The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-01-29
EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON

A Commission to Confer With
American Powers About Flying
the stars and Stripes
Over the islands.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2s.-The Hawai-.
Ian steamer Claudine arrived this morn
ing. bringing ncws of Q revolution at
Honolulu. The revolutionists overturned
the Hawaiian government and United
States troops have been landed. A pro-
visional government has been established
and commission, headed by Thurston,
came on the Claudinc en route to wasl,-
inGton, with . petition to the United
States to annex the Hawaiian islands.
The story Of the revolution is Ms follows:
Queen Liiuokalani attem pied, Jan. 10, to
promuiGnte new constitution, dcpriving
foreigners OF the franchise, abrogatinG the
house of mobiles, giving her power to APP
point new house. Foreign residents at
once appointed n committee OF safety OF
IL, who called . mass meeting, which
unanimously condemned the action OF
the queen, authorized the committee to
take whatever action was necessary
for public safety. On the 18th the
committee issued . proclamation no
counting the history Of the islands,
calling attention to the misrulo Of native
monarchs, rccitinR attempts OF the queen
to extend royal prerogatives, nbridRe tho
rights OF tho people, and declaring that
unless radical measures were taken the
credit Of the islands at homo and abroad,
already damaged, would 10 wrecked. and
the guarantees Of protection to life and
property steadily decreased. Therefore
She monarchical system Of government
was declared abrogated and q provisional
government established till terms Of union
with the United States were negotiated
and agreed on; such provisional govern
ment to consist Of S. d. Dole, ]. s. King.
p. &. Jones aud W. G. smith, to adminis-
ter the various executive departments,
with the first named as president, and
with an advisory council Of fourteen mcm-
bers, with general legislative powsrs.
Aside from the queen, her ministers and
officers Of tho old government were re-
quested to continue in tho performance of
1 their respective duties. Existing laws,
l not inconsistent with the proclamation
were continued In force. Tho queen and
her cabinet yielded Internationally. The
government building was seized by
| tho revolutionists and tho new govern
mcnt sustained by tho bayonets Of volun-
tecrs. Things looked squally for time.
The first move was the presentation Of the
new constitution to the queen by the ma.
tive legislature. 1t is really tho old con.
stitution, which gave tho sovereign
large powers. Tho queen then
sumunoncd tho cabinent and demanded
they sign tho document. They refused,
esen though tho queen threatened TO de
clare the fact to the drove of natives watt
ing outside, which was equivalent to q
threat that she would allow the natives to
massacre them. At last. however, she
calmed down somewhat and made an af.
fectionatc and rather pacific speech to the
natives. About this time 400 armed sail.
ors and marines from tho United States
cruiser Boston marched TO tho United
States consulate. II IL believed but fos
might have been o general massacre oi
foreigners.
America's War Ships.
Tho Hawaiian revolution finds the
United States with only one modern man
of-war on tho Pacific ocean, tho cruiser
boston, now at Honolulu. Admiral
Skerrett, commanding tho Pacific squa'
dron, IL hero with tho wooden ship. tho
Mohican, and acting on telegraphic orders
from Washington, sailed for Honolulu nj
O'Clock this afternoon. The iron ship
the Ranger. has been ordered from Mare
Island to San Francisco to await orders
All our modern war ships except tho Bos
ton are on tho Atlantic at present on thciI
way to take part in the naval review a
New York. The powerful coast defense
ship, the Monterey, Is nj this port ant
could be sent on short orders, but being
coast defense typo of ship has rather q
limited coal supply to permit being sen
TO tho Sandwich islands.
sfr. wiider's Opinion.
William c. Wilder. another of the com
missioners, explained the situation Of af
fairs to an associated press representa-
tive. Mr.. Wilder is president Of the Ha
waiian 1nter.Island Steamship compan.
| and has o large interest I'm property
He said that 4! tho United States want
tho Hawaiian islands she can have then
now and on terms more favorable thar
ever before offered or will ever be oifsre,
again. All Americans on the islands ar
unit for annexation, and the new pro
yisional government and Its aims ar
supported by nearly all English there. an'
all Of the Germans. Foreign interests |,
Hawaii amount TO about s40.0O.0Oo. $40
10000 Of which is i'm the hands Of Amer
cans. Honolulu is as much an Americal
city as San Francisco itself.
.,If the United States government shoul
refuse TO annex the islands. do you thin
Great Britain would step in and tako 20,
session.
THAT is o question ! cannot answer.
said Commissioner Wilder, ''but this d
know: Tho queen is strongly in favor q
British rule and IL allowed would. hav
no doubt, apply to Great Britain for pro
tcction."