The morning call., 1893-12-13


one OF the Legislature The Cabinet OF which
was member went out of office on the 18Th
Gay OF January last. On the 14tb day OF JAN
uary last was present in the afternoon at a
meeting OF the citizens of Honolulu In the law
ONCE OF w. o. Smith. where learned from
John r. Colburn, then the Minister OF Interior.
that Inc Queen had attempted TO force new
constitutions land that her Ministers had refused
TO sign 1t, and ready to resist her attempt If
the citizens would join in assisting them In
their opposition. The Committee of Safety
was chosen at that meeting 10 take steps TO
preserve the public peace, and secure the
maintenance OF law and order against the reVo-
iuhonary acts OF the sovereign. UP TO that
time had, to the best OF my ability. tried to
sustain and support the Hawaiian monarchy.
anu especially in the interests OF The Hawaiians
TO keep clean and honest Government. Hold
Ing public Office was something which was con-
trary to my personal wishes and interests;
had no personal objects TO accompli sh, and no
friends whose interests l sought to
further; my sole desire being TO help, as far as
could, to preserve the institutions OF Hawaii;
ana IL was not until that Saturday that felt
tnat the monarchy was no longer practicable.
or either able TO sustain Itself or TO be sus-
tained by the intelligence of the country. No
statement was made TO me, nor was aware
thai either Minister Stevens or Captain Wiltse
would assist or did assist the citizens OF Homo
lulu In establishing the Provisional Govern
ment or In OverthrOwing the monarchy. Ii
was evident 10 me that the overthrow OF the
monarchy was due TO It's own inherent rotten
ness. G. n. WILCOX.
John Emmuleth, being duly sworn, deposes
and says as follows, 10 wit: WIS born in Gin
clnnatl, Ohio, and came TO this country 10 Feb
ruary, 1873, and have been here since that
time engaged In my business OF tinsmith and
plumber have accumulated some property
ana am married TO a resident OF the
ISLANDS. was nominated member OF the
Committee of Public Safety ana was appointed
one OF the Advisory Council of the Provisional
Government. know James II. BlOunt from
seeing him once when / called with the other
members Of The Advisory Council. The visit
was never returned. He never said anything
10 me about the country. lis resources or his
tory, or asked me any questions aooui The rev.
olutiou. rendered my statement through Mr..
5. NJ. Damon, aud understood that l would be
notified when MIR. Blount was ready, but never
heard from him.
Prior TO the 4th OF January had become
aware that new constitution was to be pro-
mulgaIed and of the tenor of II by reason of
conversation between Arthur Peterson ana
John F. Colburn th,t accidentally overheard
In the offce OF John +. Coiburn. while l WAS
waiting for his brother. the draymsn.
stepped 10 the rear entrance OF The
warehouse. which is Immediately adjoining his
little private Office, and while standing there
L overheard Arthur Peterson remark to
Colburn that the Queen had decided 10 pro-
mulgate new constitution, and that she would
have no minister hat would not agree to sign
Ing 1t and assisting in Its PRONUNCIATION, and
that If he, Colburn, were agreeable TO that.
under the circumstances he could have
the portfolio Of Minister OF the Interior. This
was on the Thursday previous 10 the announce
ment OF that ColburD- Peterson Cabinet. Col
burn asked Peterson who the other
members of the cabinet would be.
and he told him Sam Parker and Billy Corn
we'll. Colburn agreed 10 60 into that cabiuet
under those circumstances, and Peterson told
him 10 go TO the Queen with as little delay as
possible and tell her that he was willing to 60
under thai arrangement. l went back TO my
store and was standing in tie front door, ana
within three minutes after Colburn came out in
bis brak,, drove up along Nuuanu street TO
Merchant and up Merchant. which leads TO the
palace. That was the last l saw OF him that
day.
On the afternoon of the 14th, after the pro-
rogation. 1t was noised about the town that the
constitution would De promulgated. During
the early part OF the day saw The members of
the committee of he Hui kaaaina that were
10 carry The constitution to the Queen To be
signed. Among the supposed members OF that
committee OF the Hui h laana l recognized, at
least, twelve of the Queens personal re-
tainers, and tie rest of them were
men so old and decrepid that they
would not know what they were doing
In matter so important, and there was not
solitary member of that committee who could
have slaled any zen good reasons why he wanted
new constitution. and L felt In my mind at
the time that 1t was crime TO permit anything
Of that kind TO go on. l was very busy mat
day in my line of WORK, and about 2 O'Clock In
going out 70 Waikiki / saw the crowd gather
ing and heard that they were discussing
the matter of promugatiug the con-
stitution, and on my way back
came IN on horseback. just as
got to the palace gate the ex-Queen stepped out
on the balcony upstairs and addressed the
natives that were gathered in the grounds
there. They came together and 1 rode on horse
back about hall way into the yard sufficiently
far In TO hear what she had TO say, and In
Hawaiian she addressed them and told them
that owing to the perfdy OF her ministers she
was unable TO give what they and she SO much
cherished but that she would guarantee them
that within the following week they should
have the consti ution. l was not aware
at that time that there had been any meeting
of citizens. Not until was on my way home l
Iuct IIdttnc1 duu lie lOlu me Ol IL. lUS
following morning was told that there was to
be m citing at the house of W. r. Castle and
that was expected to be there. l went over
and had conversation with Mr.. Thurston at
the time and spoke OF the situation. AT meet
ing later in the day i attended and from that
time on became an active participant.
The Committee Of Public Safety had as a
basis for organization The different companies
OF the old Honolulu Rifles. Taxing them as a
basis they worked up the membership by TAX
Ing the OLD Isis and finding as many as were
In town OF the old members and getting their
consent TO work for the cause. Company A is
the only one can speak of; every member OF
the old company under Captain Zegler that
was at hand signifed hslwillingness TO stand by
this movement. The membership, II recollect
Captain Zieeler's words, was 63 at the time of
disbandment and o. the sixty-three sixty re-
ported for duty. There never was at any time
any anticipation on the part OF he committee
as whole or OF myself, or OF any OF the other
members TO my knowledge that the forces of the
Boston were to land for the purpose Of assist
Ing the committee. After We had seized the