New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-11-22
WAS TOO PREVIOUS.
According to Mr.. Blount's Report
Minister Stevens Acted With I'm
due Haste.
lie Recognized the Provisional Gov.
eminent Before the Queen Had
Surrendered.
New York Herald Publishes What
Purports to Be a Copy Of the Com
misSiOner's Report.

! prints under a Washington date what
purports to be a large portion Of the re-
port Of Commissioner Blount. It sums
up as follows: Commissioner Blount's
! report will show that Minister Stevens
landed the troops from the Boston long
before there was any valid excuse for
| their presence on Hawaiian soil; that he
declined to remove them when requested
to do SO by the government and informed
that the authorities were willing and
fully able to preserve order and to
| protect American interests; that
these troops We're stationed across
the street from the government
building in which Minister Stevens
knew the revolutionists We're about tc
read their proclamation and that the
Tevolrtionists' committee relied upon the
American troops to protect them in this
act Of rebellion; that Minister Stevens
recognized the provisional government
according to d preconceived programme
before that government had obtained
possession Of the departments and mill
tary power at Honolulu, and that tbs
military power was surrendered, as the
queen surrendered, only through awe of
the superior force of the United States.
Mr.. Wundenburg's Testimony.
In one of his reports to the state de-
partment Commissioner Blount said q
send you written statement from F,
Wundenburg, who says that his infor-
nation is derived from being personally
present at all the conferences of the COM
mittee Of safety, and that his utterances
are based on his personal knowledge.
He appears to be an intelligent man. He
says he acted with the committee in
good faith till the American flag was
hoisted, and then he ceased communica-
ton with them. He is at this time april
26) deputy clerk of the supreme court
The statement of Mr.. Wundenburg is as
follows:
The committee of safety met at the office
OF w. y. Smith in Fort street at about 4
O'Clock in the afternoon of Monday, JAM
Is, 1893, for the purpose of discussing the
steps necessary to be taken in the forma-
ton OF a new government. Shortly after
the committee met they decided they were
not for the landing of American troops
and committee of three, with Thurston
as chairman, was at once despatched to
the American legation to prevail on Minis
ter Stevens to delay the landing of the
BOston's men. The committee returned
shortly and said Mr.. Stevens had said to
them: "Gentlemen, the troops of the
Boston land at o'clock this afternoon,
whether you are ready for them or not''
The committee Of safety adjourned to
meet the same evening at the house of Mr..
Henry Waterhouse at 7:30 O'Clock. The
American troops landed at o'clock, as
M, Stevens told the eolmittee they
Would, and marched up Fort Street to
Merchant, along Merchant street, halting
in King street between The palace
and government building. At the time
the men landed the town was perfectly
quiet, business hours We're abont over and
the people We're in the streets. Nothing
unusual was to be seen except the landing
of a formidable armed force with Gatling
guns, evidently prepared to remain On
shore an indefinite time as the 1ifGn were
supplied with double cartridge belt filed
with ammunition, also baversacks and
canteens, and We're attended by a hospital
corps with stretchers and medical supplies.
Curiosity Was Aroused.
The curiosity Of the people on the streets
was aroused, and the youngsters more par
Iiculariy. followed the troops to see what
il was all about. Nobody seemed to know,
SO when the troops found quarters the
people dispersed, most Of them going to
the band concert at the hotel, which
was very fully attended, as it was
q bright moonlight night. all who We're
not il the secret wondering at the mil
itarJ demonstration. The committee met
! at Mr. Warehouses; residence that even
| ing at $50. The formation of some sort
OF government was under discussion,
and it was decided COMMUNICATIVE chief
OF the forces supporting the proposed new
government should be appointed, The DO
sition was offered to John H. Soper, who
demurred, not seeing any backing what
ever to support the movement. Mr.. Soper
was answered by members of the commit
tee that the American minister would sup
port the move with the troops of the Bos.
| ton. Mr.. Soper still doubted SO a couple
of the committee escorted him over to the
legation, which, by the way, was in the
adjoining premises, and the three came
back after d time, reporting that Mr.
Stevens had given them full assurance
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