Under Hawaiian skies, a narrative of the romance, adventure and history of the Hawaiian Islands, a complete historical account, by Albert Pierce Taylor.

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"\Ve, the citizens and residents of the Hawaiian Islands, orgallizedl and acting for the pnblic safety and common good,
hereby proclaim as follows:
"The monarchical systemn of government is hereby abrogratedl.
"A Provisional Govlernment for the control and management
of pniblic affairs and the protection of the pnblic peace is hereby
established, to exist nntil terms of nnion with the Unitedl States
of America have ibeen negotiated and agreedl npon.
",Snch Provisional Government shall consist of Fan execotive
conncil of fonr memibers, who are (leclaredl to be S. B. Dol.T
A. King, P. C. Jones, WV. 0. Smith, who shall administer th-e
execntive (lepartments of the government, the first named acting
as presidlent and chairman of snch conncil an-d administering the
(lepartmeilt of foreign affairs," etc. The advisory conncil was
also named, consisting of fonrteen members.
"All officers unl(er the existing governmient," the proclkiniation, containnecl, are hereby reqnested to continne to exercise
their fnnctions alld perform the dnties of their respective offices
with the exception of the followving named persons:
"Onecen L-iliniokalanii; Charles B. Wilson, Marshal; Samnel
Parker, Minister of Foreign Affairs; WV. HT. Cornwell, Minister
of Finance; John F. Colburn, Minister of the Interior; Arthnr
P. Peterson, Attorney-General, who are hereby removed from
office."
This wvas (datedI Jannary 17, 1893. Monarchy was at an enml
in Hawaii.
Qneen Liliniokalani aild her calbinet notedl a lprotest ' saying
she "yielded to the snperior force of the United States of Amlerica, whos-e Minister Plenipotentiary, His Excellency John L,.
Stevens, had cansed United States troops to be landled at I-onohlnln and (leclaredl that hie xvonl(l snpport the said Provisional
Government.
"Nowv, to avoidl an\y collision of armed forces, and perhaps the
loss of life, I (10 nnder this protest, and impelled by said force,
vieldl my anthority nntil snch timie as the Government of the
United States shall npon facts presented to it, nndo the action of