The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-14
THE HAWAIIAN INTAMY.
PRESIDENT CLETELAND's lys7R:'C-
lions DOUBTLESS CARRIED oUE

PRESIDEhT CLETELAND'S 1NSIRyC,-
lions DOUBTLESS CARRIED our
Mtuister WINS Arrived In Houoiuiu Four
Days Before the Chinn Sailed, hut Cos.
ecaied His Instructions and Waited -
Hour After the Steamer Len for SAT-
Francisco Before Announcing the Object
OF Hts Mission-But white the Provisional
LEADERS and Representatives OF rorelen
Governments Were Kept In Ig.erauce er
the Purposes OF the President. the Native
KnnaGas who Surround the Queen Were
Fully Informed OF what Was 10 Take
Place nnd Were Brngeins and Rsjotc,ng
Over It-Adm,rnl skerrett Amazed whe.
He Heard tho News that the Queen Was
TO No Restored-Ciaus sSreeheis, the
wouid-bs Sugar King, the Chier Mover
In the Scheme TO Restore the Mousrehy.
SAN Francisco. Nov. 13.-The news received
from Honolulu to-day by the steamer China
was disappointing. but 1t is deeply signifcant.
rs 1t bears out tho charges made by The Sun
that those who have the chief interest in the
welfare OF tho islands have been trickod By de-
vices that would be unworthy Of . New York
ward politician. Here Is q United States Min.
ister, arriving In Honolulu on Nov. 4. conceal.
in power and waiting until an hour after
the steamer sails for San Francisco
before formally announcing that Uncle
Sam vii! put the Queen again on her throne.
The prominent Hawaiians who arrived to-day
and the articles in the Honolulu newspapers
give the best index that is afforded OF the sltua-
ton on the islands and of the trick which
hus been played upon men Of position and su-
thority. who trusted in tho honor Of the Amer
napt fa kf,,l rk>kl n
modern times any such scheme as this has
ever been attem pied.
Here are people who have been waiting for
ten months to have this Government decide
whether 1t will annex or assume protectorato
over the Hawaiian Islands, or refuse to have
anything to do with their Government No
one except the small band Of royalists who
remained loyal to the Queen ever imagined
that there would be a restoration Of the rotten
old monarchy with its Infamous record so
freshly made by LilluokalanL Through ali
these ten months tho men who have admints-
tered the Government have ruled the islands
wisely. They have paid all indebtedness and
have balance to their credit. They huve up.
held the land and have resorted to NO undue
force. They have been disappointed again and
again in their claims for recognition. and now.
rs the browning insult after all their patience.
they are suddenly told that they must give
place to the Kanaka Queen. who represents
everything that 10 opposed to honest. clean
government and decent living. One Of the
ugliest features Of the whole business Ia that
while the Provisional leaders. aswell as the
representatives OF foreign powers at Honolulu.
were kept in complete ignorance. the small
gang OF half castles and native KAnakas who
surround the Queen were fully informed OF
what was to take place. The latter had Dragged
80 often. however. about tho restoration OF the
Queen that no one placed any credence In what
they said. although q meeting OF royalists
was held the night before the steamer sailed.
and champagne flowed In honor OF her
reinstatement on the throne. although
she had new uniforms made for her guards.
and told her init mates that she was to he 70
stored to power on Tuesday. Nov. 2, the Pro-
risional Government leaders. as well ~ all
the influential whites. laughed at those prepa.
rations and confident speeches. No ono could
conceive that Q great Government. whose
recognition Of the Provisional Government
was the cue for other foreign powers to give 1t
recognition. would engage in such petty and
desptcable business as putting back on
the throne tho woman who tried to
raise coin BY encouraging opium smuggling
and the lottery. and whose last act was
an attempt to disfranchise every white
man. The senting of the Queen would DO &C.
complished without bloodshed. Whether she
could maintain herself without Am rican aid
they were uncertain. Admiral Skerrett WAS
very guarded In his talk. but from his speech
and manner the inference was plain that his
ssmpathies were strongly with the Provisional
leaders, and that he regarded the course OF the
Administration as great blunder =.
The following Is q private letter from the
island which contains full account Of events
to tho hour tho steamer sailed:
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