The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-02-07
QUEEN LII ADDICATlS
She Does it for The Best Inter
est Of Her Followers.
EVIDENCE is AGAINST HER.
When Arrested, Arms Found in Her
Home. All Ready for
Restoration.
Associated Press.

San Francisco, Feb. 6.-The steamer
Australia brings advices from Homo
lulu dated January Goth, which state
that eX-Queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii,
has voluntarily abdlcated in favor OF
the republic. She says she takes this
step partly for the sake of the mis-
guided Hawaiians, who recently en-
gagged in the rebellion against the re-
the throne. She disclaims desire to
avoid punishment by the declaration.
She asks for executive clemency foi
the rebels, and says She wants TO live
in absolute privacy hereafter. The
sentences of Wilcox and several Other
rebels convicted OF treason by the mill
tary court which was still in session,
was not pronounced when the steamer
sailed. Martial law is still maintained
The government answered the eX
queens letter stating that abdication
could not exempt her from personal
and individual liability for conspiracy
Evidence of very damaging char
acter has been piled around ex-Queen
Liliuokauani, and she was arrested on
military warrant on the 10th inst.
She was escorted to the executive man
sion and confined in a room where she
now remains under guard. Her house
was searched and resulted in finding
81 rifles, II pistols, several swords,
large amount of cartridges, and p
dynamite bombs. A number of dam
aging papers were found. They Show
toration, as she even went so far as
to have a new cabinet made out. Rob-
ert w. Wilcox, leader of the rebellion,
was to be minister of foreign affairs.
Governors for the different islands
were selected, a new constitution pre-,
pared, and in fact, everything was in
readiness for restoration. Arrests for
treason have been numerous.
The queens abdication was not un-
expected. In many quarters it is look
ed upon as a ruse to secure clemency
when she appears before the military
court now sitting. 1t is not generally
considered that she Is sincere in mal1-
ing the protestation.
While the confession of John Cum
mings, one of the rebels, seems to i'm
plicate Rudolph Spreckels as the one
who furnished arms to the insurrec.
tionists, the government does not seem
to have strong proof Of the fact.
Among the ex-queens papers which
were seized by the government were
found memoranda in which she says
Spreckels advised the use of arms.
but that she was doubtful about adopt
ing such desperate measures. Among
her notes was also reference to the
appointment by her of a commission to
go to Washington and see President
Cleveland.
J, o. Carter, the ex-queens counsel
lor, advised arbitration, and when
young Spreckels advised force, she said
she thought the arbitration plan would
please President Cleveland better. Re
garding the purchase Of arms 1t Is
the impression that young Spreckels
did not purchase the arms himself
but simply advanced money on the
queens account, and that the arms
were purchased by some one else.
1t is known that the court martial
has passed the death sentence on some
of the rebels, presumably Wilcox, Ber-
tleman, Nowlen, Guthck, Walker, Da-
vies, Rickard, and sentences for life
Imprisonment for many others. These
decisions have been handed TO Presi-
dent Dole for final Judgment, and he
will decide whether or not they shall
be carried out.