Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-20

through AL the proceedings connected
with TIT mcye up TO the huI
iasup, the htlis uf action w11
the general understanding That
Minister Stevens would keei
1isi promise 10 support the move.
nent with men iroai the Boston, aud
he statement 10 now aivisrliy made
with full knowledge u the lack OF
arms, ammunition and men, also The
utter absence OF organization % al uit-
uunto 20 tho unduriakiugl, that wiih'
out the previous assurance 90 support
from the American minister nud me
actual pre.enrs OF United States
trpppa no movement would have been
attempted, and % attempted would have
been "a miserable failure, fefuliing ~
the carturs or death OF the puttiUiI ants
iu d very short time. Having been
uresent vt several meetings referred 10
la tho statement ! hereby Gently shat
this IN correct Ia every ts'rntlHl PCT.
ticIlar i. WuNptNbuhu'
Commisslonot Blouut sends 10 the
stale department q long Interview had
with =. A. Damon, VINO was president
Of the advisory council % tho proc
visional government. Dlm0u's inter.
sIrued hy him as neiug correct. Hoe
Que OF the men who went ny 10 tho
government house Monday afternoon,
January ~, aud funu the proclamation
declaring tue queen deplstd anu tie
new government in control. Damon
corfohorntss the atUttmeutH made by
Wuudonburg.
In response 10 Blcuups quulll0np,
d. ID q
,hc revolutionary mmittee went 20
the station hUu.u 10 hold conference
with the queens TrprCsv u'aiVcs.
Rl0uut oudeavOfei 10 Jraw from
Damon The admission that tho Mgu.
muut used 90 induce the uurcn's miu.
listers to surrender was that Us. troops
were across the street from the
government builiing Hud Ia
mll sympathy with the revolution,
Damon unwiilngly admitted that tuiH
was true, enying: "Whilr / was in the
station huusu man named Bowler
sali 10 me, "Wo'ro all prepared 90 no.
slst but 4 viii never light against the
American dag" Bong again pressed
Tor information az % whether the
sympAthy Ui the United States mimic
ter was talked, Damon replied; 81
NNlN''h NNNNNNHNNA aug NNhllAAN NNANhN
but from Blwler's tcmafk they must
have Thought the United states troops
were Ucfe Tor some purpose. While
we wof0 In thu government build.
Ink and during tho fonsing of the
reclamation, aud while VIZ were all
extremely nervous iH % our PERSONAL
safety, i AssUd one Of the men with me
there. wi NOT tnn "A muriCau troops
Z 81 d 10
the men b gl over and nHk Lieut.
| sauburn 81 hu Wcr. not going 10 send
come one over Co protect NJ. The mnu
/ turned anu su.l: Capt. WILKES
pflrfs are 90 remain passiyc.i ] was
perfectly uOnpiussed, noe receiving
/ their support. ! could not Imagine
/ why We were there without btiug
! supported by the American tt01rH,
| We were there 10 or 20 minutes with.
! out their supporting VI Ia any way"
Being askoI what was accomplished
/ by the nrst visit - the station huusu,
/ Damon gt length replied! "lhu
| a Iutuia minister virtually gave 70 up.
/ they flid u they had Ouly the pro-
| vIs.unai government 90 contend with
aud the forces Of the provisional gov.
| eminent, they would not surrender.
They iolt they could meet the emcr.
pency 20 FAR a. the provisional
government was concerned, but ~ 1t
/ was, they were willing 10 yield, and
/ thv queen lud | went along with them
10 the palace. We all met In the blue
room. There we're present the queen,
two young princes, four ministers,
| Judge via lemauu, Paul Ncumau, J
| q. Carter, h. e.. Mcfarland aud M y,
sulG We went over between Hui q
anu remained till o. We asked Tor her
surrender guu the ministers advised u.
Al int Judge Widdtmann opposed the
idea, Tut yielded when Ncumun did.
! lt was the queens Idea that she
could surrenIer pending tho settle.
mcut NJ Washington. 10 was on that
condition that che gave up. told her
she could surrender or abdlcate under
| protest."
"Was the queen advised by her
ministers 10 surrender because Of the
symIathy OF tue United States with
the REVOLUTIONARY"
81 know II was the QuCenis idea that
Stevens was iu sympathy with the
| movement Tho queen was reluctant
10 sign the AbiicatlOn, but did 20 on
the grounds that II would all come az
Tor review at Washington. 1 told her
40 myself 4, was the bust terms Of
settlement We could get / took it 90
President Dole and no received and
endorsed it,
"How long after that was II before
the provisional government was rrcOg.
ni2ru?D
"5tcvons sent Cadet PFingle, his
aid, aud Captain WIZ sent QUE Of hi.
officers 10 examine the building anu
report II the provisional gOvegnmen,
were in actual session. That was done
between I hud o IN the afternoon. An
Interview with the queen took place.
"NOw, when this interview was going
on between you, the cabinet ministers,
and the queen, was II known then
that the government had boon fec0g.
uizeG2"
81 do not think tho queen was told.
1 do not remember Il having beon
spoken Of"
"Dld you know 10"
81 think knew It,"
"What | mean is this: Before You
took the message Of the queen back 20
this protest, had the Provisional gov.
eminent been r0cogniztug"
eyes"
"had that been done at the time
you loft the government house 10 HO
with the cabinet ministers aud talk
with the queeuV"
"li my memory serves me right Il
had"
Commissioner Blount had long IN,
torviow with Walerhuuse, who was
also "a member OF the committee Of
safety, ana who had cortOhonttu
Wunuenturg and Damon in most ol