The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-29
DETAILS or THE RETOLUTTON.
How the Queen of Hawaii Was Over
thrown without Bloodshed.


NEW YORK, Jan. ga special TO the
Evening sun from San Francisco gives
the following details Of the revolution in
Hawaii:
The first intimation of the trouble came
January 18th, when the Queen tried to
get the Cabinet to sign the new constitu-
tion, that disfranchised all foreigners and
put the whole Government in the hands Of
native politicians. The ministers refused,
and. when threatened by the Queen, they
fed for their lives. They returned later
and induced the Queen to postpone the
coup. There was public meeting in
front of the palace. The Queen an
nounced the failure Of her plans, and the
native orator demanded the lives If ne
ministers. Early in the evening the citi-
zens net and formed a committee OF pub
lie safety On January 10th mass-meet-
ing was held in the armory. About
O'Clock p. NJ. the United States steamship
Boston landed 800 men fully armed. They
marched TO the office OF the consul-general
of the United States.
The marines went sent to the American
Legation while the sailors marched out
along Merchant street with two Gatling
guns, and camped for a time on private
grounds. They stayed ashore all night.
All day Tuesday, the 18th, the community
was in a state of expectancy, looking
to the committee of public safety to do
something TO end the tension.
The committee in the meantime was
not idle, being necessarily occupied COM
pleing it's organization and completing
the final arrangements necessary TO the
proclamation of the provisional Govern
ment and it's protection by armed force.
In the meantime the committee Of public
safety accompanied by members of the
Government about to be formed, pro-
ceeded to the Government building. There
a proclamation was read. of which the
chief points are as follows:
First. The Hawaiian monarchial system
of Government is hereby abrogated.
Second. A provisional government for
the control and management of public
affairs and the protection OF the public
peace is hereby established to exist until
terms Of union with the United States Of
America have been negotiated and agreed
upon.
Third. Such provisional government
shall consist of an executive council Of
four members, who shall administer the
executive departments of the Govern
ment with an advisory council of four
teen, who shall have general Legislature
for authority.
Fourth. All officers of the Government
are to exercise their functions except the
Queen, Marshal Wilson and the Cabinet.
The provisional Government and the
Cabinet went to the Palace and submitted
their plan to the Queen. She refused at
first to yield, but finally retired TO her
country residence, her troops surrender
ed and the Government was in the hands
of the foreigners. The deposition Of the
Queen was followed by the sending OF
the following named commissioners 10
Washington to negotiate with the United
D, Cf m
Castle Wilder. Marsden and Carter. Mr..
Thurston was seen at the Occidental this
morning. He said:
1--WE shall start for Washington TO Sc
cure annexation to the United states.
We want no protectorate and no republic.
A republic would be worse than mon
archy, for the ignorant kanakas would
rule | may say that the foreigners are
unanimous in favor of annexation as the
only hope for Hawaii. The Queen has
been nursing a coup detat ever since
she came to the throne. She wanted ar
bitrary power first She secured the pas
sage Of the Infamous Lottery bill and
then sprang the new constitution on them,
which disfranchised all foreigners When
they demurred she ordered out troops.
This aroused the foreigners and thou
sands began 70 hum, and on Friday the
constitution was abrOgated. On Saturday
Sunday 200 marines were landed from the
United States steamship Boston. which
arrived opportunely the night before.
within five hours the kanaka troops
had wilted. The Queen had gone to her
country bungaloo, and the Government
was i'm the hands of the whites.
Nothing was ever better managed.
The foreigners are a unit, and they are
determined never again TO suffer kanaka
domination"
Hawaii's New President.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-S. b. Dole, now
president Of the provisional government
of Hawaii, is a son Of one Of the late
American missionaries TO Hawaii, Is
graduate of Williams College, and mas
been second associate justice of the SUI
preme court of Hawaii. lie Is schoiar-
" man OF acknowledged legal and judi
cial ability.