The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-07
QUEEN Ill INDICATES,

"s"'s Ihought to bN InsIncerc.
HONOLULU, Jan. 80, VIA BAN Fran.
cisco, Fob. G.-Liliuokalani has abdI.
Gated In favor Of tho republic. This Is
by lar tho most important outcome Of
tho late rebellion. Tho document wns
presented on tho 10Th to President
Dole. Tho document, according to tho
wording. was executed freely and vol.
unfairly. 1t was addressed to tho pres.
ident. aud roes on to say:
"siR:-Attor full and free consultation
with my personal friends aud with nv
legal advisors. both botore and since my
~uctention by military order in the e1c.
cutive building, and acting In conform.
ity 10 thoir advice. aud also upon NV
own tree vOlition, and in pursuance OF
my unalterablo belief and undsrstnnd.
ing Of my duty to tho people OF Hawaii,
and to their highest and beat intero,ts,
and also Tor tho sake OF those misguided
uawaiians aud others who liayo recent
~ engaged In rebellion against tho 70.
pubic, IN an attOmpt to restore mo to
the position Of queen. which | hold
prior to tho 18th day OF January, 1893,
and without any claim that | shall
become entitled, by reason OF
anything that | may now saw or
do, to n other or ditisrent
treatment or consideration Mt tho
hands Of tho government than | other.
wise could and might legally receive, l
now desire to express and make known,
aud 10 horeby express and make known
to yourself. as the only lawful and rec.
ognized head OF the government, and to
all tho pcoplo OF tho Hawaiian Islands,
whether or not they have yet become
citizens OF the republic, or arc or have
baen a1horents OF tho lato monarchy.
and also to all diplomatic and other for.
eign representatives in Hawaii, to all OF
whom / respectfully request you to
cause this statement and action OF mine
to DO mado known rs soon as may be, US
follows:
IN order to avoid any possibility of
doubt or Misunderstanding on tho sub.
lect. although lido not ,hink that any
doubt or Misunderstanding 10 either
proper or possible, | do hereby fully
aud unequivocally admit and declare
the government OF tho republic of In.
wall rs the only lawful government of
the Hawaiian Islands, and that the late
Hawaiian monarchy is finally and for.
ever ended and no longer OF any legal
or actual validity, force or effect what.
soever; and do hereby forever absolve
all persons ~whomsoever, whether in the
Hawaiian Islands or elsewhere, from all
and every II OF allegiance, or OH.
cial obligation, or duty 10 me and my
heirs and successors forever, and ] here
by declare TO all such persons in the
Hawaiian Islands that | consider them
as bound in duty and honor henceforth
10 support aud sustain the government
Of Hawaii"
The queen made a plea for the Ha.
waiians and others who took part in
the rebellion. She hopes executive
clemency will be exercised in their
cases. She expresses "A desire to live in
absolute privacy henceforth. The doc.
ument includes 4 copy OF the oath OF al
legiance taken by her, and closes:
81 have caused tho foregoing state
ment to be prepared and drawn, and
have signed my name without having
received the slightest suggestion from
the president OF Hawaii concerning the
same or any part thereof, or concerning
any action or course OF my own in the
premisos."
Tho Queens abdication was not unex.
pected. In many quarters it is looked
upon as Il ruse to secure clemency
wien she appears before tho military
court now sitting. 1t is not generally
considered that she is sincere in making
tho pr%otestation. Since las, advices
evidence OF 4 very damaging character
has been piled around her. She WAS
arrested on a military warrant on the
10Th instant. On the evening OF tho
day OF arrest. her house was searched,
with the result OF finding the largest
amount OF arms and ammunition at one
time since the present trouble began.
The munitions OF wal consisted Of
,hir,y-iour rifles, eleven pistols, several
swords, a largo amount OF cartridges and
twenty-onc dynamite bombs.
The following day the premise, were
searched again and a number OF
damaging papers were found. They
showed that ex.Queen Lilinokalani was
certain Of restoration, as she even went
go far a9 to have a new cabinet made
out. II was 10 BIO composed rs follows:
Robert W. Wilcox. minister OF foreign
affairs; Samuel Nowlein. minister OF
the interior; Charles T. Gulick. minister
of finance, and G. W. Ashford. attorney.
general. As associate justices she
named Antoine Rosa and V. V. Ashford,
W. Fl. Richards was to be marshal.
Governors for the different islands wcrc
selected. a now consultation was pre-
pared by Charles 7. Quick.
Arrests for treason and conspiracy
have been numerous. In all, thcro aro
about $50 men under lock and key.
This number includes ho'prisoners oi
war.
Tho government has furnished tho
Associated Press correspondent with n
copy OF its answer 10 the cx.Queen. 1t
reads rs follows:
EXECUTIVE BUILDING.
Honolulu, Jan. 81, 1895.
MApAAE:-The document executed
by you p%urporting to contain your abdi.
cation and rcnunciation OF all tho sov-
eroign rights heretofore claimed by you.
has boon delivered In your behalf to the
president. AS you wore undor arrest at
tho time thi. instrument was signod, 1t
ia desired before accepting aud placing
tho came on file to make clear to you,
Mira. Liliuoknlani Dominis, in order
tina, no misunderstanding may arise.
tho views Of the government in the mat
ter:
First, the execution OF this document
cannot be taken to exempt you IN tho
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