The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-25
TO ANNEX HAWAII.
The Treaty Signed and Presented
10 the Senate
With a Message from the Presidsnt-It May
or May Not Receive Immediate Atten-
tion hut Its Final Ratification n Al
most Assured Japan Protests

WASHINGTON, June 10. In the great
diplomatic room Of the state depart
ment, where four years aud four mont this
ago. in the closing hours Of the Harri-
son administration. the first Hawaiian
annexation treaty was signed, only To
be withdrawn from the senate and
thrown into "A pigeon-hole, the repre-
sentatives OF the governments Of the
United States and Hawaii gathered
this morning and signed treaty,
by the terms of which, II
ratified, the little island republic
United States. OF the persons who
stood in the room three we're prese mt
when the original treaty was signed,
namely: Special Commissioner Lorrin
"A. Thurston and Assistant Secretaries
Adee and Cridler. The first-named
perhaps took n more sincere personal
pleasure in the ceremony than any of
the others. because of the stirring
events of the last four years in which
he was SO directly concerned.
VERY UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE.
1t is very unusual thing for treaty
of such Importance to be signed early
in the morning, but in this case it was
desired that the convention be made
ready early in order that it might be
submitted to the senate on the
day of its signature. The docu-
hal al
carefully over night; in fact, it
was practically completed at the close
of official hours yesterday, but it was
necessary to make a close comparison,
and the president wished another OPP
portunity to go over the document,
probably with view to drawing up a
message with which it will be accom-
panied to the senate. Therefore, be-
fore nine o'clock the persons concerned
in the preparation of the treaty were
at the state department
SIGNATURES TO THE TREATY
For the United States there were
Secretary sherman. Assistant Secrc-
taries Day, Adee and Cridler. Private
Secretary Babcock and Assistant Pri-
waite Secretary Gaytree. On the
Hawaiian side were Minister Hatch,
Lorrin A. Ihurston and ". a. kinney,
all for this particular occasion ac-
credited as special commissioners duly
empowered to negotiate a treaty OF an
nexation. After the formal greetings,
the credentials of the plenipotentiaries
were scanned and recorded. Secretary
Sherman also represented the United
States in the signature of the conven-
ton. and il was part of the ceremony
To record his authorization by the pres
ident just as much as it was the
credentials Of the IIawaiians
from President Dole. Then came
the reading and comparison OF the
treaty. OF this there were two drafts,
one To be held by each. later on to be
exchanged in the usual form. Alto
gether il was 20 minutes after nine
o'clock when all was ready for the sig
natures. The Hawaiian representa-
tives had brought with them a gold
pen in plain holder. and at their re-
quest this was used for all of the sigma
lures.
NltNtf AMI TfAItsA'-
Secretary Sherman signed first the
copy intended to be held here, while
Minister Hatch signed first the Ha.
-vaiian copy Of the treaty. his fellow
commissioners coming next in order
Mr.. Thurston first, followed by
Mr.. Kinney. The treaties were
scaled by Assistant Secretary
Cridler with private sea
carried on his watch chain, the copies
were handed To their respective custo
dians. and the treaty was made a fai
ss the executive branch of the govern
ment could effectit it. There was gen
eral exchange of congratulations be
tween the parties To the ceremony, ant
after a photograph had been taken o
the commissioners the ceremony wa
ended.