The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-29

before him for settlement tits so faulty that
think new one should be granted. have pre-
pared one, In which the rights of all have been
regarded-a Constitution suited 10 the wishes or
the people. ] was ready, and expected to pro-
claim the new Constitution to-day, as
Suitable occasion for it, and thus satisfy the
wishes of my dear people. But with regret
have met with obstacles that prevent IT. Return
tinue 10 look towards me and will look towards
you. Keep me ever in your love. am ooheeo
TO postpone the granting OF the constitution lor
a few days. must confer with my Cabinet, ana
when after you return home you may see IT, re-
ceive it graciousiy. You have my love, and with
sorrow now dismiss you.
mir. White replied, thanking the Queen
and assuring her of the love of the people
and that they would wait patiently until
their desires should be fulfilled, TO which
the Queen responded with thanks. and lett
the throne-room.
voice, an lnhammatory harangue which
was suppressed. He demanded the lives OF
the members of the Cabinet who had op-
posed the wishes of her Majesty and de-
clared that he thirsted for their blood.
few moments later the Queen went ont
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 Constitu-
tiOn which she had promised them, but she
would take the earliest opportunity of pro-
curing 1t for them. The crowd gave three
cneers.
Representative White then proceeded
to the steps of the palace and began an
address. He told the crown that the Queen
and Cabinet had betrayed them. and that,
instead of going homo peaceably.. they
should 60 to tho, palace and kill aud bury
her. Attempts were made to stop him.
close his mouth until q new Constitution
was granted. Finally he yielded to ex-
postulations of Colone. Boyd and others,
threw up his hands and declared that he
was pau for the present. After this the
crowd dispersed.
News was brought to the cltizens.down
town that the attempt to carry o revolu-
tion through had for the moment fai led.
However, appreciating the fact that the
trouble had only just begun they did not
of the emergency. A committee of pubic
safety was formed, to which further con-
sideration of the situation was delegated,
after which the meeting which had been
animated by one heart and one soul from
the beginning dispersed.
About 5 o'clock in the afternoon the
United States steamer Boston landed about
three hundred men. Each man had two
belts CT cartridges around his Waist and
was armed with q rifle. The men marched
up to the office of the CONSUL general of the
United States, where halt was made. Tho
marines were detached and sent to the
American legation on Nuuana avenue,
while the sailors marched out along
Merchant street with two Gatling gums,
and made halt in front of j. A. Hoppers
residence. About supdown they moved to
the grounds of j. b. Atherton. and after q
stay of several hours returned to Arlon
Hall. where they camped over night
ia political meeting was held last night
at the government building at which. be-
sides the Cabinet. Paul Neumann, Marshal
Wilson. X. w. Wilcox. L. G. MacFarlane
and Antoine Rosa were present. besides
some others. The editor of the Bulletin.
Daniel Logan, was sent for. Friends of
the Queen claim that her action of Satur-
day is due to advice furnished By the
kahunas The members of the HUI
KalaialDa were angry enough to tear the
Queen to pieces when they learned she
had weakened and would not give them
their new Constitution. They were an alb
street. The revOlutiOnist party held o
meeting at the palace Sunday morning.
The Queen called in ithe Hawaiian pastors
who were present, TO pray that she might
keep her throne. and told them that evil
minded foreigners were trying to take 1t
away from her.
1.-The early arrival of the United States
steamer Boston cnt an important figure in
the proceedings of Saturday. In tho minds
of many the presence of the war ship pre-
vented the promulgation of the Constitu-
ton. The new instrument which the rev.
olutionists wish to proclaim is really the
old Constitution which gave so much
power to the sovereign. One of the officers
of the household guards was heard TO say
that they had enough arms and ammuni-
tiOn to kill every H9Ole in the country.
Representative Kaunamano stood on the
palace steps on Saturday, and wanted the
natives TO murder Ministers Parker and
Colburn because they did not support the
revolutionary scheme" Z.