The Portland daily press., 1893-01-30
PACIFIC REVOLUTION.
Queen Of the Sandwich Islands De.
throned By Her Subjects.
WHO ARE SEEKING ANNEXATION
TO THE UNITED STATES.

cal NOT a T0S1cal Nature-PfOVlSIOnal
Government Established, United States
Ships Take Hand-The Islands May
Be Ours.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 2S.-The
Hawaiian steamer Claudine arrived at
this port at2 o'clock this morning with
news of revolution at Honolulu. The
revolutionists have succeeded in over
throwing the government at Hawaii.
United States troops have been landed.
A Provisional government has been es-
tablished and a commission headed by
MI. Thurston came in on the Claudine
en- route to Washington, with a petition
to the American government to annex
the Hawaiian Islands to the United
States.
The first intimation of trouble came
January Is, when the queen tried to get
her cabinet to sign the new constitution
that disfranchised all foreigners and put
the whole government ia the hands of
native politicians. The ministers refused,
and, when threatened by the queen, fled
for their lives. They returned later and
induced the queen to postpone the coup.
There was public meeting in front of
the palace The queen announced the
failure of her plans, and native orator
| demanded the lives of the ministers.
Early in the evening the citizens met and
formed committee of public safety.
On January 16 a mass meeting was
held in the armory. About5 o'clock p.
M, the United States Steamship Boston
landed 300 men fully armed. They
marched to the office of the consul gen
eral. The United States marines were
sent to the American legation while the
sailors marched along Merchant street
with two Gatling guns, and camped for a
time on private grounds. They stayed
ashore all night. All day Tuesday, the
| 18th, the community was in a state of
expectancy, looking to the committee OF
public sa ETY. to do something to end the
tension. the committee in the mean
time was not idle, being occupied COM
pleting it's organization and completing
the final arrangements necessary to the
proclamation of the provisional govern
ment, and its protection by armed fore
es.
About 2.3O o'clock an attempt was
made by three native policemen to ar
rest the progress of a wagon which was
driven up North street by Mr.. Brenmer
and Mr.. Good. Those in charge OF the
wagon resisted the attempt of the officers
to arrest it's course. One OF the officers
making motion to draw a revolver, Mr..
Good drew his own and fired, but did not
inflict any dangerous wound.
In the mean time the co1nmitte of
public safety, accompanied by members
Of the government about to be formed
proceeded to the government building.
There proclamation was read. OF which
the chief points are as follows:
1. The Hawaiian monarchcal system
of government is hereby abrogated.
3. A provisional government for the
| control and management of public affairs
and the protection Of the public peace is
hereby established to exist until terms
of union with the United States of
| America have been negotiated and agreed
upon,
! 3. Such provisional government shall
| consist of an executive council of feur
members who shall administer the exc
| cutive departments of the government
with an advisory council of IA, who
| shall have the general legislative for
authority.
a. Ali officers of the government are
to exercise their functions except the
queen, Marshal Wilson and the cabinet.
The provisional government and the
| cabinet went to the palace and submit
ted their plan to the queen. She refused
at first to yield, but finally retired to her
country residence, her troops surrender
ed, and the government was in the
hands of the foreigners.
| Mr.. Thurston was seen at the Occiden-
| tai Hotel in San Francisco this morning.
He said: eve shall probably start for
Washington today. Our mission is to
| secure annexation to the United States
We want no protectorate and no repub-
| lie. A republic would be worse than
monarchy, for the ignorant Kanakas
would rule. may say the foreigners
are unanimous in favor of annexation as
| the only hope for Hawaii.
BOSTON, January 2S.-A despatch re-
ceiyed by Charles Brewer & Co., of this
city. gives additional information of the
revolution in Hawaii. 1t occurred Janu-
ary 18th. and was caused by an attempt
/ of the Queen to abrogate the constitu-
/ tion and promulgate a new one. The
neopIe then dethroned the Queen and
| nlaced s. b, Dole at the head of the pro-
/ yisional government. President Dole,
| the despatch says, has been recognized
bv all the powers except England.
WASHINGTON, January 28.-Mr. Mott
I Smith. Hawaiian minister, has received
an official despatch confirming the report
that the Hawaiian government has been
| oyerthrown and that commissioners from
the new government are on their way to
Washington from San Francisco, to ask
| that Hawaii be annexed to the United
States. The state and navy departments
have been officially informed of the revo-
| luton.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 2S.-The flag
ship Mohican and warship Ranger, now
at Mare Island, have been ordered to sea
| Immediately. The Mohican will go di-
rect to Honolulu
SAN FRANCISCO, January 29.-The Mo-
hican with Admiral Skerritt aboard, left
the navy yard at I o'clock this morning.
She arrived off San Francisco this
afternoon and proceeded direct to sea on
her way to Honolulu. The Ranger is ex-
pected to leave the yard any moment and
the Adams leaves Tuesday morning.
| WASHINGTON, January 29.-The Haw-
allan revolution has been the absorbing
topic of discussion here all day. In face
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