The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-17


The speaker was introduced to the
audience in few well-chosen
words by Mrs. DR.. Whitney, presi-
dent of the w. G. T. L. The hon.
gentleman was frequently inter
rupted by loud and continued APP
plause.
ADDRESS.
Mr.. Castle said that he should
give a familiar, informal talk
rather than lecture.
The Claudine's voyage was a
very pleasant one--smooth seas
and but little wind everyone i'm
proved in health. She dropped
anchor in San Francisco bay at 1
An. January 18th, 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 all over the
country. The Chicago and eastern
papers issued extras, and by nj ght
| 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 rush
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 a 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
a brother of A. S. Cleghorn, and
who was said to be racing for Wash
ington to get 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.
Cleghorn reached Baltimore, where
he sank beneath the horizon to rise
no more. The incident only gave
additional zest to the interest with
which the people of America
watched the progress of the annex
alton commissioners. Possibly the
whole incident was fake. 1t did
no harm, possibly good, to the an
nexation cause.
In Washington the enterprising
hotel people kept the Hawaiian
flag flying over the hotel during
the stay of the commissioners.
General Bartlett, very remark
able Individual, who secured and
exhibited in Philadelphia at the
1875 exposition, sheet containing
the autographs of the congress of
1876, of President Hayes and his
cabinet, and other distinguished
people, called upon the commits
sioners and secured their auto
graphs, a statement of the date of
the annexation treaty and certi-
ficate that a new flag he had made
was the last flag which foated
over their hotel. All of these he
proposes to exhibit in Chicago and
to sell Autographs of the auto
graphs and a picture of the flag.
On the return of one Of the COM
missioners through Chicago he OBJ
served, far aloft in the roof of the
Transportation building on the
Fair grounds, a lone pole from
which depended a Hawaiian flag !
1t was the only flag in the building.
Where did it come from? Who put
it there? A workman was asked.
He said: ooh, it is one of those
small European country flags"
When told it was the Hawaiian
Sandwich island) flag he was
filled with interest, and said-look-
ing up-"Oh, is that the flag Of
that country we are going to
annex"
Invitations from all over the
country were sent to the commits
sioners to give addresses and visit
various cities, but few of them
could be accepted. Mr.. Garter lee
tured before large and intelligent
audience before the National Geo
graphical Society, also before other
associations in Washington. The
others addressed audiences in
Washington and other parts of the
country. 1t was in these meetings
in so many localities being brought
into close contact with the great
heart of the people, that the cause
of the great interest felt in the