The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-14
THE cITIzrN's GuARp.


improving their organization. ms Is
not a regular military body. not uniform
ed or drilled. 1t consists largely OF house
holders who are organized IN squads OF
thirty or forty men, each under seIseahts
and corpOrais. for the purpose OF guard
ing and patrolling the streets in their own
vicinity In case of alarm of disorder
or instruction they are prepared to oc-
cupy their assigned stations at once with
their rifles. ON the night of the 9th of
January last every important street cor
ner in town was thus occupied by armed
guards in one hour after the alarm was
given and numbers of native insurgents
were turned back who we're on their way
to cooperate with Nowlein and WILCOX
They remained on duty for ten nights
when a mounted patrol relieved them.
The experience then gained suggested
many improvements in their organization,
which have been adopted. Each member
of the Citizens Guard wears silver
badge.
on the termination of martial law
the President issued a general order
warmly acknowledging the service OF the
military the volunteers, the Citizens
Guard and all persons cooperating In the
suppression of the rebellion. Special
thanks were given to the many ladies who
literally supplied food and refreshments
to those on duty.
We think little here Of queens and such
people but you Americans like TO hear
about this queen that was. She was OBJ
served this morning sitting at her win
dow n the executive building and listen
ing 10 the strains or the government
band. She is made as comfortable as re-
striction on her movements permits.
STORIES or Mis-. DoMiNis.
To illustrate the very determined and
despotic spirit OF this peryerse sovereign,
1 Will give a couple of incidents which l
nave received from an absolutely reliable
source. Early in 1891. day or two after
Liliuokalani became queen. Mr.. ;. NJ.
Damon, who was well acquainted with
her and had enjoyed her confidence,
visited her and pointed out In his very
persuasive way the Importance of select
ing for her cabinet men of responsible
| character. She abruptly replied II in
| tend that my ministers shall be respon-
| sible TO me-" and turned her back upon
Mr.. Damon.
The other incident Is this. alter the
| queens attempt on January IA. 1898 10
| promulgate despotic constitution, and
the violent agitation. which that act
| created. her very attached friend, MIR. j.
O. Carter, perceiving the great peril In
which she had placed herself at once
| drew up a form of retraction of her at
| tempt in plain and positive terms. This
| he carried to her ministers and pressed
| upon ,nem as an urgent necessity 10
| avert her deposition. They fully agreed
with Mr.. Carter. but Were unable TO move
| me queen. 10 was not until Monday
morning. the 18th. when the movement
| OF the citizens had become extremely
| menacing. that she yielded AT all. Even
| then all the ministers could get from her
| waa an extremely guarded admission OF
| partial retraction OF intent 10 change
| the constitution. not at all such as MIR.
| Carter had judged necessary. Her re-
| luctant and partial yielding had no ef-
| feet upon the citizens. who knew too well
| that she was past mending her ways.
| A later circumstance may be OF interest.
| Mrs. Dominls was arrested on the 18th OF
| hast January In the morning. AZ later
| hour her house was searched by officials.