The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-16

Cabinet but the Prced Mt himself.
Til. SecrctarN'> letter i las d upon
what he describes Is the full and inn
par ia report Submitted by }. II.
1HuuIt. Cleveland ) special commits
siuncr To the Hawaiian Islands. s1ccrc-
tary Gresham declares that the follow
L." facts ar. est: bl:s;';cl:
Queen !.iliEokaia;.i announced her intention
Saturday, Jan. II, !h.i;. to proclaim i new con
Att tuition, but the opposition ot her ministers
indu ed her to Lang" her purlo AZ a meet
in III iio,UllI!u late the att rnOUn of that day
4 20 called committee of public safety, con
siSt1'. ot thirteen men. majority OF whom.
including tive Americans, were aliens, WAS :tp
pointed To con iitr the situation and devise
ways and means for the ,ncintcuancc of the
public peace and the protection Of lite and
property. This comm ttce met .hc 18th or
the forenoon ftil' ltth ana resolved among
other Things that q, provisional government be
created "i"cx untittcr'ns Of union with the
Unitct - :tcs OF America we been .lc.-ot lated
AMI agreed upon. The committee addressed
n letter to john l.. stevens, the American
Munster at Honolulu. stating that the lives
and property OF the i,eopl" were in peril. and
appealing, to him ant the nited States forces
ut his command for y s.St ancr On receipt Of
this letter Nr. steve, ms requested Capt. Witt.
commander of the United states steamship
Boston, I" land force. The well armed
troops were promptly landed and marched
through the quiet streets OF Honolulu with two
Gatlin. guns to public hall, just across the
street tr'm the Government building and i'll
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The Protest Wa. Prosn:'t ana Vigorous.
The governor prot ted a-ainst tn" act a.. an
unwarrantcd Invasion OF Hawaiian soil and
reminding him that the proper aUt hoiitics had
never denied permission to the naval forces of
the United states to land for drill or any Their
proper purpose. About 4nr same time the
queens miiiistcr y: fort igsi affairs sent a note
t. Mr. stevens asking W ny the troops had bee II
Ian 3D. and intoru.u., him hat the proper au-
thorities were able ana willing tn afford full
projection to the American legation and all
American interest," in iiuHtlulu. only evasive
rep les were s'ut {" these communications.
Then the comnttt e rhte.e'l the government
building atlcr first nlrcrtainin, that it
was unyUardCI. ana on Ut their number. Il
citlZ n of the (nitrd STATES. read Il procl ma
ton declarln, ta;t The existing government
was oycrthrown and aDrov!s. onal government
establish, a IN it, place TO EXIST until terms
of union tn the IN tei states of America
have been gotia'c ! ana agreed III on.
No audience Ma present when the Il ocla-
matt II WAS r'ad. hut during the readin, forty
or htty men some "t ttrm jnd,iIcrently armed.
entered the room. TIE .>,,U'i i've and adv iSort-
councils lLcnt tened ~ thc proc amation. At
once a lurc- cd Il communication to Mr.. Ste
vcns iujolUin.. lim t"at III monarchy Eat!
he II ahro. ate 'EI a PROVISIONAL government
established.
o., receipt ~ III letter Nix stevens inrnr-
di":.iy recognized 'tt t,w gov re- .rnt, sua IL
au"tc al les-ct t. ~aH'"'H =. pole. ~ i'rc$i-
dent. NOR .luc ',-'l h Il h: uont I ns'
Qucen Wn informed iha. t.r provisional GOV
eminent hldt1e ~ui.n.t %: ,hr american !ljg-
lister and. il n,r>>~@sN. would TIE 'naiNtalncN
by The military force a. he I.i:td States.
ScClctar, tl,~2t-u concludes:
The ,atne~t rpaal ,othc american minister
for nili''Ty iFrttt ten hy The oiilr,rs ot The
provisional %NV, INV, Ut alter Al I'D G. II AT
vancCG show the Gt,.r h~l.r,:!tN ii tie claim
that il was c~tubi slice. 10y elc.ts~;,.i }erulli-
ton of the lttp.r.
authority under "a threat = WAY ;lutu ~ut!
time only ar TIE Government 3i thr Unit al
should rti;stttr Iii ec,-titu;Ioail >ovcrei- n
AM! the provisional. - -. !.1lc!it "a% create,