The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-10
HAWAIIAN TROUBLES.


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was, therefore, compelled to act on his
ownJudgment, as emergencies had arisen.
There appears to be very general feel
ing OF satisfaction that affairs haze taken
the present shape.
Late tonight Secretary of State Foster
received the following dispatch from
Minister Stevens:
HONOLULU, Feb. 1.-The Provisional
1oVernment is gaining power and re-
spect. Everything is quiet. The annex
aCloh sentiment is Increasing The dead
monarchy and opposition to annexation is
| supported chiefly by the lottery and
oPl9In rlhg. To-day at 8 A. NJ, in ac-
cordance with the request of the Proyis-
lonal government, 1 placed the Govern
me nnenI under nited States protection Sur
ing lhe negotiations, not interfering slth
the execution of public affairs.
Inc news Of Acting Minister StyS~ns
became the subject of general comment
III Ihe House after the excitement of the
silver question died away. 1t met with
the approval of the Republican side of
the House, and with a mixed reception
on me Democratic side. The prevailing
sentiment on that side, however, being
one OF antagonism to the committal of
This Government to annexation or to a
protectorate, or to the committal of Com
gress by the executive branch of the
government. There are some members
VINO severely criticised Minister Stevens.
ana thought his conduct unwarranted.
1here was no conference to-day be
tween the Secretary and the Hawaiian
commissioners, but it is understood that
they Will see him tomorrow. This even
ing commissioner Thurston, with the con-
sent OF his colleagues, made statement
IN reply to the letter from J. I. Colburn.
eX-Mlnister of the Interior of Hawaii.
In 1t he says the charge that the whole
movement was preconceived conspiracy
IN favor of annexation. has already been
denied by the Commissioners, but as Col
purn relterates it, he thinks a more sna-
enc denial should be made. 1.-THE up-
rising" he says, took place at the ex-
press request of the Cabinet of which
Colburn is a member, in response to q
call from the Cabinet TO the citizans 70
support them with arms against the de-
lhahds OF the Queen, which demands she
prepared to enforce with the entire mill
tary and police force of the kingdom. and
alter she threatened the lives of members
OF the Cabinet themselves. If there was
any conspiracy to precipitate matters in
the interest of annexation, then the
queen and Cabinet werd the principal
members OF the conspiracy, for the
Queen was the one who initiated the no.
uon, and the Cabinet the ones who first
requested the people to take I'D arms
against the Queen"
Ihurston proceeds at length to give
further facts to disprove the conspiracy
theory, and says there was no public ac.
acknowledgement of the Provisional Cow
eminent by the American Minister until
after the abdication of the Queen and the
surrender of the barricks and notice
station, together with all the forces and
munitions of war located therein. "As
to further action of the Provisional Gov
eminent requesting a protectorate. and
the United States Minister, acting in
compliance Herewith and establishing
such a protectorate pending negotiations
IN Washington, l would saw, having
every confidence in the men COMPOSING
the Provisional Government, 1 do not be-
lieve they would have taken this action
unless they deemed it necessary for the
preservation of life and property. The
protectorate IN no manner interiors with
the regular progress of public business
under the Provisional Government. nor
with the negotiations with the United
States Government.