New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-15

which was supplied with three Calling guns anu
an abundance OF small arms. Meanwhile 'ile
waterfront was patr0led by Marshal Ashley
police.
Such precautions "a these did not escape the
eyes and ears Of Minister Wodchouses spies
Early in the evening several young EnshShmeh
put on to the British ship and carried ti.c news
aboard. After that there was no sign OF any
purpose 70 raise the Union Jack beyond street
boasts that if tho Warspite or Melpomone was
only in port, a change would be made III the
Hawaiian situation at the drop OF hat
Tho Provisional Cabinet has offered reward
Of $500 for an authentic copy OF the constitution
which Queen Liliuokaani tried to promulgate
50 far the document has not come TO light. al
though the draft Of substitute Constitution
which the Queen rejected was brought out. III the
hone that it would secure the money. The en-
crossed copy which Her Majesty held when she
threatened to appeal from the Cabinet to the
people was written in Hawaiian, and retained III
her hands Two other copies arc eNiant. nut
diligcnt search and the offer of money has failed
10 secure so much as glimpse of them. 1t Is
said that the substitute Constitution has been
bought by the representatives Of an American news
papcr. and will he pamed Of as the one which
had so much to do with rousng the pubic temper
and making the overthrow OF the royal lastltu-
ton possible.
Besides the official reward for the missing in
trument, the Hawaiian Historical Society has
offered sum of money for it. and Chicf Jus'ice
Judd has done likewise. The latter tells your
correspondent that the Constitution was the
personal work of the Queen, who patched II up
out of the fabric of old-tlme constitutions Which
.hc people Lad, in the course OF their poitlcal
development, notified swept away. IL r'-
stored all the ancient prerogdtlves OF the
Crown abolished the present supreme Court. ahc
tabisicd q rev one, the M, mD"rs oil "hich
were TO hold Office for SIX years. or during the
Queens pleasure. White men, except such a.
had married Hawaiian wives, were denied the
franchise The elective feature Of the House o.
Mobiles was DESTROYED, the Queen being empowered
10 appont the members. The entire purport OF
the new charter WAS to install Liliuokalani as
the despo,ic sovereign of the islands and to re-
duce the white people and propcrty-owning in
tercsts to "a political lcyel below that of the
aborigincs.
PRESIDENT DOLE TALKS.
President Dole, OF the Provisional Govern
mcnt has granted your correspondent severa!
interviews. in which he talked freely of the pres
en-, and future Of the islands. Speaking OF III"
annexation programme he said that such oppo-
stion to il rs has been shown will quickly sub
,d. when union with the United States restores
rrosp.rou- times 10 the Hawaiian people. " Easy
finances are the most cilcciual remedy Tor dls-
content known 20 modern politics.. said the fr's-
lent and that TINS condition Is implied by an
nrNation we confidently believe.
There are sentimental features in such al
lraiauce 10 the monarchy a. survives. and th"S'
We understand and do not seek to Offend Many
people respect the Queen and Kaiu
iani and the lattcr- father, Mr.. Cleghorn, ana
these rearct that anything could have happened
10 lessen theit authority or interfere with their
pcsjton or comfort. Circumstances made IL nee
essary as a measure Of public well-being. TO dis-
solve IN" monarchy, but We are making the lot
of the ROYAL family pleasant as We can, ana W."
hope 10 provide ampl" means for the support "'
IT, principal members.
III the annexation policy should fail, what
would h. the future government OF the IslanIs
We do not expect II TO fail was president
Doln's rr-rors. The United States cannot al
ford 10 let rs 20. OF course. II III" unexpected
should happen, only alt"rnatiN" would he "A
republic We should find this form Of government
most difficult 10 carry on. OWING IN th" MIXTURE
Of races here and the prcponderance OF an IN
educated vote II would necessarily he gov
eminent by force. | have no doubt that r"soluf"
men could manag" il, but we could hardly nope
for public confidence and security under such
conditions We should he further embarrassed
hy the certainty that, in the event OF war on
the Pacific l-twes,l any of the great powers the
islands would be seized by one Of them ana used