The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-21
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her favorlte Wilson yielded, by the ap-
pointment Of the Jones' Wilcox cabinet,
men OF the highest respectability and
responsibility, three OF them men Of
wealth, wishing not for office, confden-
TALLY reached tho conclusion, us the
close OF the legislature was near, that
this ministry would be able to carry on
the government safely for the following
eighteen months, and until the election
of new legislature
SURPRISE.
In this belief left Honolulu in the
United States steamship Boston Janu-
AIRY 4 on a trip to Hilo, 2GO miles from
Honolulu, the first time for many
months when had deemed it safe to
leave Houolulu. In the ten days OF
our absence from the legation had
known no more OF what had been trans
piring in Honolulu than though l had
been at that time in Washington. Cap
tain Wiltse and myseli, on the Boston,
arrived IN the harbor OF Honolulu in
| the forenoon OF January ii. | was
completely taken by surprise at what
the queen, the palace associates and the
lottery gang had accomplished in ten
days. The remonstrances Of the cham
Der OF commerce, of the numerous pc
titions of some OF tho boat people OF
the islands, both whites and natives,
and the earnest pleadings OF those who
| had previously adhered to the monar-
chy had been detiantly disregarded.
found the city in great excitement
and learned that for many daya there
had been an obvious desire for the re-
turn OF the Boston, and this desire was
strong among the more thoughtful
supporters OF the monarchy as well as
among the great body OF the RESPONSE
BILE citizens. Tho surging, irresistible
tide of revolution was then obvious to
all persona not wilfully blind. at
tempted to get access to the queen and
to try by friendly advice to arrest the
revolution. 1t was too late. The mobs
of royal rctainers we're already gather
ing to the palace to aid the queen to
carry out her plan Of overturning the
constitution. What took place at the
palace that afternoon Of January II
ended the Hawaiian monarchy forever.
HAD A CLEVELAND PRECEDENT.
will not here repeat what before
said to the American public as to the
falsity OF the charge that the queen was
driven from her throne by American
force, or by the threat oil American forcein
any former manner whatever. AS to the
landing Of the Boston marines January
l6, only did what had been done on a
previous Hawaiian crisis by Commander
,,.I hn
Merrill acting under the Cleveland-Bay-
ard order, August /, 1888.
The following is the language OF Min
lister Merrills report to the department
OF state:
"As many with alarm were coming to
the legation, at once requested Com
mander Woodward to send 10 the lega-
ton a body OF marines, which request
he promptly complied with. The ap-
pearance OF the marines on the street
and at the legation had favorable
effect on the populace."
A MAP DIsPRovEs BLoUNT's STATEMENT.
AT that time the United States loga-
ton was near the royal palace, at less
distance than the Arion. of which the
President and MIR. Blount speak Of as SO
commanding. OF the hall l had never
heard until lodging place was needed
for the marines after they had landed
"a hall that have never yet seen. By
an accurate map, just received from
Honolulu, it is obvious that this hall
does not command the palace. The
Presidents statement that the three
| points at which our small naval force
was placed was not favorably chosen for
the protection of American life and
property is radically an error, as all
know who are familiar with the map
aud the buildings OF Honolulu.
Besides, the Cleveland-Bayard dis
patch of July II, 1887, instructs the
minister and naval commander to
maintain public order, to protect Amer
lean life and property, and to preserve
public order; especially to prevent in
cendiarism during the night it was
necessary that the naval marines should
be centrally located.
THREE PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
The representation of the President
that the queen and Wilson had suf-
ficient force in the limited area of the
police station to sustain the monarchy
Is notoriously absurd to all honest per-
sons acquainted with the facts. II the
queen had this force why had it not
been entered while tho outraged people
were openly holding their great mass
meeting and making their arrangements
for the establishment oil new govern
mentP :, &,
Why did Wilson and his so.called
| force wait until the outraged citizons
gathered with their rifles and bottled
them up in the police station house?
Why did the queens representatives
call at the United States LEGATION on the
18th and ask aid OF the United States
force to support her2
There never was more preposterous
assumption than this assertion OF the
President, that the queen, january IL,
had ample force to sustain her, and to
enable her to carry on the government.
This studiously maintained assumption
of the President is based on the testi-
mony OF the notoriously corrupt repre--
sentatIves OF the rings that surround
the queen.
A TRANSPARENT CASE
That the Hawaiian monarchy was
overturned by United States torcoS was
and is put forth for the colo purpose of
bringing discredit on the preceding Rd-
ministratiOn ut Washington and on the
action of tho foreign rotations commit
tee of the United States senate in favor
Of annexation. It remains to be seen II
tho American Congress and American
| s..,,,io ,,liI onnrovn Tho conspiracy to