New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-19

| lanis determined ,,ternnt TO overthrow the Con-
s;tution and take away the rights ana n1ert t
Of the people. or accept the gag as'u ~ I,,o,
liberty and for the establishment OF Hoec ,,io
| r,ent in Hawaii Which would sustain and assure
! these liberties. then the pcSsipe 1922 -
| thoroughly undcrsi BOD and consiaereu aiiu we
| prayed God TO protect our loved ones WiliIe we
| fought for the liberties lives and properly OF
civilized and Christianzed Hawai- no, III ~
| tingency, the overthrow OF ciVlii|eu anu re-
! not contomnlatnd nor even imagined. If the
force Of the United states IS 10 pe usSu III aT
such a purpose, then Mr.: Cieveahu, ana OILY
| he, will be responsible lot Wh"'eNe' "o'iO'
| may follow.
MP. BLOUNTs REPORT
Such detached and fragmentary portions OF
! Mr. Blount's report as have yet been seen in
Honolulu arouse an amazed indignation. The
language of some portions Of Mr.. Blounts own
remarks so closely resemble the wel-known eX-
pressiOns Of some prominent RoyallSts that u IS
impossible 10 avoid connecting them. IT MI.
Blount wanted the facts, why did ne not eX-
anime those who knew them? The Committee
of Thirteen appointed on the 14th OF January.
which conducted the revolution ending on the
18th in the establishment of the Provisional Gov
eminent, is intimately acquainted with al that
occurred Every one Of them. except Mr. Tnurs-
ton. who is absent personally offered 10 1uri 1nr
such information. They were given to under
stand that when their evidence was wanted they
would be called upon. Only two or at most
three were asked for any information, ana then
they were checked and restrained as though they
were in court. and it was determined TO eXtort
from them information on one line only and
nothing mora.
The fact is that to annexationists and sup
porters of the present Government Mr. Blount
was cold and formal. while the latch-string was
hung out for Royasts. During his stay ME-
Blount constantly declined courteses extended
by the Americans of the city; he neglected to
observe the timehonored custom that the Amer
lean Minister should preside at the Fourth OF
July celebration. and in many other ways indi-
Gated q determination to snub the Americans
and all supporters of the present Government.
He accepted an invitation and became the guest,
nominally. OF w. ii. Cornwell. one Of the eX-
Queens Ministers, and went to Maui where he
was entertained by Spreckels and where he
made an address to Royaliss' meeting We
bore II all patiently. trusting and believing that
he would be fair-minded and honorab BILE. and at
least make a true report OF affars IN Hawaii
! connected with the overthrow OF the queen
Government
MR. RLOUNTs TREATMENT OF MINISTER
STEVENS.
Americans and others were indignant at the
insulting treatment accorded the American Min
ister J. l.. Stevens. by Mr.. Bount and indig-
nation now knows no bounds al his false and in
sulting comments upon the noble commander,
Captain Wiltse. To the writer's personal knowl-
edge, the stevens recognition did not come till
! the Provisional Government was established
and was the de facto government of the coun-
try. Mr. Stevens careful not TO overstep
the bounds of official proprlety. The same IL
true Of Captain Wiltsc. Upon the evening Of
January II. after we were In possession and the
functions OF government assumed. meet
ing Captain Wtse near the Government Build
ing. asked him with some surprise: Are you
not going TO recognize the Provisional Govern
ment? To which he replied. "Oh. no: not till
you have taken possession Of the staton-house
and barracks" This followed. and the
recognition Of the United states and nearly
every other Government represented in Honolu-
lu was received before 10 o'clock
WHY TROOPS WERE LANDED.
So far we can learn from what we have seen
Of his report Mr. Bount is in grave error. 10
put it mildly, in asserting that the United States
naval forces overthrow the Queen. Expecting the
mob violence above referred 10, and yielding 10
the earnest solicitation Of many citizens the COM
mittee of Public Safety asked that marines might
be landed for the protection OF women. children
and property against mob. Enough for this
! purpose were landed and more. Contrary 10
Mr.. Blount's assertion. they were stationed az the
most central point available. Honolulu lies some
thing like heavy letter T. along the shore with
a portion Of the town extending toward the noun
| tains The marines stationed at the juno
| ton Of the arms Of the letter In view Of this
ii is an insult 70 intelligence TO say they were
not properly placed. That they were near the
| Government building was purely accidental, as
only near there was found available building
During the revolution they did not appear upon
the streets.
After the great mass-mcetlng Of Monday the
| revolutionists rapidly prepared themselves for
the attack. collecting arms ana ammunition IN a
| manner SO public as To indicate that popular
| sentiment with them, and that they would
! not be nterfered with. The only shot fired dur
ing the revolution resisting an attempt 10
! stop ammunition wagon Of the revolutionisi s
| on the way TO The rendezvous Just prior 10 the
attack. When the Provisional Government took
! possession Of the headquarters Of the Hawaiian
! Government. they were followed in few MIN
| utes by about $50 well-armed and determined
| men who marched in squads through the streets
to that point and after the proclamation was
issued others arrived ana volunteers poured IN
| until before midnight IL possessed force OF sew
| eral hundred These are Well-knOwn ana neon
| trovertible facts and they will be sustained by
the verdict OF history. Mr. Blount makes light Of
! the Government building. as though its capture
| were Of no importance; but II Is and always has
been the headquarters, the seat Of the Hawaiian
| Government this is unanswerable 1t Is also
| true that the unlawful and revolutionary acts OF
! the Queen simply eliminated on the 14th Of Janu
ary and that the condition OF the country at thai
| moment may well be described as chaotic. she
had no force capable Of maintaining public order
and did nothing the night preceding the revou
| ton to maintain quiet. The fact that two inccn
diary fires took place that night in the most oper
! and notorious manner is sufficient evidence OF
| this.
| II Mr. Blount means that the Queens Govern
| nent was overthrown by moral force let IT stand
| at that Unquestionably the presence of United
States troops and war vessels constantly exercised
| a very strong influence and that influence al
| WAYS was and always will be against the des
| potic government which the Queen Of Hawaii at
| tempted to set up. and that same influence woulf
| exist in any other part of the world under the
| same circumstances. II is also probable that tht
presence Of these ships and Of these roops struck
| terror into the hearts Of all supporters Of the
| Queen for they all knew that they were attempt
ing unlawful and unconstitutional acts, that they
were in short, trying to overturn what semblanc'
vet remained Of popular government In Hawaii
and 10 establish an absolute despotism under
which the Christian civilization, the intelligence
| the property and all OF the better and higher
| interests Of the nation would be tramped be
meath the feet Of vice. ignorance superstition ant
heather despotism. WILLIAM r. CASTLE.
Honolulu Dec. 4. 1893
CAREER OF MRS MAYBRICK'S MOTHER
| Columbus Ind Dec Efficiently a letter was re
| cevea nv County Clerk Fulwder from a New