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Inister Minister Stevens Steven Establishes a a Temporary Protectorate Over Oter the Islands The expected anxiously steamer Australia arrived at a San Francisco o at an early hour Thursday morning with the news that Minister Minis Minis- tar ter tr Stevens had established a protectorate over the Hawaiian Islands The act at was wa executed exe exe- ee at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 1st instant when the stars and stripes were raised over the hall ball hal and the minister minis minis- tar ter tr issued ed the tho following proclamation which was published officially February 1 t To the Hawaiian People At the te request of the pro provisional the Hawaiian Islands I hereby in the name namo of the United State States of America assume protection of the tho Hawaiian Islands for the tho protection of life le leand and property and occupation of public buildings build build- ings legs and Hawaiian soil so far as may be necessary necessary necessary essary for the purpose ape specified lel but not interfering interfering inter Inter- fering with the administration of public affairs af d- a- a fairs by the provisional government government This action acton is taken pending and subject to t negotiations negotiations neo neo- at Washington The provisional government at Honolulu has been busy since Its Is inception The executive live tive and advisory councils formed the legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture and held daily daly sessions to t pass pas such uch bills bil as s were deemed immediately needful One of the earliest earlest acts act was wn tho the repeal of the lottery lot lot- lot tery tory franchise act another provided the following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing form of oath for all al residents ng to t affirm allegiance to t the provisional government govern govern- ment I do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God that I will wl support the provisional provisional pro pro- pro visional government of the law Hawaiian lan Islands promulgated and termed the seventeenth day dayo o 01 of January Januar 1893 1823 not hereby renouncing but expressly r reserving all aU allegiance to any foreign foreign for for- eign government now owing by me All AU Al the e judges and a I number of officials were empowered to t administer this oath and it was taken ken by hundreds the first day it was available Another act prohibits the importation tation of firearms or explosives of any character charac tar ter tr except by the government Other than the raising flag lag on the first Honolulu seems to have been without any sensational occurrence since the te provisional government was established Some attempt was was made mado to t secure a. a a. a suspension of martial martal law but the council only complied compiled to the extent ex ex- tent of lengthening the hours during which it w was to t be abroad without a pass pas Queen has spent most of her hertme time out o of tIm tho th city but butt is charged by one paper with returning at Intervals to t consult in hou houses s of some of her loyal loya ad ad- P Pau aul Neuman a member of the e queens queen's cabinet was ason on oh board the board the Australia on hi his bit f Wy y to Washington to lay the deposed Queen case cne before the state dei department rent In reply to t a question as a to the attitude of th deposed q queen een toward thc the United ed States he said j i t t Ji uJ v t fA A anybody on on the Island in-d in And i ith if th the th U United I States wants to t annex Hawaii she is perfectly If I it is done properly The statement that the te new constitution promulgated by the II queen and which precipitated the trouble would woud disfranchise the whites cs la is ti el the queens queen's emissary ary Tho The whites whits on the Island would simply I have to become naturalized citizens the same as in the United States Stats before they they could vote The queen and the natives objected to t I having haying a lot of foreigners owing the their r allegiance allegiance alleg alleg- alegI lance to other ther countries to come in and run rn their government for tor them It I is I also aiso untrue that the new constitution was only the forerunner forerunner fore fore- runner of ot an attempt to t confiscate ate the property property property prop prop- erty of foreigners and drive them from Irons the tho Islands In these days days' a small smal country like Hawaii does treat subjects of great powers powers powers pow pow- ers like Uke the Un United lied States and Great Grent Britain in that manner On January Januar 80 30 8 John H. H Sop dopes c commanding command command- ing log the volunteer forces of the provisional government issued an order by which all al citizens citi citizens ci- ci citi- citi zens were required to report within three three days all aU arms in their possession The government government government gov gov- volunteer army is increasing everyday every everyday ever day and recruits are being rapidly brought In with the result that they make a very creditable showing The legislative han hall and other rooms at the government building have been turned into bar barracks for the men I |