Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-28

isterestinr Account 81 The ob'7rv-
auee Of tho nay H. the sandwich
Islands capital
uoNoLuLu, Oahu,
Hawaiian islands,
July o, 1894.

that your readers would like 20 hear
the news, which has been Of an ez-
citing character, caused by the dcclnr'
ing of separate aud independent
government, called "rho Republic OF
Hawaii take the liberty Of drscfib.
ing some Of the principal events which
traBsplrei here yesterday being VII
neases 20 the came.
The direct ciutcs leading up 20 this
have been, ~ your fo1ier have rrun
10 the phrors, tue dsfaron'ng OF Lillu.
okrlani, ex-quoon, and tho cs.abii'h-
lug Of tho proviaionai government
which lrau,plroi January l7ihi 1898,
which form OF government, " We have
a correct understanding Of the maNr-
Ing VI the term, il one that b. formed
temporarily with the view OF ostaU'
lishing at some future period ~ better
government than the ouu which "a
istcI prior 10 that time. Whether of
not this presvn. power be OF Will be
more beneficial than tho power which
has lust been abolished 10 % matter ui
conjecture which time alone can
prove. Seemingly thr majority Of the
population are sati5 hcd, although D.
great number express tnomecivrs Ia
not too Watering terms toward the
republic anu its PRECEDENT, who has In
obliged I'm too much underhandednrfH,
the president assuming the authority
Ut chief magistrate himself, Instead OF
being declared such by the voice Of the
people, NJ Ia all previous iuatanCta
when republics have boon found Tor
the people, with tue people and 10y
the people, which has not ueen in this
instance.
a REGULARITY ~ that although they
form n new and independent govern
.nent they dulifo annexation 90 the
Urited States, ~ Wa demonstrated at
. ,naSa meeting held by The T.. o.. aa
they are known. A speaker hy tho uHmo
Il 4. &. J0nef, az the c.gsv OF bic fu.
marks said eve viii siug 90 the tuuU
OF the chorus Of Daisy Bell"
sammy, sammy, give us your promise. 90.
were half crazy b. br annexed a. yuu.
% will be o stylish marriage.
We can AFFORD a carriage
Ana, Wen luua sweet
In lcttora 30 ncaL
Ahu ttfNfaN OF u = ~ kAHMl
A. tue meeting above referred 70,
resolution was read and adopted, adopt.
Ing the constitution iInmed ~ tho
l.. G's, aud wulCn was ratified yef.
tcrday, aud IL now tho supreme law vi
this country.
July 4th, 1854. wa day tho like Of
which has newer been seen ia Hawaii,
and will DO recorded IN tho anAAis Of
history ae her greatest day. business
houses anu residences alike were COW
cred with buniug, days, decorations
such ~ pictures ~ George Washington
anu >. Is. Dole. together with the dates
July Z, l776, ana July I, ibOl,ovor each
one respectively tue people were out
IN their beet 10 partloipatu ia tue celu.
bration, aud every hing assumed u
look OF Hplendor ana beauty seldom
witnessed. A more glorious sun
could not have risen over the
republic Of Hawaii than that " yes.
tefday. At eight O'Clock, from the
front steps VI the executive building.
the former qurou's palace, tho new
Hawaiian ship OF Stale was launched
on Ne voyage. At that hour tuors was
large crowd present In ITO nud on
the steps and balconies OF the executive
building. When President Dole
stepped through tho crowd gathered
around the dOOfs aud went down the
steps 70 tho middle platform, no was
greeted with cheers auu applause. lie
stood for a moment anu then began 10
read the proclamation which changed
the government OF the Islands from "a
temporary 10 n permanent one. when
10 had finished DO was given three
Tousing cheer; then J. w. kaluA, u
native, READ the proclamation IA HaW,
aiian, Chief Justice Judd In his OIL.
cial robes then administered the oath
Of office to the President, whioh Is ns
iOllowii
81 do solomnly swear that ] will faith,
fully and 60 he bost OF my ability exc.
cuto tho oihcn Of President OF the
Republic of Hawaii; aud viii observe
and support the Constitution and laws of
tho hopublici 80 holp me God.n
A. tho President finished speaking
the Hawaiian band started 90 play the
NHawaliau punoi," tue national tune,
the guus of the battery bo1moJ forth
and nix Hawaiian tllss were unurlrl
on the executive building.
After these impressive ceremonies Ia a
crowd dispersed, some going to tnr
boat races, while the majority went 10
Little Britain, a park about / 9 miles
nom the center Of the city, where had
been erected for tho occasion a man.
moth pavilion, whore literary pxrrrI--
eH were held, 6 Immrmoutiug rllstu
Anniversary of the Declaration
Of luIuloadeHce OF the United
slate8, besides tho one great
event Of the Jay, tho forming OF
the republic, by enthusiastic core
monies. The pavilion had been gaIi,
decorated with American uRgs, q. c1u-
nut qnd banana leaves, shields 90, l771
and 1894 bearing the stan nuI S.uups,
aud upon M elevated l..ilm sag the
speakers 0f the aaF, lucluuIug Pres.
dent 8, Il. Dole, Minister OF thu Inc
terror j.. a, King Minister OF Finance
IS. 10. Damon, Minister uI FOREIGN
AdaiTs b. az, Halcu, Hon. A. IS.
willis, NJ. r., auu u. H., u, IS. A .
Captain IA, a.. Cochran u. b, M g..
Philadelphia, ami many of tho g,Au
officers and prominent mon ui cha.
city. Al one end OF tho pavilion 1
large booth stood, where ice water.
lemonade, oraugrnio and soda water
We're dispensed rec 90 any one.
Minister Willis was introduced ug
president OF Che Hay, and aurra 8uur.
fpaO1h OF welcome 20 sympatn.zbfs OF
republican Institutions, ho introduced
Pot W. w. lIyu.oy, ut California.
Hg chaplain, who offered tine opening
prayer. Ihu national Flug, HTHu
IHUle CFy OF Freedom WHH ammo