The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-29

white man, the other twenty-five votes
necessary to carry it being contributed
entirely by natives and half-castes. This
act was followed on the afternoon of Janu-
ary II, after the departure of the Mariposa,
by the springing of a vote of want of con-
fidence in the ministry, and which, after
but little argument, was passed by q vote
of 25, the exact number necessary. The
defeated ministry had the confidence of
the public and of the capitalists and busi-
ness community, and a. the prorogation
of parliament had been set for January 81
by the queen herself their tenure of Office
was expected to run until 1884 Consid-
cradle excitement then followed among
the white residents Of the island, which
was heightened on January Is by the ap-
was no confidence, and by the fact that the
queen on the morning Of the 14rh signed
the lottery bill.
The queen attempted on Saturday, Jam
uary Is, to promulgate q new constitution
depriving foreigners of the right of fran
chise and abrogating the existing house
of mobiles. at the same time giving her the
power ofappointing anew house. Even the
new ministry refused to indorse This
constitution. The queen made an appeal
almost entirely to the natives and
hal f-castes to sustain her. She declared
to the populace that her ministry would
not carry out her commands, and it ap-
peared for some time as though some Of
the excited native leaders would kill the
members of the cabinet for refusing to
carry out her wishes. On the afternoon Of
January Is nearly 1000 natives assembled
on the palace square as supporters of the
queen. On the platform were J. A. Cum
Minis, J. +. Bush, J. a. Nawahi, w. White.
c. p. Kamauoha, A. Rosa, r. w. Wilcox,
c. l.. Hopkins and others. Resolutions
were adopted declaring confidence in the
queen and giving assurance that all pres
ent would give her cordial support and in
dorse her outlined policy. Speeches were
made by those present in support of these
resolutions, after which the meeting adj
journed.
mass-meeting of whites on the same
afternoon was attended by about 200 de-
termined men. The meeting was adj
dressed by Mobiles Thurstop and Baldwin
and Representative Wilder.fof the revolu-
tionary party of 1857, and since then a
member of the legislature. The speech Of
Thurston declared that the promises Of
the queen were worthless. 1t was not her
fault that the streets had not run red with
blood. He declared that the time had
now come TO establish free government.
lie read petition drawn up by COM
mittee of thirteen, declaring the establish
ment Of a provisional government and
offered resolutions ratifying such action
and empowering the committee "to further
consider the situation and further devise
such ways and means a. may be necessary
to secure permanent maintenance of law
and order and the protection of life, liberty
and property in Hawaii" Speeches were
| made. by ii. +. Glade, Mr.. Young Bolte,
Emmeluth, III. L. Baldwin and X. j.
Green, sustaining the resolutions On the
same afternoon an executive order was
issued as follows:
It's hereby ordered aud decreed that until
further ordered the right OF writ OF habeas cor.
pus is hereby suspended and martial law IL
hereby declared throughout the island of Oahu.
This was signed by Sanford Dole, min
lister of foreign affairs. J. A. King. minis
ter of the interior, P. G. Jones. minister OF
| finance, and William v. Smith, attorney
general, the four constituting the execu-
| tive council of the provisional government
| Of the Hawaiian islands. At the same
| time they issued q proclamation recitng
the arraigning Of the queen, giving the
broken promises of her majesty, detailing
| the wrongs inflicted on residents ana
| property owners, and ending as follows:
| We. tne citizens and residents OF the Hs-
| waiian islands, organized and acting for public
| safety and the common good, hereby proclaim
| as follows:
| First-Ihe Hawaiian rnonarehial system Of
| government Is hereby abrogated.
| seeond-A provisional government for the
/ control and management Of public affairs and
/ the projection Of public peace 10 hereby estab.
| nshed, TO exist until the terms OF uaion with
| the United states Of America have been neRo.
| tiated ana are acted upon.
| Tsird-such provisiona' government shall
consist OF an xeeltive council of four mem bers
| who are hereby declared to be s. p. Dole, j. A
! King, II. G. Jones and ". O. Smith, who shall
| administer the executive departments of ths
| government, the 6rst-namei acting as presidents
and chairman Of sGcA council and Sdmlnssss.