Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-20
BLOUNT'S REPORT.
Troops Landed 10 Honolulu Without
an Excuse.
SrArrnrSr or wuSOrSuuRe.
rsopto on the Islands Evidently sur.
prisrd 10 See the Troops
Landed.

New YoRF, Nov. 20 The Herald
this morning printa, under washing
ton date, what purpotll to he large
portion Of Commissioner Blounps re-
port aud sums upas iolowH Commits
iioner Blounps report will show lhat
MinIsle. stevens landed troops from
the Boston long before there was any
valid excuse for their presence on
Hawaiian soil, and declined 10 remove
them when requested 10 do no by the
government aud informed the author
tiles were willing and able - preserve
order and protect American Interests,
and the troops were stationed ncfoes
the street from the government build
ing IN which Minister Stevens aud the
r,v1lu,ionisls about read the pro-
clamauon and tho revolution
ist COMMITTEES relied upon the
American troops protect them IN The
act oi rebellion; that stevens fecog'
uized the provisional government
according to preo3nceivei program
before the government had obtained
roHsesaiOn OF the Gelhft rcut nui toe
military power ut Honolulu, Hud the
military pUwef surrendered ~ coon IA
the queen sutr,n ItfCi, only through
two VI the Hul efiUr force Ot the Unittl
s.Ates anu CUmmissionet Biuuut uii
the work with gttat thOf0ugunust.
Daring the Ave or six mOutha VI ms
stay ia Honolulu he w.rgtd with tue
single purpose 90 ascertain the uulh.
lie secured statements from mrmOcre
u tho cabinet OF tue depnscd queen,
from members of the committee -
safety which brought about th" r"vuIu'
ti1n, rom Ulcers OF the Boston Aud
from other persons Including the
queen herself, ana some Ui thCHH per-
tUas werr examined by BlUunL q
stouogTnpbor being PRESENT.
iu ono OF hls ruplTth o. tho state de.
paftmeut Comm ssiOurr BIount SAIL;
Il benu you y wuIln statement ifOm
Mundou0utg, who says nlF iu UIma.
lion IL derived from being prrOuuuy
present ut all the conferences OF tut
Committee Of safety, aud I've utivfancts
ato basrI On his putsouai knowledge.
lie appears 90 be- an Intelligent man
ami Hsys mo ncttd with the committee
ia good fith, till the American hnr
Wa hUisicf, and then hu ceased A,i
communication with tn.m. Heat tins
lime (ApFii .b.hl was deputy clerk Of
the supreme court
The statomultO vi Mundenburg IL Ne
follows "rhu committee Of tafoty
metal the office Of w. q. Smith, Fort
stree, at I O'Clock this afternoon, Mon.
lay, JaulS, 1888, tor the purpose Of us.
cufsing the H,eps necessary ~ be taken
Ns.H Ns. al HHaHs
Shortly after the committee met they
decided they were not Tor landing
American troops, aud committee OF
three with Tuursion as chairman,
were nj once dispatched " tue Amer.
can legation 10 prevail ON Minister
Stevens 10 delay ianiing the BJs.on's
men," The committee returned shortly
and shid Stevens sail 20 theml Seen
tlomen, troops from the Boston left
nt O'Clock this afternoon whether
you are ready fIr them OF not.
tbs committee OF safety al.
jluIncd to meet the same evening
at tue house Of Henry WHtorhouso
nt halfpasl sovtn O'CLOCK. Tho Amrfi-
can troops landed a o'cluCA, a. Stew.
Gus told the committee they wOuld,aud
marched up F3rt street 10 Merchant
street, hating 90 King slrut between
the palace and the government build.
lag. A. tho time the men landed the
town was perfectly quiet business
hours wctn ABOUT over and the people
were Ia tue stfte's aud nothing un.
usual 60 be seen except the landing Of
formidable nrmeu force with gatling
guns, evidently FULLY prepared 20 70.
main on shore gn inuehuite longth Of
time, No tho men were supplied with u
double supply Of cartridges. rnoir
belts we've hlled with ammunition and
they also had hnyuTsACks and Canteens
and were attended by tue hospital
coIps with sLTetehtrs and medical sup.
plies.
The ourioslly Of tho people on tho
streets we're AROUSED aud the youngsters
more particularly followed the troops
~ SEQ what Ii was all about. Nobody
seemed 20 know. so when tho troops
found quarters the people dispersed,
moot OF Them going 10 n band COMFORT
nj the hotel whiah WAS very fully ut.
tended, as Il wac q bright moonlight
night anu all who were not IN the
secret wondering nj tho military dem.
OnsuGiiou,
The committee met at the Water.
house Tesid,nco at 1880. TINS forms
ton OF some sort Of government was
uhutf ulnNuhnlgAg AAA AttlANu kNNl "a
C1mmauGet-iu-cuiot VI the forces nup-
porting the proposed new govern.
mont should DO appointed. The
position was offered TO John
II. SOpeE who dcmurrCd, not
seeing any backing Whatever TO
support tho government, Soper was
answered by the members OF tho com.
mitteo that the American minisler
would support the move with troops
from the Boston. SIper still doubted;
Nv q couple OF the committee escOrted
him over to the legation, which, by
tue way, is in the adjoining premisci
aud the three came back alter time,
reporting that Stevens had given them
full assurance that any proclamation
tue government put forward OF
tho government building or any
other building In Honolulu Tor
mat matter, would receive hs imme-
diato recognition anu tho support OF
The forces Of the Boston.
The assurance seemed 10 satisfy
Soper, He accepted the positiU# {.
Tuesday afternoon, January ~ the
COMMITTEES Of three or thu committee OF
safety, proceeded from the Office Of
w. o. Smith (now attorney general iu
tie provisional governmcuO 10 the
government building ana there reAu
the proclamation OF the now govern b
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