The record-union., 1895-02-07

Especial Correspondence OF Associated Press !
| HONOLULU, Jan 30.-Liliuok alani, the
ex-Queen of Hawaii, has abdicated in
favor of the republic. This is by far the
most important outcome of the late re-
| bellion. The document was drawn up by
A. S. Hartwell at the request of the ex-
| Queen. 1t was presented on the Goth
inst. to President Dole. The document,
according to the wording, was executed
freely and voluntarily. 1t was addressed
| to the President.
The Queen made plea for Hawaiians
and others who took part in the rebellion.
She hopes that executive clemency will
| be exercised in their cases. She expresses
desire to live in absolute privacy hence
forth.
The ex-Queen's communication is as
! follows:
~T'StT: After full and free consultation
| with my personal friends and with my
legal advisers, both before and since my
! detention, by a military order in the
executive building, and acting in con-
! tormlty with their advice, and also upon
my own free volitiOn, and in pursuance
! OF my unalterable belief and understand
! ing OF my duty to the people of Hawaii,
and to their highest and best interests,
! and also for the sake of those misguided
! Hawallans and others who have recently
! engaged in rebellion against the repu blc
and IN all attempt to restore me to the
| position of Queen, which / held prior to
| the 18th day of January, a. D. 1893, anG
| without any claim that | shall become
| entitled, by reason of anything l may
| now say or do, to any other or different
! treatment or consideration at the hands
of the Government than otherwise 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
| citizens of the republic, or are or have
| been adherents of the late monarchy, and
also to all diplomatic and other foreign
| representatives in the Hawaiian Islands,
| to all OF whom respectfully request you
| to cause this statement and action Of mine
| to be made known as soon as may be, as
| follows, namely:
! 'In order TO avoid any possibility of
| doubt or misunderstanding on the sub
! ject, although L do not think that any
doubt or misunderstanding Is either
| proper or possible, l do hereby fully and
| unequiYOcally admit and declare that the
! Government of the republic OF Hawaii is
! the only lawful Government of the Haw-
aiian Islands, and that the late Hawaiian
| monarchy Is finally and forever ended,
| and no longer OF any legal or actual va
| lidity, force or effect whatsoever, and l
! do hereby forever absOlve all per-
| sons whOmsoever, whether in the
| Hawaiian Islands or elsewhere, from
all and every manner of allegiance
| or official obligation or duty to me and
| my heirs and successors forever, and |
| hereby declare to all such persons in the
! Hawaiian Islands that l consider them as
| bound in duty and honor henceforth to
| support and sustain the Government of
! the republic of Hawaii
| The document includes copy of the
| oath Of allegiance taken by her and
| closes:
II have caused the foregoing statement
! to be prepared and drawn and have
! signed the same without having received
the slightest suggestion from the Presi-
dent OF Hawaii concerning the same or
any part thereof or concerning any ac-
tion or course Of my own in the prem
! ises."
The Queens abdcation was not unex-
| peCted. In many quarters it is looked
! upon as ruse to secure clemency when
| she appears before the military court
now sitting. 1t is not generally consid-
cred that she is sincere in making the
! prOtestatlOn.
Since last advices evidence of very
! damaging character has been piled around
! her. She was arrested on a military war
! rant on the 10th instant. No protest was
! made when the papers were served on
! her, and without delay she was escorted
! to the Executive building and confined
in a room, where she now remains under
guard.
ON the evening of the day of arrest her
| house was searched, and resulted in the
! finding of tue largest amount of arms
| and ammunition at one time since the
present trouble began. The munitions of
| war consisted of thirty-four rifles, eleven
| pistols, several swords, large amount of
| cartridges and twenty-one dynamite
bombs.
The discovery of this small arsenal
aroused a great deal of indignation
| among all classes and proved con-
| clusively that the eX-Queen was in league
| with the rebels.
The following day the premises were
! searched again and a number OF dam
! aging papers were found. They showed
! that Liliuokalani was certain of restOra-
| ton, as she even went SO tar as to have q
new Cabinet made out. 1t was to be
composed as follows: Robert w. Will
cox, Minister OF Foreign Affairs; Samuel
| Nowlein, Minister of Interior; Charles II.
| Gulick, Minister OF Finance, and c. w.
| Ashford, Attorney General
| AS Associate Justices she named An
tone Rosa and V. V. Ashford. w. II.
! Rickard was to be Marshal
I UONSIuOIS lOE lu0 1SIa0QS were
! selected; a new Constitution was prepared
| by Charles L. Quick, in fact everything
| was in readiness for the restoration
Arrests for treason and conspiracy have
! been numerous; in all there are about $50
men under lock and key. This number
includes the prisoners of war. 1t is
| thought that the Government has under
arrest nearly all who took part in the re-
| bellion The last of the leaders to sur
render was Lot Lane. He is half-white
and was considered dangerous adver-
sary. He gave himself up on the 18th,
after wandering about the mountains for
| five days. Wilcox afterward surren-
dered.
On the same day the first military court
! in the history Of the Hawaiian Islands
was convened. 1t was composed MS fol-
! lows: Colonel William A. Whiting, Lieu
tenant Colonel j. II. Fisher, Captains c.
| w. Zeigler, j. NJ. Camara, Jr. j. w.
! Pratt, W C. Wilder, Jr., Lieutenant Jones
| and Captain William a. Kinney as judge
| Advocate.
The court was called and named by
| President Dole, who is OF the opinion
| that under the present circumstances
| better and quicker results will be OBJ
| tanned than if the matter was left to the
! civil courts.
! A large crowd was in attendance,
among the auditors being United States
| Minister Willis and British Commissioner
HaWes