Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-11-27
HE PAYS HIS RESPECTS.

@. II. Wilson Says That Minister
Stevens Made BInseIf Obnoxious
to the Queen, and That He Sup
ported Her overthrow with Men
From the Boston.
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c. B. Wilson,
Queen Liltuokalani's marshal and chief of
police, in a statement made to Commits
sioner Blount pays his respects to Minister
Stevens as follows:
"Troublous, indeed, were the scenes at
the opening of her (the queen's) reign, and
now che had to meet trouble from without
as well as from within. His excellency,
John L. Stevens, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentisry of the United
States of America, had by virtue of his
Office an official audience with the b.
reaved and mourning sovereign in the pal
ace on the day following the burial of the
body of the late king on which occasion
he addressed her msj4sty."
Then he quotes Mr.. Stevens address to
the queen on that occasion. urging upon
her to make her reign q strictly constitu-
tional one, an adds:
Picture to yourself the time and scene.
An elderly editor of an obscure country
journal, accidentally pitchforked into this
position of the national representative OF
one of the greatest nations on esrth-snd
republic at thAt-leoturing a moDarch
born and educated to the purple, woman
in the hour of deepest bereavement, in
| the style and with the ideas that he would
have used to q Sunday school class o littls
children, or possibly to a b-nightfd heather
| from the depths of bsrbsrism. From this
| time forward he showed by every means In
| his power. at every opportunity, the de
| termination TO make himself obnoxious L
| the queen and her government by his high
| handed and dictatorisl actions and speeches
both to herself personally, and everyone II
her government that he had to deal wit:
| officially"
| Here follow a number of specifications
| AS to the queens action in attempting
| to promulgate q constitution Marshal Viii
| son says that he, in conversation with tn
| queen, objected TO its suitability and feast
bility, though he believed she was doinJ
her duty in the matter as a queen, TOWARD
her people, her race and her country.
On January Ia Mr.. Wilson suggested
that the cabinet look over the new comet
tuition and advised the queen If they fount
| nothing radically wrong in Il TO sign II, bu
| If it was not right to follow the advice o
her ministers. The queen and her min
listers agreed to this proposition and tn
ministers bsgan to inspect the document.
Mr.. Wilson was summoned to the polio
station and was informed that Messrs
Thurston and W. G. Smith were ORGANIC
ing and enlisting men to overthrow tn
queen and her government. The marshs
did not interfere with their movement q
they alleged they were organizing simpl
to support the ministry in oppo.ing tn
qnesn, in the event of her FORMULATING
new constitution, In defiance of the minis
try and by force of arms.
Afterwsrd, discovering the real purpose
he says, be made a proposition to swss
out warrants for the arrest of the ring
leaders of the plot. The sttorney-ge
objected to the proposition, stating tbs
Minister Colburn and Mr. Thurston ha
Informed him that q course of proeedur
for the overthrow of the queen and tn
establishment of q provisional governmen
had been prepared, and that Mr.. Thur
ton had stated that Minister Stevens woul
support such q move with United State
men from the Boston. Nj. Wilson say
that the two macs meetings en- January
seemed to have been safety valves for lie
, ting loose the excess of feeling In the pol
ulsr mind for by O'Clock 1t seemed ns
the dissstisf action was all over.
, About 4:30 he got information that Il
Boston's men were ordered to land.