The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-07

agency of Sewntd in landing the
arms. He laid all the blame of his
own completely upon Seward. Whom
Seward came from the coast Decem-
her ., he told Cummings that he had
shipped arms by tug boat to be
transferred to schooner, which had
gone to sea.
~ great sensation was caused by
Cummings stating that upon his
lnqWring where Seward got the
money to pay for the arms, tho latter
told him that the Queen had given
him letter to Rudolph Spreckels,
who would furnish the necessary
iunds. Cummings remarked that
Rudolph had been here and only
jus! returned home. Seward replied
that Mr. .follis did the business for
Spreckels.
Samuel Nowleins' testimony made
the greatest sensation of any before
the tribunal, being very damaging
to Gnlick and Seward. NowleiD,
Rlcknrd, Galick and Seward hnd
been holding meetings at Galick's
house since September, planning the
rebellion. They met several times
week. The plan adopted was to
occupy stations throughout the
heart of the city and capture the
police station, telephone Office and
electric light station, so rs to pre-
vent the citizens guards from rally
ings
Shward purchased nud shipped
tho arms from the coast. Nowlein
seut ont agents to enlist men and
organize them in squads with cap
tni9s, reporting to himself. lie also
helped arrange about landing arms.
klckard assisted generally. Now
lem was chief III command in the
held. Ga!ick WAS the statesman Of
the quartette. With their help he
drafted new constitution. procla.
ma ions of the restored monarchy
nud OF martial law and wrote forms
OF commissions for cabinet and other
officers.
The Queens private secretary,
w. e. haae, who engrossed those
papers, testified to having received
from Nowlein, late in December, u
copy OF constitution to eugross.
1t was in Galiclls handwriting:
also proclamation and u notice of
martial law; also commissions for
members of the cabinet ana for
other officers. He went back to
Galick to get the form changed for
the commissions. All these papers
witness copied out aud gave to the
Queen, who signed the appointments
In bis presence.
The members of the cabinet were.
Ii. W. Wilcox, Minister Foreign
Affairs; Samuel Nowlein, Minister of
the Interior; 4. L. Gnlick, Minister
OF Finance; @. ". Ashford, Attor.
ney Generai. Governors-A $.
Clcghorn, Island of Oahu; j oseph
Nawahi, Island of Hawai-; ID. Ia.
wahanawa. Island of NInui; j. Ka.
lanianaoh, Island OF Kaui; Marshal,
W. ii. Rickurd; Associate Justices,
Antoine Rosa and V. Y. Ashford,
On the 22d the OK. Queen in her
chamber OF imprisonment above the
courtroom, sigued II document of
submission aud renunciation.
Ii was addressed 10 President Dole
and was as follows
ISLAND OF O,uu,
IIoHoLr!A, January u, 1895.
To the lion. Stanford Ballor4
Dotc, PrcSjdeRt Of tie RcDu6iic
OF Uatc0H:
SiR:-Aftor full and free consnlta
ton with my personal friends and
with my legal advisers, [ desire to
make known to you
First. In order to avoid anv
trouble or misunderstanding on the
subject although do not think
That any doubt or Observation-Disclosures
is either proper or possible-I here
by do fully aud unequivocally admit
and declare that the government of
The Republic OF Hawaii Is the ONLY
lawful government of the Hawaiian
Islands.
',Sccond. For myself, my heirs
ana successors, do hereby without
any mental reservation or modltica
tion, fully, finally, unequivoca,Iv.
irrevocably and forever nbdicate.
reuounce and release unto the gov.
ernment OF the Republic OF Hawaii
ana It's Legitimate Successors forever
all the clalms or pretensions whatso
ever to the late monarchy of Hawaii
Third. / respectfully implore
Tor such misguided Hawaiians as
have beeu concerned in the late rs.
bellion, such degree of executive
cIemency AS the government may
deem to be consistent with it's duty
to the community.
Fourth. 1t is my sincere desire
hencetorth to live in absolute uri-
iVacy aud retirement from all pub.
iicity, or even the appearance of
being concerned in the public affairs
of tie HnWnllnn Ialanha fnrtLa. .I