St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-20
ment building and there read fine nroe-

practically no audience whatever. AS
tne reading proceeded, dozen or so
!oungers gathered, and near the close of
the ceremony about thirty supporters,
Varlously armed. came running into the
Side ana back entrances to the yard and
gathered about the committee. At this
moment the United States troops, in the
temporary quarters in the rear of the
MuSlc hall. less than 100 yards away
from Where the committee stood, ap-
peafed TO be under arms, and were evil
gently prepared for any emergency.
During all the deliberations of the COM
lnlttee, and, in fact, through all
the proceedings connected with the
move up to the final issue. the basis of
action was the general understanding
lhat Minister Stevens would keep the
promise Pre- to support the movement with
the men from the Boston, and the state
nent is now advisedly made with
Iull knowledge of the lack OF
arms, ammunition and men, also the
utter absence of organization at all
adequate to the undertaking. that with
out the previous assurance of support
from the American minister, and the
actual presence of the United States
troops, no movement would have
been attempted. and if attempted would
nave been miserable failure, resulting
pants in a very short time. Having
Deen present at the several meetings re-
ierred to in this statement, l hereby
certlfy that the same is correct in every
essential particular.
F. WUNDENBURG."
DAMON CORRoBoRATES.
Commissioner Blount sends to the
state department long interview had
by MIN with S. A. Damon, who is presi-
oent of the advisory council of the pro-
Vlslonal government. Mr.. Damon's in
terview was reported stenographically
and signed by him as being cor
rect. He was one of the men who
went up ato the government house
Monday afternoon, Jan. II, to read the
proclamation declaring the queen de-
posed and a new government III control.
Mr.. Dam1n corroborates the state
ments m;de by Mr.. Wundenburg.
In response to Mr.. Blounrs ques-
tions, Mr. Damon said that he and
another member of the revolutionary
committee went to the station house to
hold conference with the queens rep
resentatives. Mic Blount endeavored
to draw from Mr.. Damon an admission
SA'Ne WIZ oiS uoCQ W luuuCC llC
queens ministers to surrender was that
the United States troops were across
the street from the government build
ing and in full sympathy with the revo-
luton. Mr.. Damon unwillingly ad-
mitted thai this was true. saying:
"While Was in the station house a
man namea Bowler said to me: we
are all prepared to resist, but | will
never fight against the American flag"
EXPECTED AMERICAN SUPPORT.
Being again pressed for information
as to whether the sympathy of the
United States minister was talked
about, Mr.. Damon replied: II cannot
remember any definite thing, but from
Mr.. Bowler's remark, they must have
thought the United States troops were
here for some purpose.
"Whlle we were in the government
building, and during the reading of the
proclamation. and while we. were all
extremely nervous as to our personal
safety, / asked one of the men with me
there. Will not the American troops
support u.s.? Finally asked one of the
men to go over aud ask Lieut.. Swim
burne if he was not going to
send some one over to protect us. The
man returned and said: Capt. Wiltz's
| orders are to remain passive l was
perfectly nonpulsed at not receiving
| their support | could not Imagine why
we were there without being supported
by the American troops. We were
there fifteen or twenry minutes without
their supporting us in any way"
Being asked what was accomplished
by the first visit TO the station house,
| MIR. Damon at length replied:
"Tne queens ministers virtually gave
it up. They said il they had only the
provisional government to contend
with and the forces of the provisional
government they would not surrender.
They felt they could meet
he emergency so far as the provislonalt
government was concerned, but as it
was they were willing to yield, and the
queen and went along with them to
the palace. We all met in the blue
room. There were present the queen,
two young princes, four ministers, Judge
Widdemann, Paul Neumann, J. o. Car
ter, E. G. Mcfarland and myself. We
went over between 4 and and re-
mained till 6.
ASKED FOR SURRENDER.
''We asked for surrender, and the
ministers advised it. AT first Judge
Widdemann opposed the idea, but
yielded when Mr.. Neumann did 1t was
the queens idea that she could sur
render pending settlement at Wash
ington. 1t was on that condition that
she gavd up. l told her that she could
surrender or abdicate under protett."
"Was the queen advised by her min
listers to surrender because the sympathy
of the United States was with the
insurgents?'
81 know it was the queens idea that
Mr.. Stevens was in sympathy with this
movement. The queen was reluctant to
sign the abdication, but did so on the
ground that it would all come up for
review IN Washington. | told her
so myself 1t was the best terms of
settlement we could get. l took it TO
President Dole and he received and in
dorSed it."
''How long after that was it before
the provisional government was recog-
niZed?"
STEVENS IN WITH 1T.
"Mr. Stevens sent Cadet Pringle, his
aide, and Capt. Wiltze sent one of his
officers to examine personally the build
Ing, and report if the provisional gov
ernment was in actual possession. That
was done between and in the after
noon. The interview with the queen
took place between and g."
Now, when this interview was going
on between you, the cabinet ministers
and the queen, it was known then that
lhO UCOll IGCOSI IIZSu.
II do not think that the queen was
told. do not remember it having been
spoken Of"
ibid you know it?''
81 think l knew it."
"What l mean is this: Before YOU
took the message of the queen back,
this protest, the provisional government
had been recognized"
"Yes."
''Had that been done at the time you
left the government house to go with
the cabinet minister to talk with the
queen?"
''lf my memory serves me right it
had.''
Commission er Blount had a long in
terview with Mr.. Waterhouse, who was
also member of the committee Of
safety, and who corroborated Mr..
Wundenburg and Mr.. Damon.
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