Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-30

table. Queen I.iiiaolakaHni sail Gsutlc-
men. / DO nat Wish b hear sssy more sd-
vice. intend 10 lromufss.e Ills eonstita-
tiaa, and 10 do il nov,
Proceeding, she toll the eahine. that IN
less they abandoned t!seir -esisfauee II once
she wosli go cut ereH the steps of the
palace and tell the excited eroxd there as
senihsed that she wistTed 10 give them new
constitution. but her ministers were inside
the palace biadrriRg her from doing il.
The ministers remembered the riot at the
court house and the fate of the Gnlucky
representatives yho Eel! iato the hands of
the mob. They kne~ what the threat meant
and before il could be pu, into execution
fled for .heir lives From the government
bsass,iirizs the ministers then sent word
about town, asking tbs, citizens what SUP
port tie e4biuef could expect in its resist
anee TO the revolutionary movement begun
hy the Queen.
Leading citizens of every political com
pl=xion harricd together 10 sfr. Smiths
office, and while their numbers were every
instant aHgumented by fresh aecessions,
heiti hurried consultation ~ 10 the course
To be parsuea. There was but one 6ind
among all these gathered together of trades
fisrut HtENtiGGi's uht
and unaniuity of sentiment reigned-
IL was agreed without "a dissenting voice
that il was the duty of every good citizen,
without distinction or party, to support the
law AMI the liberty of the people. AMI to
resist the revolutionary eneroaehments Of
the Queen. A message to this effect was at
once despatched to the cabinet.
The ministers revisited the palace, not
/ without the apprehension that they would
be taken into custody even IL they suffered
no bodily harin Great pressure has been
brought TO bear upon Her Majesty 10 induce
her TO go no further, and TO retract the
revolutionary steps she had already taken.
While her troops stood drawn up before the
palace, waiting for he final word of com
mana, the Queen hesiIateil.
The conference in the bluesroom lasted a
long time. The Queen could not he in
duced to give up her project, but finally
consented with bitter reluctance TO tenn
porary Postponement of the premeditated
coup.
She was very angry woman when at 4
O'Clock she returned to the throne room
where were assembled the Hui kalaiaina
with most or the native members of the
Legislature. the cabinet. the governor of
Oshu, the young princess, Chief Justice
Judd and Justice Bickerton of the staff ,
ladies of the court and kahili bearers. She
assembled the dais and announced the post
ponement of the constitution.
Return to your homes peaceably and
quietly" she said, land continue to look
towards ME and | will look towards you.
Keep me ever in your love-
Mr.. White replied thanking the Queen,
and assuring her of the love of the people,
and that they would wait patiently until
their desires should be fulfilled.
Me kaunamano then began in loud
voice, an infammatory harangue, which was
suppressed. He demanded the lives of the
cabinet who had opposed the wishes of her
majesty and declared that he thirsted for
bloo6shed.
\ few moments later the Queen went out
upon the upper balcony of the palace and
addressed the crowd.
She told them that on account of the per-
idy of her ministers she was unable to give
them the constitution which she had prom
ised them, but she would take the earliest
opportunity of procuring it for them.
The crowd gave three cheers. Repre-
sentative White then proceeded to the steps
of the palace and began an address. He
told the crowd that the Queen and the cabi-
net had betrayed them and that instead of
going home peacefully they should 90 to the
palace and kill and burn her.
Attempts were made 10 stop him, which
he resisted. saying that he would never
close his mouth dntl the new constitution
was granted. Finally he yielded to the ex-
postnaiions of Col. Boyd and others threw
up bis hands and declared that he was done