The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-01-24

the Legislature was fixed for moor
OF February Il. For an hour or two
before noon the grounds about th,
Court House had been iilling up viii
: people 4 few minutes before moor
/ a procession of some two hundred OF
/ Queen Emma's adherents marched
down the street, wildly cheering. and
with drums beating. As soon as the
doors of the Legislative ball were
opened they crowded into the space
reserved for spectators. completely
filling it. The object of this noisy
demonstration was apparent; it was
intended to overawe the supporters
of Kalakaua, and to secure Che cleo.
tion of the Dowager Queen.
The Legislature being organized it
proceeded Immediately to elect a
King. The result of the first ballot
was the overwhelming election of
kalaksua, thirty nine (39) votes hav-
ing been cast for him and six (6l
for Queen Emma. When the vote
was made known there were angry
exclamatious Of discomfort among
the audience, The excitement soon
communicated itself to the mob out
side, and when the committee, ap.
pointed 90 notify halakaua of his
election, made its appearance, its
members were fercely attacked
and compelled to retreat into the
building. The emboldened mob
then took complete possession.
These members of the Legislature
who had supported kalakaua were
brutally assaulted aud beaten with
clubs improvised from the legs of the
desks and chairs in the Legislative
Hall. The Court House was sacked,
the offices OF the Judges, the Attor-
ney General and the Marshal were
invaded, and their contents, furni-
-ure, records, archives. everything,
thrown out Of the windows.
Finally, the Prime Minister and |
he King elect joined IN requesting, |
through the American Minister, Mr.. /
Pierce, the Intervention of our naval
orce, for the suppression of the riot
md the protectiono property. Com
nander (now Rear AdmiraD Belknap.
he senior naval officer present, then
n command of the Tuscarora, had
arranged with his. subor-
.iuates for the landing Of force
rom the two American war vessels
resent, the ruscarora and the Ports
lOuth, should the necessity arise.
-fter agreeing upon the course to be
ursued he had gone on shore, and
as present at the Court House while
lie foregoing proceedings were in ;
rogress. Within a few minutes
tier the preconcerted signal was !
ade from the town. the force from /;
le Tuscarora, under my command, !
I'D possession of the Court House
Id grounds, and had driven the }
Oters out. 1t was closely followed
7 the men from the Portsmouth. I
ID half an hour later a detachment r
ON the English man-of war Tene- Il
IS, which had been summoned by a
e British diplomatic representa-
re, also put in appearance A few
rests were made by the civil au
critics, assisted by our men, and
9 riot was over The English
ilors were sent to the residence of r
leen Emma to dispense g crowd col of
ted there. The Americans remain II
in possession of the Court House, G.
3 Kings Palace, the Armory, :,
: treasury, and the prison for 4
1eral days, until order was restored. "
ey patrolled the streets at night III
d arrested suspicious characters.
d there Is no doubt that their pres
,e in Honolulu at that time pre- in
lted the destruction of thousands al
dollars worth of property and d a
'ed many lives. W W
So far from being ian everlasting al
sme" to our people and " a dis su
dit to their representatives" the it
ole affair was most creditable to IN
IN. No man less inclined to inter- &c
e in the affairs of foreign power E1 6
n the American Minister, MIR. -
.rce, ever represented the country :
Dad; and no more conservative or
5 intermeddling officer than Com
nder Belknap ever served her
'at. Both, however, were aware
the dangerous intrigue that ex-
I'd, and were prepared to use every
itimate means to suppress lawless
order, and to prevent the destruc-
4 of the property of the citizens
heir own land, as was their duty.
acceptably did they perform their
IS that the Honolulu Chamber of
nmerce voted the most compli-
ntary resolutions of thauks-to r
Minister for the prudence and /
mess be displayed in his
esvor to protect life and
perty, and for his singlemind-
ess of purpose in refraining from Qu
interference in the politics of
country; and to Commander
KNAPP ''for the invaluable services III
1ered by the officers and men of VI
;e ships in the restoration of
&c and order, and the re-estab. 26
ment Of the supremacy of the
}, all of which mas been accom- n
he'd with perfect efficiency and in BAL
est conciliatory manner" The