The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08
AV AITING NEWS
ON THE ISLANDS
The Mail Steamer City Of
Peking Held Over at
Honolulu.
Tidings Were Expected by the
Mariposa From San
Francisco.
Word of the Presidents Action Reached
Hawaii via England and
Hongkong.

AnneXatloniSts, ChrIstlan EnQeayOrerS
and ''school marms" were the principal
passengers on the steamer Australia that
arrived from Hawaii yesterday. In one
section the main topic was 1.-The Paradise
OF the Pacific" in another What can we
do to save the islands?" and in the third
all and sundry were deep in the subject
OF the benefits that would accrue to the
islands if only they were a part and parcel
of the United States.
The cabin passengers who came up on
the steamer were:
Mrs. Alice Brown, Rev. Charles Browne, B. F.
Beardmore, Miss FL. Coan. Master r. COan,
SENIOR A de S Canavarro, Mrs. L. S. Cu1ba.
Clarence Cunba, bert Cunba. Miss Rose
Cunba, Mr.. Cookson, l.. A. Dckey, Z. f.
de la Vergne, Arthur Ewart, w. r. Harrington
and wife, Miss Ferrelra, Miss Forbes, A. b.
W. Geltes pie, Miss A. L. Hadley. Brother
Henry, A. j. Head, Dr.. Howard ana wife,
brother lgnatius, Brother James, Miss A. E.
Knapp. Miss Leonard. Mrs. Ladd B. Lathrop,
Miss Z. McInerny, C. W Maciarlane and wife,
Miss Needham, J. II. Nishwit D. L. Naone, A.
Ouel cite, I. c. Porter. vile and child, Miss l..
NJ. Pope, Miss X Pope, Masters Pogue, Miss
Pires, Lieutenant Qualtrougn, Miss Rasmus-
sen, Miss L. Roth, Professor NJ. NJ. Scott, ARM
strong Smith, Mrs. Savidge, Miss Steele, j..
Scott, Mrs. Annls Montague Turner, Professor
~
Weir, William Walsh, William Wilder.
While the Australia was lying at the
wharf the steamer City of Pekiue, from
China and Japan, arrived with 100 tons
of freight aboard for the Hawaiian mer-
chants. Every effort was made 10 get the
stuff out, but when the Australia sailed
there were still 500 tons of the stuff to be
got out. and even then The vessel was two
hours late. The Australia sailed at P. NJ.
ho itry nf al mo- cd ~
leave two hours later. AS the Mariposa
with the annexation news was expected
at any moment The people on the Aus
tralia thought the China boat would be
held as long as possible, in order to bring
the news of the jubilee that was held in
Honolulu over the news of the passage of
the new law by lhs Senate of the United
States.
"All of Hawaii is on the tip-toe of ex-
pectation," said B. Lathrop yesterday
The whites want annexation and we may
as we'll be candid. the Kanakas don't. II
is, however, neck or nothing with the
island republic. and should this move
ment fail why every body will have 10 fall
back on his own resources. | don't think
however, that the action of the Senate
will make much difference In politics down
there in any event.
"The City OF Peking had large cargo to
discharge and the stevedores were hard at
work on her when we left The Mariposa
with the news of the annexation question
was expected at every moment and DEM
onstration WAS ready for The general
public as soon as the news arrived
The news OF the Presidents action was
telegraphed from New York to London
and from there it was forwarded to Hong
kong. Reuters sent it to Yokohama and
there it eau INT the City of Pekng and
thus reached Honolulu There was al
most a public demonstration when the
news was made public, but gradually the
people quieted down and prepared for
later developments. When we left every
body was on the qui vlve for the arrival
of the MariIosa, and annexation was the
one topic converse ton in Honolulu"
The chances are that the cargo of the
City OF Pekipg would not be discharged
until long after the Australia sailed. so
the agents do not look for her until this
afternoon The Government of Hawaii
will be a little di~appolnted to learn that
the Senate has sill 10 pass upon Presi-
dent Mckinley's signature. The why's
and wherefores of the entire situation are
sure to be thoroughly thrashed out in the
Hawaiian papers which will come up on
the City Of Peking.
Captain Houdlette is in quandary. He
was al least five hours late III making his
dock, and did not know whether he
should blame the Christian Endeavorers
or the school marms." Finally he COM
promised, and told the reporters that it
was "a strong heal wind" that caused the
delay. Still there were mum Der Of very
handsome women among the Endeavorers
and school marms.