The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-30
REVOLUTION In HAWAII.
Annexation to the United States
Desired,
QUEEN LILIUoKALANI Is DEPosED.
An Attempt to DisfranchIse the White
Residents the Cause of the Revolt.
United States Marines in Possession OF
Honolulu.

an Attempt TO btsirhhchtse the Wnlte
Residents the Cause of the Revolt.
United States Marines in Possession OF
Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 9o.-The Hawaiian
steamer Claudine arrived at this port at 2
O'clock Saturday morning with the news
of revolution at Honolulu. Tho revolu-
tionists have succeeded in overthrowing
the Government OF Hawaii, and the United
States marines have been landed. A pro-
visional government has been established
and commission, headed by Mr. Thurs
ton, came in on the Claudinc en- route to
Washington with petition to the Ameri-
can government to annex the Hawaiian
Islands to the United States.
The first intimation of trouble came on
January Is, whom the queen tried to get
the cabinet to sign new constitution that
DISTINGUISHED all foreigners, and put the
government in the hands Of the native
politicians. The ministers refused, aud
when threatened by the queen fled for THEN
lives. They returned later and induced the
queen to postpone the coup. There was a
public meeting in front of the palace.
The queen announced the failure of her
plans, and II native orator demanded the
lives Of the ministers. Early in the even
ing citizens met and formed "a committee
OF public safety On Jan. 10 mass meet.
ing was held in the armory.
Marines and sailors Landed.
At about 5 o'clock p. m. the United
States steamship Boston landed 300 men
fully armed. They marched to the Office
of the consttl general of the United States
The marines were sent to the American
legation. while the sailors marched ou
~ 1, E,N1
guns, and canped for time on private
grounds They sta ed ashore all night.
Aiiday on Tuesday, the 18th, the com
munty was in state of of expectancy
locking to the committee of public safety
TO do something to end the tension. Thi
c7mmittee in the meantime was not idle
being incessantly occupied completing il
organization and completing the final ar
rsngements necessary to the proclamation
Of HE provisional government and its pro
trctiun by armed forces. At about 2:3
O'Clock an attempt was made by the na
tiSr policemen to arrest the progress Of
wagon which was driven mp North stree
by MIR Brenner and Mr.. Good Those il
elarge of the wagon resisted the attemp
oi the officers to arrest its course. One 0
them making Il motion to draw revoive
MIR Good drew his own and fired, but di,
not inhict dangerous wound.
Provisional Government.
IN the meantime the committee of pub
lis safety, accompanied by members of tn
government about to be formed, proceede
s8sss 20 the government building. There a pre-
alamation was read. of which the chic
ocints are as follows:
First, the Hawaiian moparchinl syster
81 government is hereby abrogatcd
a Second, provisional government 70
che control and management of public al
fsirs and the protection OF the public peac
IS hereby established to exist until term
Of union with the United States of Aintric
have been negotiated and agreed upon.
Third, such provisional govrrnmen
shall consist of an executive council c
-four members who shall administer tn
executive departments Of the guycrnmeu
with All advisory council of fourteen. VIII
shall have general legislative authority
Fourth, all officers of The goyerumen
are to exercise their functions except til
WSlepn, M--rsk.,l ,S.AIiIson and the cabinet