New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-22
HAWAII,S NEW GOVERNMENT
HOW THE REPUBLIC OF THE ISLANDS
WAS PROCLAIMED
MR. DOLE TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE A:
PREsrDENT-UNITED STATES MINISTER
WILLIS RECOGNIZES THE NEW

PREsIDENT-UNITED STATES MINISTER
WILLIS RECOGNIZES THE NEW
REPUBLIC
San Francisco, July 2-The steamship Rio
Janeiro. which arrived here this morning
brought the following news from Honolulu:
Honolulu. July 49, 1894
Last week was notable for witnessing the sue
cessful Inauguration Of the new Republic OF
Hawaii. on the afternoon Of Monday. July 2
the Royalists held mass-meeting in the palace
square to support the monarchy and protest
against the new constitution and Republic as
not being authorized by majority OF the voters
The meeting was rather thinly attended and
feeling of depression evident In the speak
ers and audience. Very different was the mass
meeting held In the evening at the drill shed TO
support the constitution and the Republic. The
large building was crowded with people mostly
white Many hundreds mostly Asiatlcs and
Portuguese. were outside. They were unable to
understand the speaking. over 1000 people were
present. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
On Tuesday came the final working session Of
the convention. adjourned from Saturday
Their first act was TO make rapid proof read
irg Of the constitution. one line was cxscinded
50 as to enable the President to convene the
sent Of the Cabinet. An order was then APP
pended 10 the effect that on and after the 4th
day Of July 1894 this constitution should be that
of the Republic Of Hawaii peculiar spirit OF
harmony conspicuous at this session. DE-
scnsions had disappeared. At O'Clock the
printing having been perfected. the convention
met again and formally passed the constitu-
ton as a whole by unanimous vote on the yeas
and nays only Hitchcock and Damon being
absent The members then all signed their
names TO a copy of the document. and adjourned
TO the 9TH in order 10 be- able 10 remedy any
possible failure on the An In proclaming the
Republic as many anonymous threats were
being received
During the same afternoon the Provisional Gov
erunent held the last session of It's councils. and
made its last will and testament In the form 81
an act declaring the Republic Of Hawaii. from
the tenor Of It's proclamation on July 4. TO be the
lawful and sole government OF the Hawaiian
Islands. under the constitution adopted by IN"
convention; transferring TO said Republic all the
power. rights. property. Obligations. etc. OF the
Provisional government and ordering the procla-
nation Of the same by the President from thc
front Of the executive building
The Fourth was ushcrci IN 10y the guns " the
Philadelphia At 1880 a. m. crowd began to
assemble The gates 20 the executive building
were thrown Open and the crowd filed the spa
cious veranda and a large space In front ~ the
steps large proportion - the crowd "er"
women No military visible. \ number =
citizens carrying secret weapons. as special 20
lice We're distributed in the crowd 40 dlg'
nitaries or other persons were specially Invited
Admiral Walker and stan were Informally pres
ont as well as number Of consuls and naval
officers
Promptly at o'clock President Dole and the
Cabinet, with the chief justice. descended inc
stems % the middle landing. The President mnhe
a short and Impressive address closing with The
words of the proclamation;
And now. I'm behalf - the who have carried
his cause along and who have stood r"ady Z" dr
fcni IL with their lives. In h"hat 81 thr "vil'n
w-ho have given II their prayers and their husbands
AMI ans for tho benefit ana protection 81 al th"
,,.orie u fbls country. ~ whatever rae" or hhi'
an ssmf,ri IN Il Dole. prc@iden. Of the Provisional
Ci,vcrnmcni Of the Hawaiian IrlandS ty Nlriu" ~
the charge to me given by n" tNccutH" nn! "a ~. 4,
yisory councils - the Provisional !N'IhW'h' an !.
hy act dated July 3. l'si proclaim N" f'iun.ic H
out the Hawaiian Islands from this time f'r,h
adopted hy IN" Consttutional '"h''h'ip, va -, -
to 10. the constitution and the supfrm" IA" ol .n'
Republic Of Hawaii, and 10y Sr'u, - t,,h,r,t, r, -
,pfinn | now assume the oihc" ana aulhoIlAy "I
President thereof God save the Republic.
After a great outburst of applause J. " kalua
read the proclamation in the Hawaiian Language.
when the Hawaiian flag was displayed over inc
executive and judiciary buildings The battery
saluted and the band played Hawaii fonoi.
Tho President then took the oath Of of'ice. '"h
announced the names II his Cabinet They were
the same AZ under the provisional government
Hatch. King Damon and Smith. The ON 'ihi'
then retired to the interior Of the building where
the oath was administered TO the Cabinet. judlc-
iary and higher officials. and to some hundreds
~ citizens each II whom received ""rtllritc
Of the fact ,. J., -, H., COON
United states Minister Willis. In formally recpg
niziug tn. Republic. said that he expected me
cordial approval Of President cleveland. Inc lt'-
uuhlic has been generally recognized ~ the
various consuls