The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-25
BASEBALL TOURISTS I!
Arrival Of the Alameda with the
Ball-PlayerS,
They are Loyalty Entertained.


turday by her non-arrival, was sig
nailed off Diamond Head at half
past five o'clock Sunday morning.
Soon after that there was consider
able activity all over town and
crowds of people began to assemble
on the different wharves. AS the
steamer lay off the bell buoy watt
ing for the pilot, telescopes and
opera glasses were brought into re-
QUESTION for the purpose of inter-
probation Of the various signals dis
played by the steamer as to the re-
suit of the Presidential election.
The Hawaiian flag was noticed flying
from the foremost and as it had
been arranged by Mr.. G. E. Board
man before leaving San Francisco
with the Hon. II. A. Widemann,
that it should be hoisted there in
case of the election of Harrison,
shouts of Its Cleveland were
soon turned into those of ''It's Har
rison." A bandanna flag displayed
on the steamer gave the Democrats
considerable hope. After the steamer
had passed the lighthouse it became
pretty generally known that Harri-
son was the next President of the
United States. Within half an hour
after the arrival of the Alameda an ex-
ira was issued from the Daily Bull
LETIN Office, giving the result Of the
electoral vote, with other news. This
extra was pretty well scattered
through the town.
The deck of the steamer as she
drew near the dock was lined with
passengers, among them several
well known island people and the
Spalding baseball tourists. The
Hawaiian band was on the wharf
and played several appropriate Sc
lections as a welcome to the tour
lists. Mr.. George w. Smith had
previously boarded the steamer and
presented number of our residents
to Mr.. A. G.. Spalding, (who by the
way, is cousin of Mr.. Smith's),
the manager of the bail teams and
an enthusiastic baseball man him
self.
Carriages decorated with flags
were in readiness and conveyed the
baseball party to the Hawaiian Ho-
tel, where shortly afterwards they
partook of breakfast.
At 1880 O'Clock the baseball
party and their friends, accompanied
by His Excellency Geo. w. Merrill.
U. S. Minister Resident, formed il
a line of twos in front of the Hotel
and marched to the Palace, led by
the band, and preceded by a num-
Der of ladies in carriages. At the
Palace Mr.. j. w. Robertson, Vice
Chamberlain. presented Mr.. Merrill
to His Majesty, Mr.. Merrill pre-
sented Mr.. Spalding, and Mr..
Spalding presented the following
ladies and gentleman A. G. Arson
and wife, John M. Ward, Fred
Pfeffer, w. M. Earle, Fred. III
Carroll, James II. Manning, Harry
} ii. Simpson, Ed. N. Williamson anC
wife, John X, Tener, Frank Lin.
coin and wife, Edward III. Crane
John Healy, R. H. Petit, H. w
Chase, L. +. Burns, L. p. DAILY, L
S. Brown, Martin c. Sullivan
T Geo. w. Smith and wife, Geo. A
Wood, James Ryan, Leslie Robson
Jr., S. Goodfriend, j. M. House, Z
A. Turner, Prof. Bartholomew, Mrs
II. /. Spalding, Percy P. Moore
George Wright, W. 1. Snyder, A. g
Laird, Edward Hanlon, Mark Bald
win, Clarence Duvall, James G
Fogarty, w. ID. Osten, w. Shimeall
Newton Mcmillan, Harry Palmer
James Fitzgerald, H. w. Hopkins
His Majesty was attended by
: Prince Kawananakoa, Mr.. j. w
Robertson, Major Bertleman, Majo
Cornwell, Hon. John A. Cummins
l Hon. John Ena, Hon. Sam. Parker
r Mr.. Geo. G.. Beckley, and Mr.. L
Cummins.
Shortly after the return of tn
s party TO the Hotel, request i
writing that a game of baseball b
: played during the day was present
: ed to Mr.. Spalding on the Hott
balcony. The document had bee
in circulation an hour or two only
4 but was signed by over a thousan
!. persons, among whom figured quit
g a percentage of citizens in the fror
It rank of prominence. Mr.. Spaldin
: replied that he would take ten mir
c utes for consideration, and woul
: then give definite answer. Afte
u a brief retirement for considerable
and consultation, the gentleman II
= turned and stated that he and h
= men would have been pleased
y have given an exhibition of baseba
b play on that day, did the law of IL
d country admit of it; but they ha
: started out from home with the pu
y pose of being regulated in ea'
y country visited by the laws of til
l. country, and he had been advise
,e that the Sunday law of this countr
D portion of which he read, prof.
bited their playing; therefore, thu
of could not play, and there would
Is no game. Many murmurs of di
G. appointment were heard from Il
q, large company of bystanders on u
I'd balcony and in the Hotel ground