The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-03
ADMIRAL BEARDlH'5 REPORT.
SERIES OF CELEBRATIONS AT
HONOLULU.
All the War Vessels Observed the
Queens Jubilee, and American
and Hawaiian Independence Day.

Washington. Aug. 2-The navy depart
ment has received the following report
from Admiral Beardslee, commanding the
Pacific station, dated Honolulu, July II.
l. Will be noted that the admiral makes
a point of the fact that the Japanese
warships in the ,haroor ScrupUiO usly OBJ
served net only she toun-h of July, but
the hawaiian Independence day as wesa.
Since the dane OF my last report, June
Is, 1897, there mas been a series of ceieblTa-
tlons. accompanied by entertainments and
oilclal recDSnlUonS, beginning wStn the
ceeeora ton OF the queens Juao-lee on me
50ru CT June, on winch occasion the ShlpS
uilde, my command al this port, also 1le
Nan1Ya, fun dressed Sh4p unE1l sunrise
Win the British flag at the main and re-
manned so dressed until sunset, and at
noon each vessel fired a na-1onal salute
OF Z guns. On the evening OF June %,
the Bl1trSn comnl4 IS oner gave a r5cep-
ton, whlcI was very largely attended,
myself, the commanding, ana other Off
Gers OF the ships under my command at
tending ii uniform.
The Fourth OF July being not only the
anniversary OF our own independence, but
ASP the third anniversary CT uhe esnab
Asnment OF Inc republic Of Hawaii. mu-
tual not1hca tons 10 mat effect and in
vatatlons 70 participate IN the observance
OF the day were exchanged between the
Hawaiian government and myself. The
same courtesy was extended oy 10th par
ties to the japanese ship NaniWa.
A compromise became necessary and
bae maueer was thus arranged We all
participated in the games races and il
minated boat procesS-ons which were
in order on lile ord and on the 9TH the
ships We're full dressed at sunrise with
the United StaeS and Hawaiian enStgls
side by side Al the main, the former star
board, except on the Naniwa, wnere the
Hawaiian was 80 ssarboard, and at noon
Two statutes of q guns each were fired by
each snip and the shore battery. We also
during u1e early forenoon landed our bat
talon TO take part in mixed parade of
Hawaiian and United States troops
mounted police, eaDteau floats and dec
GRATED engines, wagons, ETC., which par
7de was viewed by the president and cab
met. myself and officers from a stand
erected for the purpose.
AT IL o'clock a. m. there was an indie
pendence day service at the opera house
where seats were reserved for us, 1 oc-
cuDying one in zhe box of President Dole.
United States Minister GSeWail was orator
Of the day and received an ovation. which
ne richly deserved. During the afternoon
Minister and Mrs. SewaM gave a hand
some public reception, which was very
largely attended.
''On the 14th of July having received
formal notification from NJ. VERSION,
French comm Oner, that it was the an
adversary of the faH of the Bastdle. and
was observed as a national holiday of
the French republic, and inviting me TO
participate in the observance of the day.
the ships under my command and the
Japanese snip Nanswa were dressed from
a. m. until sunset With the French en-
sign ct the main, and at noon fired a ma
tional salute OF p guns.
Mr.. Akiyama, the counsellor of the
japanese foreign office, has returned to
Japan
I regret TO report the death by drown
ing, on the 10th inst, of Eugene Ross.
fireman second class. serving on board
the Marion. The general health of the
officers and crew remains good