The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-21
re- I was perfectly nonplussed

SfN Nas perfectly aonrlUsSed
~ not receiving their support.
l could not imagine why We were there
/ without being supported by American
/ troops. We were there fifteen or twenty
I minutes without their supporting Us in
any way" Being asked what was accom-
! plIsaed by his first visit io the station
house, Damon At length replied: The
| queens ministers virtually gave il un.
They said II they had only the provisional
government To contend with and the forces
Of the provisional government thew would
not surrender. They felt they could meet
the emergency 50 far as the provisional
government was concerned, but rs it was
they were willing 10 yield. and the queen
and l went along with them 10 the palace,
We all met in the blue room. There were
present the queen. two Young princes,
four ministers. Judge Widdemann. Paul
Neumann. j. O. Carter, K c. Mcfarland
and myself We went over between and
S. and remained till q We asked for sur
render. and the ministers advised 1T. Al
first Judge Widdemsnn opposed the idea.
but yielded when Neumann did. II was
the queens idea that she could surrender
pending a settlement at Washington City.
On that condition she gave up. told her
she could surrender or abdicate under
protest"
WAS the queen advised BY the minis
ters TO surrender because Of the sympathy
of the United States with the revolution
lists ?"
81 know IL was the queens idea thai
Stevens was in sympathy with the move
ment. The queen was reluctant TO sign
abdication. but did SO on the ground that
il would all come up for review At Wash.
ington City. l told her 30 myself It was
the best terms of settlement we could get
took it TO President Dole, and he received
and Endorsed IL"
THE RECOGNITION NJ erEvxxa.
chow long after that was 10 before the
provisional government was recognixedf"
Stevens sent Cadet Pringle. his aide.
and Capt. wiltse sent one of his officers
personally to examine the building and re-
port If the provisional government was in
actual possession. That was done between
4 and 5 in the afternoon. The interview
with the queen took place between &
and G."
"Now, when this interview was going on
between you, the cabinet ministers and
the queen. was IL known the government
had been recognixedf'
"I do not think the queen was told.
do not remember it having besn spoken
Of"
"Did you know itf"
az think knew IT,"
What mean 10 this: Before you took
the message of the queen back. this pro-
test, the provisional government had been
recognizedf"
"Yss"
"Had that been done at the time you
left the government house to 60 with the
cabinet ministers TO talk with the queen 2"
''If my memory serves mo right IL had"
Commissioners Blount had . long inter-
view with Waterbouse, who was also o
member Of tho committee Of safety, and
who corroborated Wandenburg and Da-
mon In most of their statements. sDid
you oil understand Stevens sympathy
with your" he was asked. "Yes." he ~
piled.
Nh cARrER's VERSION.
J. o. Carter, another prominent man
engaged in the revolutionary effort. ad-
dressed TO Blount under date Of May 3. :
letter giving his version OF the events OF
January IL. - follows:
AT half-past In tho evening Of that
day was called to the government build.
ing. / met there Judge Dole, Charles Car
ter, 8. M. Damon and twenty or thirty
other leading men. There was q great
deal Of excitement. They told me that
Minister Stevens had recognized the new
government asked to 60 with the cons
mittec to tho palace to inform her majesty
that she was dcposed. joined tho party
headed by Damon, and proceeded to tho
palace. Damon informed her majesty Of
the establishment OF the provisional gcv-
eminent and her being deposed, and said
she might prepare protest IL she wished
to. An awkward pause followed, which
broke by addressing her majesty. express.
ing sympathy, and advised her that any
demonstration on the part of her forces
United States forces; that IL was desirable
such conflict should DO avoided;
that her case would be considered
IN Washington City and peaceful aubmis-
sion to force on her part would greatly
help her cause. II. A. Widdsman sd-
the result would bs . repetition Of the
scenes of 1874. when the sovereign and
flag were restored to Hawaii by Great
Britain. was moved to advise her majesty
as did because 10 was reported on the
street that Minister Stevens mad said IL
the revolutionists obtained possession Of
| the government buildings he would recog-
nixe them as the government. l saw the
| building i'm possession OF armed men, and
| knew the forces of the Boston were near
| at hand and recognition was fact. Word
was sent Marshal Wilson To disband ths
! force at the station house and surrender
| the building, arms and ammunition.
Marshal Wilson refused to give up the
| station house except upon written COM
mand of her majesty's order. prepared,
| signed by the queen and ssnt TO the mar
shal. The protest OF the queen was placed
| in the hands of President Dole, and / saw
the indorsed document as received in due
| form. ~. q. CAarKA"
PERSONAL ATTACK ON srEvKss.
! In . report to the state department.
dated May 8. Commissioner Biount de.
| scribes ~ some length some Of the difii-
| culties which he encountered In obtaining
Stevens copy OF the correspondence with
the Hawaiian government. Blonnt adds:
This same difficulty occurred when
/ called upon him for the communication
/ from the committee of safety. asking f0r
4 the landing OF troops from the Boston.
| When Stevens finally turned over tins
! records of the correspondence be sdmitted
! that be recognized the provisional govern
! ment before the barracks and station houso
! were surrendered. but did not consider
| their surrender of importance. In my
| last dispatch Lieut. EwInburne Gxes the
| surrender Of the station house about 7oO
| o'clock. This morning he called and In
/ formed me that Lieut.. Draper said TO hiia
| that the station house had not been sug.
rendered until after dark. Iinciose Lieut..
| Diapers statement. consider 10
| nov established beyond controversy
that Stevens recognized the pro.
| visionsi government before the