The Bessemer indicator., 1893-02-04
REVOLUTION IN HAWAII.
Queen Liiioukalina Dcposed aud the Is
iaaders tsk to be Annexed to
the United States,


the United States,
The Hawalirn steamer Clsuline arrived G,
San Francisco at O'Clock SATURDAY morning
with The news Of revelation at Honolulu.
The revolutioulsts have succeeded in over
throwing the government Of Hawaii and the
tnited States troops have becn landed A
provisional government has been establlsh she'd
and commission headed by NJ Thurston
came In on the Claudlrc ia route TO Washing
ton with a petition 10 the American govern
ment 10 annex the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States. Queen I.llioukalanl has been
deposed from power, monarchy sbrogatcd
and government baildings seixed and new
provisional ministry composed of -four mcni-
bers is sustained by bayonets OF volunteers
The events which led up 10 this situation
commenced Immediately before the ieparture
OF the steamship Marposa for San Francisco
On January II, by the passage OF a bill which
gave concession for the establishment Of u
lottery In the kingdom, a franchise being
granted to SIX people on promise Of an ap-
nual payment o! a half milton dollars TIL,
measure the minis,ers would not support and
the proposition had the vote Of only one white
man, the twenty-five votes necessary to carry
1t being contributed entirely 10y natives and
half castles
This act WAS followed in the afternoon Of
July II, after the departure OF the Mariposa,
by sprlnging a vote OF want of confidence In
the ministry and which, after but little arru-
ment, was passed by vote ui y, the erac,
number necessary The defeated ministers
had the confidence OF the public and OF capt.
talists and the business community rraerally.
and IS the prorosatlou Of parliament had
been set for January i2 by the queen herself,
their tcpurc Of office was expected To run un.
I'll the end OF 1893,
Considerable excitement then followed
among the white residents in the Stands
which was heightened on january ~ by the
appointment OF a ministry In which there wa.
no confidence, and by the fact that the
queen, on the morning Of the l9;hi signed the
btll.
The climax wa reached on January IL by
the Queen attempting to promulgatc new
constitution guaranteeing 10 her absalut.
authority, IN which act her new ministry de
clined to indorse her Tie queen made hci
appeals almost entirely to the native and hall
caste 10 sustain her. She declared 10 then
that her ministers would not obey her com
mauds.
ON the afternoon OF january lf nearly
1000 natives assembled on Palate square q.
supporters Of the nucep pn tho platform
were a. J. Cummings, Ed. Bush. J \. Nav he
&, IL, kahaoha, A. Rosa. r. W Wilcox, c. |.
Hopkins and others. Speeches were ",adt
and resolutions were adopted dc, ,laing conf
dence in the qneen aud assuring her that al
present would give her cordial support.
After the meeting convention Of white,
was held on the same afternoon, attended b,
'2Up delegates. The meeting was addressed
by Mobiles ihurston und Baldwin and Repre-.
sentative Wilder urging revolution crd the
formation df free sovefnnient Resolution.
were oifcfert providing for the formation Of a
provisional government and empowering a
committee to further devise such WAITS pr,i
means as might be necessary rs s,,aurc per
mHncnt maintenance ct Law and order and
the proleciiee of ne, liberty and property in
laval Speeches were made hy II, +. Glade,
Mr. Young, {. Bolts, j Emmeulcts, II. p.
baldwin and K, }. Green sustaining the irso-
lutions, and they were adopted.
The provisional ministry was composed Of
Sanford b. Dole, minister n foreign affair.
J, a, King, minister OF the interior; 2. c.
Jones, Minister Of finance, and William V.
snith, attorney general, and four constitute
ing the executive council Of the provisional
government Of the Hawaiian slgnds.
Simultaneous with this proclamation an
other was issued dIsmi-sinc thp c,l-tlpr min
lstry, and at the raEit ilue squad Of armed
meo took charge OF the government build.
iugs, placing the ministers OF the queen under
arrest
At5.l5 O'Clock eco sailors ar4 marines
from the nited States steamer Boston land
ed and proceeded To guard the American
consulate and residence aud also tool. up u
position near the residence Of J B Athertgn.
short distance from the palace,
The queen acgucsced under protest In the
ne" order Of aralrs
The provisional government has sent uo.If-
cation 70 representatives Of foreign countries
with a request for recognition. which wa,
granted by the representatives OF the Upticd
states aud other representative, Of foreign
powers except that OF Great Britain.
There was great deal Of excitement at
Washington when the news Of the revolution
was received, and hurried consultations were
held between the President and his cabinet
officers. Secretary Tracy stated that there
were no other warshlps near the Sandwich
Islands, except the Monterey and the wooden
ship Mohicau ut san Francisco. The first
question that comes to cyer5 official Is: What
Will England sag about ~ II {, quite pruha-
ble that she Will object TO the island. being
annexed TO the United States, though Il Is
likely that she would not object 10 takIn.
them herself.