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576 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
about twenty minutes of 3, and it took about ten minutes to read the
proclamation.
Senator GRAY. The clock stopped about a quarter of 3 ?
Mr. JONES. Yes; we did not intend to be there until 3, o'clock.
Senator GEAY. After the proclamation had been read you went into
the finance room. Who went with you?
Mr. JONES. I think I went in there to notify the register of accounts
that I had taken a position as a member of the Provisional Government.
Senator GEAY. YOU were one of the Provisional Government.
Mr. JONES. Yes; he recognized me.
Senator GEAY. What did the Executive Council do ? I suppose you
got together as a body, you four men?
Mr. JONES. Yes; with the Advisory Council, got together and we
appointed first Col. Soper as commander of the forces, and then proclaimed
martial law. Then some attended to different things. Mr.
Dole notified his clerk to prepare notices to the various consuls and
diplomatic corps that we had taken possession of the Government, and
were in possession of the Government House and archives.
Senator GEAY. DO you recollect what time it was that notice was
sent to Mr. Stevens?
Mr. JONES. I think it must have been about 4 o'clock.
Senator GEAY. When did you get an answer from him t
Mr. JONES. I do not remember; it was very soon.
Senator GEAY. Before dark?
Mr. JONES. I think it was just about dark.
Senator GEAY. NOW, you say, that it was about 6 o'clock that the
captain of the Boston called upon you. When was that? You say in
your deposition t h a t " Capt. Wiltse called upon us and said that we could
not be recognized as a de facto government until we had possession of
the station house and barracks." When was that?
Mr. JONES. This same afternoon.
Senator GEAY. After the proclamation had been read?
Mr. JONES. After the proclamation had been read, and I think it was
before we heard from Mr. Stevens. Of course, it was a day of very
great excitement, and the hours were not very firmly fixed in our minds.
Senator GEAY. When did you get possession of the station house
and barracks?
Mr. JONES. I should say about half-past 7—7 or half-past.
Senator FEYE. That same day?
Mr. JONES. That same evening; yes.
Senator GEAY. Did you go to the station house?
Mr. JONES. We sent a squad down there and they delivered it over.
Senator GEAY. Had you previously sent representatives to the
Queen ?
Mr. JONES. AS I said a minute ago, the ministers sent for us to come
to the station house. We refused to go, and assured them if they
would come up and interview us we would talk over the situation.
Senator GEAY. When was this?
Mr. JONES. This was a very few minutes after Capt. Wiltse had
been in.
Senator GEAY. Did the ministers come up?
Mr. JONES. They came up. First Mr. Cornwell and Colburn came.
They went back and reported to their colleagues, and Peterson and
Parker came up with them the second time. It was then that they
agreed to turn everything over to us.
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Senator GEAY. AVas it then that the Queen abdicated—signed her
abdication?
Mr. JONES. NO. Mr. Parker said he did not want to have any bloodshed,
and they were quite ready to deliver over everything to us. Then
we sent down to the station house, and Mr. Wilson, the marshal, insisted
on having an order from the Queen.
Senator GEAY. HOW far away was the station house?
Mr. JONES. It was.about five minutes walk from the Government
building.
Senator FEYE. The station house is nothing but the police headquarters?
Mr. JONES. That is all—police headquarters.
Senator GEAY. Where are the barracks?
Mr. JONES. There [indicating on the diagram] is the station house
and there [indicating] is the government house, and that is about five
minutes walk.
Senator GEAY. Where are the barracks?
Mr. JONES. The barracks are over here [indicating].
Senator GEAY. Did you have any communication from the barracks?
Mr. JONES. Not until later.
Senator GEAY. How late was it that you had communication from
the barracks ?
Mr. JONES. I think about 9 o'clock Capt. Nowlein
Senator GEAY. Was it as late as 91
Mr. JONES. I think not; I think it was about 8 o'clock that he was
there. It may have been a little later.
Senator GRAY. Was that after you heard from the Queen—heard of
her abdication?
Mr. JONES. Yes.
Senator GEAY. Her abdication?
Mr. JONES. Yes.
Senator GEAY. When was that abdication secured? I do not suppose
she came into your presence and made known her abdication.
Mr. JONES. Oh, no.
Senator GEAY. It was brought by her ministers?
Mr. JONES. She agreed to surrender, and she did it by being allowed
to make a protest. She made a protest.
Senator GEAY. About what time did yon get that abdication and
protest?
Mr. JONES. I should say that was a little before 8 o'clock, as I
remember.
Senator GEAY. And it was after 8 and toward 9 o'clock that you
had the surrender of the barracks from Capt. Nowlein?
Mr. JONES. Very soon after. I do not remember; there were so many
events that followed so closely upon one another.
Senator GEAY. YOU said first 9 o'clock and then about 8.
Mr. JONES. I do not think 9 o'clock; nothing as late as 9.
Senator GEAY. First you said 9 and then you said 8 was the time
that the surrender of the barracks occurred. The Queen's abdication
you said was about 8 o'clock, as you say now.
Mr. JONES. I think so.
Senator GEAY. DO you recollect when you got your answer from Mr.
Stevens?
Mr. JONES. I do not.
Senator GEAY. DO you recollect getting it all?
Mr. JONES. Oh, yes.
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