The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-30

RpNHgHuluut NAtu ~ eHPHN9A9 s"N' FAS
cludes any doubt Us to its authenticity.
An official dispatch to Secretary John
w. Foster. received this morning,
brought the startling intelligence. He
Immediately sent the information to
President Harrison and to Mott Smith,
the representative in Washington Of
Queen Liliuokallni,
The result Of the revolution Is that
the queen was deposed, a provisional
government was established, and COM
missloners OF tho new regime are now
on their way to Washington to ask the
government Of the United States for
annexation. Meanwhile q torco OF
mariners from the United States cruiser
Boston has been landed to protect the
consulate and American citizens.
INKtINa OF A COUP D'ETAT,
On Saturday afternoon, January IA,
between l and2 o'clock, the community
wa startled by the information that a
coup d'etat was in progress, aud that
the queen was %endeavoring TO force her
cabinet to sign a constitution disfran.
chising the foreign element, when she
then proposed to promnlgate immedi'
ately to the people.
on Saturday morning runor was
busy. and Il was freely stated that o new
constitution was 10 be promulgated in
the AFTERNOON. Ats meeting Of bust.
ness man. held In the room OF the
chamber Of commerce, reference was
made IL this nossibilitv. hut still il was
NOT GENERALLY belieyed until In the after.
noon the unexpected happened.
Three days before the coup d'etat was
ATTEMPTED. d gentleman who enjoys the
confidence Of. the queen told one OF the
members OF Inc cabinet (who was then
IN private 5station) that blow was to
he strucls and that the persons OF the
ministers w6uld be secured.
saturday morninr one Of tho minis.
terra roceiyed positive information that
n blow was "a be struck that afternoon.
He immediately proceeded to consult
two prominent citizens on tho course to
be taken.
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After a conference tue gentleman re-
ferred to advised the cabinet to refuse
10 resign tho constitution and to decline
TO resign, ii their designations should
be demanded. The propagation Of tho
legislature wa the last chapter in tho
story ~ 'ny mop nmod,o+alv ottor
the legislature had been %proroguod, a
native noble went to the palace and
presented the new constitution to the
queen with,a petition that the same be-
promulgated to the people as the funda.
mental law Of the land. The matter Of
the new constitution and petition had
been prearranged, and 1t is stated that
Its promulgation had been promised
two weeks previously.
A member from Lahaina, William
White, had been actively working up
the movement. A large crowd OF Ha.
waiians had gathered around the pal.
ace grounds near q fight of steps, and
natives were also gathered in large
groups inq the government building
yard, and elsewhere in the neighbor-
hood.
The queen retired to the blue room
and summoned the ministers: Tho
ministers at once repaired to the queen
in the blue room.
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She wasseated at a table still dressed
in tho magnificent morning costume,
with n snarkiino coronet Of diamonds
en- :, anca nrosontod tbom With =
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draft Of the new constitution, dcmand-
ed their signatures n declared her IN
tention TO promulgate the same at
once. All the cabinet now ADVISED and
even strongly urged her majesty not to
violate the law, but she was not dis
suaded from her revolutionary course.
Bringing her clenched hand down
upon the table, Queen Lllluokalani
said; 'Gentlemen, l DO not wish to
hear any more advice. | intend to pro-
mulgate this constitution, and do 1t
now"
Proceeding, she told IN cabinet That
NJ onco sha would go ont IN ths lem
Of the palace and toll the excited crowd
there assembled that she wished to
eve them = new co%nst Silly M ou. Inat
h;naarins ~ i,on doinS Il. The min.
istars rs;Saroheted M r1ot az tho conrt
house and Ihs iste az tho unlnekv W.
nnSIicans who MlI Into the handS ~ tho
INK iThsv tnaw what fbe threat
meant and before II could be nut into
%sxssution they dad for their lives.
From tba 6,vyS"rn,TTnont bniIdinv tba
ministars j~,nmedistolv snnt word Sbont
tnwn ssking the cifigens what snnnort
Az eabinet Gould oxneet In its resisfanrs
~ tbe rovoIntinnorv movement bcgnn