The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-16

dom IN the event OF my restoration | will
admit, but that [, or any one known to me,
had, in part or in whole, established new
government is not true. Before the oath
of January, 1885, the day upon which
formally abdicated and called upon my
people to recognize the Republic of Hawaii
rs the only lawful Government Of these
islands, and to support that Government,
l claim that | had right to select a
Cabinet in anticipation of possibility, and
history of other governments support this
right. | was not inundated into abdicat-
ing, but followed the counsel of able and
generous friends and well-wishers, who
advised me that such an act would restore
peace and good viii among my people,
vitalize the progress and prosperity OF the
islands and induce the actual Government
TO deal leniently, mercifully, charitably
and impassionately with those who resorted
to arms for the purpose of displacing a
Government in the formation of which
they had no voice nor control, and which
they themselves had seen established by
force of arms.i
Il acted on my own free will and wish
the world to know that 1 ask for no immu-
nifty or favor myself nor pleaded my abdi-
were dictated by the sole aim of doing good
to my beloved country and of alternating
the positions and pains of those who I'M
happily and unwisely resorted to arms to
regain an independence which they thought
had BEEN unjustly wrested from them.
81 must deny your right to try me in the
manner and by the court which you have
called together for this purpose. In your
actions you violate your own constitution
and laws, which are now the constitution
and laws of the land"
The military court will probably bring
in a verdict of guilty in the case of the ex-
Queen, Notwithstanding her denial. Sen
tence will be passed, but it is not believed
that she will be imprisoned, but will be
allowed freedom on her own recognizance.
The next case to be tried VIII be that of
Jonah halionaole. He is a Prince under
the monarchy and was to be King in case
the rebellion was successful The Queen
was to abdicate in his favor in order to
keep Princess Kaiulani from the throne.
This fact is well known by the English
residents, who have but little sympathy
for the Queen and her rebellious adherents.
I. D. Walker has lodged protest with
the British Commissioner. Walker is the
owner of the schooner Norma that arrived
recently from Victoria with a cargo of
salmon. The authorities believe that she
landed a load of opium on one of the
islands. They refuse to allow Walker to
leave the country. 1t is generally accepted
as fact that the Government has put its
foot in it, as no evidence is at hand to i'm
pIicate Walker.
A number of prominent natives and half
castles are making arrangements to form
political clubs all over the islands. An
nexation is the aim of the organization.
The affair is being engineered by John f.
Colburn, who was a Minister when the
Queen was dethroned.
The Government is collecting evidence
against Rudolph Spreckels, but no move
will be made in his case until the authori-
ties are absolutely certain that he was
mixed up in the rebellion.
A rumor was started this morning to the
effect that Carl Widemann, William Creig
and Louis Marshall, three men convicted
OF treason, were to be deported to-day along
with number of others. When told of
the rumor, Cabinet officer stated that
there was no truth in the story, He said
that the Government had no intention of
sending the men named away. They will
be kept in Jail until the sentence of the
military court is carried out
On the steamer Australia, leaving here on
the sd inst, a number of men now under
arrest will be allowed to leave the country
with the understanding that they cannot
return without the permission of the Gov
eminent. In the meantime an act will be
passed to cover their cases. 1t is under
stood that the law will prohibit their re-
turn. Among the men who will be allowed
TO leave will be James Brown, Fred Wun-
denberg, George Ritman, John White, e.
B. Thomas, Charles Creighton and +. H.
Redward.
White and Ritman made the dynamite