, 1893-03-04
REVOLUTION IN HAWAII.

1N'1 NJ t'FS VIZ
last fortnight. by which the monarchy has
been overthrow and a Provisional Govern
msnt establ shed.
The first event which led to this great
change was the resignation of the Cabinet on
the 18th inst, III consequence of q vote OF
want of confidence passed by the Legislature.
A new Ministry was formed, composed Of
Messrs. Parker, Cornwell, Colburn, and
Peterson, and the Legislature was plorogued
until the l4th. On the same day Queen Liliuo-
kalanl expressed a desire to promulgate a new
constitution, but the Ministry objected. The
Queen thereupon publicly proclaimed that she
withdrew her proposals. The citizens held a
mass meeting to consider the situation, anti
authorised a committee of thirteen to dew g
measures for protecting the public interests.
At the request Of this committee the United
States Minister landed troops from the Ameri,
can warship Boston. About zoe citizens
we're placed under arms, and a Provisional
Government formed, composed as follows:
Mr. Dole President and Minist er for For
sign Affairs.
Dir. King-Minister of the Int ior.
Mr.. Jones-MinisteI of Finance.
Mr.. Smith-Attorney General.
An Advisory Council Of eighteen was also
appointed. The Hawaiian monaI chical system
was abrogated, Marshal Wilson was dismissed,
. and Mr.. Soper appointed in his place. The
Provisional Government proposes to control
public Affairs, and to ask for union with the
United States.
Queen Liliuokalani and the late Govern
ment will forward a protest to Washington
against the United States Minister'S action iii
landing men from the war vessel. A dclega-
ton from the Provisional Government, con
sisting of Messrs. Wilder, Thurston, Marsden,
Castle, and Carter, have left for Washington
by special steameI. Queen Liliuokalani's re-
preventative was not allowed to take passage
on board the vessel.
Washington, Jan. %.
Advices received from Honolulu by Gener-
al Foster, Secretary of State, declare that the
Provisional Government was established in
the interest of the whole people.
The new Government was promptly recog.
Missed by most of the representatives of the
Foreign powers.
1t is considered here that the mission which
is Oh its way here from Honolulu TO request
the annexation of Hawaii to the United States
will hardly be successful. Apart from the
fact that any such course on the part of the
United States would be an innovation in the
policy of the Government, the interests of
other countries an Hawaii are too great to per-
init their acquiescing in the proposal.
Annexation, il is pointed out, would involve
responsibilities which the United States would
not care to incur, and which the country's
loug-settled policy forbids it to assume.
Washington, Jan. 29.
The revolution in Hawaii occupied most of
the Ssnate's Executive Session Yesterday,
when the speeches delivered seemed general
ly to favour the annexation of the islands, or
the establishment of a Protectorate over them.
In the House of Representatives a strong
feeling was expressed by the Democrats
against annexation, but there was All equally
unanimous opinion that no other nation should
be permitted to assume the control of The
islands.
San Francisco, Jan. %.
The Commission from Honolulu, with Mr..
Thurston at its head, has arrived here.
Mr. Thursfon, in an interview with press
representative, stated that the object for which
they had come to America was TO ask the Uni
te6Stetes to annexHawaii. They wanted neither
q protectorate nor a Republic. and al! the
foreigners in the island were in favour Of an
nexation. The Government was now in the
hands of the whites, and the foreigners to a
man were determined never again to submit
TO Kakana domination. The Queen, he said,
ordered out her troops, but tho latter were
induced to surrender with very little difficulty.
The war vessels MOhicau and RANGER have