Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-26
HAWAIIAN COMMISSION.
Distinguished Gentlemen 10 Plead III,
Cluss OIL BI.Qusen LlIIuokllalL
4 visit TO tue tiru Presidency sud
and interesting Interview Win
Scws Representative

and interesting IntsFyt,W With
Ncws Representative.
a Nuws representative Of the
Kuuisiord last night had tho pleasure
" meeting unI converting nj length
with party Of distinguished Ha.
whiian gentlemen en- route 90 Wash.
layton as representatives VI eX Queen
Lilluokalaul. The personnel OF the
party h A. follows Samuel Parker, H..
a. widderman, John A. Cummiut,
Major w. T. seward and W. r. Mont.
svffat.
During the latter part Of tho day
after their arrival from Ogden they
were shown considerable Of the city
by MI. IL. @. Burnett, local agent Of
tho Colorado Midland. Mr.. Wilder.
man, a pleasant aud a1ahle member Of
the party, paid visit to the orilce Of
the Fret Presidency whore he readily
recognized Pfesident George q Cannon
with whom he was acquainted on the
islands Ia 1869. Ho also LETT bis card
and respects Tor MI H. A. Mitchell,
formerly OF Salt Lake but now Uf
1. gan, whom he knew a. Hawaiian
missionary some ycaff ago.
MI. WiddBfmau lisa German by birth
but fofty.iouf Of his tiGty odd years
have been spent on tho Hawaiian
islands where lac has grown ray anu
wealthy A. the proprietor OF n big
sugar plantation. Lac his Colleagues,
he IN pronounce R0yalist and true
to the cause Oi the efst.whilo queen.
Together they ATE going 10 uaya
visit 10 President Cleveland In hrf
interests. they are OF tue opinion
that he will be Just aud honorable IN
his dealiugt, they say, but In regard 10
the Senate they appear much less
sAuguine. Whethsr the commission
will AJAX for re.snthronsment Of her
ladyship they were 10th TO state but
allowed that inference 10 10 drawn
from tholf remarks.
announced IN the dispatches the
pfovisionAl government OF Hawaii IL n
hing OF the past, aud In its stead the
Republic Of Hawaii holds unlimited
IN more Imaginary than real As the IN.
dividual ana collective power Ia shown
Ia tho latter system ~ was exhibited
In the former. The desire for annexA'
ton 10 the United States IN s great
with the authorities VI the Republic ~
u WAS with the Provisional govern,
ment uilicisl'.
The work Of drafting the new o6u.
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inst, and promulgated on the day
following. Tue occasion was one of
great rejoicing anu denomination on
the part Of President Dole aud HE FOL.
lowers.
Mr.. G. Leland Rocks, friend Of the
NEWS, 10 Whiting from that place OF
tue event, forwards the oficial
program Of the day. II IA
n unique aud neatly printc
affair aud behrs the photograph OF
President Dole OF tue frst page. The
principal typo ia Of the Stars anu
Stripes order aud the American eagle
II given prominent plaoe. This nleTa.
~ Part OF the program consisted OF the
reading OF the Declaration OF Indie,
pendeucs, oralions thereon, anu sing
ing the Battle Cry Of Freedom, Amer.
lea aud other national songs. Follow
ing tho literary, ofAtorical aud musical
ronditlons came boat races aud held
sports, which lasted throughout the
day. On the morning Of that day Ban.
iori Il, Dole, In tha presence OF his
cabinet, surrounded by vast cen
courso Of people, delivered tho proula.
nation VI the new Rvpu bic IN the FOL
lowing words;
1. SANFORD Is. Dole, president Of tho
provisional government Of the HaN-
allan Islands, by virtue Of the ouargs
given me by the executive and AIyis.
DRY councils Of the provisional govern o.
ment and by act dated July g, 1894,
proclaim the Trpu BILE VI Hawaii a. tue
sovereign authority over and through.
OUT tue Hawaiian islands from this
time forth, aud declare the coustitu.
tlOu framed aud adopted hy tue con.
stitutiOnRl convention Of 1894 10 be the
constitution aud supreme Law Of the
republic OF Hawaii, aud BY virtue "
this constitution now HusumB the
office aud authority Of president there
vi. Long live the republic,
The Royalisls caused no disturbance
whatever. A fow nights previous,
however, they held mass meeting
aud adopted resolution protesting
agsiustthe formation VI the Republic
on the grounds that the President OF
the United Statea bad no. yot an.
swefud the petition Of the queen asklu &
restoration 10 her throne. Transcript
o.! this resolution we're iorwHrl led 90 all
representa- VI other governments
| with requests not 10 rec gniEt the II %
/ public All OF the representatives ez-
cept that Of England paid no attention
| ~ tho request
Probably The most interesting gentle
man, iu the party now on the way TO
| tho nations capital is Mr. Parker
and as hno specimen or physi-
cal manhood AZ any country can b at
VI. Ho has been Iu salt Lake
sryeral times before aud note',
he says, remarkable changes
Ia the olly's growth, lie was very
pleasant auu agreeable and takua
ifouly on all subjects except the one
bearing on the pafy's mission to
Washington. They LETT for tho east
over the Rio Graudo WssIern las,
night shortly before II O'Clock, and
expect to reach Warrington Sunday
AighI