The record-union., 1893-01-30
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Islands at an early hour yesterday morn
ing bringing the important news of a
revolution in that kingdom. A pro-
visional Government has been estab-
lished by the uprising of the people.
Queen Liliuokalani has been deposed
from power, the monarchy abrogated, the
Government buildings seized, and Pro-
visional Government placed in power
without any serious disturbance.
Annexation to the United States was
the chief plank in the proclamation issued
by the Committee of Safety and the pro-
visional Government lost no time in dis
patching five able Commissioners to lay
their case before the United States Gov
ernment.
The Commissioners are here on their
way to Washington, and simply state
that their instructions are to get the con-
sent of our Government to annex the
islands, and details can be discussed after
ward.
The Commissioners will start from
here on their journey to Washington this
afternoon and they are hopeful that their
mission will be crowned with success.
The causes which led up to the revolu-
ton are contained in detail in the follow
ing report of the Committee of Safety and
Resolution submitted on Monday, the
10th, to mass-meeting of the citizens of
Honolulu:
On the morning of last Saturday, the
14th inst, the city was startled by the in
formation that her majesty Queen LiliuO-
kalani had announced her intention to
arbitrarily promulgate new Constitu-
ton, and that three of the newly ap-
pointed Cabinet Ministers had resigned
or were about to, i'll consequence thereof.
Immediately after the prorogation of
the Legislature at noon the Queen, ac-
companied by her orders by the Cabinet,
retired to the palace. The entire military
force of the Government was drawn up
in line in front of the building and re-
manned there until dark, and crowd of
several hundred native sympathizers
with the new Constitution project gath
cred in the throneroom and about the
palace. The Queen then retired with the
Cabinet; informed them that she had
new Constitution ready; that she in
tended to promulgate it and proposed to
do so then and there, and demanded that
they countersign her signature.
She turned deaf ear to their state
ments and protests that the proposed
action would inevitably cause the streets
of Honolulu to run red with blood, and
threatened that unless they complied
with her demand she would herself i'm
mediately go out upon the steps and an
nounce to the assembled crowd that the
reason she did not give them the new
Constitution was because the Ministers
would not let her. Three of the Minis
ters. fearing mob violence, Immediately
withdrew and returned to the Govern
ment building. They were Immediately
summoned back to the palace, but re-
fused on the ground that there was no
guarantee of their personal safety.
The only forces under the control of
the Government are the Household
Guards and the police. The former are
nominally under the control of the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, and actually un-
der the control of their immediate COM
mander, Major Nowlein, a personal ad-
herent of the Queen.
The police are under the control of
Marshal Wilson, the open and avowed
royal favorite. Although the Marshal is
nominally under the control of the At
torney-General, her majesty recently an
nounced in a public speech that she
would not allow him to be removed.
Although the Marshal now states that he
is opposed to the Queens proposition, he
also states that if the final issue arises
between the Queen and the Cabinet and
the people he will support the Queen.
The Cabinet was absolutely powerless,
and appealed to the citizens for support.
Later they reluctantly returned to the
palace, by request of the Queen, and for
nearly two hours she endeavored to force
them to acquiesce in her desire, and upon
their final refusal announced in public
speech in the throneroom, and again
from the upper gallery of the palace, that
she desired to issue the Constitution but
was prevented from doing so by her
Ministers, and would issue it in a few
days.
The citizens responded to the appeal of
the Cabinet to resist the revolutionary at
tempt of the Queen by gathering at the
Office of William o. Smith
Late in the afternoon it was felt that
bloodshed and riot were imminent: that
that the community could expect no pro-
lection from the legal authorities; that,
on the contrary, they would undoubtedly
be made the instruments of royal ag-
gression; an impromptu meeting of citi-
Zens was held, which was attended by
the Attorney-General. and which was
addressed among others by the Minister
of the Interior, J. F. CoIburn, who stated
TO the meeting substantially the forego-
ing facts.
The meeting unanimously passed a
resolution that the public welfare re-
ouired the appointment of committee
of public safety of thirteen to consider
the situation and devise ways and means
for the maintenance of the public peace
and the protection of life and property.
Such committee was forthwith ap-
pointed and has followed its instructions.
The first step which the committee con-
siders necessary is to secure openly, pub
licly and peaceably, through the medium
OF a mass meeting of citizens, condem-
nation of the proceedings of the party of
revolution and disorder, and a con-
firmation from such larger meeting of
the authority now vested in the commit
Tee.
For such purpose the committee
hereby recommends the adoption of the
following resolution:
/. WHEREAS, her majesty Liliuokalani,
acting in conjunction with certain other
persons, has illegally and unconsntu-
fionaliy and against the advice and con-
sent of the lawful executive ofhcers OF