. ▁Though ▁the ▁report ▁was ▁never ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Senate , ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁subsequent ▁years ▁to ▁justify ▁the ▁U . S .' ▁actions . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Minister ▁Stevens ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁repr im and ed ▁and ▁forced ▁into ▁ret irement ▁by ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁administration ▁for ▁his ▁una ut hor ized ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁coup . ▁ ▁Stevens ▁did ▁not ▁opp ose ▁this ▁action , ▁having ▁lost ▁a ▁child ▁to ▁d row ning ▁in ▁Maine ▁just ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁Over throw , ▁which ▁had ▁pl ung ed ▁him ▁into ▁deep ▁de pression . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ex on er ated ▁by ▁Morgan ' s ▁report ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁own ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁Stevens ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁silver ▁tea ▁service ▁made ▁of ▁m elt ed ▁Hawai ian ▁Kingdom ▁co ins ▁in ▁thanks ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government , ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁c uration ▁by ▁his ▁descend ants . ▁▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁trial ▁and ▁ab dic ation ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁royal ists ▁led ▁by ▁Robert ▁William ▁Kal ani h ia po ▁Wil co x ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁Republic ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Diam ond ▁Head , ▁and ▁in ▁M ō ʻ ili ʻ ili . ▁ ▁Cas ual ties ▁were ▁minimal . ▁The ▁Republic , ▁by ▁this ▁time , ▁was ▁extremely ▁well - ar med : ▁not ▁only ▁had ▁San ford ▁B . ▁D ole ▁spent ▁the ▁Kingdom ' s ▁money