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The CHAIRMAN. SO that the advocacy and promotion of British
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interests in Hawaii, you think, were as manifest as those of the American
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The CHAIRMAN:  So that the advocacy and promotion of  
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interests?
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British interests in
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Mr. BELKNAP. Beyond a doubt. Wherever you find an American
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Hawaii, you think, were as manifest as those of the  
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minister or consul in any part of the world attempting to further the
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American interests?
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interests of the United States the English always secretly undermine
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the efforts of the consul and minister. That lias been my observation
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Mr. BELKNAP:  Beyond a doubt. Wherever you find an  
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the world over.
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American minister or
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Senator BUTLER. DO you think that proceeds from the English
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consul in any part of the world attempting to further  
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people realizing the- fact that the commercial competition is to be
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the interests of the
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between the two great nations?
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United States the English always secretly undermine  
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Mr. BELKNAP. I think it does in a measure. If any American goes
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the efforts of the
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beyond a native of Great Britain, it is continually a thorn in the side
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consul and minister. That has been my observation the
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of the English people.
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world over.
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Senator FRYE. Now I will be pleased to have you go on with your
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statement.
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Senator BUTLER:  Do you think that proceeds from the  
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Mr. BELKNAP. I told Mr. Pierce that I would do everything possible.
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English people
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I arranged that day a system of signals by which Mr. Pierce
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realizing the fact that the commercial competition is  
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could signal to me on board the ship if he found it necessary.
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to be between the two
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The CHAIRMAN. Was there at that time any outbreak or riot?
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great nations?  
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Mr. BELKNAP. NO.
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The CHAIRMAN. Simply expectation?
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Mr. BELKNAP:  I think it does in a measure. If any  
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Mr. BELKNAP. Yes.
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American goes beyond a
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Senator ERYE. An outbreak liable to occur at any time?
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native of Great Britain, it is continually a thorn in  
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Mr. BELKNAP. Yes.
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the side of the
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The CHAIRMAN. YOU made arrangements beforehand for the landing
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English people.  
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of the troops?
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Mr. BELKNAP. Yes. There was a British man-of-war In the harbor,
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Senator FRYE:  Now I will be pleased to have you go  
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and we did not want him to get ahead of us. We arranged a system
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on with your statement.
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of signals with lanterns and rockets at night and a flag by day. On
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the morning of the meeting of the Legislature I determined to attend
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Mr. BELKNAP:  I told Mr. Pierce that I would do  
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and witness the proceedings in company with the minister. Oapt.
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everything possible. I
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Skerrett and I—Capt. Skerrett commanded the Portsmouth which
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arranged that day a system of signals by which Mr.  
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arrived in Honolulu the morning after we did—went to the legislative
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Pierce could signal to me
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hall. We staid there and saw the organization of the Assembly. As
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on board the ship if he found it necessary.
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a ballot was about to take place we left the hall and remained outside.
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Perhaps in a quarter of an hour after that the voting was finished and
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The CHAIRMAN:  Was there at that time any outbreak or  
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the ballots were counted, and it was found that Kalakaua had received
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riot?
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39 votes and Queen Emma 6. Kalakaua was declared elected. As
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soon as this news was given outside of the court-house, where the
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Mr. BELKNAP:  No.  
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Legislature was in session, the adherents of Queen Emma broke out
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into a riot. They rushed up the back way, through a door in the back,
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The CHAIRMAN:  Simply expectation?
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into the hall, or through the windows out into the legislative assembly
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and then began to club the members and senators, I do not know which,
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Mr. BELKNAP:  Yes.
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broke chairs, smashed tables and windows, and threw all they could
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lay their hands on out into the street. A large party of them
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Senator FRYE:  An outbreak liable to occur at any  
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assembled about Queen Emma's residence, and they were making
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time?
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threats to devastate the town.
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While this riot was in progress I said to Mr. Pierce, "I had better
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Mr. BELKNAP:  Yes.
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land the force now." He said: "No; wait a little while." Finally,
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Mr. Bishop, who was prime minister, minister of foreign affairs under
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The CHAIRMAN:  You made arrangements beforehand for  
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the King-elect, said to Mr. Pierce: "We would like to have the force
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the landing of the
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landed now." So that I immediately sent a messenger down to the
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troops?  
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wharf where D. C. Murray lived, and had a signal run up. In about
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ten minutes our men were landed—180 men, seamen, officers, and
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Mr. BELKNAP:  Yes. There was a British man-of-war In  
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the harbor, and we did
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marines, and they marched up to the court-house, formed a column in
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not want him to get ahead of us. We arranged a system  
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front of it, and sent one company up into the hall to clear it out.
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of signals with
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Senator FRYE. The legislative hall?
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lanterns and rockets at night and a flag by day. On  
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Mr. BELKNAP. The legislative hall—to clear it out. 1 think that in
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the morning of the
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less than ten minutes after arriving on the scene of action everything
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meeting of the Legislature I determined to attend and
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was quiet there.
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witness the
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Senator BUTLER. Did that company meet with any resistance?
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proceedings in company with the minister. Capt.  
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Mr. BELKNAP. NO. The rioters had nothing but clubs to resist with,
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Skerrett and I---- Capt.
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and they attempted no resistance. But the police of the Government
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Skerrett commanded the ''Portsmouth'' which arrived in  
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had torn oft' their badges and some of them had joined the rioters, so
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Honolulu the morning
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that there was nothing to do but to land the troops to preserve order.
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after we did---- went to the legislative hall. We staid  
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The CHAIRMAN. Was any force landed from any other ship?
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there and saw the
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Mr. BELKNAP. Capt. Bay, who was commanding Her Majesty's ship
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organization of the Assembly. As a ballot was about to  
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Tenedos, instead of staying in town that morning, went out horse
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take place we left
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riding, and his executive otticer did not act at first upon the request of
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the hall and remained outside. Perhaps in a quarter of  
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the British minister. They had no signals to send off to the ship to
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an hour after that
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call the men on shore. But within half an hour after our men got on
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the voting was finished and the ballots were counted,  
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shore and the riot was quelled, the detachment from the Tenedos came
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and it was found that
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marching up to the court-house.
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Kalakaua had received 39 votes and Queen Emma 6.  
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Senator BUTLER. A detachment from the British ship?
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Kalakaua was declared
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Mr. BELKNAP. British ship. Mr. Pierce turned to Mr. Wodehouse
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elected. As soon as this news was given outside of the  
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and said, "You had better withdraw this force and send it up to Queen
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court-house, where
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Emma's."
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the Legislature was in session, the adherents of Queen  
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Senator BUTLER. Which force?
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Emma broke out into a
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Mr. BELKNAP. The American minister said, " You had better advise
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riot. They rushed up the back way, through a door in  
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your officers to go up to Queen Emma's house and disperse the crowd
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the back, into the
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there." Capt. Ray did not get back into town until late in the afternoon.
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hall, or through the windows out into the legislative  
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Some few months after he was relieved of the command of that ship,
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assembly and then
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orden 1 home, and never had an hour's duty from that time forward.
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began to club the members and senators, I do not know  
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Senator FRYE. They did not like it that the Americans should get
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which, broke chairs,
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ahead of them?
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smashed tables and windows, and threw all they could  
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Mr. BELKNAP. NO; they did not. The Englishmen resident there in
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lay their hands on out
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the islands were very much chagrined, particularly Mr. Wodehouse.
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into the street. A large party of them assembled about  
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The CHAIRMAN. The riot was quelled?
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Queen Emma's
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Mr. BELKNAP. Yes.
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residence, and they were making threats to devastate  
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The CHAIRMAN. Peace restored?
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the town.
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Mr. BELKNAP. Yes.
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The CHAIRMAN. Order established?
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While this riot was in progress I said to Mr.  
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Mr. BELKNAP. Yes.
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Pierce, "I had better
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Senator FRYE. And Kalakaua was preserved on the throne?
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land the force now." He said: "No; wait a little  
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Mr. BELKNAP. Yes.
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while." Finally, Mr.
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Senator FRYE. Did you go there to establish him on the throne?
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Bishop, who was prime minister, minister of foreign  
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Mr. BELKNAP. NO ; but to preserve order.
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affairs under the
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Senator FRYE. And his establishment on the throne was a mere
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King-elect, said to Mr. Pierce: "We would like to have  
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incident.
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the force landed
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Mr. BELKNAP. Yes.
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now." So that I immediately sent a messenger down to  
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Senator FRYE. If you had not gone on shore, would not Queen
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the wharf where D. C.
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Emma's troops have routed them?
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Murray lived, and had a signal run up. In about ten
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Mr. BELKNAP. I think they would; I think there is no question
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minutes our men were
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about it.
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landed---- 180 men, seamen, officers, and
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Senator FRYE. What did you go on shore for?
 
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Mr. BELKNAP. TO preserve order and protect the American minister;
 
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preserve life and property of American residents. In my judguient it
 
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was necessary to land the force for such purpose; it was also in the
 
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interest of the United States that Kalakaua would rule in those islands,
 
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S. Doc 231, p t 6 68
 

Revision as of 12:27, 31 January 2006

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The CHAIRMAN: So that the advocacy and promotion of British interests in Hawaii, you think, were as manifest as those of the American interests?

Mr. BELKNAP: Beyond a doubt. Wherever you find an American minister or consul in any part of the world attempting to further the interests of the United States the English always secretly undermine the efforts of the consul and minister. That has been my observation the world over.

Senator BUTLER: Do you think that proceeds from the English people realizing the fact that the commercial competition is to be between the two great nations?

Mr. BELKNAP: I think it does in a measure. If any American goes beyond a native of Great Britain, it is continually a thorn in the side of the English people.

Senator FRYE: Now I will be pleased to have you go on with your statement.

Mr. BELKNAP: I told Mr. Pierce that I would do everything possible. I arranged that day a system of signals by which Mr. Pierce could signal to me on board the ship if he found it necessary.

The CHAIRMAN: Was there at that time any outbreak or riot?

Mr. BELKNAP: No.

The CHAIRMAN: Simply expectation?

Mr. BELKNAP: Yes.

Senator FRYE: An outbreak liable to occur at any time?

Mr. BELKNAP: Yes.

The CHAIRMAN: You made arrangements beforehand for the landing of the troops?

Mr. BELKNAP: Yes. There was a British man-of-war In the harbor, and we did not want him to get ahead of us. We arranged a system of signals with lanterns and rockets at night and a flag by day. On the morning of the meeting of the Legislature I determined to attend and witness the proceedings in company with the minister. Capt. Skerrett and I---- Capt. Skerrett commanded the Portsmouth which arrived in Honolulu the morning after we did---- went to the legislative hall. We staid there and saw the organization of the Assembly. As a ballot was about to take place we left the hall and remained outside. Perhaps in a quarter of an hour after that the voting was finished and the ballots were counted, and it was found that Kalakaua had received 39 votes and Queen Emma 6. Kalakaua was declared elected. As soon as this news was given outside of the court-house, where the Legislature was in session, the adherents of Queen Emma broke out into a riot. They rushed up the back way, through a door in the back, into the hall, or through the windows out into the legislative assembly and then began to club the members and senators, I do not know which, broke chairs, smashed tables and windows, and threw all they could lay their hands on out into the street. A large party of them assembled about Queen Emma's residence, and they were making threats to devastate the town.

While this riot was in progress I said to Mr. Pierce, "I had better land the force now." He said: "No; wait a little while." Finally, Mr. Bishop, who was prime minister, minister of foreign affairs under the King-elect, said to Mr. Pierce: "We would like to have the force landed now." So that I immediately sent a messenger down to the wharf where D. C. Murray lived, and had a signal run up. In about ten minutes our men were landed---- 180 men, seamen, officers, and

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