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984 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Senator FETE. Was that Monday night?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. That was Monday night. We met the next morning
at Mr. Smith's office.
Senator GRAY. That was Tuesday?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. Tuesday morning. By tb~t time we had before
ns the programme for the Provisional Government, and Mr. Damon had
been selected as one of the members of the advisory council. That
morning he was at our meeting for the first time, and he made a statement
to the committee that he had just come from the palace. He
stated his interview with the Queen, and he stated that he said to IIer
Majesty, " On former occasions you have called on me for advice, and
I now come unasked to give you some advice; you can take it or reject
it just as you choose." He said, " Heretofore I have defended the monarchy,
and thought it was possible to get along with it; but it has got
to that point now, after your actions on Saturday, that I have to change
my standard, and I have joined the forces who propose to annex these
islands to the United States of America;" and he said, " I t would be
useless for you to resist; if you do there will be bloodshed and a
great many killed; you will probably be killed, and we will win in the
end, because we are determined to carry this through." She assured
him that she would give up.
Senator GRAY. Did he mention to the Queen the presence of the
United States troops?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. NO; that was the statement made to the then
committee of safety.
Senator GRAY. Mr. Damon said he did mention to the Queen the
United States troops ?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. Of course, I am giving you the substance.
Senator GRAY. DO you know whether he mentioned the fact to her
of the presence of the United States troops ?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. That may be so; I do not remember.
Senator GRAY. Where did you get this information?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. From Mr. Damon, and Mr. Damon reported it.
We were busy on the papers in connection with the Government, and
probably about 10 or 11 o'clock I was informed—did not happen to be
present—that Judge Dole had come in and announced that he had
made up his mind, and had taken the position of president. I was
out in the meantime recruiting; had been hunting up men; all around
men were waiting for the word to fly to arms, and the time was set for
2 o'clock. It is well known; they knew it just as well as we did. I
learned it afterwards that that was the time set for the overturn of the
Government. At half past 1 we had finished everything; the proclamation
was signed, and all the papers in relation to the Government
were signed and delivered. There was nothing to do then but to get
to the Government building and take it, and launch the new Government.
About that time Judge Dole came to me and said, "AlcOandless,
will you go and get the troops ready; we are ready;" and of course I
said, "yes." So I started out. If I had a map I could show just
exactly the course I took in getting to the Government building. I
started from W. O. Smith's office, at the corner of Fort and Merchant
streets. Just as I came out of the door a car was passing that went
right past the armory on the corner of Beretania and Punchbowl streets,
and of course that was our headquarters. That was where we had
agreed upon to rally the troops before starting for the Government
building.
When I got to the corner of King and Fort streets the car was pass-
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 985
ing. The streets are very narrow at that point; there is only room
for a carriage to pass. I heard a policeman's whistle. I ran to the
rear end of the car, and found that John Goode had come out of B. O.
Hall's with guns aud ammunition, and a policeman was trying to stop
him. There was a dray that blocked the way, and the policeman was
trying to get on the wagon. There is where I cried out to Goode to
shoot, and he did. And I hollered for them to shut up their shops
and get their guns, and they came right out lively. When I got to
Beretania street I saw this first company making for the armory.
They had been in the building from 6 o'clock in the morning. It was
Ziegler's company, A. They started for the armory all together, with
Winchesters and everything. When I got there I jumped off the car,
and told them of the shooting of the policeman. They double-quicked
to the armory, and Goode with his load of ammunition had gone up
that street there, and along there down to the armory. [Indicating on
diagram.] By this time our friends were arriving in all directions,
coming in there single and double, with arms.
Senator GRAY (indicating on the diagram). Is this a thickly settled
part of the city?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. All this is a residence part.
Senator GRAY. Thickly settled?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. Pretty thickly settled, grounds around—all these
lots extending here for the next 5 miles, clear to Waikiki. Just as
soon as there were enough arrived to take care of what we had collected,
the wagonload, the first company was sent to the Government
building with Oapt. Zeigler. They marched down to this corner into
the Government building yard. I stayed there [indicating on the diagram].
Senator GRAY. Which front of the Government building was the
proclamation read from?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. On the front steps of the Government building,
facing the palace. I stayed there until the third company marched
down. I came down with the third company. There were four companies
and all the men conveyed the arms to the Government building.
When I arrived there they had finished reading the proclamation.
This is police headquarters, just a block from where we were, and all
through these streets here were full of people—2,000 or 3,000 people in
the streets. When that shot was fired the people left and came down
town. They thought the war had commenced down there. Some one
came to the committee of safety and reported that now was a good
opportunity to go up; the streets were entirely bare going to the Government
building, and they came out and marched up to the Government
building a few minutes earlier than they would have done if
there had been no firing of the shot.
Senator FRYE. They got up there before the troops did?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. Yes. On that account the way was all open, and
nothing to interfere.
Senator FRYE. HOW many were there altogether?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. There were 18 altogether. I was one of them.
Senator FRYE. Eighteen of what?
Mr. MCOANDLESS. The committee was composed of 13 members in
the first place, and when the men were appointed it was found that
there was some good man t<> come in, and it was increased to 14, and
the 4 ministers were put in, which made 18.
Senator FRYE, YOU went yourself where the military was?

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-HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
+{{p|984}}
-Senator FETE. Was that Monday night?
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Was that Monday night?
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. That was Monday night. We met the next morning
 at Mr. Smith's office.
-Senator GRAY. That was Tuesday?
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. Tuesday morning. By tb~t time we had before
+Senator {{sc|Gray.}} That was Tuesday?
-ns the programme for the Provisional Government, and Mr. Damon had
 been selected as one of the members of the advisory council. That
 morning he was at our meeting for the first time, and he made a statement
 to the committee that he had just come from the palace. He
-stated his interview with the Queen, and he stated that he said to IIer
+stated his interview with the Queen, and he stated that he said to Her
-Majesty, " On former occasions you have called on me for advice, and
+Majesty, "On former occasions you have called on me for advice, and
 I now come unasked to give you some advice; you can take it or reject
-it just as you choose." He said, " Heretofore I have defended the monarchy,
+it just as you choose." He said, "Heretofore I have defended the monarchy,
 and thought it was possible to get along with it; but it has got
 to that point now, after your actions on Saturday, that I have to change
 my standard, and I have joined the forces who propose to annex these
-islands to the United States of America;" and he said, " I t would be
+islands to the United States of America;" and he said, "It would be
 useless for you to resist; if you do there will be bloodshed and a
 great many killed; you will probably be killed, and we will win in the
 end, because we are determined to carry this through." She assured
 him that she would give up.
-Senator GRAY. Did he mention to the Queen the presence of the
 United States troops?
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. NO; that was the statement made to the then
 committee of safety.
-Senator GRAY. Mr. Damon said he did mention to the Queen the
-United States troops ?
+Senator {{sc|Gray.}} Mr. Damon said he did mention to the Queen the
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. Of course, I am giving you the substance.
+United States troops?
-Senator GRAY. DO you know whether he mentioned the fact to her
-of the presence of the United States troops ?
+Mr. {{sc|McCandless.}} Of course, I am giving you the substance.
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. That may be so; I do not remember.
-Senator GRAY. Where did you get this information?
+Senator {{sc|Gray.}} Do you know whether he mentioned the fact to her
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. From Mr. Damon, and Mr. Damon reported it.
+of the presence of the United States troops?
 We were busy on the papers in connection with the Government, and
 probably about 10 or 11 o'clock I was informed—did not happen to be
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 were signed and delivered. There was nothing to do then but to get
 to the Government building and take it, and launch the new Government.
-About that time Judge Dole came to me and said, "AlcOandless,
+About that time Judge Dole came to me and said, "McCandless,
 will you go and get the troops ready; we are ready;" and of course I
 said, "yes." So I started out. If I had a map I could show just
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 agreed upon to rally the troops before starting for the Government
 building.
-When I got to the corner of King and Fort streets the car was pass-
+When I got to the corner of King and Fort streets the car was passing.
-HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 985
+{{p|985}}
-ing. The streets are very narrow at that point; there is only room
+The streets are very narrow at that point; there is only room
 for a carriage to pass. I heard a policeman's whistle. I ran to the
-rear end of the car, and found that John Goode had come out of B. O.
+rear end of the car, and found that John Goode had come out of E. O.
 Hall's with guns aud ammunition, and a policeman was trying to stop
 him. There was a dray that blocked the way, and the policeman was
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 diagram.] By this time our friends were arriving in all directions,
 coming in there single and double, with arms.
-Senator GRAY (indicating on the diagram). Is this a thickly settled
 part of the city?
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. All this is a residence part.
-Senator GRAY. Thickly settled?
+Mr. {{sc|McCandless.}} All this is a residence part.
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. Pretty thickly settled, grounds around—all these
 lots extending here for the next 5 miles, clear to Waikiki. Just as
 soon as there were enough arrived to take care of what we had collected,
 the wagonload, the first company was sent to the Government
-building with Oapt. Zeigler. They marched down to this corner into
+building with Capt. Zeigler. They marched down to this corner into
 the Government building yard. I stayed there [indicating on the diagram].
-Senator GRAY. Which front of the Government building was the
 proclamation read from?
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. On the front steps of the Government building,
 facing the palace. I stayed there until the third company marched
 down. I came down with the third company. There were four companies
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 building a few minutes earlier than they would have done if
 there had been no firing of the shot.
-Senator FRYE. They got up there before the troops did?
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. Yes. On that account the way was all open, and
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} They got up there before the troops did?
 nothing to interfere.
-Senator FRYE. HOW many were there altogether?
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. There were 18 altogether. I was one of them.
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} How many were there altogether?
-Senator FRYE. Eighteen of what?
-Mr. MCOANDLESS. The committee was composed of 13 members in
+Mr. {{sc|McCandless.}} There were 18 altogether. I was one of them.
 the first place, and when the men were appointed it was found that
-there was some good man t<> come in, and it was increased to 14, and
+there was some good man to come in, and it was increased to 14, and
 the 4 ministers were put in, which made 18.
-Senator FRYE, YOU went yourself where the military was?