New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-16
SOME HAWAIIAN HISTORY.
ACCOUNTS OF FORMER ATTEMPTS AT REVO-
LUTON.
STORIES OF THE TWO WILCOX INSTRUCTIONS
TOLD BY PROFESSOR ALEXANDER AND

STORIES OF THE TWO WILCOX INSTRUCTIONS
TOLD BY PROFESSOR ALEXANDER AND
MINISTER MERRILL
v-os,,ro+o, Dec lift is learned at the State
benartment that a careful search for any oinciai
answer to Minister Stevenss important o'spa'ch
OF March s. 1892, has been UNSUCCESSFUL MOI eve"
a record Of the filing Of any answer Is AT manu. anu
the inference that Mr.. Blaine did not SEM repi!
perhaps for the reason that hypothetical case was
presented and 1t has been the custom OF the stare
Department not to pass upon questions based upon
suppos,ion. There is doubt whether MI. ste
vens when writing his letter to MI Blame hau ID
mind any idea of the revolution OF january last ~
Is said that he really referred to what Is known as
the second Wilcox Revolution which was frustrated
IN embryo by Mr. Thurston and the men VINO now
are prominent supporters of the Provisional Govern
ment. $3.50 - H..
The history Of that movement when mas JUS.
been compiled by ex-Surveyor General Alexander vi
Hawaii. Is fo]lows;.
I'm the spring of 1892 a secret league was formed
,oaded bv Y w Ashford r. W. Wilcox, j. T.
Rush and Others for the purpose as they expressed
It, of promoting justice and equal rights IN the
political government Of Hawaii Their objects III
Guided the removal Of all property quaiihca'o"s
for voters the abolition OF the monarchy ana
ultimate union with the United States. These meas
ures we're then advocated in a newspaper puplsheu
by T. E. Bush who has since become Royaiist'
1t is said that the league numbered over ." ihei-
bers mostly natives and haf-whites
There is good evidence that at the same time
the Queens party were preparing despouc co'-
stituton similar TO That Of kamehameha ', eN-
cept that 1t gave the sovereign me power VI u.s,
missal and appointment Of Justices OF the Suprvli
Court AT first they endeavored TO form an alliance
with the EQUAL flights To- the rform consul
tution of isS7. Their overtures. however. having
rest the principal members OF the league under
charges OF treason and conspiracy Inc result OF
tal al
the weakness of the League was exposed ana It's
leaders lost much Of their pres{ge relating to
Hawaiian affairs which have not been included IN
the published volumes OF STATE Repartmsns eorTy
MerriIls account Of the Wilcox revolution OF 1889
Mr.. Merrill writes as follows. under date oil Homo
"xbout 8 a. m. July 80 1850 message from the
King Informed me thai armed party. led by Mr.
Wilcox was in possession OF the palace grounds
and soon thereafter 1t was learned that me IN
surgents in charge OF the building cohthinIn3
The Government offices. As on as possible had
Communication with Commander Woodward OF the
Adams. and at once all nee ssary prepafhtons VIZ
mad. to land force, If found necessary Tor the
protection OF the people and properly eres sriish
Portuguese and French conmissioners caine 10 tne
United States legation and Informed nun 'na n dhny
with sharPshooters tor the Rupo os S pdwn To ~
in the possession OF the insurgents inside the walls
inclosing the palace grounds. At this Juncturs. as
the the palace grounds and immediate vicinity quite
rapidly. at requested Captain Wood%hiri' OF
the Adams ttnf same NtSStl HON -
send 10 the legation a body Of marines which re-
quest ne promptly complied with ..... .,...
1.-THE members OF the Cabinet and many prominent
residents expressed much commentator of the
pi Professor 1exander who furnished to commis,
onsr BCgni PSIGa history S Of ha Hawaii 1 Sn 10
Continuation OF the sketch. bringing down TO the
Of last sa In Of k mat s
tened with intrgues and eonspraeies 70 restore res
rule The Wy5n OF ah hsss N9weH wh
if is said. DEMANDED the Kings abdcation in favor
q %ia3x iafs the sands and remained in
California Returning in 1889. he formed riie
t t,on The The meeting Of the league held in
house belonging to Lliuokalan Al me su ~
had had come to an understanding with the eonspra-
tors and Wilcox successfully pcaae cd NV DTP bs
r ry Of lsss was not bloodless affair." as
a1e of N |GSS Professor
1T was afterward known that 1000 rounds , OF
Gnnrnrrnt forces At the request OF the United
states Minister. Mr.. Merrill body Of o MARINES ahnss
me-, msS remained during the day"
project Of ns% was da~n
fan Of 1883 by hs n MTI @ IN fT trace
S %iin the two CONTRIB the perpetual cesson
Of pearl Harbor to the United States and guar,
f Fo%er OF un ND the advice Mr. ashford the
canadian member S Of TIE o 1an Ms S pab
cation Of the treaty. copy Of which was secretly
furnished by the KING 10 Il natlVe paper causeu
he crv to be raised that the Ministry was selling
out the country to the United States"
Professor Alexander deyotes considerable space
to the proceedings OF the Legislature OF 1890. the
dea tn Of Kalakaua the accession OF liuokaani the
conspiracy OF Wilcox. Ashford and Bush In 1892. and
the proceedings of the legislative session OF the
same year in which the Lottery and Opium bills
were passed. and the attempted PRONUNCIATION OF
new Constitution by the Queen. Upon the latter
point says =,
1.-The pains taken by the Queen to destroy all
known copies of her proposed Constitution show
how much she dreaded the effect Of its pub
lcation but Its main points are well known It's
success would have realized her dream OF re-estap-
fishing barbar!c despotism In the islands. and 1t
was to have been followed by clean sweep OF
the officers An unfortunate feature Of the case
Ia that the lower class Of natives. from race
prejudice. would prefer such despotism TO a
civilized government, controlled by white men,