St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-16
QUEEN ON TRIAL.
Her Diary Is Strong Evidence
Against Her-More Rebels Ban
ieL

Her Diary Is Strong Evidence
ished.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-The
steamer Mariposa, from Honolulu, ar
rived today with news that there have
been no executions yet. The eX-
queens trial is still pending. William
France, charged with conspiracy, was
the only man deported on the Mari
pesa. On the Australia, leaving Feb.
%, a number of others will be deported,
including Fl. Peterson and Creighton
ex-cabinet officers, and Wurdenburg,
ex-postmaster V. V. Ashford
and John F. Fowler have been found
guilty of misprision of treason. The
government, just prior to the sailing OF
the Mariposa, decided to Danish Carl
Wideman, convicted of treason. He
is a son of Judge Wideman, one of the
ex-oueen's commissioners to Wash
ington.
Liliuokalani was arraigned the 9Th
inst on a charge of misprision of trea-
son. The original charge was trea-
son. She is represented by Paul Neu-
mann The first day was frittered
away by the argument of counsel, who
objected to the court at every turn
His objections were overruled in every
instance. After the charge was read
the matter went over for a day. The
case was called again day before yes
terday The deposed monarch refused
to plead so a plea of not guilty was
entered The work of examining wit
nesses was gone on with, and enough
evidence secured to prove to an I'M
partial observer that she was aware
the rebellion was to be started The
most damaging evidence that is to be
brought against her will be her per-
sonal 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 eX-queen re-
corded her thoughts, desires and i'm
pressions very freely in the diary
Among the entries made during last
summer was one stating:
~. o. Carter called today and dellV-
cred President Cleveland's present to
me-" What this present was is not
stated. Up to the time of the return
of the special commission which went
to Washington to interview President
Cleveland, the eX-queen records her
self as favoring a waiting policy, con-
fident that the American adm1n1Stra-
ton would interfere in her behalf. Al
ter President Cleveland's answer to
the commission she became more ag-
gressive and began to listen with grow
ing favor to these urging an uprising
on the part of the natives. Rudolph
Spreckels called to see her often, and
is represented as advising her to fight
it out She did not agree with him
until during his last stay in Honolulu.
He indicated that she could get plenty
of money in San Francisco to buy arms
and carry out successful rebellion.
He is also represented as willing
agent of her Iadyship.
The last entry of the diary was made
Dec. %, 1894, and closed with, Signed
eleven commissions today These
We're the commissions for the officers
of the new government referred to in
the testimony of her private secretary.
The documents have been concealed
or destroyed, and her attorney has en-
deavored to prove that they never ex-
listed.
A well defined rumor says Admiral
Beardslee has instructions to raise the
United States flag over Pearl harbor.
It is indicated that the United States
government will take possession of the
harbor under guaranteed treaty rights
and virtually declare a protectorate
over the islands. Admiral BeardsIee
| is said to be vested with the authority
necessary to carry out the programme
| c. c. Moreno, who takes lively inter
est in Hawaiian affairs, recently wrote
| to Robert Wilcox, one of the con-
demned rebel leaders, saying that he
had been assured by Senator Hawley
and other prominent men that Presi-
dent Cleveland and Minister Willis
were both ready to recognize the rebels
If they were successful.