note and sent il by messenger to
.ecure a large hail that was supposed to h.
available. The man 10 charge of the hai Il
cas- several miles away. had not kno" n
IF the existence of the Aron hall uItll
hat evening, when messenger with my
aote was sert 10 the supposed agent Of
he Arion hall who WAS royallst. lie
returned me a courteous answer, saving he
sould he pleased to let the ball for the
sp -citie,! purpose. but he had ceased to b.
tie agent. Informing me who had the II
ID trge of the hall. This required a third
note, AMI third effort Of the messenger,
elieh proved successful. So much i'm.
had been thus consumed that the Boston :
weary hours in the streets befo III, y were
,b.c 10 20 10 th,ir night quarters. All Of
;hem would have been lodged at the lega-
ION AMI consu ate but for want of room
! slere "a many as possible were received,
t'ae,e oc,lities beiag several streets and
-guares from the palace and government
binding. For the occupation of Arion
! hall by the men of the Boston the commit
'es of public safety and supporters of the
PROVISIONAL government had no more re-
sp visibility than Secretary Gresham him
>rlf
one of the chief objects in view by nv
self AMI Csptaia Willse in lsntinz the ma
rIes AMI sailors 10 quiet the fear ara
ianic in the city that iuce ndsry fires might
oe ret BY irresponsible parties for sake OF
lundrr. This fear was augmented by the
tpt ihst most OF the buildings of the city
tre Of uoi. The request made of me BY
! Iapt Tin Wiit,e ami bis officials when they
-sme ashore va. a hall for shelter, an
maps Of the Gity to enable them to act ct
E cIiycly ii tuniu.t ant incsndisrism shout
G. ,me. so that they would know how to act
-lt1 rapt ty and efficiency To obtain t ie
ball and secure the necess Try maps occu-
/ pied my time until late in the evening, there
h-inz only one map Of the city in the Lega-
ton, others being obtained by application
! II different private houses.
A lpy of The call of the Committee OF
T Safety which Blount insinustes that " ishei
4 . conceal from him, had teen promptly
( 'orsarded 10 Washington in January, and
vas in the printed pamphlet of TIE State
/ Department dos nts. ordered published
~ the Senate, u copy of which ! supposed
.,iount must have broush. with him wht II
, me cime TO the Islands.
: Paihap, Il IL unnecessary 10 copy here
he fvllosing from Bln1nt to Gresham
d-tei june IS, 1895.
Ia NY disp,tc to the Department Of
! april &c, | sal Mr.. Paul Neumann j..
generally regarded here as fright, plausi-
nj and interruptions person desjrs
n'W to say tEsr so far as the expression
-'an.rrupu o,l-" i. concerned better
hH,r l-dge ul pablic op nion si'is6es me
. tb.t sas not justified in its use
JANIS II. PLorNr.
+ Special Commissioner OF the nltei oi-iCs.
/ Why It's remarkable change Of opinion 7
7 81 long as he supposed Neum .nD isiud t u,
n k. = ira 'e with the Tut j Sta'es or tn
'he Provisional Government for cash con-
si1eratiOn of all Liliuokslanl claims, Blunt
regarded Neumsnn knsve. As soon a.
! this astute Comm ssioner sscertained th Il
: Seumann was in full secorl with Spreekl-s
and BIouut for Iiliuokalaris restoration 10
the throne, at once Blount Immediately
( learned that NeumaDn is "a right down +
T good feIlo~ so much for conclusive evi-
.ience that Spreekles, Seumaun AMI Bioun,
we're then, "a now, rowing the same boat
and closely linked in the conspiracy to dam
age the action of Hsrrisoa's Admins raiisn,
and of the Senate Committee of Forei IN At