Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-03-01
WASHINGTON.
SAYS QUEEN LII WAS DRUNK.
Lieut. Young Describes Scenes OH the
Day She Was Ousted

I1uNdlldn besllunOny ls lleuU Luch Zen
Young's description of the last days of
the monarchy. Lieut. Young was an Of
ficer of the Boston, and attended the
closing ceremonies of the Hawaiian par
lament in full uniform and in an official
capacity at the request of Capt. Wiltse.
when | got there there was quite a
crowd around the rear end of the build
| ing, and two or three leading Americans
| and Judge Hartwell, who was one OF the
leading lawyers of the place and minister
under Kalakaua informed me that the
oueen contemplated the promulgation of
! a new constitution Immediately on the
! ad iournment of the legislature, and
asked me if l would not go on board ship
and inform Capt. Wiltse. l. went in to
speak of it to Consul-General Severance,
and he laughed and said 4 do not be-
lieve word of it l went In and was
shown the seat assigned me in the legis-
lative hall, little to the left and in front
of the rostrum, where the speaker used to
sit, and which the queen used when she
read her proclamation. After waiting
some little time they commenced and
! believe it was about the funniest thing
ever saw in my life-a circus.
The procession was headed by two or
three lackeys, and then followed the
| governor of Oahu, father to the heiress
apparent, dressed in a guady uniform
covered with gold and orders; the cham
berlain with attendants all dressed up in
! uniform, and then came her majesty,
with n long train, and four lackeys in
knee breeches carrying the train, and
then the two royal princess, ladies In
waiting a staff, the four ministers, and
other attendants. 1t was very amusing
scene. Afterwards the proclamation was
honla1 To bar in fplin Iyhap aha
stepped to the front of the rostrum and
began reading, first in English and then
| in Kanaka.
after the legislature was prorogued
the queen passed into her reception room.
did you follow herg' Asked the chair
man.
Mr. Young-Yes; the governor of Oahu,
| Mr. Cleghorn, stopped me at the door and
| talked TO me in a nervous strain as though
to retain me- passed in and bowed to
the queen and her ministers standing on
the right and her aides and passed on
through the door The queen looked at
me rather savagely and did not return
my salutation with any cordiality at all.
l noticed that she acted in peculiar way.
First when she was reading her proclama-
ton 1 thought she had little stage
fright, but in this reception room / saw
that she was under the influence of a
stimulant, in fact she was drunk. There
is no question in my mind about it at all.
Majority and Minority Reports of the
Senate Hawaiian Committee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-A volume of
nearly 500 printed pages, exclusive of
maps, was laid before the senate, repre-
senting the testimony taken by the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations and
their findings of facts thereon, under a
resolution directing them to inquire
whether any, and If so, what irregulari-
ties have occurred in the diplomatic in
tercourse between the United States and
Hawaii in relation to the recent revolu-
tion.
The report of the majority of the COM
mittee was prepared by the chairman,
Mr. Morgan of Alabama. 1t exhaustively
reviews the facts, the laws and prece-
dents, iustifies Mr.. Stevens actions ex-
cepting in proclaiming a protectorate,
and finds nothing irregular in the APP
pointment of Mr.. Blount, but in effect
says the evidence taken by the committee
under more favorable circumstances
leads the committee to different conclus-
ions than those which he formed.
This report is conourred in as to all its
essential findings by the repu blican mem
bers of the committee, Senators Sherman,
Frye, Dolph and Davis, making a major
ity of the committee. They characterize
1t as an exceedingly able document, but
they dissent on sveral points:
First-They condemn the appointment
of Commissioner Blount as unconstitu-
tional
Second-They say the executive orders
, placing the navy in the harbor of Homo
1,1l, Nd no nf Mr. Rlnnnt
Mr.. Willis were without authority of
, law.
; Third-That the order of Blount to Ad-
a miral Skerrett to lower the flag was un.
lawful and susceptible of being con
strued as unfriendly to the provisional
+ government, and they regard the inter
, course of Mr.. Blount and Mr.. Willis with
: the deposed queen as violative of interna-
tional law and unwarranted.
Fourth-They consider the president
, had no right to reopen the predetermined
= legality Of the provisional government.
The report of the minority, signed by
; Senators Butler, Turpie, Daniel and Gray,
a without denying or conceding the correct
!, ness of other portions of the report, dis
], sents from that portion of it (which de-
, clares that the only substantial irregular
ity in the conduct of Mr.. Stevens, the
,, protectorate by the United States over
Hawaii"
Senators Butler and Turpie file sup
Elemental report in which they say that
while the question of annexation was not
su omitted to the committee, excepted in
cidentally, they think it not improper tc
say they are heartily in favor of the &C
ouisition of these islands by the Unitet
States in proper manner, but not by
taking advantage of internal dissention'
for which they believe the United State
in some manner responsible.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s-The president
sent to the senate the following nomina
tions:
Charles Jonas, of Wisconsin, consul
general of the United States at st. Peters
burg.
A bert Fowler, of Maryland United