Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-07

Abdicates All Claims to the Throne, Takes
| the Oath and Pleads for Her Fellow
Rebels-Looks Like q Move to Secure
| Clemency from the Military Commission
That Is Trying the Recent InsurrectiOn-
lists.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. THE steamer
Australia brings the following advices
from Honolulu: Liliuokalani has abdi-
Gated in favor of the republic. This is by
far the most important outcome of the
late rebellion. The document was drawn
up by A. 5. Hartwell at the request of the
| ex-queen. 1t was presented on the Goth
| ult. to President Dole. According to its
| wording the document was executed free
| ly and voluntarily. 1t was addressed
to President Dole and goes on to say:
SIR: After full and free consulta-
| ton with my personal friends and with
my legal advisors both before and since
my detention by military order in the ex-
| ecutive building, and acting in conform
| ity with their advise, and also upon my
| own free volition. and in pursuance of
my unalterable belief and understanding
| of my duty to people of Hawaii,
and to their highest and best interests,
and also for sake of those misguided Ha-
waiians ard others who have recently en-
gagged in rebellion against the republic in
an attempt to restore me to the position of
queen, which l held prior to Jan. II,
| lsy3.
| The Only Lawful Government.
| Without any claim that l shall be-
come entitled, by reason of anything that
i may now say or do, to any other or diff
| ferent treatment or consideration at the
hands of the government that 1 other
| wise could and might legally receive
now desire to express and make known,
and do hereby express and make known,
to yourself, as the only lawful and recog-
niZed head Of the government, and to all
the people of the Hawaiian islands,
whether or not they have yet become citi-
| Zcns of the republic, or are or have been
| adherents of the late monarchy, and also
| to all diplomatic and other foreign repre-
sentatives in the islands to all of whom l
| respectfully request you to cause this
| statement and action Of mine to be made
known rs soon as may be- as follows, viz. !:
In order to avoid any possibility of doubt
or misunderstanding on the subject, al
| though do not think that any doubt or
misunderstanding is either proper or pos
sible, do hereby fully and unequivocally
|
| republic of Hawaii is the only lawful gov
ernment OF Hawaii in the islands and
that the late Hawaiian monarchy is final
ly and forever ended and no longer of any
legal or actual validity, force or effect
whatsoever.
| Plea for the Rebels.
II do hereby forever absolve all persons
| whomsoever, whether in Hawaiian ISL
| ands or elsewhere, from all and every
manner of allegiance, or official obliga-
| ton or duty, to Inc and my heirs and sue
| cessors forever, and l hereby declare to
| all such persons in the Hawaiian islands
| that l consider them as bound i'm duty
and honor hcnccforth to support and
sustain the government of Hawaii. I"
The queen made n plea Tor Hawaiians
and others who took part in the rebell-
ion. She hopes executive clemency will
be exercised in their cases. She expresses
desire to live i'll absolute privacy hence
forth TIE document includes a copy of
the oath of allegiance taken by her and
closes: Il have caused foregoing state
Inents 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 z
any action or course of my own i'll the
premises"
| Was Not Unexpected.
The queens abdication was not unex-
pected- In many quarters it is looked
upon as n rUsc to secure clcmency when
she appears before IA military court now
sitting 1t is not generally considered
that she Is sincere in making protesta-
ton Since last advices evidence of a very
damaging character has been piled
around her. She was arrested on military
warrant on the 10th inst. No protest was
made when papers were served on her and
without delay she was escort
ed to the executive buildir. 3
and confined in a room. where she
now remains under guard. On the even.
ing of the day of her arrest her house was
searched and it resulted in the finding of
n large amount of arms and ammunition.
The munitions of war consisted of thirty.
four rifles. eleven pistols, several swords,
n large amount of cartridges, and twenty.
one dynamite bombs. The discovery OF
this small arsenal caused great deal OF
Indignation among all classes, and
proved conclusively that the cx-quecn
was in league with the rebels.
Damaging Papers Found.
The following day the premises were
searched again and a number of damag
, ing papers were found. They showed that
Lilioukalani was certain of restoration,
rs she even went so far rs to have a new
cabinet made out. 1t was to be composed
as follows: Robert w. Wilcox, minister
of foreign affairs: Samuel Nowlein, min
lister of interior; Charles L. Gulick, min
lister of finance; c. w. Ashford, attorney
general. As associate justices she named
Antoine Rosa and V. V. Ashford w. H.
| Rickard was to be marshal Cove nor:
! for the different islands Were selected, q
) new constitution was prepared by Charles
L. Gulick. in fact everything was in
readiness for restoration. Arrests fol
: treason and conspiracy have been nu
, merous. In all there are about 80 mer
under lock and key. This number in
cludes the prisoners of war.