Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-06

the following day. The evidence
ngalnai them Wa conclusive. 10 all
cases % verdict has been brought Ia
ny TIC court - fer ga tuu public ~
aware. IL IL estimated tue comm scion
VIII he In session Ht least Two weeks
yet Martial law Gill continues tn
order 10 CIV" validity o. the yefdiots VI
she court.
sEAnonINu FOR HuDOLpH spRECKEL8.
The Australia arrived In the evening
OF January 27tn. She was boarded uy
l0lce anu "a search was made Tor ".
IL. Cornwall anu Rudolph sprockUls.
They were not on board.
The U. q. steamer Philadelphia
arrived yesterday in niue aud half
uays from "a Francisco.
THE OOvMNMEsT's REPLY 10 THE
QukES,
The government has furnished the
Associated Pfess correspondent with u
copy u IT. answer 10 the ex.queen, ~
ioliowe;
EXECUTIVE BUILDING,
HOuOiulu, Jan. 20, 1895.
Malame.- The document executed
~ you purpuriing " Contain your ab.
dicatiOn aul remuneration OF all aJv.
etign rights heretofore claimed by YOU
mas bVen delivered on your hrha 10
tho prtsiGcut. AZ you were undef AL
rest at the time this Instrument was
signed, % IL desired before accepting
ana placing the came on lie u make
clear 10 you, Mrs. Liliuokalani
DIminis, In order that 40 misundcf.
Standing may hereafter arise, the
views Of the government In tue mat.
leg
tifst-The execution Of this docu.
ment cannot De taken 10 exempt you In
tue slighteHt degree from personal anu
individual liubiity for such COM
plicity az due investigation and trial
may show that you hai Ia tho late
conspiracy against the government
AMI tho consequent lO8s OF lie, which
pos ton Is recognized by you Ia your
iettsf.
socond--It oann,t DO conceded that
such rights aud claims a. you vOlun.
tarily rolinQuiHh have han nuy loyal
cNlrteucu sipce January IL, 1858. When
by your public announcement ylu
no longer considered yourse. J0uuu by
the fundamental law q tho land iu
which you took Office, and wien by
your acts you attempted by tue mere
exercise OF your own Will 10 establish y
new Hyttum VI government, tho con-
tract existing between you aud the
people WAS dissolved and all HJvorulgn
rights heretofore vested Ia you were
lost. The statement by members Of
your then cnUiuet that they could not
control your proposed action and their
appeal 10 tbs Cltizenb u Honolulu for
assistance was the next step which led
10 resumption by the people u tue
hight Of government.
Isird-As far as your o1mmunlch-
ton may be taken TO this effect that II
Ia your desire that the republic he
recognized by tue people ns the sole ami
lawful government Of the country it ~
July appreciated. In this connection
your unselilsh appeal for clemenoy ior
those who took part IN tho lat0 insurrce-
lion will receive full confederation.
by order OF the executive council,
t5igned) WILLIAM q. 3Mrif,
A,tlrney General.
MINISTER WILLIS MAKES A PROTEST.
Since tho arrival Of the PHILADELPHIA
II IL learned ifOn Trustworthy sources
that United states Minister Willis has
made OJecti0hp, both written and
verbal, 10 the powers u the military
court now sitting.
lie seems TO take the same views Ne
Paul Newman, counsel Tor the prison.
ere, that the Jtlcnses Committed pfevl-
aus 10 tho date ON which martial law
was proclaimed, should be- tried before
a civil court anu jury. The texts Of
VI the Objections cannot be obtained,
Tut u Ia Understood TO be OF nature
10 cause the government more uueasi.
ness than anything that hna taken
place since the beginning OF the re-
Oellign,