The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-29

Law Is tsr as may be consistent with this p,ocia-
NATION; saa, also. OF an advisory council. which
shall consist Of The following members, wac are
hereby declared to he: e. ". Damon, L A
Thurston, J. Enraelutb, J. A Accaadless, r.
". xcChesney. W. z Castle, w. b. Wider, A.
Brown, J. y. Morgan. T. Ws.erhouse, z. d. Ten
hey, r. Wilhelm, ". G.. Ashley and c. Bolte.
s1cb advisory council shall also have general
legislative authority. such executive and ad.
vlsory council shall, acting Jointly, have power
20 remove any Enerlbsr o! either council and 70
I'll such or any other vacancy.
The new government then called On
volunteers, who assembled armed TO the
number OF so. The old govern nent sur
rendered without striking blow, although
IL had about 100 men under arms and q
battery Of eating guns. A squad Of 90
armed men took charge Of the government
building. placing the ministry Of the
queen under arrest. At Sis O'Clock DO
sailors and marines from the United States
steamship Boston landed and proceeded
10 guard the American consulate and resi-
ceney, and also took up position near
the residence CT ]. y. A.herton, short
distance from the palace, where the pro-
visionai government was in session.
Late in the afternoon the following was
issued:
]. LII uokaisnl. by the grace Of God ard IN.
der the constitution Of the Hawaiian Kingdom
queen, do hereby solernnly protest against any
and al sc's done again. myself and the consti-
tutions government Of the Hawaiian Kingdom
By certain persons claiming TO hs~e established
pr0Tisions. government Of aud for this king
dom yieiG % the superior force OF the
United states o. America, whose minister pleDi-
potentisry. his exceilsncy John l. Stew
ems, hEs caused the United States
troops 10 DO landed at Honolulu
ard Il SrxSs hat ka ~ .
tonsl government Now. TO svotd any col ision
OF armed forces aud perhaps loss of life. DO
uncer This protest and impelied By said force,
yield ny authority until such time as the gov
eminent OF the United States shall, upon the
facts being presented 10 II, undo the action and
rsiSstgte re N the authority which claim
the constitutional sovereign OF ths Hawaiian
islsnds.
This was signed by the queen and men,
bers of her cabinet and was addressed to
the men composing the provisional gov
eminent, and the receipt was formally
acknowledged by them. After issuing this
protest the late queen and cabinet yielded
Internationally all the departments of the
govern ment 20 the provisional rulers. The
provisional government sent notification
OF tie situation 10 the representatives of
foreign powers with request for recogni-
ton, which was granted by the representa-
tive Of the United States and all other
resident ministers OF foreign powers ex-
cept Great Britain. The provisional gov
eminent promised peace and requested all
parties 10 continue in the government
service eIcep. the following:
Queen Liliuokasnj. Charles B. Abbott,
marshal; Samuel Parker, minister Of for
eign affairs; W. Fl. Cornwall, minister OF
finance: John r. Colburn, minister Of the
interior. and Arthur p. Peterson, attorney
general. The government assumed formal
control OF the palace and barracks. The
ex-queen has retired TO her private resi-
oence a. Washin gton place, and the gov
eminent has granted her an honorary
guard OF fifteen men. The household
guards were paid off 70 February / and dis
banded. A strong force of volunteers took
possession and II now in charge Of the
palace. barracks, police headquarters and
other government buildings. AT head
quarters the work OF military organization
was rapidly pushed forward. and volun-
feers continue 10 come steadily in from all
quarters. 1t is not apprehended that any
difficulty viii arise upon the other islands.
The provisional government spent the
day and large portion Of last night in
perfecting organization and adjusting the
wheels Of government TO the changed
order. In the meantime the ordinary rou-
tine OF government work is going ahead
with but little break. The governing idea
Of the provisional government is TO main
tain peace and carry on the business Of the
government until treaty of annexation
10 the United States can be negotiated.
The Hawaiian steamer Claudine was
chartered and left Honolulu on the morn
ing OF Wednesday. January 10. with five
commissioners on board, instructed to pro-
coed to Washington City and negotiate a
tsaty Of annexation. The commissioners
are: L. A. Thurston. William C. Wilder,
William X. Castle. Charles L. Carter ana
Joseph Marsden.
The provisional government has placed
]. ii. Soper in command of all the armed
troops on the island, who has issued the
following:
NoTIcE.-Under martial law every person
found upon the streets or In any public place
between the hours OF q 80 p. N. and Il m will
10 liable 10 arrest unless provided with pass
from the coInuandey-in-chief, J. z. soper. The
gathering OF crowds Is prohibited. Any one
disturbing the peace or d!sobeying orders is La
be 20 summary arrest without warrant By
order o. the executive committee J. H. soper
c0aH4snderin-ehiei.
AAAS EfpSi1ElhA2b1 - tEAHLel IN ma
waliAn. English and Portuguese lam
guages. Under the orders OF the execu-
tive committee all the saloons have been
closed. The electric works, which supply
the city with light and the printing offices
with power. have been seized by an armed
body o. the provisional government.
SAN Francesca. Jan. 23.-The steamer
Cisudine arrived AT O'Clock this morning
with the commissioners OF the provisional
government and also representatives OF
the Geposed queen. Charles L. Carter, one
OF the commissioners. made the following
statement 20 the Associated Press:
lie object IL our visit TO = ashington City (.
- have the United states take POSSESSION ~ the
Hawaiian Islands. We want To in tue Union,
Rot as Il state, however, bat under territorial
or district form % government A government
hke that ~ the District Of Columbia. with the
sddItiou o. governor appointed ~ tue p-esi.
cent, Is pfefotsb.s cor many reasons.
There suCA large number OF Chi.
nese snd other cheap labor on the islands
who Cannot be trusted 10 vote intel .tgent = thai
II universal suffrage be declared. the whites
who represent almost The eDtiTe business inter.
ests Of tic country, would DO outyofed AID poys
efless. An entire usH system Of government
NUT he baljt UT, and the Only way - 20 hav,
the Tuiied States take charge. Il must come Il
this, or The whites must leave the islands Their
intorests are TOO great. however, for them tC
give up without struggle, and she revolution
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