The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-22

| ConCealment from the government oL
the objects and intentions OF the COM
mittee.
8. The queen, her cabinet and their
supporters were utterly demoralized,
suspicious Of one another and devoid Of
leadership.
4. The committee and their sup
porters were united; had ample force
to execute their purpose; knew pre-:
cisely what they wanted and preceded
with intelligent deliberation, thorough
ness aud confidence to do it.
There is no conflict concerning the
facts Of the first proposition. It's ad-
mitted by all that the queen began the
revolution at noon on Saturday, the
l4th, by attempting to promulgate q
constitution; that such attempt was
Immediately followed by preparation
on the part OF the citizens for armed
resistance. and that the United States
troops landed at o'clock, Monday, the
10th.
THE PROOFS.
In support OF the second proposition,
that there was no concealment from the
government of the intentions OF the COM
mittee, submit the following:
N !. On the afternoon OF Saturday, the
14th, in reply to the request Of the
queens cabinet for advice as to what
! they had better do, the queen, then still
insisting upon the PRONUNCIATION OF the
constitution aud supporting it by force,
advised them to declare the queen in
revolution and the throne vacant, and
at the request and approval of two OF
them, and the tacit assent OF the other
two, then and there drew up form OF
proclamation to that effect.
9. At half-past on the afternoon OF
Saturday, the l4th, at meeting OF
about 200 citizens at the office Of ". o.
Smith, the queen was denounced in the
strongest terms; armed resistance and
counter revolution was openly advo-
Gated, and the queens minister OF the
interior, John Colbourn, addressed the
meeting, knowing that there was armed
support against the queen. The queens
attorney general, Mr.. Peterson, and her
attorney, Paul Neuman, were both
present taking part in the meeting.
The committee OF safety was publicly
then and there armed and proceeded
forthwith to organize.
8. At G o'clock on Sunday morning,
the 10Th, l told Mr.. Peterson and Mr..
Colbourn, two members OF the queens
cabinet, that the committee intended to
depose the queen and establish pro-
yisional government; that il they would
take charge OF the government well and
good, otherwise the committee intended
TO take action on its own account. They
asked for twenty-four hours in which to
consider the matter.
declined to wait, stating to them
that the committee intended to proceed
forthwith.
The committee met openly that morn
ing at 10 o'clock with the full knowl-
edge of the government of its place Of
meeting. 1t remained in session DUR
ing the greater part OF the day, while
several police kept watch over the
building from the street.
AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.
5. On Monday morning at o'clock
the committee, without attempt at con-
cealmeut, met in my office within 200
feet OF the police station, Marshal Will
sons headquarters, where the entire
police force was stationed. While the
meeting was in progress Wilson came to
the office and asked to speak to me pri'
vately, and we went into an adjoining
room. Our conversation was i'll sub
stance as follows:
Wilson said: IT want this meeting
stopped" referring to the mas meeting
for that afternoon. replied, ut can't
be stopped. 1t is too late"
He said, Cant this thing be fixed up
in some way2" Ireplied, No, it can
not. 1t has gone too far" He said:
"The queen has abandoned her new
constitution idea" l replied, GLOW do
We know she will not take it up again ?
She said she would" lie said, 81 will
guarantee that she will not, even ii l
have to lock her up in a room to keep
her from doing it; and I'll doit, too, if
necessary" 1 replied: 1--WE are not
willing TO accept that guarantee as suf-
ficlent. This thing has gone on from
bad to worse until we are not going to
stand it any longer. We are going to
take no chances IN the matter, but set
tie it now, once for all"
Wilson then LETT the Office. He has
since stated that he Immediately re-
| ported to the cabinet and advised ar
| resting the committee, but the cabinet
was afraid and refused to allow it.
6. At2 on the afternoon OF Monday,
the 10th, mass meeting Of 5000 un-
armed men was held within block OF
the palace. The meeting was addressed
by q number of speakers, all denounclng
the queen. The meeting, with tremen-
dous enthusiasm, unanimously adopted
resolutions declaring the queen to be
in revolution and authorizing the COM
mittee to proceed to do whatever was
necessary.
ISDUBiTABEE TESTIMONY.
Minister Thurston then reviews at
length the subsequent events, showing
clearly that the revolution was sup
ported by the masses of the white peo-
pie and the intense feeling in favor Of
the dethronement OF the queen. He
shows that the queen and her support
era were demoralized and devoid OF
leadership; that the queen insisted on
the signing Of the corrupt constitution,
and tells OF her anger when her cabinet
refused to do 80. he also proves by
the history of the revolutions of 1887
and 1889, which he details, that the
men now composing the provisional
government we're united and had ample
torce to carry out their purpose and
proceed with deliberation and conf
dence to do so, and concludes as fol-
lows:
Such is the undisputed record Of
events upon two occasions when the
royalists aud the organizers OF the pro.
| visinnnl roYernment have come into