The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-22

o'clock the committee, without attempt
at concealment, met In my ofYice within
200 feet Of tho police station, Marshal
Wilson's headquarters, where the entire
police force was stationed. While the
meeting was In progress Wilson came to
my Office and asked to speak to me
privately and we went into an adjoin ing
room. Our conversation was in substance
as follows: Wilson said: i want the
meeting stopped referring to the mass
meeting for the afternoon. l replied: 1T
can't be stopped--too late.' He said:
The queen has abandoned the new con-
stitution idea.' l replied: How do we
know she will not take il up again. She
said she would He said: j will
guarantee she will not, oven if have 10
lock her up 10 keep her from doing It and
III do 1t too, If necessary l replied
'Wc are not willing to accept your
guarantee as sufficient. Things have
gono from bad to worse until we are not
going to stand it any longer. We arc
going 10 take no chances in the matter
but settle ii at once for ALL Wilson
since stated that he immediately re-
ported to the cabinet and advised arrest
afraid and refused Ia allow it.
At 2o'clock on the afternoon OF Mon
day, the 18th, mass meeting of 1900 un-
armed men was held within block OF the
palace. The meeting, with tremendous
enthusiasm, unanimously adopted u reso-
luton declaring the queen in revolution
and authorizing the committee to pro-
ceed to do whatever was necessary. The
police were present, but no attempt was
made to interfere with the meeting or
mako any arrests. The meeting ad-
journcd amid the most intense excitement
and the citizens dispersed, waiting the
further call Of the committee. While the
meeting was in progress, another meeting
was being held by the royalis,s within a
block OF the arrnory. which adopted rcso-
lutioBs in support of the queen. Never in
the history of Hawaii had there been such
intense conditions OF mind or moro inn
minent expectation of bloodshcd and con-
fiict than after tho adjournment of these
two radically opposed meetings. Biount's
statement that the community was at
peace and quiet is grossly inaccurate.
Two hours after the adjournment of tho
above meetings, Captain Wiltze and Ste
vens, acting upon their own responsibility
and discretion, and irrespective of anv
request or actions OF tho committee,
landed tho troops. which were distributed
in three parts of tho city instead of being
Inassed in ono point, as stated by Blounl.
O"ln support OF the third proposition,
during the few weeks prior 10 tho revo lu-
tion Colbourn, minister of tho interior,
was ore of the leaders of the political
party, opposed me aud openly and bit
tcrly hostile 10 me personally. At tho
first intimation of the revolutionary in
tention of the queen, at 10 o'clock on tho
14th, Colbourn came TO mo greatly excited.
He told me of the queens intention I'd
promulgate q now constitution and asked
my advice. ! said: why don't you go
to the members of your own party?' He
said: i have no party. Those who have
been our supporters are supporting the
queen. The downtown people, referring
TO the merchants, have got no use for me,
and unless the members of your party
and other citizens will support us, We
are going TO resign right away At
1 o'clock tho same day l met all the meni-
hers of the cabinet. They had just come
from al interview with the queen. al which
she announced her intention of promu-
eating the constitution and demanded
their support. They stated that she had
threatened them with mob violence,
whcrcupon they Immediately left the
palace, each one going out by a separate
entrance. While VIC were talking n mes.
senger came from the queen requesting
them Immediately 10 return 10 the palace.
Peterson and Colbourn positively refused
to do SO, stating they did not consider
their lives safe there. / shortly afterwards
started down town, but was overtaken by
n messenger asking me to return, which
did. They asked me TO ascertain what
support they could expect from tho
citizens. and formally authorized mo
to state the condition of affairs
to the leading citizens and in their
behalf call for armed volunteers TO resis,
the queen. | Immediately proceeded to
comply with the request and, with the as.
sistance OF others, within an hour or two
thereafter, about 80 leading citizens had
signed written statement agreeing TO
support the cabinet against the queen by
force. Later the same afternoon Colbourn
informed me that they had finally gone Ia
the palace and held a stormy interview
with the queen. He told inc he had no
confidence in his colleague Peterson, who
he believed was playing double with him
and told me TO beware of telling Peterson
anything further. lie said while they were
discussing the matter with the queen she
said in reply to an objection made by
Peterson: why did you not make this
objection before? You had the consttrl.
ton in your possession for a month and
raised no objection to it,
'Colbourn further stated that at a
caucus of their party previous To Friday
night, one of the members OF the
executive, kalanua by name, said
that if he could establish new coustitit-
ton he would die happy, If lie could Kill
five white men before dying. The queen
was furiously angry Mt the refusal of the
cabinet to join IN in promulgating the
constitution and publicly denounccI
them. When then queen made the Au
nouncement of her failure to promuiglts
the constitution, two of tho leading
royalist members of the executive, one on
the throne steps and ono on the steps o!
the building addressed the assembled
crowd, denounced tho cabinet a.
traitors and said they wanted
TO sized blood. One of thom ia
Guided the queen IN his denunciations s
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