The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14

{ now, in the provisional government, or
who have been instrumental In the over
throw of your government?
! Sine hess,.lsed a moment and theh SLOW
ly and calmly answered: There are GER
tain laws OF my government by which
/ shall abide. My decisions would be as
the law directs: that such persons shouid
| be beheaded and their property conns-
\ Gated TO the government" ! then sali
| repeating very distinctly her words. il
is your feeling that these people should
! be beheaded and their property coniis-
| cated?'
She replied. 1T is"
then said to her: "Do you fully under
I stand the meaning Of every word when
| have said to you. and of every word
which you have said to me; and If so, do
| you still have the same opinion
Wanied H,r Enemies f,eh~aded.
Her answer was: Il have understood,
and mean all / have said; but l might
leave the decision Of this TO my minis
| terS-"
TO this / replied: Suppose it was
| necessary to make decision before you
appointed any ministers, and that you
| were asked TO issue royal proclamation
| of general amnesty, would you do it?'
She answered: II have no legal right to
| do that, and would not do it," Pausing
n moment, she continued: "These people
were the cause Of the revolution and the
| constitution of 1857. There will never be
] any peace while they are here. They
| must be sent out of the country or pun
ished, and their property conhscated."
! 1 then said: II have no further COM
munication to maze To you now, AMI VII
have pCne until ] hear from my govern
ment which will probably be three or
| four weeks"
| Nothing was said for several minutes.
| When l asked her whether she was will
| ing to give me the names Of four OF her
most trusted friends as | might within
day or two. consider 1t my duty to hold
a consultation with them in her presence;
she assented, and gave these names:
J. o. Carter, John Richardson, Joseph
Nswaki, and Il. c. MacFarlane
] then inquired whether she had any
fears for her safety at her present resi-
dence, Washington square.
She replied that she did have some
fears; that while she had trusty friends
that guarded her house every night, they
were armed only with clubs, and that
men shabbily dressed had been often seen
proving about the adjoining premises,
school-house with a large yard. IN
formed her that / was authorized by the
President to offer her protection either
on one Of our war ships or at the legation,
and desired her to accept the offer at once.
She declined, saying that she believed II
was best for her at present to remain at
her own residence l then said to her
that at any moment. night or day, this
offer Of our government was open TO her
acceptance.
The interview, thereupon, after some
personal remarks, was brought TO a close.
Sketch Of the Queens Friends.
Upon rejecting, l concluded not TO hold
any consultation at present with the
Queens friends, as they have no official
position. land furthermore, because l
feared if known 10 so many, her declara-
tions might become public to her great
detriment if not danger and TO the in
terruption Of the plans of our Government.
J. Carter is brother Of III. \. T. Car
ter. the former Hawaiian Minister TO the
United States, and is conceded 10 be
man of high character. integrity, and IN
! tclligence He is about fifty-five years Old.
He has had no public experience, Mcfar-
lane like Carter. IS of white parontage,
is an unmarried man. about torty-tWo
years old. and s. engaged in the commits
sion business. He has had no public eN-
perience John Richardson Is young man
of about thirty-tive years old. lie Is
cousin of Samuel Parker. the half-caste,
who was a member of the Queens Cabinet
! at the time of tho last revolution. He is
a resident of Maui, being designated in
|
stock raiser, and proprietor of the Bis
mark Livery Stable" Richardson Is
'half-caste." Joseph Nawaki is a full
blooded native practices law, as lie told
me, in the native courts, and has
moderate English education. lie has Sery
ed twenty years in the legislature. but
displays very little knowledge of the
structure and philosophy of the Govern
ment which he has so long represented. lie
is fifty-one years old and is president OF
the native Hawaiian political club.
Upon being asked to name three of
the most prominent native leaders, he
gave the names of John E. Bush, r. w.
Wilcox, and modestly added II am
| leader" John r.. Bush is Il man of con-
siderable ability. but his reputation is
very bad. X. W. Wilcox is the notori-
Gus half-breed who engineered the revo-
| luton of 1889. OF all these men, Carter
| and MacFarlane are the only two to
whom the ministerial bureaus could be
| safely entrusted. In conversation with
Sam Parker. and also with Joseph
Nawahi 1t was plainly evident that the
Queens implied condemnation or the
constitution of 1887 was fully endorsed
| by them.
| To Overthrow the Constitution
From these and other facts. which
have been developed l feel satisfied that
| there will be a concerted movement IN
the event Of restoration for the overthrow
| of the constitution, which would mean
! the overthrow Of constitutional ana
limited government, and the absolute
| dominion of the queen. -
THE law referred TO by the Queen Is
chapter vi, section Q. Of the penal cooe'
| as follows: -
whoever shall commit the crime OF
treason shall suffer the punishment OF
death; and all his property shall be con
| fscated to the government. Ihere are
| under this Law no degrees OF treason
| Plotting alone carries with 1t the DEAN
sentence.
need hardly add in conclusion, that
the tension Of feeling is so great that
| the promptest action is necessary 10
| prevent disastrous consequences
send a cipher telegram, asking that
MIR. Blounts report be withheld for the
nresent. and | send with 1t telegram
not i'm cipher: "Views of the first party
are so extreme as TO require further IN
| structions'
structions." I am yours, etc,
ALBERT 5. WILLIS.
The remainder OF tne correspondence
relates 10 recent events in the history
~ the Hawaiian mudde, which nave DE-
come public from time to time, but are
| mere set out in chronological order Win
Willis's observations upon them. They IN
ctude ehe subsequent signing by the
| Oueen OF her amnesty agreement the pre-
eeotafion bv wills OF this agreement 10
| pole. with demand upon The FFo-
| visional Government for the reinstdte-