The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-02
HAWAII FREE.
Provisional Government Established
and Commissioner
En- Route to Washington With u Petition
to the American Government to Annex
the Hawaiian lsla Il to the United
States-U. s Troops Landed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-Mr. Mott
Smith, the Hawaiian minister, hasore-
ceived an official dispatch to the effect
that the Hawaiian government had been
overthrown and that commissioners
from the new government are on their
way to Washington from San Francisco
to ask that Hawaii be annexed to the
United States.
Mr.. Smith is now at the state depart
ment waiting to advise the secretary OF
state of the information he has re.
ceived
The state and navy departments have
been officially informed of the revolu.
ton.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 29.--The Hawai-
ian steamer Claudine arrived at this
port at o'clock Saturday morning with
the news of a revolution at Honolulu.
= he revolutionists have succeeded in
overthrowing the government of Ha.
waii and the United States troops have
been landed. A provisional govern
men. has been established, and COM
mission headed by Mr.. Thurston came
in On the Claudine en- route to Washing
ton with petition to the American
government to annex thu Hawaiian
islands to the United States
The first intimation of trouble came
on January Is, when the queen tried to
get the cabinet to sign new constitu-
ton that disfrapchised all foreigners
and put the whole government in the
hands of the native politicians The
ministers, renounced, and when threat
ened by the queen fled for
their lives. They returned later and
induced the queen to postpone the
coup. There was a public meeting in
front of the palace. The queen an
nounced the failure of her plans
and native orator demanded
the lives of the ministers. Early in the
evening citizens met and formed a COM
mittee of public safety. On January Is
a mass meeting was held in the armory.
At about p m the United States
steamship Boston landed 800 men fully
armed. They marched to the office of
the consul general of the United States.
7 he mariners were sent to the Amer
lean legation while the sailors marched
out along Merchant street with two
Gatling guns and camped for time on
private grounds They stayed ashore
all night.
All day on Tuesday, the 18th, the com
munity was in state of expectancy
looking to the committee of public
safety to do something to end the ten
sion.
In the meantime the committee Of
public safety, accompanied by members
of the government about to be forged,
proceeded to the government building.
There a proclamation was read, Of
which the chief points are as follows:
First-The Hawaiian monarchial sys-
tenn of government is hereby abro-
gated.
Second-A provisional government for
the control and management of public
affairs and the protection of the public
peace is hereby established to exist un-
til terms of union with the U nited
States of America have been negotiated
and agreed upon.
Third-Such provisional government
shall consist of an executive council of
four mem bers, who shall administer the
executive departments of the govern
ment, with an additional council of
fourteen, who shall have general legis-
lative authority.
Fourth-All officers of the govern
ment are to exercise their functions,
except the queen, Marshall Wilson and
the cabinet. The provisional govern
ment and the cabinet went to the pal
ace and submitted their plan to the
queen. She refused at first to yield,
but finally retired to her country resi-
dence. Her troops surrendered and the
government was in the hands of the
foreigners.
All powers except England recognize
the provisional government. The fact
that the United States troops were land
ed may lead to serious complications
with Great Britain.