Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-01-25
HONOLULU RED HOT.
willis Orders Dole to Surrender to
Ex-Queen lii.

w OFucrS DOtc " ~
Ex- Queen lii.
The steamer Wavirmoo, which ar
rived Monday night, brought adyices
from Honolulu under date of January
LIST,
On the 10th of December, Minister
Willis demanded of the provisional
government that it surrender to the
qeuen.
President Dole replied, refusing to
consider this demand
The government is keeping the an
aver of Dole to Willis demands secret
until II shall have had time to reach
the president. The following sum-
mary, however, has been obtained
from good authority:
Dole begins by noting that this is
he first official communication this
government has had intimating in any
way the policy of President Cleveland
toward Hawaii. BY no action of this
with the late revolution been submit
ted to the authority of the United
States. This is carefully argued.
No intimation has ever been made
TO the provisional government of any
thing having been done or considered
in the premises until the alleged con-
clusion of the president now presented
by Minister Willis.
An exhaustive resume is given by
the series of political struggles leading
up to the revolution, including the
acts of Kalakaua before 1887, and his
obstructing and debating legislation
by filling the Legislature with Office
| holders.
The climax was reached in the Opt
um scandal when Kalakaua took
bride Of S71 900, previously prepared
for this legislature. The citizens then
united to overthrow the monarchy,
This was averted by submission to
the new constitution, which took most
| of his arbitrary power away Thence
| on till his death he constantly chafed
and sought to evade those restrictions.
| The Inside history of the attempted
revolution of 1879 is then recited, and
of Lilioukalani's participation therein;
| the opposition then shown by her to
the rights and interests of foreigners
was after her ascending to the throne,
constantly emphasized. 1t became
violent during the latter part of 1892,
as shown by her perverse appoint
ments of our cabinets in opposition to
the will of the legislature. The events
of the Inst week of her reign are re-
cited; this resuscitation of the defunct
lottery bill, the removal of tho Wilcox
cabinet, all through the queens per-
sonal influence.
Dole reoites the attempted coup
| d. etat action of the committee Of
safety and the two mass meetings Of
| foreigners and natives.
| The committee deemed the presence
| of the American forces necessary for
the protection of life and property
and requested Stevens to land them.
Dole denounces, in the strongest
terms, the falsehood that Stevens
was ever asked to have his forces as
5ist in the revolution or that he ever
| did so.
The government disclaims having
ever authorized Damon or any other
person to make terms for the queens
surrender, and denies that he ever re.
ported or was asked to report such
terms. Damon made those terms on
his own responsibility. Never before
nor since the revolution did the
members of the committee Of safety
confer with Stevens about the over
throw of the government.
The provisional government is re-
sponsible only to those who constituted
and are now maintaining it in power.
1t is amenable to no foreign power on
earth. 1t has always been faithful to
its constituents, and by no acts or in.
timation has ever offered to submit
its rights to the Unites States or any
other power. For these reasons, this
government must refuse to consider
the proposition of Minister Willis,
appeals to their patriotism and moral
sense, nor to the terms of amnesty
secured from the ex-queen.
Religious Row Threatened.
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