The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-01

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this morning the steamer Claudine ar
rivei in this port from tine Hawaiian
islands. bringing important news of
revolution in that kingdom. 4 provis-
ional government has been established
by an uprising of the peop e. Queen
Li.iuOkalani has been depOsed from power.
the monarchy abrogated, government
buildings seized, and a new provisional
ministry. composed Of four members, is
sustained bv bsyonets of volunteers.
Queen Liliuoka ami attempted on Satur-
day. Jan. l6 to promu gate a new consti-
tuition. depriving foreigners of right OF
franchise and abrogalIng the existing
house OF MOBILES at the same time giving
her the power of appointing new house.
This was resisted by the foreign element
Of the community, who at once appointed
committee OF safety Of thirteen members,
who called a mass meeting Of their classes.
ct which .200Or 800 were present. The
meeting unanimously adopted reso utions
condemDIng the action of the queen and
auth thorizInR the committee TO take into
further consideration whatever was neces-
cary to protect public safety. Last Mon
day the committee OF pub ic safety issued
g proclamation to the Hawaiian people re-
counting the history of the islands and
calling attention TO the misrule OF the
present line OF monarchs. The manifesto
continurs:
Upon accession of her majesty. Liliuokalani.
for a hrief period the hope prevailed that a
new policy wOul be adopted. This hope was
soon blasted by her i'm nsdlately entering into
conf ct with the existing cabinet. who held
ONCE With approval OF 8 large majority OF the
legislature. resulting in the triumph Of the
QUEEN and the removal OF the cabinet. The
appointment OF new cabinet subservient TO
her wishes. aud their cOnunuanos in Office IN
81 q recent date. gave % opportunity for furth-
er indication OF the policy which would be
pursued hy her majesty until tho opening of
she legislature IN May Of 1892. The recent his
tory of that session hes shown a stubborn de-
termination on the part "f her majesty TO fol-
low the tactics of her late brother and IN all
possible ways TO secure the extension OF the
royal pierOgstiVes and the abtigrmeut OF popu-
lar rights Five uprisinEs of cOnspiracies
egainat the government have occurred within
i've years and seven months. IL is firmly be
Heved that the eliminating revolutionary a.
tempt of last Saturday aiIl uniess radical
measures are taken, wreck our already dam
aged credit abroad. aud precDitRte to final
ED6ncial
ton. Guarantees OF protection 20 lie berty
and property viii steadily decrease and the po-
htIeal situation Is rapidly growing worse. In
this belief. and also IN Jh- firm belief that the
action hereby taken Is and will be for the best
persOnal, political and property interest Of
every citizen of the land we citizens OF the Ha-
waIian islands Oryan,zed ana acting for public
saie'y and common good, hereby proclaim as
follows:
This Hawaiian monarchicql system OF govern
rNan faf4
ment for the control and managemsnt Of pu bile
snsirs, and the protection Of publIc peace Is
her-by established, 10 exist until terms of
nnion with the UnIisd States OF America have
been negotiated AMI agreed upon.
such provisional government shall consist OF
an ex. ouuve cauueii of four mr gubers " no are
herr BY declared 10 be :. Il. DO G, J. A. King
+. G. Jones aud W. o. smith, who shall admin.
lister the governments OF the islands. the first
named acting president aud chsi NJ an of
such council, administering the department Of
foreign affairs and the others several Y admin.
isterinR the department. OF interior, finance and
attorney general. respect ve.y, IN the order
enumerated, according 10 the existing HAwa ian
Law a. fer may be Consistent with this proc
Ismston, and slsO OF an advisory council
when shall eonsi,t Of fourteen members, who
are hereby dec aTed 10 be - ID. Damon A
Brown, a. l. Thurston. J. F. Morgan, J. En-
nleimuth, ID. Hatsrhouse, J. A. NcCandlrss,
Z. ID. Tenney, +. w. McChesney, F. Wilneim
w. 2 Castle, W. Gashiey. w. Z. Wilder and
w. q. Bo.te. such advisory council shall ais o
have general legislative authority. Such exec
utive aud adv sorry council shall, acting jointly,
have power TO remOye any member OF either
eouueii and t0 M suoh or any other vacancy
Al. officers under the existing government
are hereby requrste to continue TO exercise
their Junction aud perform the duties o their
Tespectise othces, excepting the following
named persons: Queen LiiiuOkalani, charles
&. Wilson. marshal; samuel Parker minister
OF fore gn airs; W. ii. CoEnwell, minister OF
finance: John +. COburu, minister of the IN
terior; ArthuEP. Peterson. attOrney-general
who are hereby removed from Office. All
Hawaiian laws and constitutional principles,
not Inconsistent herewith, shsll cont nue. IN
force until further order Of the executive aud
advisory councils.
Signed. Henry L. Cooper, J. a. McCendless.
Andrew Brown. Theodore F. lansing. John
Emmelmuth. e.. Bolte. Edward Suhr, Henry
Waterhouse, w. e. Wilder, +. w. MoChesney,
William o. Smith.
The late queen and cabinet accordingly
yielded uncOnditiOnaily.
Further particulars OF the revolution are
as followe: Al day Tuesday the 18th
the community was in a state If ex-
pectancy, looking to the committee of pub
lie safety to do something TO end the state
of tension and TO ure the rights of all
the cities against eneroachment once and
for all. The com mittee. in the meantime,
was not idle, but was necessarily occupied,
completing its organization and perfecting