The morning call., 1893-11-26
HOW A THRONE WAS LOST
One Woman's Headstrong Folly
Revealed by Herself.
YIELDED TO HER OWN MINISTERS
She Charges That the Boston's na.
rines Landed Before the Revolu-
tiOn Was Accomplished.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The fourth
;. installment of papers accompanying
:Blount's report was given out by the State
Department to-day. consisting of all the
. disclosures made by Blount in his dis
patches and with his report from Homo
lulu. 1t is this testimony upon which he
bases his report. There are numerous
= .afidaVits going to show that on the day
the Provisional Government was pro-
claimed Minister Stevens recognized the
Provisional Government, and the troops
were landed from the Boston before the
Queens forces had surrendered to the
:: Provisional Government.
The: statement of Liliuokalani, ad-
dressed to Blount. is of special interest
and importance. On December II. 1892.
she claims that she received a letter from
source she does not divulge. warning her
that the American representatives were al
that time preparing for the annexation of
the island. She appealed to the British
H. Commissioner. and hs advised against her
suggestion to lay the matter before all the
members of the diplomatic corps.
Continuing she says: "The morning of
January a. 1898. arrived with all prepara-
ticns for closing the Legislature. At the
: Cabinet meeting told the Cabinet it was
MY intention TO promulgate new consti-
- tuition. At noon | prorogued the Legisla-
ture, noticing that several members Of the
/. reform party were not present. On enter
ing the palace | saw Mr.. Wilson, and
asked il all was ready HeeTeplied, Yes,
>: and then Lsga0. QUILL have to be brave
to=dazx. | went to the blue room and
awaited the Ministers. After some delay
dhey 9rriyed. and L judged from their
unienances that something was wrong.
few days before / had planned that
would sign the constitution in the throne
room in the presence of the members of
the Legislature, many of whom had been
elected for the purpose of working for a
new cODstit ion.
AT the commencement Of my reign
petitions had been sent from all parts of
the kingdom asking for a new constitution,
and a month later. with two members of
the Legislature. l started in TO make new
constitution from that of Kamehameha Y
end that of 1887. After completing it !
placed it in the hands of Apperson. asking
him TO correct and revise it. He consulted
many lawyers and others regarding it, and
when it was returned / found that no
changes had been made, and so concluded
1T was all right. Early In January | men,
toned TO Captain Nowlein of the house
bold guards, and Marshal Wilson, nv
intention to promulgate the new constitu-
ton and told them to prepare themselves s
to Quel any riot or outbreak from the
opposition. They assured me that they
would be ready. and | gave strict injunc-
tions to- secrecy, and showed Wilson the
plan Of the throne room on the day of sign-
. Ing. Parker and Cornwall gave ne assur-
ances of their support before their ap-
pointment as Ministers, while Peterson
understood my intention and Colburn
heard of it from Peterson. Itappears tha.
Colburn, on the morning of the 14th OF
January, acted the part of traitor by 60
Ing to Hartwell, a lawyer, and received
instructions from him strongly to advise
me to abandon the idea. This was The
cause of the delay in the blue room,
When the Ministers arrived L told them
that everything in the throne loom
was ready. | was surprised when the
Cabinet informed me that they did
not think it advisable for me TO
take such step, that there was danger
of an uprising, etc. l told them | would
not have undertaken it il they had not
encouraged me. They had led me out to
the edge of precipice and were now leav-
ing me take the leap alone. 1t is humili-
ating,' / said. why not give the people
tile: con stitution and l will bear the brunt
ef the bIame?' Peterson said, we
have not read the constitution
+ told him he had it in his
= possession whole month. The Ministers
left Parker to tIy to dissuade me from my
purpose, and in the meantime they sent to
. the Government building to inform Thur
ston and his party of the stand l took.
Of course they we're instructed not
to yield. The Ministers returned, and
f. asked them to read the constitution
over and then asked them what was in
Furious in the document. Peterson said
there we're some points he thought not
exactly suited to the nation. [ told him
= Ene Legislature could make amendments.
lie begged | should wait for two weeks
anu Id the mean time they would be ready
:: to:Present 1t to me. With these assur-
hnces yielded. and we adjourned TO the
LII ohetooih l stated 10 the guests pres
CIV nay reasons for inviting them was to
pioihuleate new constitution at the
request oI my people; that the constitu-
tfon u 1901 was imperfect and full OF de-
Isc's. turning to the Chief Justice |
asRed, is II not so, Mr.. Judd ?" and he
formed the people that nndar the ADVICE
OF my Ministers L had yielded as thew
g. promised on some future dav conla gIys
them a new constitution. I then asked
them to return to their homes and keen
:: the peace.
:: ;'l heard commotion below in the ward
md hurried TO the front veranda and from
there addressed the people, saving that
their wishes for new constitution conld