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~~. Her colleagues were sent for, and upon their refusal to support her, she broke the conspiracy up and had them all placed under arrest. When they were brought to trial, fearing the true facts of the case might come out, she had the trial stopped. | This was in 1892. Before the Queen had an opportunity to do anyehting es else the legislature met and things were held in check for atime. The members were chosen in February and took ~ — their seats in May. They were divided into different par- ties known as Reform, National Reform and Liberal par- ties, and three or four independents. The Reform party had for its members the progressive whites of American nationality, Germans and Portu- guese, and they were bitterly opposed to the personal power of the Queen, but favored the laws beneficial to commerce. They wished to have closer commercial fe- lations with the United States, and the laying of an ocean cable. | It was also their desire that agricultural interests for the support of the government might be based upon mint- mum taxation. 7 | The National Reform party was composed chiefly of the English and Canadians, and those who held little property or had any interests on the islands. These, as — 4 well as the Liberal party, who were all native members ~ se Having a “dling of unconcealed distrust, she urged _ immediate action. te ~~ “comicbooks.com and ROW class of whites, favored universal suffrage, and