The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-16
LII GOT A PRESENT
Il Was From President Cleveland, So
She Says.
FROM THRONE TO DOCK
The Deposed Monarch OF Hawaii
says che rad Nothing to Do
With the Recent Rebellion
and Can Prove II.

| HONOLULU. Feb. 8.-Liliuokalani DOM
inis, the cx-queen of Hawaii was ar
raigncd on the 9th instant on a charge of
msprIson of treason. the original charge
was treason. She was represented by
| Paul Neuman. After the charge was read
the matter went over for a day. The case
was called again day before yesterday.
The deposed monarch refused to plead,
! so plea of not guilty was entered. The
work OF examining witnesses was gone on
with and enough evidence was secured to
| show partially that she was aware that
rebellion was TO be started. The most
damaging evidence that will be brought
against her will be her personal diary,
which was found in her residence after
her arrest. Whether this is introduced
and made public at her trial depends very
much upon the course pursued by her
counsel in defending her case.
The champion of royalty seems to have
been on very intimate and friendly terms
with President Cleveland, an entry made
during last summer stating: -. o. Car
ter called to-day and delivered President
Cleveland's present TO me-" What this
present was Is not stated.
Willis is still a thorn in the side of the
government nd his every movement is
watched anXiously, as ii is feared that he
may call the forces of the Philadelphia to
his aid in case the government decides to
hang William S. Seward, one of the men
condemned by tho military court.
Cummins and Captain Dawes have both
pleaded guilty to charge of treason. The
latter was the master of the steamer
Waimanald, the vessel that landed the
arms for the rebels.
The government has liberated John S.
Wnlkpr ThnnaaQ Raulina and Hanrxr
SwInton on their own recognizances. The
men are charged with conspiracy. II is
understood that n number of prisoners,
who have business interests, will be
liberated after the departure of the Mari
posa.
A we'll defined rumor says that Admiral
Beardslee has instructions to raise the
flag of the United States over Pearl
harbor. sm , .
While the trial was i'm progress yester-
day the eX-queen was placed on the stand
in her own behalf. After her exam nation
was concluded, a statement as written by
her was filed. 1t commences with a his
tory since the time she was deposed and
goes on to say:
1.-The movement undertaken by the Ha-
waiians last month was absolutely COM
menced without my knowledge, sanction,
consent or my assistance, directly or indi-
rectly, and this fact is in truth well known
to those who took part in it. l must deny
your right to try me in the manner and by
the court which you have called together
for that purpose"
The military court will probably bring
in a verdict of guilty in the case of the ex-
queen, Notwithstanding her denial. Sent
ence will be passed, but it is not believed
she will be imprisoned, but will be al
lowed freedom on her own recognizance.
The government is collecting evidence
against Rudolph Spreckc Is, but no move
ment will be made in his case until the
authorities are absolutely certain that he
was mixed up in the rebellion.
But one man vii he sent on The Mariposo
His name is William France, and he is
charged with conspiracy. On the steamer
Australia. leaving here on the % inst, a
number of men now under arrest will be
allowed to leave the country with the
understanding that they cannot return
without the permission of the govern
ment. In the meantime an act will be
passed to cover their cases. 1t is UNDER
stood that the law will prevent their re-
turn. Among the men who will be al
lowed to leave will be James Brown, Fred
Wundenberg. George Ritman, John White,
Charles Creighton, L. b. Thomas and +.
III. Edward.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 15.-The steamer
Mariposa, from Honolulu, arrived here
to-day with news that there had been no
executions yet. The ex-queen's trial is
still pending. William France, charged
with conspiracy. was the only man de-
ported on the Mariposa. On the Aus
tralia, leaving Feb. %, number of others
will be deported, including Peterson and
Creighton, the eX-cabinet officers. and
Wardenburg, the expos master general.
V. =. Ashford and j. L. Bowler have been
found guilty. The government, just prior
to the sailing of tue MaripOsa, decided to
Danish Carl Widemann, who was con-
victed of treason. He Is son of Judge
Widcmann, ono of the eX-queen's COM
missioners TO Washington.
SAN Francisco. Feb. 15.-The Gail
prints a story from Honolulu, saying the
Hawaiian government, in prosecuting the
trials of the rebels, have barbarous
methods OF torture in order to extract in.
formation from the victims. Captain
Williams. of the steamer Waimaneio, an
American citizen, is mentioned as one of
the men tortured for six hours before he
would make n statement.
ENGLAND Ask FOR DELAY.