New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24

think the throne would destroy itself so suddenly and
completely.
During the latter part OF the session OF the Legs
lature which was prOrOgued january -, bribery vi
the members became common, much OF IL ihaWiesuy
,manaling from the palace. The law has III no"
prohibited the importatlon possession. sale or use Of
OPIUM Owing to the ineffciency OF the Marshal I'm
men,n quantities Of opium have been smugeied INTO
the kingdom The Marshal. CHARLES Wilson,
foreigner of Talian and European blood, mas Deen
the special fayorte OF the ex-0ueen LlliuoKaiaih
| Though the Marshal Is nomlnally appointed by the
Attorney Gcnera the Queen by her personal influence
deermlnedly kept wilson in office. In opposition TO
,hc will OF every party in the nation. Through
bribery ill passed the Legislature licensing the In
poriallon and sale OF opium. The queen was Pc
toned by many to veto this Infamous bill, bu'
instead OF doing this She made haste TO sign IL. Tier
income from salary and crown lands was aoo"'
100000 It Is universally believed that this ao
surdly large for the ruler OF this little naton
Of 80 600 people was lavishly used as corruption
fund TO buy up venal legislators and for other euay
dIshonorable Through bribery the Legisia'"re
voted ont Cabinet which the nation trusted ana
which the Queen hated. Next, by still more rch
loss bribery bill to license lottery Ike that Of
Louisiana was passed, though more petitions against
# were sent In to the Legislature from all the isahes
than were ever before directed against any sihgi"
| measure proposed Every pulpit In the land spoke
against It: every Christian society petiuohed against
| Il: the Chamber OF Commerce made solemn protest
against lt--all IN vain. The bill, when was coi'
,idcred dead owing TO the universal opposiuoh 10 It,
| WAS suddenly revived aud passed. Strong peuloh
wos thcn Immediately made to the Queen to veto IT,
She treated the petition with contempt ana maze haste
tbe same day TO sign this infamous Lottery hll, winch
had been pas by the OF most scandnious mea'
She did this knowing perfectly that the measure "o"u
be- considered nimical and insulting to The 'hi'eu
| states. one member OF the Legislature WIS oncic"
a salary OF $4,000 year or $4,000 worth oil s'oc"
| in the Lottery Company If he would Introduce the
| bill and vote for II. He refused the BRIDE. iho'e
ubo comma nd the best OF Information say the
Lottery bill was engineered and pushed through III.
legislature from the palace II Is commonly reported
| that the Queen offered BRIDE OF @loV'ooo vi
more 10 insure the passage and signing OF the Dill
She having by bribery and In contempt OF cohs'ltu
tonol methods procured Cabinet which she believed
would be entirely submissive to her Will, prorogueo
the legislature saturday noon January H. NO o'hel
| Jecislaturc was to BE- chosen for two years. Inc
oueen seemed 10 have things completely In her OWL
| hands with no possible means OF legal or cohs'l'u
| tional redress for two years We were bound haiie
and foot by lottery, opium, bribery ana serVlie ehp
| met 10 be delivered 10 the devils OF gambihg anu
| debauchery Good citizens were almost IN despair
| That very Saturday afternoon the Queen drew Wy
all her soldiers In the palace grounds and summoned
| ber Ministry They found her seated at table IL
| the Blue Room, stfll In the magnificent app"rei u
the morning and sparkling in coronet OF diamonas
She told them she had decided to abolish the eSisuhs
| constitution and to proclaim u new one lmmeuihtey
Her new constitution proposed among other 'hihs'
to disfranchse over One-fonrth OF the voters au wv
owners OF nine-tenths OF the private properly VI u'
| ,,,nds TO abolish the elected upper House OF TIE
legislature and to substitute for 1t one whose mem
bers should be appointed by herself. As the 1--WE
Houses vote together, this would enshy make tn'
whole Legislature the mere creature OF her WILL Sh
| demanded that her Ministers should then ana tner'
sign her bogus constitution ana assist her III proc'a'
| ing It to the people.
| The Ministry, though subservient enough simpi!
| did not dare sign this constitution, knowing well VIVA
stern and Irresistible opposition 1t would Instant!
| awaken. The would.be despot stOrmed, commanded
| threatened mob violence and shook her fist In vain
She had only been permitted to ascend the throne vi