The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-28
REVOLT In HAWAII.
Annexation to the United States
Talked of-The Queen
PoWerless.

Z SAN FRANCISCO, jan. 28 1898. 3.-The
Hawaiian steamship Claudine arrived at
this port at two O'CLOCK this morning
with news of a revolution at Honolulu.
The Rsvolutionists had succeeded in
oyerthrowing the Government OF Hawaii
and the United States troops had been
landed.
The first intimatior of trouble came on
January Is, when the Queen tried to get
the Cabinet to sign new constitution
that disfranchised all foreigners and put
the whole Government in the hands OF
the native politicians.
The Ministers refused, and when threat
eued by the Queen fled for their lives.
They returned later aud induced the
Queen to postpone the coup.
Th ere was public meeting in front OF
the Palace. The Queen announced the
failure OF her plans and a native orator
demanded the lives of the Ministers.
COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Early in the evening citizens met aud
formed Committee OF Public Safety.
On January 16 a mass meeting was neld
in the Armory. AT about five O'Clock
P. NJ. the United States steamship Boston
landed 800 men fully armed. They
marched TO the Office of the Consul Gen :
eral of the United States.
The Marines were sent to the Amer1-
can Legation, while the sailors marched
out along Merchant street with two Cat
liug guns, and camped for q time on pri-
vate grounds. They stayed ashore all
night.
All day on Tuesday, the 18TH, the COM
munity was in a state of expectancy.
looking to the Committee Of Public
Safety to do something to end the
tension.
The committee, in the meantime. was
not idle. being incessantly occupied COM
pleting its organization and completing
the final arran gements necessary to the
proclamation of the Provisional Govern
lnent ana its protection by armed force
at about half-past two O'Clock.
An attempt was made by three native
policemen TO arrest the progress of a
wagon which was driven up North street
by Mr.. Brenner and Mr.. Good.
Those in charge OF the wagon resisted
the attempt OF the officers to arrest its
course, one of the officers making mo-
ton to draw revolver. Mr.. Good dre W
his own and fired, but did not inf1ict a
dangerous wound.
A PROCLAMATION.
In the meantime the Committee OF
Public Safety. accompanied by members
of the Government about to be formed.
proceeded to the Government building
There a proclamation was read OF which
the chief points are as foliows:-
First-The Hawaiian Monarchial system Of
Government is hereby abrogated.
Second-A provisional government for the
control and management of pnbllc affairs and
the protection of the public peace is hereby es-
tablished to exist until terms of union with the
united States of America have been negotiated
and agreed upon.
Third-Such provisional government shall con-
sst of an Executive Council of four members,
who shall administer the Executive departments
of the government with an Advisory Council OF
fourteen, who shall have general Legislature Tor
autority.
Fourth--All officers of the Government are to
exercise their functions except the Queen.
Marshall Wilson and the Cabinet
The provisional government and the
CaoineI went 70 the palace and submitted
their plan to che Queen. She refused at
first to YIELD but finally retired TO her
country residence, her troops surrendered
and the government was IN the hands of
the foreigners.