The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-29
REVOLUTION IN HAWAII.
ANNEX ALTON TO THE UNITED
STATES TO BE ASRRD.

tempt Of the Queen to Spring a New
Constitution Disfran chising Foreign
ers-The Queen Compelled to Abdi-
cate aud a Provisional Governm ent
Formed
SAN Francisco. Jan. 2s.-The Hawaiian
steamer Claudine arrived at this port at 2
o'clock this morning with news Of a revolu-
tion at Honolulu. The revolutionists sue
ceeded in overthrowing the government Of
Hawaii, and United States troops have been
landed. A provisional governments has been
established, and commission headed by Mr.
Thurston came on the Claudine en- route to
Washington with petition TO the American
government to annex the Hawaiian Islands
to the United States.
The first intimation of trouble came jan
Is, when the queen tried to get the cabinet
to sign a new constitution shat disfran-
chised all foreigners andiput the whole gov
ernment into the hands of the native poll
ticiaEs. The ministers refused and when
threatened by the queen fed for their lives.
They returned later and induced the queen
70 postpone the coup. There was public
meeting in front of the palace. The queen
announced the failure of her plans and a
native orator demanded the lives of the
met and formed a committee of public
safety. On Jan. 16 a mass meeting was
held in the armory. At about ) O'Clock the
United States steamship Boston Landed 800
men fully armed. They marched TO the Of
fee or the consul general of the United
States. The marines were sent to the Ameri~
can 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.
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
All day Tuesday the 18th, the community
was in 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
incessantly occupied completing its organi-
cation and completing the final arrange
ments necessary to proclamation of the pro-
visional government and its protection by
an armed force. In the meantime the COM
mittee of public safety, accompanied by the
members OF the government about to be
formed, proceeded to the government build
ing.
THE PROCLAMATION.
The proclamation was read, of which the
chief points are follows:
l. The Hawaiian monsrchicel system of gov
ernmeDt is hereby abrogated.
2. A provisional government for control and
management of public affairs and the prouec-
tion of public peace is hereby established TO ex-
list until the items of union with the United
States of America have been negotiated and
agreed upon.
g. Such provisional government shall consist
of an executive council OF four members, who
shall administer the executive depaI tments of
the government with advisory council of
fourteen, who shall have the general legislature
for authority.
4. Ali officers of the government are to exer-
else their functions except the queen, Marshal
Wilson and the cabinet.
THE QUEEN GIVES IN.
The provisional government and cabinet
went to the palace and submitted their plan
to the queen. She refused at first to yield,
but finally retired to her country resi-
denoe her troops surrendered and the gov
ernment was ia the hands of foreigners.
The deposition of the queen was followed by
the sending of the following named oom-
missioners to Washington to negotiate with
the United States government: Messrs.
Thurston, Castle, Wilder, Marsden and
Carter.
Mr.. Thurston was seen at the Occidental
hotel this morning. He said: 1--WE shall
start for Washington to secure annexation
to the United States. We want no pro-
tectorate and no republic. A republic
would be worse than monarchy, for ignor-
ant kanakas would rule.
II may say that the foreigners are unani-
mously in favor of annexation as the only
hope for Hawaii. The queen has been
nursing a coup d'etGt ever since she
arbitrary power first. She secured the pas
sage OF the infamous lottery bill and then
spraDg a new constitution upon them
which disfrsnchised all foreigners. When
they demurred she ordered cut the troops.
This aroused the foreigners and things be-
gan to hum, and on Friday the constitu-
ton was abrogated. Saturday a commit
tee Of safety was formed. Sunday 200
marines were landed from the United States
snip Boston, which. arrived opportunelY the
night before.
within five hours the Kanaka stroops
mad Wllted. The queen had gone to her
country bungalow and the government was
In the hands OF the whites.
Nothing was ever better managed. The
foreigners are a unit and they are deter,
mined never again to suffer Kanaka domi-
nation"
wARsHIPs GOING TO THE SCENE.
:, The United States steamers Ranger and
Mohican, nows at the Mare Island navy
/ Yard have been ordered TO sea Immediately,
4ne Mohican will go direct TO Honolulu.
e.d the Ranger will proceed to San Fran
cisco and await further orders. The Adams
Is also at Mare Island, and If occasion re-
guires she can be dispatched without delay.
AS TIE situation stands now, the Boston and
Alliance will protect American interests at
honolulu, and the forces of the two vessels
VII WI he increased on the arrival of the
Aohican.
The commissioners have decided to leave
uefe tomorrow afternoon via Chicago and
VIII reach Washington Friday.
% b. Dole. now president Of the pro-
aslonal government of Hawaii, is a son Of
IJe gle OF the late American missionaries TO
naval, is a graduate Of Williams College
alu mas been second associate justice of the
,upreme court of Hawaii. He is a scholarly
sbi. St1G OF acknowledged legal and Judicial
THE GOVERNMENTS ADVICKs.
s.H AsHINGToE, Jan. 2S.-Secretary Of
t.ale roster received this morning advices
tto ton the Hawaiian Islands TO the effect
sal 'raV the monarchy had been oyerthrown
H. "a provisional government established
isus sus interests Of the whole people Of the
i9auus. The cabinet was voted out on Jan.
m aud aLs. another was appointed on Jan. IA,
iI.ulch date the queen prorogued the leg
,aslle coasai. and attempted 70 proclaim a new
InalIution disfranchlsing foreigners and
lg,s g,sseslng the royal prerogatives. On Jan.
ST. cltizens organized a committee Of
ms,lg On Jan. II the provisional govern
tra' was established and the queen de-
vittll' Ihe revolution was accomplished
NJ the loss Of single
80 gblted States tFooua ggnra landed la