The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-01-18
CLOSE OF TIE DAY.
Illuininaticns, Torchlights, oratory
and fireworks on Palace Square.

The T.. G.'s celebration of their
natal day terminated YESTERDAY even.
ing with q mass meeting on Palace
Square, and fireworks on the Execu-
tive building grounds. \ large as
was present at o'clock, !
the majority being Portuguese, with |
their wives and families. There were |
also number Of Hawaiian women
and foreigners in the crowd. There
was long string Of Japanese Ian
terms enclosing electric lights on the
mauka side Of the street, and thou.
sands Of lights in the Executive and
Judiciary building grounds and on
the buildings themselves. The speak
ers' stand was supplied with incan-
descent electric lights.
Shortly before go o'clock Portu-
guese band, headed by j. NJ. Nivas,
minus a coat, and a lot of Portu-
guese youngsters carrying torch
lights, marched from King street
into the square. The only grown.
up men in the procession carried
transparencies with the notices:
up. 6. aud Portugee," "We're the
4OO," Liberty and Union" "No
Monarch In Ours" america Is
Our Coal" lilly Make Room for
Your Anti" and "Progresso Uuiao
Liberdado." They marched in front
OF the speakers stand and after the
band playing a selection the kids
were directed to the corner OF
Richards and King streets, where
the band at intervals interrupted
the speakers much to chairman j. B.
Atherton's discontinue.
After a selection by the T.. g..
band stationed on the Eva end Of
the speakers stand, Chairman Ath-
erton addressed the throng as fol-
lows.
Fellow citizens and ladies, The
last meeting Of citizens in this city
was held on Nov. %, 1893. II was a
protest against the conduct Of Presi-
dent Cleveland, and was decisive
and enthusiastic gathering. The
letter OF Secretary Gresham was tho
cause Of binding into closer relations
the men who are in favor Of a good
government, against a rotten mon
arcby. This meeting, fellow citi-
zens, will fttingly close the celebra-
ton OF the first anniversary OF the
Provisional Government, which is
sustained by the best aud most
Trustworthy, not only men, but wo.
Mon, Of the country. The Provi.
sional Government has been on trial
for one year, and is not only materi.
ally strong but also financially
This government will stand until it,
absorption into the great American
l. nion. Fire crackers on the squar,
drowned the speakers wortls.) When
the noise had subsidized, however
the chairman introduced J. y
Castle.
Mr.. Castle felt that there was yer,
little to say, but that little should
be said so that II will reach OH
children's children. What is to b,
said can bc briefly said. One yea
ago to-day our platform contained
two clauses, the abolition OF tn,
monarchy aud ABSORPTION into III,
American Union. On tho 9th o
last month tho last nail was driver
into the coffin Of the monarch. Bc
fore 1897, with the strength Of on
right arms aud with steadfast pur
pose, tho mother will take Hawai-
into her own. Ii has bcen said ovcry
road loads to Rome. This is appli
cable To Hawaii, and il may b. said
all roads lead to Washington. ii,
wished there was no other govern
mcnt than the Provisional Govern
mont until the contamination o
their project, annexation. He want
ed no republic but tho Grea,
Republic. On the question Of an
annexation bo did not think an,
man of right mind wished for any
thing hut annexation. 1t was n yer,
simple question. The talk, "Nou'r'
not ont Of the woods" and Don
count your chickens before they ar,
, hatched," which has boen heard il
tho past few days emanates from
people who may as we'll be royalsts
They are enemies. Were il not 70
the justice. OF our cause the da,
would not be observed. II showet
4, cowardice. Ninety-nine years ag
the English took these islands, ant
were it not for the Napoleonic trou
bles We would not bs standing her
!. to-day as an independent country
Kamehameha III. was born o
a March II, aud he advocated annexs
!. ton to the United States. The onl
delay with regard to annexation wi
a be by the party which upheld slave
J. ry. The long line Of illuminatio
: out ut-counts anything the speaker ha
ever seen. He ended with remark
ing about someone celebrating h
o wedding day that night.
i After a selection by the P. Il. an
Portuguese bands A. s. Hartwell W,
introduced to speak on the leg'
side Of the question. The speake
began with: My talk is dry, yo
, know, but is a short one. The d,
velopment of national industry
peculiar to no climate or countr,
& wherever you find the communit