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816 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
and late in the evening I remember Capt. Wiltse calling on us. During
the interval I remember Deputy Marshal Mehrtens coining in—that
was a very short time after the Government was organized—with a
request that the Government should go down to the station house aud
meet the cabinet down there. They declined to do that, but sent a
committee consisting of Sam Damon and C. Bolte to the station house.
That committee afterwards returned with Sam Parker and Billy
Cornwell.
Sam Parker and Billy Cornwell came in there and after a conversation
they in company with Sam Damon, if my memory serves me right,
went over to the palace to see the Queen. I am quite sure that Bolte
didn't go with them on that errand. Sam Damon was the only one
that went on that errand. Sam Damon returned after a time and it
was then given out that the Queen had agreed to surrender under protest
and that she would give instructions for the station house and the
barracks to be given up to the Provisional Government. In the meantime
we removed to the minister of finance's offices, and it was there
that Sam Nowlein, in command of the Queen's military, late at night—
it must have been 8 or 9 o'clock—reported to President Dole, and the
President told him to keep his men together aud all arms inside the
barracks for the night; nothing should be disturbed, and he should
simply carry on their routine duties within the inclosure for that night.
Nowlein asked whether he would mount guard as usual in the palace
inclosure, and he was told no.
The reason why I fail to recollect much of what transpired there was
from early in the day, that is, very soon after our getting into the building,
we agreed that all conversation should be conducted by Mr. Dole
himself in order to prevent a confusion of ideas, and for that reason I
did not store up things as rigidly as I might have done if I had a personal
say in the matter. I was busy outside about the organization of
our forces. I met a number of Company A, and as soon as Company
A entered the building I went out and found the old staud-bys of 1887
and 1889 and had a conversation with them. They were all ready for
doing any duty that was required of them, they were well armed and
had ample ammunition.
I consider that the trend of things for twelve years back to my recollection
has all been in the direction of the revolution, for the reasons
of the corruptness of the Government; the debaucheries and social infamies
that were being practiced constantly in and about the palace.
I saw that those things could not go on in a community that claimed to
be Christian, such a thing could only reach a certain state where public
safety and the best interests of the nation would demand reform.
Prom my knowledge of things and my observation of the workings of
the monarchy I was thoroughly satisfied that it was only a matter of
time when a different form of government would have to be established
here, and very soon after my coming here I came to the conclusion that
these Islands rightfully and justly belonged, on the point of both their
dependence and proximity to the United States, I felt that they were
a part and parcel of the American States, and I have been an annexationist
for the last twelve years.
Insertion and corrections made by—
JOHN EMMELTTTH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of December, A. D.
1893.
[SEAL.] ALFRED W. CARTER,
Notary 1'ublic.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 817
AFFIDAVIT OF F. W. McCHESNEY.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, Honolulu, Oahu, ss:
P. W. MCCHESNEY, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 1 was bom
in Iowa, came to Honolulu in 1885, where I have since been engaged
as a partner in the house of M. W. McChesney & Son in the wholesale
grocery and feed business established in 1879, doing a large volume of
business. I was a member of the committee of public safety and of
the advisory council of the Provisional Government up to a few days
prior to June 28th, 1893, on which day I went to the United States for
a visit.
I saw James H. Blouutl and at Honolulu, but never met him nor had
any conversation with him.
I signed a roll with other citizens in the office of W. O. Smith on the
afternoon of Saturday, January 14, 1893, pledging myself as a special
police officer in support of the cabinet against the proposed aggression
of the Queen, and was in the same office at the meeting of citizens when
the committee of public safety was appointed. There was talk at the
meeting of the committee at W. E. Castle's, on the next (Sunday) morning,
of having resolutions abrogating the monarchy and pronouncing
for annexation, offered at the mass meeting; but it was decided to keep
within bounds, while matters were to be made perfectly plain. It was
reported by Mr. Thurston that the Queen's cabinet had gone back on
us, so we decided to proceed without them.
I never understood at any time that the United States troops would
fight our battles; they might come ashore to protect life and property
and all of those who wanted to go to them during the rumpus, but
they were not going to do any fighting for us. I thought we could
overturn the Government on short notice after getting our men and
arms together and then after our new Government was formed they
would recognize us and protect us if any armed force was needed.
The committee of safety had taken pains to investigate the force
opposed to us and found that the Queen had only 80 men at the barracks
and that Wilson had about 125 regulars with possibly 75 special
police, among whom were only about 12 or 15 white men, and the forces
surrendered showed these to be facts.
Had fighting actually been necessary we would have had 600 men
armed and with plenty of ammunition.
The committee agreed to go up to the Government building at 3
o'clock, and broke up at 2:30, when the shot was fired on the corner of
King and Port streets, and we said: " Now is the time to go." Por it
seemed as though the fighting would begin, so we all started at once.
I jumped into a hack and went home for my pistol, and got back just
as the others were entering the yard. They all walked up in plain view,
and were pretty close together. When we first got into the building,
after the proclamation was read, about 25 or 30 men of Ziegler's company
came from the old armory, and then we adjourned to the minister
of the interior's room to start up the new Government. We had sent
word round to the different squads we had ready and waiting to be at
the Government building at 3 o'clock. We counted on 100 men. But
we got there ahead of time—at fifteen minutes before three—and after
that they came in pretty thick; so that we must have had 150 men there.
We addressed letters to the different ministers asking them to recognize
us. To this letter Mr. Stevens sent an aid down (Mr. Pringle) to
eee if we actually had possession. Mr. Dole said: "You see we have
S. Doc. 231, pt 6 52

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 Insertion and corrections made by—
-JOHN EMMELTTTH.
+{{sc|John Emmeluth}}.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of December, A. D. 1893.
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 [SEAL.]
-ALFRED W. CARTER, ''Notary Public.''
+{{sc|Alfred W. Carter}},<br/>
 {{p|817}}
-AFFIDAVIT OF F. W. McCHESNEY.
+F. W. {{sc|McChesney}}, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I was born in Iowa, came to Honolulu in 1885, where I have since been engaged as a partner in the house of M. W. McChesney & Son in the wholesale grocery and feed business established in 1879, doing a large volume of business. I was a member of the committee of public safety and of the advisory council of the Provisional Government up to a few days prior to June 28th, 1893, on which day I went to the United States for a visit.
 I saw James H. Blount land at Honolulu, but never met him nor had any conversation with him.

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-HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
+{{p|816}}
 and late in the evening I remember Capt. Wiltse calling on us. During
-the interval I remember Deputy Marshal Mehrtens coining in—that
+and late in the evening I remember Capt. Wiltse calling on us. During the interval I remember Deputy Marshal Mehrtens coming in—that was a very short time after the Government was organized—with a request that the Government should go down to the station house aud meet the cabinet down there. They declined to do that, but sent a committee consisting of Sam Damon and C. Bolte to the station house. That committee afterwards returned with Sam Parker and Billy Cornwell.
 was a very short time after the Government was organized—with a
-request that the Government should go down to the station house aud
+Sam Parker and Billy Cornwell came in there and after a conversation they in company with Sam Damon, if my memory serves me right, went over to the palace to see the Queen. I am quite sure that Bolte didn't go with them on that errand. Sam Damon was the only one that went on that errand. Sam Damon returned after a time and it was then given out that the Queen had agreed to surrender under protest and that she would give instructions for the station house and the barracks to be given up to the Provisional Government. In the meantime we removed to the minister of finance's offices, and it was there that Sam Nowlein, in command of the Queen's military, late at night— it must have been 8 or 9 o'clock—reported to President Dole, and the President told him to keep his men together and all arms inside the barracks for the night; nothing should be disturbed, and he should simply carry on their routine duties within the inclosure for that night. Nowlein asked whether he would mount guard as usual in the palace inclosure, and he was told no.
 meet the cabinet down there. They declined to do that, but sent a
-committee consisting of Sam Damon and C. Bolte to the station house.
+The reason why I fail to recollect much of what transpired there was from early in the day, that is, very soon after our getting into the building, we agreed that all conversation should be conducted by Mr. Dole himself in order to prevent a confusion of ideas, and for that reason I did not store up things as rigidly as I might have done if I had a personal say in the matter. I was busy outside about the organization of our forces. I met a number of Company A, and as soon as Company A entered the building I went out and found the old stand-bys of 1887 and 1889 and had a conversation with them. They were all ready for doing any duty that was required of them, they were well armed and had ample ammunition.
 That committee afterwards returned with Sam Parker and Billy
-Cornwell.
+I consider that the trend of things for twelve years back to my recollection has all been in the direction of the revolution, for the reasons of the corruptness of the Government; the debaucheries and social infamies that were being practiced constantly in and about the palace. I saw that those things could not go on in a community that claimed to be Christian, such a thing could only reach a certain state where public safety and the best interests of the nation would demand reform. From my knowledge of things and my observation of the workings of the monarchy I was thoroughly satisfied that it was only a matter of time when a different form of government would have to be established here, and very soon after my coming here I came to the conclusion that these Islands rightfully and justly belonged, on the point of both their dependence and proximity to the United States, I felt that they were a part and parcel of the American States, and I have been an annexationist for the last twelve years.
 Sam Parker and Billy Cornwell came in there and after a conversation
-they in company with Sam Damon, if my memory serves me right,
+Insertion and corrections made by—
 went over to the palace to see the Queen. I am quite sure that Bolte
-didn't go with them on that errand. Sam Damon was the only one
+JOHN EMMELTTTH.
 that went on that errand. Sam Damon returned after a time and it
-was then given out that the Queen had agreed to surrender under protest
+Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of December, A. D. 1893.
 and that she would give instructions for the station house and the
-barracks to be given up to the Provisional Government. In the meantime
+[SEAL.]
 we removed to the minister of finance's offices, and it was there
-that Sam Nowlein, in command of the Queen's military, late at night—
+ALFRED W. CARTER, ''Notary Public.''
 it must have been 8 or 9 o'clock—reported to President Dole, and the
-President told him to keep his men together aud all arms inside the
+{{p|817}}
 barracks for the night; nothing should be disturbed, and he should
-simply carry on their routine duties within the inclosure for that night.
+AFFIDAVIT OF F. W. McCHESNEY.
 Nowlein asked whether he would mount guard as usual in the palace
-inclosure, and he was told no.
+HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, ''Honolulu, Oahu, ss:''
 The reason why I fail to recollect much of what transpired there was
-from early in the day, that is, very soon after our getting into the building,
+F. W. MCCHESNEY, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I was born in Iowa, came to Honolulu in 1885, where I have since been engaged as a partner in the house of M. W. McChesney & Son in the wholesale grocery and feed business established in 1879, doing a large volume of business. I was a member of the committee of public safety and of the advisory council of the Provisional Government up to a few days prior to June 28th, 1893, on which day I went to the United States for a visit.
 we agreed that all conversation should be conducted by Mr. Dole
-himself in order to prevent a confusion of ideas, and for that reason I
+I saw James H. Blount land at Honolulu, but never met him nor had any conversation with him.
 did not store up things as rigidly as I might have done if I had a personal
-say in the matter. I was busy outside about the organization of
+I signed a roll with other citizens in the office of W. O. Smith on the afternoon of Saturday, January 14, 1893, pledging myself as a special police officer in support of the cabinet against the proposed aggression of the Queen, and was in the same office at the meeting of citizens when the committee of public safety was appointed. There was talk at the meeting of the committee at W.R. Castle's, on the next (Sunday) morning, of having resolutions abrogating the monarchy and pronouncing for annexation, offered at the mass meeting; but it was decided to keep within bounds, while matters were to be made perfectly plain. It was reported by Mr. Thurston that the Queen's cabinet had gone back on us, so we decided to proceed without them.
 our forces. I met a number of Company A, and as soon as Company
-A entered the building I went out and found the old staud-bys of 1887
+I never understood at any time that the United States troops would fight our battles; they might come ashore to protect life and property and all of those who wanted to go to them during the rumpus, but they were not going to do any fighting for us. I thought we could overturn the Government on short notice after getting our men and arms together and then after our new Government was formed they would recognize us and protect us if any armed force was needed.
 and 1889 and had a conversation with them. They were all ready for
-doing any duty that was required of them, they were well armed and
+The committee of safety had taken pains to investigate the force opposed to us and found that the Queen had only 80 men at the barracks and that Wilson had about 125 regulars with possibly 75 special police, among whom were only about 12 or 15 white men, and the forces surrendered showed these to be facts.
 had ample ammunition.
-I consider that the trend of things for twelve years back to my recollection
+Had fighting actually been necessary we would have had 600 men armed and with plenty of ammunition.
 has all been in the direction of the revolution, for the reasons
-of the corruptness of the Government; the debaucheries and social infamies
+The committee agreed to go up to the Government building at 3 o'clock, and broke up at 2:30, when the shot was fired on the corner of King and Fort streets, and we said: "Now is the time to go." For it seemed as though the fighting would begin, so we all started at once. I jumped into a hack and went home for my pistol, and got back just as the others were entering the yard. They all walked up in plain view, and were pretty close together. When we first got into the building, after the proclamation was read, about 25 or 30 men of Ziegler's company came from the old armory, and then we adjourned to the minister of the interior's room to start up the new Government. We had sent word round to the different squads we had ready and waiting to be at the Government building at 3 o'clock. We counted on 100 men. But we got there ahead of time—at fifteen minutes before three—and after that they came in pretty thick; so that we must have had 150 men there. We addressed letters to the different ministers asking them to recognize us. To this letter Mr. Stevens sent an aid down (Mr. Pringle) to see if we actually had possession. Mr. Dole said: "You see we have
 that were being practiced constantly in and about the palace.
-I saw that those things could not go on in a community that claimed to
+S. Doc. 231, pt 6----52