The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-05-18

you may perhaps DeSln 10 suspect
that this revolution, made largely
by men who had but lately been
petitioning the Queen for a lottery
bill to get a half million to spend
on public works, should be regarded
as the device of the outs to get into
office.
STEVENS REPORTS MISLEADING.
I have Just been reading Mr.. Ste
vens' published dispatches pretend
ing to recite oflicially.to his govern
ment what had passed here, and [
must say-in the light of establish
ed and known facts-his statement
is, to speak mildly, as misleading as
possible. President Cleveland did
wisely not to trust his reports, but
to send out here a clear headed and
thoroughly capable man like Com
missioner Blount, who is accustomed
to investigation and is patiently and
carefully getting at the bottom of
the situation. l shall be surprised
if he does not find himself in the
end compelled to report, among
other matters, that the whole action
of the United States in this Hawai-
ian business was wrong and based
upon false and misleading reports
by its Minister here.
The Queen prorogued Parliament
on Saturday, January IA, at noon.
She then proposed, following the
planters example of 1887, to pro-
mitigate new constitution. The
Cabinet, without whose consort she
felt she could not act, refused their
assent, and, after vainly trying to
persuade them, she announced to a
committee of Hawaiians who had
assembled as delegates of political
organization existing in all the ISL
ands, on the same afternoon that,
her Cabinet refusing their sigma
lures, she had resolved not to pro-
claim the constitution. At the same
time she told this delegation to tell
the people to go quietly home and
that the business was put off to
some other time.
MINISTER STEVENS ASSURANCE.
A small number of persons, of
whom | have given some details,
formed themselves into Commit
tee of Safety" that same evening
Saturday. They met that night and
made an attempt to collect arms,
but found so great had always been
the feeling of security that they
could get together only about forty
stands of arms among all who favor
ed movement of some kind against
the government.
They met again on Sunday, and a
committee was sent to see Minister
Stevens, and brought word from him
that they need only proclaim new
government and he would recognize
them at once.
Please bear in mind that at this
time the Queen had already receded
from her proposal to proclaim a new
constitution and had done this on
the constitutional ground that she
would not act without the consent
of the Cabinet and had SO publicly
informed the peaple, who then, at
her request, had quietly dispersed,
and Saturday night and Sunday
and, for that matter, all the succeed
ing days, were peaceful and orderly
The band played as usual on Satur,
odN SNSHiIS anu ldltlcS WdlhSu anu
drove in the streets.
The Queen signed proclamation
on Monday at half-past eight O'Clock
: in the morning formally announcing
her purpose not to proclaim con
stitution, and before eleven O'Clock
this proclamation was officially pub
lished and distributed. There being
still no disorder, two mass meeting!
were held at two o'clock in the after
noon. One was of those who late
: agreed with the provisional govern
ment and one was of Hawaians
Both were orderly meetings.
: Another private meeting of thu
Committee of Safety was held OF
: the same Monday, at which Mr.. Dol
j, was determined upon for presiden
, OF new government, and he wa
l sent for. He at first refused, bu
r was strongly urged to join with tn
: rest, and at last promised to answe
Tuesday morning. He was assured
:. that Minister Stevens would stan'
Y by or behind them.
r THE MINISTER IN HOT HASTE.
, Minister Stevens was in such hast
! to land troops that he embarrasse,
:. his friends. They sent him wor
. early Monday afternoon to delay tn
. landing of troops, as they had tn
proclamation ready, and it is report
. ed to me by one who was presen
y that the answer was brought to tn
- Committee OF Safety from Mr.. Ste
d vens that he had given orders fc
, the landing of the troops and if tn
= committee did not do something h
would take possession of the tow
~ himself. The navy forces were actl
y, ally landed between four and fiy
:. O'Clock Monday afternoon, and
= was not until the following day tina
u the provisional government, undo
their shelter, proclaimed itself
= Meantime, at half-past five o'cloc
:. Monday afternoon, when the landin
- of the troops was known, the Quee
= called together number of til
7 privy councillors and told them thu
II though she had eight hundred stan
- of arms and number of canno
= and Gatlings, and could easily pit
- down instruction, she was not vii
: ing to cause bloodshed by resistanC
= to United States forces and she gay
- orders thereupon to surrender q
q the government buildings and
Il make no resistance. To this h
;, priyy councillors agreed and ii
Is Queen added that she wished II
= people notified to be quiet al
n orderly and to receive her thanks f
!, their loyalty to her,