ent, and deserted by his
followers, the King yielded without a struggle. The Constitution
which he was pleased to sign on the 7th of July, 1887, was a revision
of that of 1864, intended to put an end to mere personal government,
and to make the executive responsible to the representatives of the
people. Office-holders were made ineligible to seats in the Legislature.
The Ministers were henceforth to be removable only upon a vote of want
of confidence passed by a majority of all the elective members of
the Legislature. The Nobles, instead of being appointed by the King,
were to be elected for terms of six years, by electors who should
be possessed of taxable property worth $3,000, or in receipt of an
annual income of $600.

THE INSURRECTION OF 1889.

The opposition of the Court and of other adherents of the old regime, to
the reforms of 1887, led to an insurrection headed by R. W. Wilcox, on
the 30th of July, 1889 which was promptly put down, but not without
bloodshed. Seven of the rioters were killed and a large number wounded.

There can be little doubt that the late King and his sister were
accessory to this ill-advised outbreak.

ACCESSION OF LILIUOKALANI.

In order to recruit his health, the King visited California in November,
1890. In spite of the best medical attendance, he continued to fail, and
breathed his last on the 20th of January, 1891, in San Francisco. His
remains were brought to Honolulu in the U. S. S. "Charleston," arriving
there January 29th, 1891. On the same day, his sister took the oath to
maintain the Constitution, and was proclaimed Queen, under the title of
Liliuokalani.

THE REVOLUTION OF 1893.

The ex-Queen in a published statement has since declared that she signed
the Constitution unwillingly. The history of her short reign shows that
it was her unaltered purpose to restore autocratic government. In short,
she was determined to govern as well as to reign.

The decision of the Supreme Court that the term of the last Cabinet
expired with the King, gave her an opportunity (which she improved), to
dictate terms in advance to the incoming Cabinet, and to secure control
of all appointments. The legislative session of 1892 was protracted to
eight months chiefly by her determination to retain her control of the
Executive, as well as to carry through the opium and lottery bills.
Meanwhile she had caused a Constitution to be drawn up, which would
practically, have transformed the gove