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1102 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Mr. DAY. An Hawaiian.
Senator GRAY. J. A. McCandless?
Mr. DAY. An American.
Senator GRAY. Were they all voters, the same as you?
Mr. DAY. Yes; many of them are old residents of the country.
Senator FRYE. IS there anything that occurs to you that you would
like to state in connection with this matter? If there is anything that
you know about the revolution that occurred about that time, and it is
legitimate, you may state it.
Mr. DAY. I would like to state my opinion, if you will allow me,
about the landing of the American troops—my individual opinion.
Senator FRYE. Yes.
Mr. DAY. It seemed to me as though it was the duty of the American
minister, under the conditions, to land the troops for the protection of
American property.
Senator GRAY. And life?
Mr. DAY. And the lives of women and children that might be sacrificed,
perhaps. I think that duty devolved not only upon him, but
upon all ministers there, to land troops for the protection of the citizens
and their lives; but the Boston was the only ship in the waters at the
time. The same thing has been done, during the last crisis by the
British and Japanese, by landing troops from their ships.
Senator FRYE. What do yon call the last crisis?
Mr. DAY. During the time when there was, apparently, danger of
conflict between the Provisional Government and the royalists at an
attempted restoration of the Queen.
Senator GRAY. While you were there?
Mr. DAY. No.
Senator FRYE. That has been since the Provisional Government was
established?
Mr. DAY. Yes.
Senator GRAY. After you left the islands?
Mr. DAY. Yes.
Senator GRAY. That is hearsay.
Senator FRYE. Did most of the valuable property in Honolulu belong
to men of American birth?
Mr. DAY. Yes.
Senator GRAY. DO you know Mr. Thurston?
Mr. DAY. Yes.
Senator GRAY. Have you seen him since you have been here?
Mr. DAY. I saw him for a few minutes lust evening.
Senator FRYE. When did you arrive, yesterday?
Mr. DAY. Last evening.
Senator FRYE. Did you call on Mr. Thurston or did he call on you?
Mr. DAY. I called on him.
Senator FRYE. Was Dr. Delamater with you last evening when you
called?
Mr. DAY. Yes; Mr. Irwin, Dr. Delamater, and I called on Mr. Thurston.
Mr. Thurston is an old patient of mine.
SWORN STATEMENT OF ROSWELL RANDALL HOES.
Senator FRYE. Are you a chaplain in the Navy?
Mr. HOES. Yes.
Senator FRYE. Have you ever been in Honolulu?
Mr. HOES. I have.
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Senator FRYE When and how long were you there?
Mr. HOES. I reached Honolulu on the U. S. S. Pensacola September
25, 1891, and remained there until March 9, 1893.
The CHAIRMAN. Who was your captain?
Mr. HOES. The commanding officer of the Pensacola was Capt. Albert
Kautz, U. S. Navy.
Senator FRYE. What were you doing there during that time?
Mr. HOES. I went there as chaplain of the Pensacola, and, having considerable
leisure, apart from my professional duties, I commenced a study
of the history of the country, pursuing it as carefully and critically
as the books and pamphlets at my command would permit.
The CHAIRMAN. DO you mean to say that you stayed ashore from
1891 to 1893?
Mr. HOES. No; I will explain that. I was officially attached to the
Pensacola while she remained in Hawaiian waters, and performed my
duties accordingly; but, having considerable leisure at my disposal, as
already said, 1 engaged in historical studies, and was instrumental,
with Prof. Alexander, J. S. Emerson, and others, in organizing the
Hawaiian Historical Society, and was officially connected with that
organization until I left Honolulu. The Queen, subsequently hearing
that I was so deeply interested in historical research, applied to Secre-.
tary Blaine, through Minister Stevens, tor permission for me to remain
in Honolulu after the Pensacola left, to prepare a bibliography of
Hawaii, and also to examine and arrange the early archives of the Government,
which were in a state of disgraceful confusion. I was subsequently
detached and remained in Honolulu until the time stated.
The CHAIRMAN. If the Queen made that application of her own
motion she could not have been a very ignorant woman?
Mr. HOES. NO one ever claimed that respecting the Queen. As a
matter of fact, however, the Queen took this action upon the advice of
Prof. Alexander, the recognized historian of the country, and of others
who were interested in the history of Hawaii and the preservation of
its early archives.
Senator FRVE. Did you keep a scrapbook?
Mr. HOES, I kept a scrapbook of the first days of the revolution. It
was made up of all the cuttings relating in any way to the revolution,
taken from the Advertiser, a supporter of the Provisional Government,
and the Bulletin and Holomua, both of which then and subsequently
advocated the cause of the Queen.
Senator FRYE. In that scrap book does there appear the recognitions
of the Provisional Government by the various governments represented
in Honolulu?
Mr. HOES. Yes.
Senator FRYE. The letters of recognition sent by the various Governments
represented in the Hawaiian Islands do not appear of record
here, and I think they ought to come in. They are as follows:
CONSULATE OF CHILE,
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, January 18, 1893.
GENTLEMEN : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
communication of yesterday's date, together with a copy of the proclamation
issued yesterday, whereby I am informed, for reasons set
forth, the Hawaiian monarchy has been abrogated and a provisional
government established, the same being now in possession of Government
departmental buildings, the archives, and the treasury, and
whereby you request me to recognize the said Provisional Government

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 Senator {{sc|Frye.}} The letters of recognition sent by the various Governments represented in the Hawaiian Islands do not appear of record here, and I think they ought to come in. They are as follows:
-:CONSULATE OF CHILE,
+:{{sc|Consulate of Chile}},
 :''Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, January 18, 1893''.
 :{{sc|Gentlemen}}: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of yesterday's date, together with a copy of the proclamation issued yesterday, whereby I am informed, for reasons set forth, the Hawaiian monarchy has been abrogated and a provisional government established, the same being now in possession of Government departmental buildings, the archives, and the treasury, and whereby you request me to recognize the said Provisional Government

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