The state herald., 1893-02-03
REVOLUTION IN HAWAII.
Queon Liiioukalina Dcposcd and tho Is
ianders Ask to DO Annexed to
, tho United States


tho United States,
The Hawaiian steamer Claudne arrived nj
san Francisco at O'Clock Saturday morning
with tho news Of a revolution ut Honolulu
The rcvolutionists have succeeded In over.
throwing the government Of Hawaii and the
United States troops have been landed. A
provisional government has been established
ana commission headed by Mr. Thurstor
came In on the Claudine en- route to Washing
ton with petition to the American govern.
ment TO annex the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States. Queen L!lloukalanI has been
deposed from power, monarchy abrogatcd
anu government buildings seized and a new
provisional ministry composed OF four mem
bers Is sustained by bayonets OF volunteers.
The events which led up to this situation
commenced Immediately before the departure
OF the steamship Marlposa for San Francisco
on January II, by the passage OF hill which
gave concession for the establishment Of a
lottery In the kingdom, franchise being
granted to SIX people Oh promise Of AN an.
nual payment Of half million dollars. This
measure the ministers would not support and
the proposition had the vote of only one white
man, the twenty-five votes necessary to carry
1t being contributed entirely by natives aud
half castles.
This act was followed In the afternoon of
July IL, after the departure OF the Mnrposa,
by springing vote OF want OF confidence In
the ministry and which, after but little argu-
mcnt, was passed by vote Of p, the exact
number necessary. The defeated ministers
had the confidence OF the public and OF capi
taiists and the business community generally,
and as the propagation Of parliament had
been set for January l2 by the queen herself,
their tenure OF office was expected to run un.
til the end Of 1893
Considerable excitement then followed
among the white residents In the Islands,
which was heightened on January 10 by the
appointment OF ministry in which there was
no confidence, and by the fact that the
queen, on the morning Of the l2th, signed the
bill.
The climax was reached on January Is by
the queen attempting 10 promulgatc n new
constitution guaranteeing TO her absolute
authority, In which act her new ministry de.
cllned 10 indorsc her. The queen made her
appeals almost entirely to the native and half
caste TO sustain her. She declared to them
that her ministers would not obey her COM
mands
On the afternoon Of January 10 nearly
4,CoO natives assembled on Palate square As
supporters of the queen. On the platform
were A. j. Cummings, Ed Bush, la. Nawhe,
q. III. kahaoha, A. Rosa, X. W. Wilcox. c. l..
Hopkins and Others. Speeches were made
and resolutions were adopted declaring conf.
dencc In the queen and assuring her that all
present would give her cordial support
Alter the meeting convention Of whites
was held on the same afternoon, attended BY
Loo delegates. The meeting was addressed
by Mobiles Thurs,on aud Baldwin and Repre-
sentative Wilder urging revolution and the
formation OF free government. Resolutions
were offered providing for the formation of n
provisional government and empowering n
committee To further devise such ways and
means as might be necessary 10 secure per-
mancnt maintenance OF law and order and
the protection Of life, liberty and property In
Hawaii Speeches were made by H. +. Glade,
Mr., Young, {. Bolts, J. Emmcule,., II. p.
Baldwin and X. J. Green sustaining the reso-
luiions, and they were adopted.
The provisional ministry was composed Of
Sanford d. Dole, minister OF foreign affairs; ;
). a. King, minister Of the interior, 7. c.
Jones' minister Of finance, and William V.
smith, attorney general, and four constitu,-
Ing the executive council OF the provisional
government Of the Hawaiian Islands.
Simultaneous with this proclamation an.
other was Issued dlsmissing the existing min.
'siry, and at the same time n squad " armed
men took charge Of the government build.
ings, placing the ministers Of the queen under
arrest.
Al 5;i5 O'Clock 200 sailors and marines
from the United States steamer Boston land.
cd and proceeded 10 guard the American
consulate and residence. and also took up
position ncarthc residence OF j. Il. Atherton,
short distance from the palace.
The queen aequlescei under protest In the
new order OF affairs.
The provisional government, has sen, no,la.
cation to representatives Of foreign countries
with request for recognition, which was
granted by the representatives Of the lpltcd
States and other representatives OF foreign
powers except that OF Great Britain.
Therc was great deal Of excitement AT
Washington when the news Of the revolution
was received, and hurried consultations were
held between the President aud his eablne,
officers. Secretary Tracy stated that there
were no other warships near the Sandwich
Islands, except the Monterey and the wooden
ship Mohican Mt San Francisco The first
question that comes 10 every official Is; What
will England say about ~ II /. quite proba.
bic that she Will object TO the islands being
annexed TO the United States. though Il /,
likely that she would no, obIee, TO taking