The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-21
nIEEn III AnnLcAIloN.
A Word Prom the AIau who Drew Up
the PEPPER She sirned.

the Pepper She Signed
WASHINGTON. March 2O.-Somo days .
agoa FORMS card was issued by Ju.
Illus Palmer. secretary OF ox.Queen Lili- .
oukalani Of Hawaii, declaring that she /
never had legally addicted the throne
and that the addiction signed by her
was irregular given under duress and .
void. The paper % addiction signed by
the ox.qucen was drafted by General I.
Alfred s Harwoll OF Honolulu. who Is
now la Washington on pleasure trip. .
General HaHwoll. when asked for a
statement concerning the ez.quccn's
addiction. declared the following
II drafted the ox.quoen's addiction
and iurat Of allegiance 10 the republic
Of Hawaii aud atiuraton Of tho mon.
arch under iho following circumstances
Paul Widemau. her legal advisor who
came 90 Washington IN the winter Of
1898, holding her power Of attorney.
Samuel Parker. her last primo minister.
A. Neumann and Charles Wilson. 40
tho last marshal undcr the monarchy.
came 10 the office the day Of her arrest
aud told me that she had intended 20
abdieato before. but had delayed Tor
Widemann % talk it over with her aud
they wanted me b. draw the paper ]
told them n drew it there would be- mo-
reading between tho lines and asked u
she meant ii and approved their coming
tome They SAID she did and that &c
was the kind Of a document that was
wanted told them that % would not
prevent her trial which was soon %
come OF. They said they know it and
that her idea was that things could be
settled down aud th1ro would be- no
further trouble II she should rosiFn and
that this was her object.
Il looked up such reference TO loyal
alb zion az Icould lnd and drew the
document. which Neumann. Parker
aud Wilson examined and approved
verbatim Wilson took 70 90 Lihouka.
LAM, who proposed some trivial change.
which was made. and % second draught
was drawn. which Wilson submitted 90
her 40 her request another inconad-
erablo change was uadc and a third
draught was prepared, which was sub
init ted 20 her and returned 90 me by
Mr.. Wilson, who informed mo that it
was exactly what she wanted and that
he desired o hnal copy. which was done
Tho earliest duurhts written out. IN o.
clear c1nvcynrcsr's hand by my assist.
ant in his r.ait.oa 90 Honolulu
"Tho three men wanted me 90 o. one
Of tho a'icsing Witness. which de.
clned 60 b. hut no their request ! was
present WHOM the document war pre-.
scented by N,um1un Co tac cK.qnocn.
who iu o. clear voice aud calm and dig.
nidod manner STATED thar she under.
stood the wording oi the document aud
desired % sign an acknowledgment.
which she proceeded 60 do before q
notary. Mr. Llnnloy. who was pres nc
NJ tho request OF Mesrl Noumann, vii.
son aud Parker There were also pres.
cnt upon that occasion Mr. Widemann
her stauuch friend. William G.. Irwin.
who l. partner Of Claus sprcck.
els. and Hawaiian lawyer Mr. VII.
son then took tho document and asked
me 20 accompany him 90 President Dole.
which did ile handed the paper C
Mr. Dole. who quietly remarked that u
would BE- placed upon the files Mr..
Dole or his cabinet did not know u the
abdicatiou papers until they were final.
ly completed and executed. No mis-.
representation was made 90 induce Lili.
oukalani 90 take this step. did not see
her upon the subject until I acknowl.
edged the instrument. aud the gentle.
men who were about her aud talked
with her upon the subject and who
were her friends win not, avn coma.
dent. mislcad her
Then she document was published
IN the Hawaiian English newspaper 4
did not hear much about 70. although
people say that she would have been
wise in taking the step earlier and
thereby, perhaps, preventing the unfor.
tunate outbreak which occurred IN the
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