The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-28

Constitution which she then proposed to
Promulgate Immediately to the people. The
Information was at first disbelieyed By
some, bat it was speedily confirmed.
The political changes Of the past few
days. the renewed vote Of want Of conf
dence, the secret attempts made BIZ the
Queen TO secure the overthrow OF her Minis
tiers. her secret interviews with relation to
a new constitution. This was felt by some
20 give a hint as to what was to be looked
for in the future, and many shared these
orebodings.
In the afternoon, Immediately after the
House had been prorogued, the Hui KaIai.
alma marched over to the palace and pre-
scented q new constitution to the Queen,
with the petition that the same be promul-
gated 10 the people as the fundamental law
Of the land.
The Ministers repaired at once to tie
Queen in the blue room. She was Slated at
table, still dressed in tie magnificent cos
tune Of the morning, and sparkling in a
coronet Of diamonds. She at once pre-
scented them with the draft OF the new
Constitution, demand their signatures,
and declared her in ent.on to promulsate
the same at once.
The revolutionary movement had, how
ever, gone too far to stop, aud the Minister
went down into the town asking the citizens
what support they could expect against tho
Queen.
Leading citizens assured them Of support,
and the Minister went back to the Queen
urging her to 20 no farther in the matter Of
prOelaiming new constitution.
She could not be induced to give up her
unlawful project, but finally consented
with better reluctance to a temporary post
ponement Of the premeditated coup.
At o'clcck P. N. she returned to the
throneroom and made a speech to Parlia-
ment in which she asserted her belief that
new constitution should be granted.
One Of her hackers. a native, demanded
the lives Of the members Of the
Cabinet but be was silenced, and
few moments later the Queen
went out upon the upper balcony
Of the palace and addressed the crowd. She
told them that on account Of the perfidy Of
her Ministers she was unable to give them
The constitution which she had promised
them. but that she would take the earliest
opportunity of procuring it for them.
Monday the Committee of Public Safety
Issued a proclamation to the Hawaiian
people recounting the history of the
islands and calling attention to the msrule
Of the native line Of monarchs. The mani
festo continues:
Upon the accession Of her Majesty
LiliuOkalani for a brief period the
hope prevailed that new policy
would be adopted. This hope was
soon blasted by her Immediately en-
:eyIng into conflict with the existing Cab
jnet, who held Office with the approval of a
large majority Of the Legislature, resulting
in the triumph of the Queen and The re-
moral OF the Cabinet.
The appointment of a new Cabinet SUBJ
sffYient to her wishes and their eontipu-
iapeo IN Office uatil recent cate gave no
opportunity for further indication Of the
policy which would be ursued by her Maj
osty until the opening Of the Legislature In
May OF 1892.
The recent history Of that session mas
shown a stubborn determination Oh the part
Of Her Majesty to follow the tactics of her
late brother. and in all possible ways to
secure an extension Of the royal preroga-
tives and an abridgmeDt Of popular rights.
Five uprlsings of conspiracies against the
Government have occurred within i've
years and seven months.
Ii Is firmly believed that the eliminating