St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-15
LOADED WITH AFFIDAvITs.
LIliuokalani's Ambassadors on
Their Way to Washington.

LIliuokalani's Ambassadors on
Their Way to Washington.
DENVER, Feb. l4.-ThiS morning Paul
Neumann, envoy of the deposed Queen
Lihuokalani, accompanied by Prince
David KawauankOa, arrived from San
Francisco on their way to Washington
to present their side of the situation as
developed by the Hawaiian revolution.
E. G. MacEarlane, eX-premier OF Hawaii.
is with the party. Mr.Neumann declines
to talk, but it is understood he has Sc
cured a number of atfidavitS from resi-
dents of Hawaii and Americans who
happened to be visiting there at the
time of landing of men from the Boston
and the subsequent raising of the Amer
lean flag over the government building.
These are understood to impugn the
motives of the American minister, John
L.. Stevens; S. b. Dole, treasurer of the
provisional government; l.. A. Thurs
ton, Mr.. Carter and others of the pro-
visional government and commission to
the United States, and to set them forth
in selfish light. The young prince
spoke very freely. He says:
"Neither myself nor the queen is
much troubled, and l can speak, i think,
her in the palace of Waikiki. We are
confident that when the administration
at Washington hears our side of this
matter the provisional government will
be unseated. This much l may say,
however, and that is. the revolution is
the result of a conspiracy Oh the part of
the commissioners who are now in
Washington. AS member of the royal
family, | have nothing of which to COM
plain. The queen and the other MEM
bers of her family feel the same, and,
save that her majesty is throneless,
there is no difference in the situation
from what it was previous to the revO-
luton. When myself and Mr.. Neu-
mann left Hawaii we were escorted to
the steamer, and there were other dom
onstratiOns of affection from the people,
We regard it as favorable that the pres
| ident and cabinet are awaiting our ar
rival at Washington before taking any
steps"
EX-Premier MacFarlane, speaking of
the situation in Hawaii, said: I'm
questionably the natives Of the islands
are more favorably inclined toward the
American government than to any other
government. They want to maintain
autonomy as a distinct government
after the monarchial form, with the
queen at the head, but if this cannot be
done they prefer annexation to the
| United States. 1t is the sugar planters
who want annexation. Under the sew
eral duties imposed by the Mckinley
act the sugar industries of the ISLANDS
cannot exist. 1t is only question of
time when they must give up business.
By annexation they would come under
the provisions of the two-cent bounty,
which you can plainly see is great in
| iucement."
Speaking of landing of the American
marines he said: THE American min
lister, upon the assurances that there
would be no trouble, promised, that the
army would not land. He also Informed
the other governmental representatives
that the soldiers should not land. ct
| one afternoon at o'clock they secretly
landed and took possession of the gov
ernmental house"
the special ENJOYS imply that they
have very good case, ard that when
all the facts are laid before the state de-
partment they will have a case that will
| put an entirely new view upon recent
tragic incidents related to Hawaii. The
delegates will remain in this city unit
morning, when they will leave for Chi
| cagO.