The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-17
ANNEXES HAWAII
Convention by Which the Islands
Become Part of the United
States
Concluded With Due FOrmalitieS.
Sherman, Hatch, ThurstOn and
Kinney Signed 1t.
Sent to the Senate With a Favor
able Recommendation by
the President.

WASHINGTON, June I'm the great
diplomatic room of the state depart
ment, where four years and four months
ago. in the closing hours Of the Harrison
administration, the first Hawaiian an
nexation treaty was signed, only to be
withdrawn from the senate and thrown
into pigeonhole, the representatives OF
the governments Of the United States
and of Hawaii gathered and signed the
treaty by the terms of which, II ratlhed,
the little island republic will become
part of the territory Of the United
States. OF the persons who stood Ill
the room, three We're present when the
original treaty was signed, namely, Spe.
cial Commissioner Lorrin A. Thurston,
and Assistant Secretaries Adee and
Cridler The first named, perhaps, took
a more sincere personal pleasure in the
ceremony of the morning than amy OF
the others, because of the stirring events
of the last four years in which he was
SO directly concerned.
A Trifie Unusual.
1t is very unusual thing for treaty
the morning, but in this case it was de-
sired that the convention be made
ready carly in order that it might be
submitted to the senate on the day OF
its signature. The document itself had
been prepared carefully overnight, i'll
fact it was practically completed at the
close of official hours, but it was neces-
sary to make close comparison, and
the president wished another Opportun-
ity to go over the document, probably
with a view to drawing up a message
with which it was to be accompanied to
the senate. Therefore before O'Clock,
the persons who We're concerned i'll
the preparation of the treaty We're at
the state department. For the United
States, there were Secretary Sher-
man, Assistant Secretaries Day, Adee
and Cridler, Private Secretary Babcock
and Assistant Private Secretary Gay
tree. On the Hawaiian side were Min
lister Hatch, Lorrin A. ThurstOn and w.
A. Kinney, all for this occasion accred-
tied as special commissioners duly EN-
powered to negotiate treaty Of anneXa-
ton. After Il formal greeting the Gre
dentials of the plenipotentiaries We're
scanned and recorded. Secretary Sher-
man alone represented the United States
in the signature of the convention, and
it was part of the ceremony to record
his authorization by the president just
as much as it was the credentials of the
Hawaiians from President Dole. Then
came the reading and comparison of the
treaty, later on to be exchanged in the
usual form. Altogether, it was 9:2O
when all was ready for the signatures
brought Pen With Them.
Hawaiian representatives. had brought
with them gold pen in plain holder,
and at their request this was used for
all of the signatures.
Secretary Sherman signed first the
copy intended to be held here, while
Minister Hatch signed first the Hawaiian
copy of the treaty, his fellow commits
sioners coming next in order, Mr..
Thurston coming first, followed bv Mr.
Kinney The treaties were sealed by
Assistant Secretary Cridler with a pri-
vate seal carried ON his watch chain
The treaties were handed to their re-
spective custodians, and the treaty was
made, as far as the executive branch of
the government could effect it. There