St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-20
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500 A. M.
STEVENS A FINE RASCAL.
He USED UNITED STATES TROOPS LM-
PROPERLY
A APREeoNCEIvED PROGRAMME

Between the Ex-American Minis
ter and the Provisional Gov
ernment Before That Govern
ment Had Obtained Possession
of Hawaii-The United States
Troops Used to Awe the Queen
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-The Herald this
morning prints under a Washington
date what purports to be q large por-
ton of the report of Commission
er Blount. 1t sums up as follows:
"CommissionerBlount's report will show
that Minister Stevens landed the troops
from the Boston long before there was
any valid excuse for their presence
Oh Hawaiian soil; that he declined
TO remove them when requested to
do so by the government and in
formed that the authorities were will
ing and fully able to preserve order,
and to protect American interests;
that these troops were stationed across
the street from the government
building, in which Minister Stevens
knew the revolutionists were about to
read their proclamation, and that the
revolutionists' committee relied upon
the American troops to protect them
in this act of rebellion; that Min
lister Stevens recognized the pro-
vlslonal government according to pre-
concerted programme before that gov
ernment had obtained possession of the
departments and military power at
Honolulu, and that the military power
was surrendered. as the queen sur
rendered, only through awe of the
superior force of the United States.
VERY THOROUGH.
Commissioner Blount did his work
with great thorou ghness. During the
five or six months of his stay in Homo
lulu he worked with single
purpose to ascertain the truth. He
secured statements from members of
the committee of safety which brought
about the revelation, from officers of
the Boston and from other persons, in
Guiding the queen herself. Some of
these persons were examined by Mr..
Blount, a stenographer being present.
In one of his reports to the state de-
partment Commissioner Blount said:
IL send you written statement from
+. Wundenburg, who says that his in
formation is derived from being per-
sonaliy present at all the conferences
of the committee of safety, and
that his utterances are based
on his personal knowledge. He
appears to be an intelligent man. He
says he acted with the committee in
good faith till the American flag was
hoisted, and then he ceased communica-
tion with them. He is at this time
(April 26) deputy clerk Of the supreme
court. The statement Of Mr.. Wunden-
bourg is as follows:
wUNDENBURG's STATEMENT.
1.-The committee of safety met at the
Office of W. o. Smith, on Fort
street at about o'clock in the
afternoon of Monday, Jan. IS, 1893,
for the purpose of discussing the
Steps necessary to be taken in the
formation of new government. Short
ly alter the committee met they de-
cided they were not for the landing of
the American troops and committee
of three, with Thurston as chairman,
was at once dispatched to the American
legation to prevail on Minister Stevens
to delay the landing OF the BoStcn'S
men. The committee returned shortly
and said Mir. Stevenson had said to
them: Gentlemen, the troops of the
Boston land at S o'clock this
afternoon whether you are ready for
them or not The committee of safety
a61nnrnp1
ing at the house of Henry Water
house at 7:3O o'clock. The Amerl-
can troops landed at 5 o'clock, as
Mr. Stevens told the committee they
would, and marched up Fort street to
Merchant, along Merchant street. halt
ing in King street between the palace
and government building. At the
time the men landed the town was
perfectly quiet, business hours were
about over and the psOple were in the
streets. Nothing unusual was to be
seen except the landing of formidable
armed force with Gatling guns,
shore an indefinite length of time, as
the men were supplied with double
cartridge belts filled with ammunition.
also hagerSacks and cantens, and were
attended by q hospital corps with
stretchers and medical supplies.
1.-The curiosity of the people on the
streets was aroused. and the youngsters
more particularly followed the troops
to see what it was all about.
NOBODY SEEMED TO KNOW,
so when the troops found quarters the
people dispersed, most of them going to
the band concert at the hotel, which
was very fully attended, as it was
bright moonlight night, and all who
were not in the secret wondering at the
military demonstration.
The committee met at Mr.. Water
houses residence that evening at Z 80.
The formation of some sort of a govern
ment was under discussion, and 1t was
decided commander-in-chief of the
forces supporting the proposed new,
government should be appointed.
The position was offered TO
John II. Soper, who demurred,
not seeing any backing whatever to
support the movement. Mr.. Soper was
answered by members of the commit
tee that the American minister would
support the move with the troops of the
Boston. Mr.. Soper still doubted, SO a
couple of the committee escorted him
over to the legation, which, by the
way, was i'll the adjoining premises,
and the three came back after a time,
reporting that MIR. Stevens had given
them full assurance that any proclama-
ton of the government put forward at
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