The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-07
NO DECISIONS MADE KNOWN
TITS REFORMED THATMRS. DOMINIS
 WILL GIVE TESTIMONY.

Many White Persons Surprised at Denunci-
 ation of Queen Nil by the Natives of
 Hawaii-Her Renouncing Letter Was
 Drawn by Her Attorney.
 San Francisco, Feb. 6.-The queens letter to President Dole renouncing her rights as sovereign was drawn up by Judge A. S. Hartwell at the request of her attorney. No member or official of the government had anything to do with the promises or even held any con- ference with her or her agents. It was absolutely spontaneous and voluntary with herself and her personal advisers. most to do with it in hope of making it means of securing executive clemen- cy for his many clients undergoing trial for rebellion. A reply was sent to the queen by Attorney General Smith by order of the executive council MT. Smiths letter, in substance, says:
 The execution of this document can- not be taken to exempt you in the slightest degree from personal and in dividual liability for such complicity as due investigation and trial may show that you had in the late conspiracy against the government and the conse- quent loss of life. It cannot be conced- ed that such rights and claims as you now voluntarily relinquish have had any legal existence since January A. 1893, when by your anpounoement that |, 1o1, oT~nd eaIf bound by the fundamental law of the land and by your action in attempting by the mere exercise of your own will to establish new system of govern ment the contract existing between you and the people was dissolved and all sovereign rights therein invested in you were lost. So far as your communica- tion may be taken as a notice to the disaffected that 1t is your desire that the republic shall be recognized as the sole and lawful government is fully ap- preciated In this connection your un- selfish appeal for clemency for those who took part in the late insurrection will receive full consideration"
 The U. s. S. Philadelphia arrived at Honolulu January 29, nine days from San Francisco. The instructions to Ad- miral Beardslee reached Honolulu some days before the admiral, who ar rived on the Philadelphia. Much com ment has been made upon the words refusing protection to American cit1- zens participating in attempts to main- tain as well as to overthrow any exist ing government" Nearly every Amer ican in Honolulu has taken an active part in this unpleasantness. The gen. eral opinion is that the admiraPs in structions leave him with nobody to protect and little to do. British Com missioner Hawes told the editor of the Bulletin that 1t would be highly proper for him to render active support to the government and that he would not for felt his protection as 8 British subject by doing so. Special inquiry among in telligent natives results in the informa- tion that majority of the six hundred natives whom Nowlein claims to have enlisted to help him to overthrow the government were lukewarm in the cause of the queen. It also appears that the majority of the natives are really in different to the restoration of the queen. Many white persons have lately been surprised at the open denunciation of the queen by natives.
 
 The court on January 2S was occupied with the trial of John F. Bowler. The evidence showed that Bowler arranged with Nowlein to take charge of the seizure of the telephone office. Bowler Is a contractor and builder and is cred tied with accommodating much wealth under Kalakaukau The court over ruled the objection made by the prison ar,s counsel to the trial of the case by a military commission.
 The case of V. V. Ashford was then taken up, the accused objecting to Cap tains Pratt and Seigler. They were ex- cused from taking part in the trial. The charge against Ashford has not appear ed. It Is reported that Mrs. Dominis will give testimony. It is expected the work of the military commission will last two weeks longer. No decisions have been made known.