The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23
HON. ". K. CASTLES EN-
TERTAINING TALK.
Amusing Anecdotes of tie Ha-
waiian Commissioners Ex-
perienees in the Land
of the Free.

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half filed Tuesday Pm. on the Oc-
cssion of Hon. W. r. Castles talk
on "What we saw in America" =
The speaker was introduced to the
audience in q few well-ehosen
words by Mrs. DR.. Whitney, presi-
dent of the W. C. T. U. The hon.
gentleman was frequently inter
rupted by loud and continued ap-
plause.
ADDRESS.
Mr.. Castle said that he should
give 3 familiar, informal talk
rather than 2 lecture.
The Glaudine's voyage was =
very pleasant one-smooth seas
and but little wind; everyone i'm
proved in health. She dropped
anchor in San Francisco bay at
An. January 2Sth, and Mr.. Thurs
ton hurried ashore with the dis
patches for the papers which were
in press, but suspended, and,
though half an hour late, had
several columns of news. The in
terest and excitement were great;
kilograms and congratulatory mes
sages poured in from ell over the
country. The Chicago and eastern
papers issued extras, and by night
the main facts of the revolution
were known all over the world.
The general tone of the press of the
United States was favorable at
once.
On arriving at Chicago the COM
missioners found that the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company had held
over the magnificent Keystone Ex-
press for them and there was arush
to transfer. But the reporters were
not to be baked. They climbed
into the buses with the members
OF the party, sat in the laps Of
some and while jolting along the
streets, took notes and left ample
spaces TO fill out q good interview.
The Pennsylvania railroad was ex-
tremely courteous, sending along
an officer of the road into Pennsyl-
vania and having the Washington
agent meet them in Baltimore.
At Chicago, in the papers, they
first saw and heard about John NJ.
Cleghorn, who was supposed to be
q brother OF 4. S. Gleghorn, and
who was said TO be racing for Wash
ington TO get 2 crown for Kaiulani,
his supposed neice. The papers
were full of the affair, and the pro-
gress Of the supposed rivals was
traced each day till John NJ.
reached Baltimore, where
he sank beneath the horizon to rise
no more. The incident only gave
zest TO the interest with
which the people Of America
watched the progress of the annex
alton commissioners. Possibly the
whole incident was q fake. It did
no harm, possibly good, to the an
1exatiOn cause.
In Washington the enterprisiDg
hotel people kept the Hawaiian
flag flying over the hotel during
he stay Of the commissioners.
General Bartlett, q very remark |
ible individual, who secured and |
exhibited in Philadelphia at the /
1916 exposition, q sheet containing
he autographs Of the congress Of !
1916, Of President Hayes and his |
;abinet, and other distinguished /
,eople,- called upon the commits /
ioners and secured their auto /
Tzphs, 2 statement Of the date of ]
ne annexation treaty and a certi-
icate that g new flag he had made /
vas the last flag which hoated 4
.Fer their hotel. All Of these he /
proposes to exhibit in Chicago and
0 sell Autographs Of the auto
-raphs and q picture Of the flag.
On the return Of one Of the CON-
nissioners through Chicago he OBJ
eryed, far aloft in the roof Of the
transportation building on the
Fair grounds, a lone pole from
which depended q Hawaiian flag
I was the only flag In the building. i
Where did it come from? Who put /
/ there2 4 workman was asked. I
lie said -Oh, it is ore Of those
mall European country flags"
When told it was the Hawaiian
Sandwich island) flag be was
He'd with interest, and said-look-
ng up-~Oh, is that the flag OF
nat country We are going to
.nnex?D
Invitations from all over the
,ountry we're sent TO the commits
toners 10 give addresses and visit
-arious cities, but few Of them