The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-29
THE COUP D'ETAT.

How the Provisional Government Got Pos
session of the Public Buildings.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S.-Further par
ticulars of the revolution are as follows:
All day Tuesday. the 18th, the community
was in q fervOr OF expectancy, looking to
the committee of public safety to do some.
thing to end the state of tension aud to
secure the rights of all the cities against
encroachment, once and for all. The COM
mIttee. in the meantime. was not idle. but
was incessantly occupied completing
it's organization and perfecting the final
arrangements necessary to the proclama-
tion of provisional government and
its protection by an armed force. At
about 2:30 o'clock an attempt was
made by three native policemen to arrest
the progress of wagon which was being
driven MP Fourth street by Mr. Bennett
and Mr.. Good. Those in charge of the
wagon resisted the attempt of the officers to
resist it's conrse. One of the officers made
q motion to draw revolver. Mr. Good
drew his own, and, calling attention to the
fact that he was justified In the shooting.
be tired. seeking. however. to avoid the In
Fiction OF dangerous wound. The wagon
pursued its way. followed by a policeman
in a hack. This episode precipitated
the movement The citizens hurried
to the Beretania-street armory, where they
were formed into companies; armed
and marched to the government building.
In the mea Htlme the committee of public
safety, accompanied by members of the
government about to be formed. proceeded
to the government building. They were
entirely unarmeG. Arrived at the govern
ment building the committee inquired for
The Cabinet, but the ministers were not to he
found. They then demanded and received
of MIR. HasslnRer. possession OF the build
Ing. The party now proceeded to tho front
steps, and. III the presence of q rapidly
increasing crowd. read the proclamation.
Before it's reading was completed voiun-
teers from the armory began to assem- ble
in force. The grounds of Aliolani Hall
were cleared and guard set at all the
gates.
The provisional government sent for the
late Ministers. who were at the police sta
ton. Two of them came. and finally four
repaird TO the headquarters Of the new gov
eminent, where d formal demand was made
upon them for possession of the police sta
tion. lhe administers asked for time 10 de-
hberste upon this demand. They went TO
the palace In company with Samuel NJ. Da-
mon and held a consultation with Liliuoka-
iani. The result was a compromise propo-
sition, which as rejected by the prOvis-
lonal governments. The late Queen aud
Cabinet finally yielded unconditlonally
and the police station was turned over to
commander soper and Captain Ziegler with
forty men from Company A. Mr.. Will
son made short address to
the police force assembled in
the station. telling them that resistance
wasno longer feasible. The government
assumed formal control Of the palace and
barracks. The ex-Queen retired To her
private residence at Washington Place and
the government granted her an honorary
guard of sixteen men. The household
guard was paid oil to Feb. and disbanded.
A strong force of volunteers took posses
sion and Is in charge of the palace. bar
racks. police headquarters and other gov
ernment buildings. At headquarters the
work of military organization was rapidly
pushed forward and volunteers continued
TO pour steadily in from ell quarters. 1t is
not apprehended that any difficulty Will
arise upon tho other islands. The proyis.
lonai government spent the 18th aud q
large part of the night in perfecting Its
organization and adjusting the wheels of
the government TO the changed order.
Meantime the ordinary routine of govern
ment work Is going ahead with but little
break.
The events which led up to revolution
commenced immediately before tho depart