The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-16
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THE CITIZENS CONVENE
AND FORM Il COMMITTEE
OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
The Revolution Deferred, Not
Abandoned.

oaturuay afternoon between L
and 2 o'clock, the community was
startled by the information that a
coup d'etat was in progress, and
that the Queen was endeavoring to
force her Cabinet to sign a new
Constitution which she then pro-
posed to promulgate Immediately
TO the people. The information
was at first disbelieved by some,
but it was speedily confirmed.
THE RUMoRs.
The political changes of the past
few days, the renewed vote of
Want of Confidence, the secret at
tempts made by the Queen to
secure the overthrow of her Minis
tiers, her secret interviews with
Noble Dreier and others, the spd.
den change of Cabinet-ss~couplet
..witl.tl.a.o.sIgning of the Opium ant
Lottery bills and the immediat
Propagation of the Legislature haC
produced q feeling of intense dis
gust as well as of growing unres
in the community. Rep. Ka
mauoha had stated on the floor O
the House that the Cabinet would
not carry out the wishes of tn
Queen, and particularly in regar(
to new Constitution. This wa
felt by some to give hint as t,
what was to be looked for in tn
future, and many shared thes
forebodings. On Saturday morn
ing rumor was busy, and it wa
freely stated that a new Constitu
ton was to be promulgated in tn
afternoon. At meeting of bust
ness men, held in the room of tn
Chamber of Commerce, reference
was made to this possibility, bu
still it was not generally believed
until in the afternoon the unex
pected happened, and doubt wa
transformed into certainty.
THE HISTORY.
Three days before the coup d'eta
was attempted. gentleman VIII
enjoys the confidence of the Queen
told one of the members of tn
present Cabinet (who was then il
private station) that the blow wa
to be struck, and that the person
of the Ministers would be secured
In the anticipation that the presen
Cabinet would not make any re
sistance to the revolutionary blow
the precaution of arresting then
was not taken. Saturday morning.
one of the Ministers received posi-
tive information that blow was t
be struck that afternoon. He i'm
mediately proceeded to consult tw'
prominent citizens On the course t,
be taken. After a conference, tn,
gentlemen referred to advised tn
Cabinet to refuse to sign a new
Constitution and to decline to re
sign, if their designations SHOULD
be demanded. The propagation O
the Legislature was the last chap
ter in the story of the morning
1t went off tamely and quietl,
enough, but those who were &C
quainted with the real situation
felt that the Government and tn
nation were sleeping on the crest c
n volcano.
ZIP AFTERNOON.
In the afternoon, immediatel
after the House had been prorogued
the Hui Kalaiaina marched owe
to the Palace and presented ney
Constitution to the Queen, wit
the petition that the same be pro
mulgated to the people as the fun
damental law of the land. TIL
matter of the new Constitu
ton and petition had beer
prearranged, and it is stated tina
its propagation had been promised
two weeks previously, and tn
member from Lahaina, VIM. White
had been actively working up tn
movement. a large crowd of Ha
waiians had gathered around tn