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VOL. VII—NO. 381 0RAWFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER

ANOTHER MESSAGE.

Tlie President Informs Congress on Hawaiian Affairs.

AN EXPLANATION OF HIS ACTION.

An Effort to Remedy the Wrong Which lie Declares Was Committed by the Unjust Intervention of Kx-

Minister Stevens.

CONDITIONS REFUSED BY THE QUEEN.

WASHINGTON, Dec, is.—1The president's response to the resolutions passed by both houses of congress requesting information in Hawaiian affairs, and especially to the nature of the instructions given to Miuister Willis, was sent in to congress Monday, The message of the president was as follows:

To TUB SENATE AND BOUSE or RKPUESBNTATIVKS: In my recent annual message to the congress I briefly referred to our relations with Hawaii and expressed the Intention of transmitting furthor information on the subject when additional advices permitted. Though I Km notable now to report a detinito change in tne actual situation, 1 am convinced that the difficulties lately created both here ana In Hawaii ana now standing in the way of a solution through executive action of the problem presented render it proper and expedient that the matter should be referred to the broader authority and discretion of cougress, with a full explanation of the endeavor thus far made to deal with the emergency and a statement of the considerations which have governed my actloa 1 suppose that right aud Justice should determine the path to be followed in treating this subject. If national honesty is to be disregarded arid a desire for territorial extension or dissatiHfaotion with a form of government not our own ought to regulate our conduct I have entirely misapprehended the mission and character of our government and the behavior which the conscience of our people demands of their public servants.

The Annexation Treaty.

When the present administration entered upon its duties the senate had under consideration a treaty providing for the annexation of the Hawaiian'islands to the territory ol the United States. Surely under our constitution and laws the enlargement of limits is a manifestation of the highest attribute of sovereignty, and if entered upon as an executive act all things relating to the transaction should be clear and free from suspiolon. Additional importance attached to this particular treaty of annexation, because it contemplated a departure from unbroken American tradition in pro* viding for the addition to our territory of Islands of the sea more than 2,00.) miles removed from our nearest coast.

Instability of Provisional Goveriimc&t. These considerations might not of thejnsolvos call for Interference with the completion of a treaty entered upon by a previous administration. But it appeared from the documents accompanying the treaty when submitted to the senate, that the ownership of Hawaii was tendered to us by a provisional government set up to suocoed the constitutional ruler of the islands, who had been dethroued, and it did not appear that such provisional government had the sanction of either popular revolution or suffrage.

History of the Revolt.

Two other remarkable feature* of the transaction naturally attracted attention. One was the extraordinary haste—not to say pteeipitancy—characterizing all the transactions connected with the treaty. It appeared that a socalled committee of safety, ostensibly the source of the revolt against the constitutional government of Hawaii, was organized ou Saturday, the 14th day of January that on Monday, tho NJth, the United States forces were landed at Honolulu irom a naval vessel lying in Its harbor that on the 17th the scheme of a provisional government was perfected, anu a proclamation naming its officers was on the same day prepared and read at the government building that immediately there* upon the Uuited States minister recognized tho provisional govcrnmeut thus created that two days afterwards, on the i9th day of Jauuary, commissioners representing sucli government bailed for this couutry in a steamer especially chartered for the occasion, arriving in San Francisco on the 28th day of January and in Washington on the 3d day of February th on the next day they had tlioir first interview with the secretary of state, and another on the ilth, when the treaty of annexation was practically agreed upon, and that on the 14th It was formally concluded and on the 16th transmitted to the senate. Thus bctweeu the initiation of the schcme for a provisional government in Hawaii on the I4th day of January and the submission to the senate of the treaty of annexation concluded with such government, the entire interval was thirty-two nays, fifteen of which were spent by the Hawaiian commissioners in their journey to Washington. In th*' next place, upon the face of the papers submitted with the treaty, it clearly appeared that there was open and undeter mined an issue of fact of the moat vital importance.

Harrlsou's Message.

Tho message of the president accompanying the treaty declared that: "Tne overthrow of the monarchy was uot iu any way promoted by this government," and in a letter to the president from the secretary of state, also submit-^ ted to the senate with tne treaty, the following passage occurs: "At the time the provisional government took possession of tho government buildings no troops or officers of the United States were present or took any part whatever in the proceedings. No public recognition was accorded to the provisional government by the United States minister until after the queen's abdication and when they were in effective possession of the government buildings, the archives, the treasury, tho barracks, the police station and all the potential machinery of the government

Protest of the Queen.

But a protest also accompanied said treaty, signed by the queen and her ministers at the time she made way for the provisional governmenu which explicitly stated that she yielded to tne superior forces of the United States whose minister had caused United States troops to be landed at Honolulu and declared that he would support such provisional government

Tho truth or falsity of this protest was surely of the tirst importance. If true, nothing but the concealment of its truth could induce our government to negotiate with the semblance of a government thus created, nor could a treaty resulting from the acts stated in the protest have been knowingly deemed worthy of consideration by the seuate. Yet the truth or falsity of the protest had not beeu investigated.

Why Hlouut Wat Sent to Hawaii. I conceived it to be my duty, therefore, to withdraw the treaty from the senate for examination and meanwhile to cause an accurate, full and impartial Investigation to be made of the facts attending the subversion of the constitutional government of Hawaii and the installment In its place of the provisional government I selected for the work of investigation lion. James H. Blount, of Georgia, whoso services of eighteen years as a member of the house of representatives and whose experience as chairtnau of tho comniittcc of foreign affairs in that body and his consequent familiarity with International topics, joined with his high character and honorable reputatiou, seemed to render him peculiarly lltted for the duties Intrusted to him. His report detailing his action under the Instructions given to him and the conclusions derived from his investigation accompany this message.

Tho Commissioner's Keport. These conclusions do not rest for their acceptance entirely upon Mr. Blount's honesty aud ability as a man. nor upon his acumen anu impartiality as an investigator. They are acaccompanied by the evidence upon which they are bused, which evidence 1a also herewith transmitted, and from which it seems to me no other deductions could possibly be reached than those arrived at by the commissioner.

I'rexUleut and Heiinto Minimi. The report with its accompanying proof*, and such other evidence as is now before the congress or is hcrowith submitted, justilles in opinion the statement that wheu tho president was led to submit tho treaty to the senate with the declaration thai "the overthrow of the monarchy was not in any way promoted by this government,and when the senate was induced to receive aud ducusa it on that basis, both president and scnato were misled

The attempt will not be nvido in this communication to touch upon nil ihc facta which throw light upon the progress and consummation of this scheme of annexation. A very brief and Imperfect reference to the facts and evidence at hand will exhibit its character and the incidents in which it had its birth.

The Agitation for Annexation. It is unnecessary to set forth the reasons which in January, 1803, led a considerable proportion of American and other foreign merchants and traders residing at Honolulu to favor tho annexation of Hawaii to the United States. It is sufficient to note the fact and to observe that tho project was ono which was zealously promoted by the minister representing tho United States in that country. He evidently had an ardent desire that it should booome a

tact accomplished by his agency and during his ministry, and was uot inconveniently scrupulous as to the means emp.oyrd to that end.

Ex-Minister Stevens Scored. On the Uflh day of November. 1832, nearly two months before the first overt act tending towards the subversion of the Hawaiian gov. ernmeut and the attempted transfer of Hawaiian territory to the United Slates, he addressed a long letter to the secretary of state in which the ease lor annexation was elaborately argued, ou moral, political and economical grounds. He refers to tne loss to the Hawaiian sugar interests from the operation of the MoKinley bill, and the tendency to still further depreciation of sugar property unless some positive measure of relief is grauted. Ho strongly inveighs against tne uxUting Hawaiian government and emphatically de« Clares for auuextion. He says .Some of Stevens* Letters. "In truth the monarchy herein an absurd anarohronlsm. It has nothing on which it logically or legitimately stands. The feudal baais on which it once stood no lunger existing, the monarchy now is only an impediment to gt-od government, an obstruction to tne prosperity and progress of the islands."

He further says: "As a crown colony of Great Britain or a territory of the United States the government modidcations could be made readily and good administration of the law secured. Destiny and the vast future interests of the United States iu the Pacillc clearly indicate who at. no distant day must bo responsible for the government of these islands. Under a territorial government they could be as easily governed as ary of the existing territories of the United States." "Hawaii has reached the parting of the way*. Shu must now take the ro.*U which leads to Asio, or the other which outlets her lu America, gives her uu American civilization, and binds her to the care of American destiny."

He also declares: "One of two courses seem to me ab^olut^ly necessary to be followed, either boic. and vigorous measures for annexation or a 'customs union,' an ocean cable from tho California coast to Honolulu, Bar Pearl harbor perpetually ceded to the United St«tes, with an implied out uot expressly stipulated American protectorate over thf* islands. 1 believe the former to be tho better, that which wili prove much the more advantageous to the islands, and tbe cheapest and least embarrassing in the end to the Unl:ed States. If it was wise for the Unitod states through Secretary Maroy thirty-eight years ago to offer to oxpeud HHJ.OUO to secure a treaty of annexation, it certainly cannot be chimerical or unwise to expend fcioo.ooo to secure annnexation In tho near future. To-day the United States has live times the wealth she possessed in I8i4, aud the reasons now existing for annexation are much strouger than they were then. 1 cannot relruiu from the expression of opinion with emphasis that thegoideu hour is near at baud."

More Hot Shot for Stevens.

These declarations certainly sb&w a disposition aud condition of mind, which mav be usefully recalleJ when Interpreting the significance of the minister's conceded acts, or when considering the probabilities of such conduct on his part as may not be admitted.

In this view it seems proper to alco quote a letter written by the minister to the secretary of state on the 8ih day of March,'1^. nearly a year prior to the first step taken toward annexation. After statiug the possibility that the existing government of Hawaii might be overturned by an orderly and peaceful revolution, Minister Stevens writes as follows: •'Ordinarily in like circumstauces. the rule seems to be to limit the lauding and movement of United States torees in foreign waters and dominion exclusively to the protection of tho United States legation• and of the lives and property of American citizens. ButasibereIftttons of the United Slates to Hawaii are exceptional, and in former years the United States oftUials here look somewhat exoeptionol action iu circumstances of disorder, 1 desire to Unow how far the present miuister and naval commander may deviate from established international rules and precedents in the contingencies Indicated in the first pjrt of this dispatch."

The nour and the Man.

To a minister of this temper full of zeal for annexation there seemed to arise in Jauuary, 181*3, the precise opportunity for which he was watchfully waiting—an opportunity which bv timely deviation from established international rules and precedents might be improved to successfully accomplish the great object in view and we are quite prepared for the exultant enthusiasm wi which in a let:.?r to th state department dated February 1, 185)3, he declares: "The Hawaiian pear is now fully ripe and this is the golden hour for the United States to pick it"

Further Diplomatic Actlvitr. As a further illustration of the activity of the diplomatic representative, attention is called to the fact that on the day the above letter was written, apparently unable longer to restrain his ardor, he issued a proclamation whereby "in the name of the United States" be assumed the protection of the Hawaiian islauds and declared that said action was "taken pending and subject to negotiations at Washington." Of course, this assumption of a protectorate was promptly disavowed by our government but the Americun flag remained over th« government building at HonoUdu aud the forces remained on guard until April aud after Mr Blount's arrival on the scene when both were removed. A brief statement of the occurences that led to the supervision of the constitutional govcrnmeut of Hawaii, in the interests of annexation to the United States, will exhibit tbe true complexion of that transaction.

The Committee of Safety.

Saturday, January 14, 1893, the queen of Hawaii, who had been contemplating the proclamation of a new constitution, had in deference to the wishes and remonstrances of her cabinet, renounced the* project for tho present, at least. Taking this relinquished- purpose as a basis of action, citizens of Honolulu, numbering from fifty to one hundred, mostly resident aliens, met in a private office and selected a socalled committee of safety composed of thirteen persons, seven of whom were foreign subjects, and consisted of live American*, one Englishman and one German, ^s committee, though its designs were not revealed, had in view nothing less than annexation to the United States and between Saturday, the Mm, and tho following Monday, the 10th of January —though exactly what action was taken may uot be dearly disclosed—they were certainly in communication with the -United Stales minister. Ou Moo» iiy morning the queen and her cabinet made puKic proclamation with a notice which wa& specially served upon tho representatives of all foreign governments, that any changes in the constitution would be sought only in the methods provided by that instrument,

Nevertheies'?. at the call and under the auspices of the committee of safely a mass meeting of citizens was held on that day to protest against the queen's alleged illegal and unlawful proceedings and purposes. Even at this meeting tho committee of safety Continued to disguise their real purpose and contented themselves with procuring the passage of a resolution denouncing the queen and empowering the committee to provide ways und means

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manent maintenance of law and order and the protection of life, liberty and property in Hawaii" This meeting adjourned between three and four o'clock in the afternoon.

Tho Appeal for Amorlcim Support. On the same day. and immediately after such adjournment, the committee, unwilling to take further steps without the cooperation of the United Stales minister, jkldrossed him a note representing that the public safety was menaced ana that lives and property were iu danger, and concluded as follows: "We are unable to protect ourselvos without -aid, and therefore pray for tho protection of the Uuited States forces."

Whatever may be thought of tho other contents of this note, the absolute truth of this latter statement is uncontestable. When the note was written and delivered tlie committee, so far as it appears, had neither a man nor a gun at their command and after its delivery they becaino so panic stricken at their position that they sent HOMO of their number to interview the minister and request him not to land the United States rorccs until tho next morning. But he replied that the troops had been ordered and whether the committee wero ready or uot the landing should take place.

I.audlng of the Marines,

And so it happened that ou tho 16th day of January, 1893, between 4 aud 6 o'clock In the afternoon a detachment of marines from the United States stoamshiu Boston with two pieces of artillery landed at Honolulu. The men, upward of ltW in all, were supplied with double cartridge bolts tilled with ammunition aud with huversacUs and canteens, uud were accompanied bv a hospital corps with stretchers and medical supplies. This military demonstration upon the soil of Honolulu was of itself an act of war, unless made either Willi the consent of the government of Hawaii or for the bona fide purpose of protecting the imperiled lives and property of citizens of the United States but there Is no retense of any such consent on tho part of the government of the queen, which at that time was undisputed and was both the de facto and the dc jure government. In point of fact the existing government- instead of requiring tho presence of an armed force, protested against lu There is little basis for the pretense that such forces were landed for the security of American life and properly. If so they wo.dd have been stationed in tho vicinity of such property, so as to protect it, instead of at a distance, so RS to command the Hawaiian government building and palace.

Admiral SUorrett's Statements. Admiral Siterrett, the officer in Command of our naval force on the Pacillc station, has

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frankly stated that in his opinion tho locationof the troops was inadvisable If they were landed for the protection ot American citizens whose residences and places of business, as well as the legation and consulute were in a distant part of the city, but the locution seI lected was a wise one if the forces were landed 1 for liAi purpose of supporting tho provisional government. If any peril to life and proper* ty calling for any such martial array bad existed Great. Britain and other foreign powers interested would not have been behind tlie Uuited States in actlv* ity to protect their citizens, but they made no sign iu tbat.diroetlon. When these armed men. were lauded, the city of Honolulu WHS in its customary ord.-riy aud peaceful condition.

J'hcrewasno symptom of riot or disturbance in auy quarter. Men, women and children were about the streets as usual, und nothing varied from the ordinary routine or disturbed tho or dinary tranquillity except tlie lauding of the Boston's marines and their marfih tnroush the town to the quarters assigned them. Indeed, the fact that after having called for tho landing of the Uuited States forces on the plea of danger tolite and property, the committee of safety themselves requested the minister to postpone action, exposed tho untruthfulness of their representations of present peril to life aud property. The p?rJl they saw was an anticipation growing out of guilty intentions on their part aud something which, though not then existing, they Unow would certainly follow tlioiratiempt to overthrow the government of the queen without the aid of the United States forces, l'lie Occupation of Honolulu.

Thus It appears that Hawaii was taken possession of by the United States forces withont the consent or wish of tho government of the islands or of anybody ol-o. so far as shown, except tlie United States minister Therefore, the military occupation of Honolulu by the Uuited states on the day mentioned was wholly without jusiiUcation, either as an occupation by consent or as an occupation necessitated by dangers threatening American life and property.

It must he-accounted for in soms othor way and ou souie other ground, and its ai motive aud purpose* are neither obscure uor far to ae«. k.

The United States forces being now on the scene aud favorably stationed, the committee proceeded to carry out their original scheme. Tooy met the next morning, Tuesday, the J7ili, perfected the plan of temporary government and fixed upon its principal officers, ten of whom were drawn from tne thlrieeu members of the committee of safety. Between oue and two o'clock, by squads und by different routes to avoid notice, and having first taken the precaution of ascertaining whether there was auyone there to oppose them, they proceeded to the government buildlug to proclaim the new government. No sign of opposition was manifest and thereupon nn American citizen began to read the proclamation from the steps of tne government building almost entirely without auditors. It is said that before tho reading was finished quite a ooucoursn of persons, variously estimated at from rtfty -to 100. some armed and some unarmed, gathered about the committee to give them aid and confidence. This statement is not important, since tne one controll-ing-factor iu the whole affair was unquestionably tbe'United States marines,who,drawn up under arms and with artillery in readiness only 7J yards disuint. dominated the situation.

The Government's Proclamation. The provisional government thus proclaimed was by the terms of the proclamation "to exist until terms of union with the Untjed States hud been negotiated and agreed upon." The United Suites miuister, pursuaut to prior agreement, recognized thisj government within :tu hour niter the reading of the proclamation, andbfifore 5 o'clock, in answer to an inquiry ou behalf of tho queen and her cabinet, unuounced that he had done so. When our minister recognized the provisional government the only basis upon which it rested was tbe fact that the committee of safety had in the mauuer above stated declared it to exist It was neither a government do facto nor de jure. That it was not in such possession of the government property and ageucies as entitled it to recognition is conclusively proved by a note found in the tiles of the legation at Houolulu, addressed by the do Clared head of the provisional government to Minister Stevens, dated January IT, 189.1 in which he acknowledges with expressions of appreciation the minister's recognition or the provisional government, and states that it is not. yet in the possession of tbe suuion house, the place where a large number of the queens troops were quartered. Though the same had beeu demanded of the queeu's officers in charge, ueveruieicss. this wrongful recognition by our minister placed the government of the queen in a position of most perilous perplexity. On one hand, she had possession of the palace, of the barracKS und of the police station, and had at her command at least 600 fully armed men aud several pieces of artillery, indeed, tho whole military force of her kingdom was on her side and at her disposal, while

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committee of safety, by aotual search, had discovered that there were but very few arms in Houolulu that wore not in the service of the government. Iu this state of things if the queen could have dealt with the insurgents aloue her course would have been plain and tho result unmistakable. But the United States had allied herself with her enemies, bad recognized them is the true government of Hawaii, and had put her and her adherents in the position of opposition against lawful authority. She knew that she could uot withstand the power of the Uuited States, but she believed that she might safely trust to its justice. Accordingly, some hours after the recognition of the provisional government by the United States minister, the palace, the barracks and the police station, with all the military resources of the country, were delivered up by the queen upon tho representation made to her that her cause would thereafter b# reviewed at Wasgington, and while protesting that she surrendered to the superior force of the United States, whose minister had caused Uuited .States troops to be landed at Honolulu, and declared that he would support tho provisional government, and that si,e yielded her authority to prevent collision of armed forces and loss of life and only until such time as the United States, upon the facts being presented to it, should undo the action of tbe representatives aud reinstate her in tho authority she claimed us the cor.siltutiuual sovereign of the Hawaiian islands. This protest WAS delivered to the chief of the provisional government, who indorsed thereon his ucUnowlegement of its receipt, 'i'lieiterms of the protest were read without dissent by those assuming to constitute the provisional government, who were certainly charged with the knowledge that the queen, instead of finally abandoning her power, had appealed to the justice of the United States for reinstatement in her authority, and yet the provisional trovernment, with this unanswered protest in its hand*, hastened to negotiate with the United Statos for tho permanent banishment of the queen from power and for a sale of her kingdom. 1'rcftlUent Jackson Cited.

Our country was in danger of occupying th' position of having actually set up a teiiiporarv government on foreign soil for the purpose o"i acquiring through that agency terrin.v which we had wrongfully put in its possession. The control of both sides of bargain acquired in such a manner is called b.\ a familint uud unpleasant name when founci tn private transactions. We are not without precedent showing how scrupulously we avoideo such accusations in former days. After th people of Texas had declared their indepnnd denco of Mexico, they resolved that on the ac knqwledgemcnt of their independence by tht Unitod States they would seek admission into •he union. Several months after the batllo of San Jaointo by which Texa: independence was practically assured ano established, President Jackson declined to recognize it, alleging as one of hi. reasons that in the circumstances it become us •'to beware of a too early movement as it migln subject us, however unjustly, to tbe impuuitku. ot seeking to establish the claim of our neighbors to a territory with a view to its subsequent acquisition by ourslves." This Is in marked contrast with the hasty recognition of a government openly and ooncededly sot up for the purpose of tendering to us territorial annexation. 1 believe that a candid and thorough examination of the facts will force the .convictiou that tbe provisional government owes Its existence to an armed invasion ny the United Stares. Fair minded people with the evidence before them will hardly claim lhat the "Hawaiian government was overthrown

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islands or that the provisional government has ever existed with tncir consent. do not understand lhat any member of this government claims thai the people would uphold it by their suffrages if they were uliowed to vote on tho questlou. While naturally sympathizing with every effort to establish'a republican form of government it has been the settled policy of the United States to cuncede to people of foreign countries the %-ur.e freedom and iu-icpendeiico in the management of their donjeaiio affairs that wo have always claimed for ou: selves, aud it has 1 een our practice to recognize revolutionary governments as soon ss it became apparent that they were supported by tho people. For illustration of this rule 1 need only to refer to the revolution in Brazil in 18S9 wheu our minister was instructed to recognise thp republic, so soon as a majority of tne people of Bt\t2-1 should have signified their assent to it* establishment and maintenance to the revolution lu Chili, in 1-91, when our minister was disposed to recognize tlie new government 'Mflt wur.acvepted by the people,and to the revolution in Venezuela, In 189J, when our recognition was accorded ou condition iat the new government was "fully established, in poseas ion of the power of tho nation, and accepted by the people.'' As I apprehend the slutatioi we are brought face to face with the following conditions:

TUt lawful govcrnmertof Hawaii was over-

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thrown without, tho drawing of a sword or the tiring of snot by a process every step of which, it may safely bo assertod. is directly traceablo to and dependent for its success upon the agency of the United States government through its diplomatic and naval representatives. But for iho notorious predilections of the United States minister for annexation, tho committee ol safety, which should bs callod tho eomniHtc# of annoxatlou. would never have existed. But for the landing of ih* United State® forecs upon false pretexts re* ijpecting tho danger to life and property the '•ommittee would never have, exposed thornselves to the pains and penalties of treason by undertaking tho subversion of the queen government. But the presence of the United -States force in the immediate vicinity, and in position to afford all needed protection and support the committee would not havo proclaimed the provisional government from the stetwof the government building.

Finally, but for tho lawless occupation of Honolulu under false pretexts by the United States forces and but for Minister Stevens' recognition of the provisional government when the United States forces were its sole support and constituted Its ouly military strength, the (jueen aud her government would never havo yielded to the provisional government. even for a time, anrl for the sole purpose of submitting her case to the enlightened Justice of the United States.

UOUA Not favor Annexation. Believing, therefore, that the United States could not, under the circumstancos disclosed, annex the islands without justly incurring the imputation of acquiring them by unjustifiable methods. I shall not again submit tbe treaty of annexation to the senate for its consideration, and in tho instructions to Minister Willis, a copy of which accompanies this message. I have directod him to so inform the provisional government.

Wants .Justice Ooue to Hawaii. But in the present instance our duty does not, In my opinion, end with refusing io consummate this questionable transaction. It has teen the boast of our government that it seeks to do justice in all thJugs without regard to the strength or weakness of those with whom it deals

By au act of war, committed with the participation of a diplomatic representative of the United States and without authority of congress, the government ot' a feeble but friendly and confiding people has been overthrown. A substantial wrong has thus been done which a due regard for our national character as well as the rights of the injured people requires we should endeavor to repair. The provisional government .has not assumed a republican or other constitutional forai, but has remained a mere executive council oligarchy, set up without the assent of the people. It has not sought to find a permanent basis popular support and has given no evidence of an intention to do so. Indeed, tho Representatives of that government assert that the people of Hawaii are unfit for popular government and frankly avow that they can be best ruled by arbitrary or despotic power.

America Must Vindicate ltd Honor. The United States cannot properly be put in tho position of countenancing a wrong after its commission any more than in thai of consenting to iu advance. Ou that ground it canuot aiullow. itself to refuse to redress an injury inflicted through an abuse of power by officers olothed with its authority and wearing its uniform and, ou the same ground, if a fceblo but friendly state is in danger of being robbed of its independence aud-its sovereignty by a misuse oi the nam eand power of the United Stales,'*t!.e United States cannot fall to vindicate its lionor and iu 3ensc of justice by an earnest effort to make all possible reparation.

WIUIIH L'eueeful Adjustment. Iu the beli-.f '.hat the queen, as well as her enemies, would L-.? willing to adopt such a coursc as wwui :-et the prevailing conditions, and in view of the iuct nat both the queen ana the provisional government hart at one time apparently acqi.jesced in a refereuce ot the entire caso to the United States .government, and, considering the further fact that in any event the provisional government by its own declared limitation was ouly^to exist until terms of union with the United States of America have been negotiated and agreed upon, I hoped that after tbe asaurauce to the members of that government that such union could uot b»* consummated I might compass a peaceful adjustment of the difficulty.

Uemands Made Upon the {jucen. Actuated by these d«sires i.nd purposes, and not unmindful of theinhorent pe. plexlttOB of the situation nor of the limitations upon ray power, I instructed Minister Willis to advise tbe queen and her supporters of my desire to aid iu the restoration of the status existing before the lawless landing of »hc United States forces at Honolulu on the Iflth of January last, If such restoration could be effectod upon terms providing for clemency as well as justice to all parties concerned.

Miuister Willis' Instructions. Tho conditions suggested, as the instructions show, contemplate a general amnesty to those concerned in setting up the provisional government and a recognition of all it* bona fide acts and obligations. In short, they require that the pa3t should be buried and that the restored government should reassume Its authority as 11 its continuity had not been interrupted.

Tho Queen Not Satisfied.

These conditions have not proved acceptable to the queen, and though she has been informed that they will bo insisted upon, and that, unless acceded to. the efforts of the president to aid In tbo restoration of her government will cease. 1 havo not thus far learned that she is willing to yield them her acquiescence. The eheck which my plans havo thus encountered has prevented their presentation to the members of the provisional government, while unfavorable public misrepresentations of the situation anti-exaggerated statements of the sentiments of our people have obviously injured tbe prospecto of successful executive mediation. 1 therefore submit this communication with its accompanying exhibits, embracing Mr. Blount's report, the evidence and statements taken by him at Honolulu, the Instructions given to both Mr. Blount and Minister Willis, and correspondence connected with the affair in hand.

Will Cooperate irlth Concress. In commanding this subject to the extended powers and wicle discretion of congress. I desire to add the assurance that I shall bo much gratified to cooperate in any legislative plan which mav be devised for the solution of the problem before us which American honor, integrity

Ich is oonslHiom wHh ty unri moriiltry.

GHOVEH CLEVELAND,

Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C.. Dec. 18, 1893.

TRAGEDY IN ARKANSAS.

A Young Man Shoots Three Women and Hluiflelf. FORT .SMITH, Ark., Dec. 10.—IJaruie Patrick, afreil 18, on Monday shot his sweetheart, Ina Doilson, and two other women and then put a pistol ball through his own head. The tragedy occurred in the store of J. C. Tucker, on Townson avenue. Miss Doilson was killed instantly. One of the other women, Mrs. James Hendricks, will die. Tho third, Mrs. Ella Garrett, will recover. I'alriek is shot through the temple, and though j'et alive cannot recover. The shooting was the result of a lover's .'suarrel.

Drowned Herself.

ti i.A snow, k'y., Dec. ID.—Crazed by the burning of her two children a colored woman cast herself into tlio Cumberland at Unrkesville, Ha.

Big I,iimhcr Firm in Trouble. NEW YOIIK, Dee. ML. —Abraham Steers, with large lumber yards here and at Albany, has assigned. The liabilities are estimated at t3U0,000.

A Fatal Fall.

CI,KVKI,ANI, O., Dee. 19.—.John

L.

Toplin, an inmate of the insane asylum, fell from a second story window and was instantly lulled.

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Tbe House In a Turmoil Ovar the Hawaiian Oouti-ovorsy.

THE MESSAGE CAUSES DISTURBANCE.

Attempted Action* Provokes Party Feeling Ho That tlie Sorgeaiit-at-Armt In Called Upon to Preserve Order.

WUANOI.F. IN THE ItOlJSR.

WAsfiiwaxos*, Dec. 19.—The fight over the Hawaiian matter in the house followed fast and furious 011 the heels of the reading of the message, which was delayed on account of the pension debate until 3:80 Monday afternoon. Tlie first skirmish occurred over the question of reading the instructions to Minister Willis, which was insisted upon by Mr. Boutelle (rep., Me.). The house finally agreed to this, and immediate^- ufter the eonelusion of this reading Mr. Houtelle renewed the assault by bringing forward a resolution declaring the administration policy inconsistent with the spirit of the constitution and the traditions of the government tireat excitement reigned, and in the confusion Mr. HouU-ilo failed to follow up his parliamentary advantage and was ruled out of order.

Sergoam-at-Arms Called Iu. The resolution of Mr. Cochran (deiu., N. Y.) for tbo appointment of a committee of seven to investigate the al-l'-jfed iavasloa of the territorial integrity of the United States by the last, administration also went down under a retaliatory objection of Mr. Boutelle. The confusion was so that the sergeant-at-arms was called in to preserve order. An adjournment was caused by the laek of a quorum on a motion to go into committee. Party feeling ran very high at the close of the session and there is no doubt the struggle will be continued as soon as opportunity offers iu the house.

In the Senate.

The reading of the message in the seriate was concluded at 1 p. m. and Senator Chandler (rep., N. II.) called for the reading of the instructions to Minister Willis. The first of those was the instructions of Mr. Greshain to Mr. Willis, dated October 18, 1 St).}, marked "confidential," and it was ordered to be read.

The flrsf paragraph of the letter had just been read when Senator Butler (dem., S. C.) suggested that time would be saved by having the communication printed instead of read. Au hour's debate followed, participateil in by many senators.

Senator Allison (rep., Ia.) said he had a right to have read every paper sent in by the president in pursuance of a resolution of thesenate. JJe thereupon moved that the instructions referred to be read. Senator Hutler withdrew his motion to refer the matter to the committee aud the vice president ordered the instructions to Minister Willis read.

For a Provisional Government. Senator Morgan (dem.. Ala.), chairman of the committee on foreign relations, introduced a bill which was referred to that committee, indicating a possible solution of the Hawaiian question by giving the president power to appoint a governor aud a council of five from any territory which might be acquired by the United States by cession or annexation, the acts of tliiB provisional government to be subject to the approval of congress.

BELIEVE HIM INSANE.

Medical Imperil (ilv. Tenthnonv I'avorable to PrdulArKi.st'f* t'use. CHICAGO, Deo. 10. "Insane,*'without any modification, was the sworn opinion of six doctors who claim to be experts in insauity, when they were asked Monday what they thought of I'rcndergast's mind. For more than four hours they argued with Mr. Trude, who used every means at his disposal to belittle their opinions. He attacked their records, quoted authorities and put so many hypothetical cases that at times it was difficult to toll who knew more about the question, the attorney or the witness. The experts, however, remain firm in their statements.

State's Attorney Kern had engaged tho best insanity experts to examine Prendergast. A number of them did so, and, it is said, reported to Mr. Trude and Mr. Todd, who are conducting the trial for the state, that in their opinion the prisoner was sane and that he knew the difference between right and wrong at tlie time he shot Mayor Harrison. Monday, to the consternation of the two attorneys, some of these same experts swore that in theiropiuion Prendergast, was insane. Others will follow aud tho hopes of the attorneys for the defense have risen high. The change in tlie opinion of the doctors has weakened materially the case of the state. Mr. Trude, however, says they have evidence euough to convince the jury that l'rendergast is and was sane. The attorneys for the state freely charge that money has been used to influence the opinions of tho experts.

WeKton Again Walking.

NEW

VoiiK, Dee.

IS).—The

famous old-

time pedestrian, Edward Payson Weston, started Monday night on a walk ot 14!! miles, from Howling Green to the gate of the capitol at Albany.