Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-03
Wants to Join the Union Either
as a Territory Or
District.
Uncle Sans Tars Already Lam
ded-L iliuOkalani Tries
a Coup.
She Will Undoubtedly Apply to
Great Britain For Pro
lection.

WASHINGTON, Jan. % MIR. Mott
Smith, the Hawaiian Minister, has re-
ceived an official dispatch to the effect
that the Hawaiian government has
been overthrow and that commission
crs from the new government are on
their way to Washington from San
Francisco to ask that Hawaii be an
nexed to the United States.
Mr.. Smith is now at the State De-
partment waiting To advise the Secre
tary of State of the matter.
The State and navy departments
have been officially informed of the
revolution.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2s.-The Hawai-
an steamer Claudine arrived at this
port at 2 o'clock this morn
ing with the news of revolu-
tlon at Honolulu, The revolution
lists have succeeded in overthrowing
the Government of Hawaii and the
United States troops have been
landed. A provisional government
has been esta bIiehed and a commits
sion, headed by Mr.. Thurston, came in
on the Claudlnr, en- route to Washing
ton with petition TO the American
Government to annex the Hawaiian
islands to the United Statea
About O'Clock p IN. the United
States steamship Boston landed 800
men, fully armed. They marched to
the office of the Consul General of the
United Stat The marines were sent
to the American legation, while the
sailors marched ont along Merchant
Street with two Calling guns and
camped for time rn private grounds.
They staid there all night
All day or Tuesday, the 18th. the
community was in state of expec-
fancy, looking to the committee of
public safety to do something to END
the tension. The committee in the
meantime was not idle, being incesant-
~ occupied completing its organization
and making the final arrangements
necessary to the proclamation of the
provisional government and its pro-
lection by an armed force About
$3.50 o'clock an attempt was made by
three native policemen to arrest the
progress of a wagon which was driven
up North street by Mr.. Brenner and
Mr. Good Those III charge of the
wagon resisted the attempt of the Of
ticers to arrest its course One of the
officers lnaEing a notion to draw re-
voiver, Mr.. Gould drew his own and
fired, but did not intlict dangerous
wound.
4 Commissioners Views.
San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 2S.-
Chas. l.. Carter, one of the commissions
ers to Washington appointed by the
provisional government at Hawaii made
the following statement to the associ-
ated press:
The object of our visit to Washing
ton Is to have the United State take
possession of the Hawaiian Islands
We want to join the union. Not as a
state. however, but under a territorial
or district form of government. A GOV
eminent like the District of Columbia
with the addition of a governor ap-
pointed by the president is preferable
for many reasons. There is such a
large number of Chinese and other
cheap laborers on the island who can'tbe
trusted to vote intelligently; that If uni
versal suffrage Is declared, the whites
who represent almost the entire bust
ness interest of the country would be
out-yoted and powerleSS The entire
new system of government Is mixed UP
and the only way Is to have the United
States take charge. 1t must come to
this or the whites must leave the ISL
ands. Their interests are to great. how
ever, for them to give up without Il
struggle and revolution was the result.
The new constitution which was
brought out by the queen granted her
almost absolute power and a disfran-
chisement of the white voters. The ma
dyeS themselves, as rule, are not in
favor of the queens plans. She Is
supported by certain clique of about
twenty who are anxious for political
power. The queen Is jealous Of the
power OF the whites and is an ambitious
and scheming woman badly advised.
Under the old regime she had no
cause to complain, but she undertook
to mix in politics and got the worst of
1t. Her plan was clever but she lacked
the nerve to carry 1t out.
The revolution was almost a blood
less one. Only one man was hurt, a ma
tive policeman"
United States Defense Poor.
The Hawaiian revolution finds the