Mr. Merrill to Mr. Blaine.
No. 255.]	LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
Honolulu, August 1, 1889.
SIR: I have the honor to inclose a very full account, from the 
"Bulletin" of Honolulu, of an attempt made on the 30th ultimo, by 
about 100 half-castes and natives, under the leadership of Robert W. 
Wilcox and Robert Boyd, two half-caste Hawaiians, to overthrow the 
present Government of Hawaii and depose the King.
This is supposed to be their purpose, although their exact intention 
is not yet fully known.
About 6 o'clock a. m. a message from the King informed me that an 
armed party, led by Mr. Wilcox, was in possession of the palace

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