Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-02-03
REVOLUTION IN HAWAII.
THE QUEEN DEPOsEO AND NEW
GOVERNMENT IN POwER.
Troops Landed from the U. s. War
Ship Boston.

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allan steamship Claudine arrived at this port
at o'clock yesterday, with news Of revo-
luton at Honolulu.
The revo utionists had succeeded In over
| throwing the government of Hawaii aud the
United States troops had been landed.
The first intimation of trouble came on
Jan Is, when the Queen tried TO get the cab
met to sign new constitution that disfran-
chised all foreis ners and put the whole gov
ernment in the hands of the native poll
ticians
The ministers refused, and when threat
ened BIZ the Queen, fled for their lives. They
returned later and induced the Queen 10
postpone the coup. There was a puttic
meeting in front Of the palace.
The Queen announced the failure Of her
plans and q native orator demanded the
lives OF the ministers.
Early IN the evening citizens met and
formed a committee OF public safety. On
Jan. l6 a mass meeting was held in the
armory.
AT about O'Clock p. M, the U. s. steam
ship Boston landed 900 men fully armed.
They marched TO the office Of the consul
general OF the United States.
The marines were sent to the American
legation, while the sailors marched out along
Merchant street, with two eating guns, and
camped for time on private grounds
They stayed ashore all night All day on
Tuesday, the 18th, the community was in a
state Of expectancy, looking to the commit
tee of public safety to do something to end
the tension
The committee in the meantime, was not
idle, being incessantly occupied completing
its organization.
At about go o'clock an attempt was made
by three native policemen to arrest the prog
ress Of wagon which was driven up North
street by Mr.. Brenner and Mr.. Good. Those
in charge of the wagon resisted the attempt
OF the officers to arrest its course; one Of the
officers making motion to draw a revolver,
Mr.. Good drew his own and fired, but did
not infict any dangerous wound.
In the meantime the committee Of public
safety, accompanied by members of the
government about to be formed, proceeded
to the government building. There procla-
nation WAS read, of which the chief points
are as follows:
/. The Hawaiian monarchcal system of
government is hereby sbrogated.
Q provisional government for the con-
troll and management OF public affairs and
the protection OF the public peace is hereby
established to exist until terms OF union
with the United States Of America have
been negotiated and ayr ed upon.
;. Such provisional government shall con-
sist Of an executive council of four members,
who shall administer the executive depart
ment of the government with an advisory
council of IA, who shall have general legisla-
ture for authority.
4. All officers OF the government are 10
exercise their functions except the Queen.
Marshal Wilson and the cabinet. The pre-
visional government and the cabinet went to
the prlace and submitted their nlan to the
Queen. She refused ct frs, to yield, but
Il lit. 10 hAr ntr..r
troops surrendered. and the government was
In the hands oi the foreigners.
All the foreign powers except England
promptly recognized the new government.
The steamship Claudine was chartered and
the commission to Washington ssiled OH
Jan. 10. The commission consists of l.. A.
Thurston. W. c. Wilder, w. X. Castle, c,
T. Carter and j. Marsden.
Mr.. Thornton was at the Occidental Hotel,
San Francisco, yesterday. He said: eve
shall probably start for Washington today.
Our mission Is to secure annexation to the
United States. We want no protectorate and
no republic. A republic would be worse
than a monarchy, for the ignorant Kauakas
would rule.
Il may say that the foreigners are uuani.
nous in favor of annexation as the only
hope for Hawaii. The Queen has been
nursing a coup detat ever since she came to
the throne. She wanted arbitrary power first.
She securel the passage of the infamous lot
terry bill, then sprang the new constitution
upon them, which dIsfrsnchsed all foreign.
ers. When they demurred she ordered Out
troops.
This reused the foreigners, and things
began to hum, and on Friday the consttti-
tion was offered. On Saturday the committee
OF ssfety WAS formed. On Sunday 2O0
marines were landed from the U. s. steamer
Boston, which arrived oppOrtunely the
night before. Within five hours the KanakI
troops had wilted, the Queen had gone to
her country Bungaloo, and the government
was In the hands of the whites. Nothing
was ever better managed. The foreigners
| are unit and they are determined never
again to suffer Kanaka domination"
"There are such large number Of CHINESE
| and other cheap aborers on the islands who
cannot be trusted to vote iutelligently that
| II universal suffrage were declared, the
| whites, who represent almost the entire
| business interests of the country, would b.
| outvoted and powerless. An entire new
| system Of government must be hutlt up. ano
the only way Is to have the United Statei
| take charge.
at must come to this or the whites must
| leave the islands. Their interests are toe
great, however, for them to give up without
i struggle, and a revolution was the result
| The new constitution, which was brought
| out by the queen, granted her almost abso'
lutte power and di.franchl ed the white
voters. The natives themselves, as q rule,
are not In favor Of the ex-queen's plans.
| She is supported by certain clique Of about
| 20. who are anxious for political power.
"The queen Ia jealous Of the power Of the
whites, and IL an ambitious, scheming wo.
man, badly advised. Under the old regime
| she had no cause to complain She enjoyeo
an income of between $4,000 and 100000
with no responsibility but she undertook tc
mix in politics and got the worst of 1t. The
queen was supported by her favorite, r B.
| Wilson, the marshal Of the Kingdom, aud the
government troops. Wilson swore in
number Of deputies and in all the queen'i
| forces amounted to about 400 men.
The Queens plan WAS clever but she lacked
| the nerve to carry 1t out. She waited until
| the legislature bad adjourned, and then got
| 90 natives and dressed them up in long-taiied
| coats She gave them a petition for q new
| constitution which they did not understand
| Everything went according to programme
until the members Of the cabinet returned to
be dismissed ~