Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-08-03
HAVAIIUP TODATE.
Fourth Of July ReCOnSecrated to
SOlf-GOVernment.
PRESIDENT DOLE'S ADDRESS.
Enthusiastic Popular Demonstra-
tion at Honolulu on the Occasion
of the Formal Imitation Of the
New Order of Things.

New Order of Things.
The steamship Rio de Janerio, which just
arrived from the Orient. brought the 1olIoW-
ing news from Honolulu, under date OF July
13:
Last week was notable for witnessing the
successful Inauguration Of the new republic
of Hawaii. On the afternoon OF Monday,
July 2. the royalists held mass meeting on
the palace square 10 support the monarchy
and protest against the new constitution ana
republic. as not being authorized by ma
ioritv of the voters. The meeting was rather
thiny attended. and feeling Of depression
was evident liz the speakers and audience
Very different was the mass meeting held III
the evening at the drill shed, TO support tho
constitution and the republic. The large
building was crowded with people, mostly
white. Over 1000 people were present. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
On Tuesday, the 81, came the final work.
,,s- session of the convention. Their first act
Vas to make a rapil prof reading OF the
constitution. One line was exscnded so as
to enable the president to convene the Senate
or legislature independently OF the consent oi
the cabinet. An order was then appended
to the effect that on and after the 4th day OF
July. 1894. this constitution should be that oil
the republic OF Hawaii At o'clock, the
printing having been perfected, the conveh-
ton met again and formally passed the con
s,iution as a whole by an unanimous No;e.
The members then all signed their names to
n copy of the document. AMI Adjourned TO
the 5tb. in order to be able to remedy any
possible failure on the 4th in proclaiming the
republic. During the same afternoon OF the
al the provisional government held the last
session of its councils and made its last Will
and testaments in the forr Of an act declar-
inc "4he republic Of Hawaii, from the form
of its proclamation on July 4, to be the law
ful and sole government Of the Hawaiian
Tsla1.i is. under the constitution adopted by
the convention; transferring to said republic
all the power, rights, property, obligations,
&c. of the provisional government and or
derng the proclamation OF the same by the
President from the the front Of the executive
building"
The Fourth was u3hered in By the guns OF
the Philadelphia. The gates to theexecdtiye
building were thrown open and great crowd
filed the spacious veranda and large space
in front Of the steps. No military were visi-
BILE. No dignitaric- or other persons were
specially invited. Admiral Walker and staff
were informally present, as well as number
Of consuls and naval officers. Promptly at 8
o'clock President DoIe and The cabinet, with
the chief Justice. descended the steps to the
middle landing The President made short
and impressive address, closing with the
words of the proclamation:
! And now. in behalf Of the men wl.o have
carried this cause along, and who have stood
ready TO defend it With their lives, in behalf
of the women who have given it their pray
ers and their husbands and sons, for the
benefit and protection Of all the people oil
this country. Of whatever race or name, and
in gratitude to God, whose hand has led us,
/ Sanford b. Dole. President OF the pro-
yisiOnal government otthe Hawaiian Islands,
by virtue Of the charge to me given by the
executive and advisory councils OF the pro-
yisional government, and by act date July
3. 1894. proclaim the republic of Hawaii as
the sovereign authority over and throughout
the Hawaiian Islands from this time forth.
And | do declare the constitution framed and
adopted by the cOastitutOnsl convention O
1894 to be the constitution and the supreme
law of the republic Of Hawaii. and by virtue
Of this constution now assume the Office
and authority Of President thereof. God saw
the republic.
After a great outburst Of applause Hon. J.
W. Kalua read the proclamation in the Ha
waiian language, when the Hawaiian fal
was displayed over the executive and jud
iciary buildings. The battery sauted anC
the band played" Hawaii Ponoi." The Pres
ident then took the oath of Office and an
nounced the names Of his cabinet, the same
asunder the provisional government
King Damon and Smith. The officials thel
retired to the interior Of the building, where
the oath was administered to the cabinet
judiciary and higher officials and to SOM
hundreds of citizens, each Of whom received
certificates Of the fact.
United States Minister Willis, INFORMALLY
recognizing the republic, said that he ex
pected the cordial approval Of Prcsiden
Cleveland. The republic has been general.
recognized by the various consIls