The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-26
THE KIND OF PROOF" HE
ACCEPTED.
HIS Statements Published for the
First TIme-Testimony Prom
Prominent RoyaIIsts.

'' SAh1 . ACDOIt - uOcQ-
ment about which very little is
known In Honolulu, or, for that
matter, anywhere else. 4 few DAYS
after the publication of Gresham's
letter it became obvious to the Adj
ministration that it had fallen fiat,
and that it would be necessary TO
follow it up with something else.
30 the Secretary gave out what he
considered the most effective ex-
tracts, to a few of the papers which
had followed the Administration
through thick and thin-particu-
larry through thin. The testimony
of Wundenberg, which was chiefly
relied upon, was speedily riddled
by adverse criticism, and the Ad-
ministration was forced to the re-
luctant conclusion that it would be
necessary to send the whole docu-
ment to the printers. What a
mammoth undertaking this was
only those know who have seen the
full text of the report. 1t was is
sued in four installments, the first
of which is the report proper, the
second contains correspondence,
with some documents, and the third
affidavits, statements and inter-
views. A final part is devoted to
miscellaneous matter, including
correspondence of Minister Stevens
with the Committee of Public Safe
ty, the then Cabinet and the Pro-
visional Cabinet. It is in this part
of the report that what purports to
be copy of the ex-queen's consti-
tuition pops up, without warning, or
any hint as to the source from
which it was derived.
The report, contains $50 closely
printed pages of legalcap size. It
includes thirteen sworn affidavits
from Messrs. Colburn, Peterson,
Cornwell, Cummins and Seward,
G. l.. Hopkins, Kaulukou, e. c..
Macfarlane, Paul Neumann, Sam
Nowlein, P. Rooney, John Ross and
Chas. l.. Wilson. These gentlemen
are all royalists, having means of
support of varying degrees of visi-
bility. The fact that Mr.. Blount
required aflidavits from royal;sts
only would seem to imply that he
could not believe them except I'M
der oath-snd perhaps not then.
OF statements and interviews the
report presents a vast array, from
Al RoI1 rel
(C..R.), 8. Il. Blaisdell, Bolte, w.
p. Boyd, J. o. Carter, III. Center,
Coffmann, Colburn, Cornwell, Da-
mon, Lieut.. Draper, Gulick, Hay
selden, DR.. Hyde, Iaukea, Judge
Judd, the Hui Kalaiaina, Kalua,
Kanaho, Kaulakou, Mrs. Dominis,
Loebenstein, G. J. Lyons, Macfar-
lane &c. CO., Mundon, Sam Parker,
Hawaiian Patriotic League, Peter
son, Rice, Rosa, Scott, Admiral
Skerrett, Smith (W. o., Soper,
Spreckels, Swinburne, Trousseau,
Waterhouse CID, c. b. Wells,
Widemann, Wilcox (R. W., VIII
son and Wundenberg.
These statements fall into three
: groups: 1. Historical, statistical or
ANTIQUARIAN informations. 2. Cross
examinations by Blount. 3. State
ments and memorials as to the
causes and events of the revolution,
prepared voluntarily or by request.
The matter furnished by annexa-
tionists comes generally under
heads 1 and 2, that by royallsts
! under 2 and 3. That is, Mr.. Blount
did not seek statements as to the
revolution from annexationlsts, but
only from royalists, and when he
conversed with the former he APP
parently carefully avoided all
topics ON which he did not
desire them to give informa-
ton, and sought only to obtain
admissions which he imagines
might damage their cause. A
careful examination of the whole
report shows that it is piece OF
INSCRIPTIONS, though not skillful
special pleading from beginning to
end.
The report, while extremely tire.
some, contains a rich fund OF
falsehoods, extravagances, olun-
ders, and malicious statements
from all sorts and conditions OF
disappointed royalists. Besides
the statement of Fred Wunden-
berg, the more salient parts of
which have already been pub
Iished, the most malicious illusions
are from the pen of DIR. Trousseau,
and G. T. Gulick. Appended will
be found selections from the state
ment of the former, and also an
extract from Mr.. Blount's inter
view with Sam Parker. These are
published for the first time, having
never before seen the light, either
in this country or in the United
States.
MY DEAR NoRDHoFF: Now about
NV memorial to Mr.. Blount. After
in1uiry yesterday, L find that ! had
No right to give it to you to read just
now. Therefore you will please not
,,aution to anyone that you have read
- except to Mr. Blount, as you would
mt me to serious trouble indeed. 1t