The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-24
1HE QUEENS PRITA1E LIFE.
Col. voiney ". Asbford's Report Made q
Mr.. Biount at His Request.

Col. voiney ". Asbford's Report Made 10
Mr.. Biount at His Request.
BAN Francisco. Nov. 23.-when Minister
Blount was in Honolulu. gathering facts for
his report. he asked Col. volney v. Ashford,
who was the leader OF the successful revolu-
ton that compelled Kalakaua to sign a new
constitution. to prepare a report on what he
knew from personal observation about
Hawaiian politics. Ashford Ia Canadian and
Is n warm adherent Of annexation. though he
was in this country when the revolution OF last
January occurred. He gave Blount a report
that filled thirty closely typewritten pages and
In explaining the causes that led to the
Queens overthrow he gave In detail facts In
In regard to her private life that were never
before printed so plainly. except In some Hon
olulu native papers. Ashford attributed the
strong feeling among all classes against the
Queen. which aided in establishing the Pro-
vislonal Government. to the Queens open and
notorious Rmours with Marshal Wilson. the
half-breed Tahitian. In the light OF Blount's
declaration that he had examined these re-
ports and found no proof OF Liliuokalanrs i'm
morality. the following extracts from Ash
ford's report are interesting. Ashford got
these facts at first hand. and they may be cor
roborated by many Americans who have lived
In Honolulu. Col Ashford said:
Wilson's pull on the Queen consisted In
the fact that for many years he has been her
chief favorite. They openly assumed sus-
picious relations years before the death OF her
husband and although man with family he
moved into the dead mans house and per-
manently established himself therein almost
before the corpse was cold. A private gate
way was cut through the palace wall. i'm IN edi-
ately contiguous to the Queens private apart
ments. through which the guards allowed
none but Wilson to pass n scandal at which
even the most obtuse of the native people
drew the line. The pair were publicly accused
OF openly living together In the Queens place
at Waikiki. a suburb OF Honolulu during
and succeeding the sand bag episode at
the palace. Just preceding the descent upon
the League. All those and many other equally
seandslous acts are matters of public notoriety
and have peen aired and commented upon IN
krathlng terms by the native press OF Homo
lulu but the English press were either gagged
by the palace party or Kept silent to ayOiu the
effects OF the scandal abroad. Through the
Queens influence over her brother during his
absolute power over official patronage. Wilson
was given the superintendency Of the Homo
lulu water works. though he was ignorant OF
all theory regulating hydraulics, aud the real
work was necessarily done By another Official
Wilson collected the water rates, and an in
the Legislature Of 1851 purliamrntsry com.
mlttee found that he had stolen $1,000 from
me IeT ,e Then. through the same infu-
nminisoh TFepaylng into the Treasury STU
on this amount In cash. and by her
further lnhuehee, exerted In the same Iii
recllon, prevailed on the Legislature 10 pass
an act OF Indemnify Restoring TO her tile
$4,000 on! OF the puzzle funds To save fur
Their scandal. friends Of the Ministry endorsed
Wilson's notes Tor another s.. UOl on the Tow
ernments pledge 70 retain one.half OF his sal
arr untll me amount was Tecouped while he
members OF the Legislature. from their places
on the moor OF the House. expressed the opin-
ion that he should be breaking stonea m the
street with a ball and chair 4"
This scHthing report was printed bv tho Ha-
wRian NtH,. the Provisional Govarnmpnts or
gan, several days bsfuls ths last steamer
sailed: but the Queen brought no libel suit for
TIE good reason thAt every one in Honolulu
lished.