The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29


was also announced that its contents
were highly satisfactory not only 10
President Cleveland but TO Secretary
Gresham and other members of the
cabinet Minister Willis. it is under
stood, has been carrying out his insIruc-
lions to the letter and the results up TO
the hour of departure of the Alameda
were just what the administration had
anticipated they would be.
This is interpreted by officials outside
of the cabinet to mean that Minister
Willis had completed all the arrange
ments in the restoration of Queen Liliou-
kalani to the Hawaiian throne. It is
also claimed by those close to the ad-
miristration that should Minister Willis
continue to be as successful in carrying
out his instructions as he had been up
to the day the Alameda sailed the vast
ajority of the American people Will
take sides with the president and sVs-
tain him in the course that he has pUr-
sued when they become apprised CT all
the facts.
WASHINGTON. Nov 25-The fourth
volume of papers accompanying the
Blount report was gwen out by the
state department this afternoon, consist
ing of all the Enclosures made by Mr..
Blount in his dispatches and with his
report from Honolulu. 1t is the testi-
mCny on which he bases his report. MI
merous affidavits bearing on the events
|
was proclaimed go to show that Minis
| ter Stevens had recognized the pro-
visional government and troops had been
| landed from the Boston before the
queens forces under command of Mar
shall Wilson at the station house in
Honolulu had surrendered to the pro-
visiOnal forces.
The statement Of Liliuokalani ad-
| dressed to Mr.. Blount is of special in
terest and important. 1t is in relation
TO all the events of her reign. On Dec.
II, 1892, she claims that she received a
| letter from source she does not divulge
warning her that the American repre-
sentatives were at that time preparing
! for the annexation Of the islands. She
appealed to the British commander and
he advised against her suggestion TO
lay the matter before all the members
of the diplomatic corps
The Queens Statement.
OF the events Immediately leading up
to the revolution she says:
THE morning of the 14th Of January,
1898. arrived with all preparations for
the closing of the legislature. At 10 a.
m. 1 called a cabinet meeting for the
purpose of apprising them of their posi-
| ton in the house and other preliminary
! instructions. l told them it was my
| intention to promulgate new constitu.
ton. The cabinet had to meet the leg
islature and we adjourned. At II m. l
prorogued the legisla ture. l noticed that
the hall was not filled as at the open
ing. There were not many ladies pres
ent in the audience and l also noticed
that several members Of the legislature
belonging to the reform party were not
there This looked ominOus as Of COM
| ing trouble.
con entering the place 1 saw Mr.. Will
son at the entrance Of the blue room.
l went up to him and asked If all was
| ready He replied, Yes Then I said:
You will have TO be brave today and
l passed into the blue room and sat
awaiting my ministers A half hour
| passed and they did not come. After
| little longer delay they arrived. 1 inn
mediately judged from their cOunte-
nances that something was wrong.
had few days before planned that 1
would sign the constitution in the
thrOne-rOOm and in the presence of the
members Of the legislature, the majority
of whom had been elected by the people
for the purpose Of working for new
constitution.
AT the commencement Of my reign
petitions We're sent from all parts of the
kingdom asking for a new constitution.
A month later / met two members of
the legislature and started in to make
up a new constitution from Kameha-
meha V and that Of 1887. After COM
pleting it l kept it until the month of
L
of Mr.. A. p. Peterson 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 it a whole month.
To my knowledge he consulted many
LAWYERS and others in regard to many
points of interest in the document.
When it was returned I looked it over
and found no changes had been made,
so 1 concluded that it was all right.
4 week before the closing of the iegis-
Iature I asked Mr.. Peterson to make
a preamble for my new constitution, but
up to the day Of probation he had not
made one.
Early in January I mentioned to
Cant. Nowlein of the Household guards
and Mr.. Wilson, the marshal, my inten-
ton to promulgate a new constitution
and TO prepare themselves to quell any
riot or outbreak from the opposition.
They assured me they would be ready.
and I gave strict injunctions of secrecy
and showed Mr.. Wilson plan of the
throne room on the day OF the signing.
Mr. Parker and Mr.. Cornwell had given
me assurances of their support before
their appointment as ministers. while
MIR. Peterson understood that such was
my intention, and although l had not
mentioned it to Mr. COlburn, he had
heard of it already from Mr.. Peterson.
CoIburn's Act Said to be TraItOrOus.
ut appears that Immediately on their
learning of my intention Mr. Colburn,
on the morning of the 14th of January,
Immediately acted the part Of a traitor
by going to Hartwell a lawyer, and in
formed him of my intentions, and, of
course. received instructions from him
TO advise me to abandon the idea.
This, then, was the cause of the delay
and my long waiting in the blue room.
The members of the diplomatic corps
had been invited; also members of the
supreme bench and members of the
legislature besides a committee Of the
Huikalaiana The latter were invited to
be present because it was through them
that many petitions had been sent to
me- When the ministers arrived l told
them everything in the throne room
was ready and the guests were awaiting
our presence; that we must not keep
them waiting. l was surprised when
the cabinet informed me that they did
not think it advisable for me to take
such a step; that there was danger of
an uprising, etc. L told them that 1
would not have undertaken such step
if they had not encouraged me. They
had led me to the edge Of a precipice
and were now leaving me to take the
leap alone 1t was humiliating. l said,
why not give the people the constitu-
ton, and l will bear the brunt of all
the blame afterward?' Mr.. Peterson
said, We have not read the constitu-
ton"
''I told him he had had II in his pos
session a whole month. The three min