New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-10
THE COMMISSIONERS REPLY.
THEY ANSWER Mr.. COLBoRN'S CHARGES TINT
TIE QUEEN SURRENDERED TO THE
UNITED STATES FORCES.

wasbinpton Feb 0.-I.orrjn A. Thurston this even
ing With The consent and approval OF his associate
commissioners, made n statement covering the s'a'e
ments made In the letter from J. r. ColbOrn, OK
Minister OF the Interior OF the Hawaiian Cabinet pup
Iished in the papers to day They say that ms STATE
ment has already been denied by the commissioners
hut as II is reiterated this morning more specific de-
nia setting forth the circumstances SHOULD he maze
TIL. rndisuuted facts show that ac'ion was taken
bv onvl,ody until january Ia. after the Queen hau
ATTEMPTED with force. TO alT0gae the eHisihg c""
stitu,ion and proclaim new one. III" uprising Vi
citizens took place at the express request oi '' "o
,net of which Mr. Colborn n member In response
a., call from the Cabinet TO the citizens to support
Them with arms against the demands OF the Queen.
WHOM the trouble began on the 18th, the United
c,otes Minister and the Boston both absent from
Honolulu II The American Minister ana the COM
mander OF the Boston had been III cohsWrao' INV,
| rou,d lave reInaiped nj the capital III 'hes, i'iu
been sclemng for any sich op,ec" "'s """'u M
embraced the first opportunity for landing United
.,,os forcos No troops In fact were LANDED nh'h
: ,o,ocr q, the afternoon OF Monday. The circuin-
tonccs empla,ically justified Mr. Stevens IN iahuhe
the troops for the preservation OF A"'i'e"' .'o
and their property The Qnccn attempted 10 aorose
the constitution, disfranchise aDoh' one .u VI nv
electors Of the country, and abolish the Hecteu
nor bouse OF the Legislature. Mr. CoiDorh
r,.sa,t stotes that she had force OF 100 armed
" nnort flor The regular force OF
Tho Government Is eighty policemen ana eieh'y
| members OF the Household Guard. ihe'
nod a, extra force OF $40 armed men. Inc ou''"
noynr threatened the lives Of her Minister'S ihcuu
en-, Nr Coltorn the Cabinet appealed 10 inc cl'@e'''
THO CITY WAS therefore. I'm state OF revolution. Inc
orecu gave no intmaton OF changing her purpose
| Tho Citizens Committee, In u more or less P"oh'
manner continued It's preparations for the establish
| n, al n Provisional Government.
| =, ,ras mt until noon Monday That the queen
.a,n, that the fire which She had started had gone
,ona her control came ont with q feeble proclama-
| ,,on Announcing that her action had been under
.,.ass r, her native subjects and that she would
~. An n again At O'Clock that Monday afternoon.
zoo men announced their Intention not Only 10 re-
let the proposed aggression Of the Queen but 10 take
aes , ssires MS would finally ana perpeaiiy put
smen end TO the constantly Increasing disturbances
| M ALL, J had become Of such frequent occurrence
wn,rn was every indication Of fight which might
be the request Of many Al, Ame'ic:n. T,,,
s zniscr OF the situation; no, and -. fGS asked
Under these circumstances the United states
cry. landed the American troops In accordance
M,S well established presidents. me main ocd d
Win W." icons remained In their barracks IRON me
Of the landing on the afternoon OF the l0th unui
time Observation-Disclosures left Honolulu on the morning Oh
he 10Th, no demonstration had Doom naue VI my