The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-18

"A yesterday, which was the eighth
anniversary of the termination of
the revolution and the. establishment
of the provisional government. The
18th day of January, 1898, was one that
will long be remembered in the Islands.
The Advertiser of January IS, 1893.
tells the story. In it's columns of that
date appears the following:
''An day yesterday the community
was in state of expectancy, looking
to the Committee of Public Safety to
do something to end the state of ten
sion and to secure the rights of all
citizens against encroachment once
and for all. The committee in the
meantime was not idle but was inces-
sanity occupied completing it's organi-
cation and perfecting the final ar
rangements necessary to the proclama-
ton of the provisional government and
it's protection by an armed force. AT
about 2:30 o'clock an attempt was made
by three native policemen to arrest the
progress of a wagon which was being
driven UP Fort street by Mr.. Benner
and Mr.. Good. Those in charge OF the
wagon resisted the attempt Of the OFF,
GERS to arrest its course. One of the
officers making a motion to draw ms
revolver, Mr.. Good drew his own ana
calling attention to the fact that ne
was justified in shooting, he fired, seek
ing. however, to avoid the infection or
a dangerous wound. The wagon pur-
sued its way, followed by policeman
in a hack This episode precipitateo
the movement Citizens hurried to the
D. CT where
were formed into companies, armed,
and marched to the Government build
ing.
s.In the meantime the Committee of
Public Safety, accompanied by mem
bers of the Government about to be
formed. proceeded to the Government
building. They were entirely unarmed.
Arrived at the Government building the
committee inquired for the Cabinet,
but the Ministers were not to be found.
They then demanded and received of
Mr.. Hassinger the possession of the
building. The party now proceeded to
the front steps and, in the presence of
a rapidly increasing crowd. read the
proclamation
In the editorial columns of the Ad.
vertiser of that date appears the fol-
lowing comment:
Tuesday, the 18th day of January,
1S93 will go down to history as one
of the most eventful of all days in Ha-
waiian annals. The people, weary of
the conspiracies, usurpations, scandals
and enoroachments upon their rights
and liberties which have marked the
last years of the Hawaiian monarchy,
have asserted the, prerogatiye inherent
lin every people to determine the form
of their own Government and. have.
done away with the monarchy.
1.-THE reasons for this action are so
obvious as to need no statement They
have been lived by US all. Year after
year we have had to patch up, and
patch up, the free Constitution which a
monarch has been busy tearing down.
The proclamati ton issued from the Gov
eminent building yesterday afternoon
contains a concise sketch of the politi-
cal development of the last few years,
which everyone should read and re-
read. 1t shows that the event of yes
Iterday was but the inevitable consum-
nation of these years, something which
bitter experience has at last convinced
everybody to be necessity. The nee
essary has been perceived-the great
mass meeting of Saturday perceived 1t
and it has become fact
THE change which has taken place