The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-01-19
THE PRESIDENT
Sends Ills Hiwaiian Message to
Congress.
Queen Lilcukalaini Wanted to Behcad
All the People
who Had Aided TO Overthrow Her Throne
Tho law. tho Qacrn ssaid. stood
ln tho Way 90 u General Pro-
elamatlon Of Amnesty.

AaNNf ~ = NAANNAhHAf hFNAAH ~ -
the congress- | tFanuis herewith
copies of all dispatches from our minis
ter az Hawaii relating In any way 70
political affairs In that country excerpt
such as have been heretofore laid be.
fore congress
lalso transmit copy OF the last in
structions sent 10 our minister dated
January - 1884 being the only In
structIons 20 him not already sent TO
the congress
ln Transmitting certain correspond.
encc with my message dated nescmher
IS, 1893 withheld dispatch from
our present mlnis,sr numbered and
dated NoF lc, lsqs; also a dispatch
from our former minister 20 aud dated
October s. lsoa
lnasmueh rs the contents of tine dis
patch Of November 10. 1873. are re-
ferred TO IN the disp1tchc. of more
recent date How seat % congress- and
inhsmnch as thcfc seems no longer 10
be sufficient rcason for Withholding
said dispaishes a copy Of thc saline 4
herewith submitted
The dispatch numbered 70 and dated
October q 1892, above pitrrtl 70. IS
still withhold Tor he rcasan that such
q caursc siili appearl 50 lc iastifahle
and proper GHprEH cllNELkNp
The CORES pondencc tnilawa
No a--Mr Wtllis o. Alr ,ic, ham.
Legation of the Unite tsiltrt IioNo-
irtu, Nov 70. ls3g sir-ln tho fore.
noon Of Monday tbs llth inst by pro.
arrangement tho gac,H accunrsEit =
b The royal chanbcrlinsA Air Robert.
soa called nc iha LEGATION
No one wis presfaEat thr haiEhonr
intcrview which in,kNai. her oham-
borl4ln hayiag beea tzktn 50 another
room. aud Consul Canrra Malls ,elu
had Invited her TO ceme remaining IN
the front Of the hoUe 10 prevent IA.
terruptipn
After formal greeting, uio queen
was informed that The president % tic
United States had lmprtant cammuni.
cations 81 mako 10 her, and she was
ussed whether she was willing 60 re.
cclvc them alone and in confidence as.
suring her that this was for bee own is.
tercst and safety She answered IN the
Affirmative
then made known 20 her The prcsi.
dents sincere regret that, through the
unauthorized Intervention of the
United States she had hcCn Obliged 10
surrender her sovereignty and his
hope that. with her consent and 60.
operation, the WRONG dono 10 her aud
her people might be rcdrtsscd 10 this
khe bowed her acknowledgements
/ then said 10 her ''1he president
expects and believes that when rein.
stated you will show forgiveness and
mngnaniiniiy, that you will wish to De
the queen Of the people both native
and foreign born; that you win make
haste 20 sccnre their love and loyalty
and 90 establish peace. friendship and
COOL government
10 this she made no reply. After
waiting moment. eontinurdi
'Thc president not only tcndcrs you
his sympathy. but wishes 20 help YOU
Before fully making known TO yop his
purposes, desire 10 know whether you
are willing 10 answer certain questions.
whicn Il is my duty 10 ask" She an
sweredi II am willing
then asked her. "Shonld you be nc.
stored TO the throne would you grant
full amnesty as TO life and property 10
all thosc persons who have been or
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ment, or who have been instrumental
IN kic overthrow ofyour government
Shc hcsitatod moment and then
slowly and calmly answered: "Thero
nre certain laws OF my government by
which shall abide Ny decisions
would he as the lrw directs. that such
persons should he bghcadea and their
property conhscated 10 tine govern
lnent"
then said, repeating very distinctly,
her words; 1T IS your feeling that
these people should BE- beleadcd and
their property conhscated?7 She re-
piled; 1T is"
then said 20 her; "Do you fully un.
derstand the meaning nf every word
which have snid 70 you and Of every
word which you have snld 10 ma2 and,
II so. do you stlll hold the Same opin-
ionsA
The answer was: ~ hnyc understood
and mean all have said, but might
leave the decision Of this to my minis
ters"
10 this replied: "Suppose Il was
necessary to make q decision before
you appointed any ministers and that
!, you were asked TO issue a royal procla.
>mation Of general amnesty, would yop
do it?s She answered: II have no
legal right TO do that and would not
do It."
Pausing n moment She continued:
"Thcse people were the cause Of the
revolution and constitution of 1881
There will never te any feace while
they are here. They must be sent out
Of the country or punished, and their
property conhscated
then said: ~ havr nofurthcr com.
munication TO make t. yon now and
will have none urtil ! hear from my
government which viii probably be
three or four weeks
Nothing was said for several minutes,
when | asked her whether she was
willing TO give me thr names Of four oi
her most trusted friends, as might
within day or two consider Il my
duty TO hold a consultation With them
IN her presence. She assentcd and gave
these names; j. O. Curlcr, John Rich
nrdson, Joseph Nawahl and y. c. Mae
Farlnno,
then inquired whether sho Ind any
fears of her snfely at her present
residence, Washington square, She
replied she did have s,no fcsrs; thC'
while shc had trnsly friends that
guarded her house every night they
were armed only with clubs, und
that men ehnbhlly drpssed had
been ofton socn pruulmV about
attic adjoining rrcmlcs.n school
NT|Ih large ynra lnfolmp,l hol
authorized M The president
protection either on QUO o|