New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-19
THE HAWAIIAN REVOLUTION
STORY OF AN EYEWITNESS.
. PRIVATE LETTER FROM AN AMERICAN IN


~ honolulu. asking about the revolution ana mas
s,s, received the following reply:
Won ask me 10 tell you the exact truth regard
,r9 the deposition OF the Queen. When the revoiu-
uor the history OF the affair accurately Did you
never read it? But the very best account W ma
trust that letter absolutely from beginning TO ehh,
A9eTf[ or an" anv possible mistake 1t perfect state
,,oent of the truth There Is Just one crlol al
Hrres he says that in rising of 1888 there We're
nsynnieen killed 1t is probably a mistake or the
compositor-a one has crept H. - ~ ~
seven
drove down town on that memorable Saturday
,d saw and heard the Queen myself ana also
80 bor followers as they shouted in their fury
So we're the ones who began the revolution.
vent down on Monday, Tuesday and euhesuay' IN
snite of being ordered back, Tor was ue'et'i'ieu
20 gee az much as ! could The marines dd not
oorn ashore till about . p. on Monday AFTER
.he nass-meetings had been held by the opposing
r,Ies and there was the most tense state OF FEEL
,rg We all knew that Stevcns's sympathles were
with US for righteous man coNid nave "e'pe'
n hut we knew. and the Royalsis Knew tha' he
had said that the United States troops coulo not
take either side they could only protect tne nouSe'
and other property of American citzenS from p
Ing burned. Some Americans even growlen anu an,
,n,rmured because Stevens had maze tNe'H o,. ,'s,.
derstand that we'll; we thouSht the hoyaiis'SS
would fight because of it, II you mac iot 70 d" The
armory to get their guns ad ne stern pale defer
wouda nav xrere hound 70 win whether they had
ii~nited States troops at their back or not. ~.
= ~ because there is so much to say that Il Is
forgotten. Gresham or Bount saES lat AZ It ts, ne
dd nc ,bntbev took possession the Government
iH;e1ilding the Executive Building. as they ought;
6icss good while after the exQueen had removed
TO her private house near BY WhiSh sne mau n oe
a long time in the Government house and So very
sens6 fitted up the palace oye Tn1S as n the o Ex
ecutve Building and after a while mover me
troops from the barracks TO- the nvernment
now holds both buildings. Will try 10 ma paper
which. will tell of the removal ana Will 'e" you
Rrother Curtis Iyon next to Professor Alexander.
The Sq n the vy FOR many
and has known the inside working OF every thnls;
his sister have always been reacherous Liiiuoka,
ani would have been on the throne SUI II she hai
she would not listen to him He did his duty by her
and by his position right through He had felt FOR
the end of their patience; any stranger could see
INA Inc ed ,as Setermined 70 have her own
creatures for Cabinet Ministers
Mr. STEVENS WAS AWAY.
=. At last she was driven. It seemed by force OF
bic opinion. 70 appoint the only men who had
fhe full confidence of the community, and we all
drew deep breath after the months OF disgust
Gne Queen told the President OF the Legislature
Minister Stevens and the rest Of us thought that
ahe worst was over. Legislature was TO be pro-
togued very soon. and Mr.. Stevens went away on
4he Boston 10 another island for a much-needed
rest AS soon he gone. and there was no
WAY Of communicating with him (our island steam
er. run only once In ten days. the Queen changed
her tactics signed the Lottery bill. and the day
but one before the Legislature was prorogued her
creatures voted want OF confidence In the Min
.sstry." and after their resignation (Oh. how dark
ard bitter that news was to us allD she put in a
cabinet Of utterly worthless men, and the next day
ehe tried to proclaim her Infamous Constitution.
the monarchy overthrown. labored with her for
6Purs on that evenful day to make her give up her
bf fury. and said: Il want no more Of your adj
~ice." If could only talk with you I could
day. though the Constitution but the last
Fstraw needed to bring about the end
HOW BLouNT WENT TO WORK.
She is a wonderfully plausible woman. and while
SOU with her her beautiful sentiments and
|fair promises almost make you think her a good
woman in spite of proofs Of all that is shameful
and vile in her character. both a and
sovereign II makes fairly boil to read
Blounts report He has eyiden'ly written 1t from
tCleveland's standpoint only knew II to be fact
that he never had interview with the Chief
Justice-who was one Of the last decent to leave
rhe Queens side-un the very last of his stay here
and never asked him question to the part
the United States troops took in the revolution.
More than that, best say that when
Blount did send for them there were no witnesses
An the room. and. moreover. he would not let them
give evidence except in answer to his questions.
they attempted TO say little more 50 as
40 make the statement complete he simply waived
only want to follow out this particular line just
now; giving them to understand that the chance
would come TO say all they wished afterward. 1t is
Escdless to say that they never allowed TO
say o WorT bd IN 2o,on It's sarcasm and
gross ignorance of facts make one WNd to destroy
anticipated the revolution. The officers of the Bos
when they came back 70 port that Saturday and
found what the Qneen Vas UP TO- and hey would
ashore to protect life and property of Amerca ans
Hawaiians Indeed that is the secret fear all the
time Ohe burnine). ana you can imagine how COM
Portable the feeling Is.
IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS NEEDED.
II the islands had been annexed at once there
would have been more trouble whatever. We
know the natives we'll enough to be sure of that.
The thing settled Immediately. they would have been
happy and placid. and said 'n.alka-maikai' to
everything one of my friends was in the Square
at the raising Of the United States flag and watched
the natives with their kec, interest being a great
lover of the Hawailans. and having grown up here
herself She told me that they were perfectly pas
sve except that one old man lifted up his hat and
smiled he pointed to the flag. and said. "Nlalka
naikai" (good-nood) But his long delay Of Cleve-
lasd's Administration has caused the Royalist to
get courage and talk up a feeling for the Queen
That existed before. She has never been par
ticuiarly popular with the natives many Of them
did not consider her OF royal blood. and rather
scorned her as Moi" or chisfess She very
polite however. and she deliberately encouraged
the Kahunas or medicine men, in order to get
tends her sacrifice Pele at the volcano. II the
fright and dread of an eruption led her 10 do any
thing stop a terrible eruption. There no |
eruption when she visited the volcano The sacri- |
fee was merely to please the Kahun1s, and to |
coach the degraded class of natives
She would have been perfectly satisfied IL she |
would have had II the thing could have been fin |
ished at once As Il is, all the worthless hangers |
on, ceasing, and have stirred up the natives as |
well.
ONE or BLOUNT's WITNESSES.
"Biliy" Cornwell, whose testimony Is given at |
length by Bloun;. and who OF the members |