The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-28

Mariposa brings the following cores
pondence to the Associated Press:
Honolulu July 20.-The steamship
Coptic arrived from San Francisco on
the evening of the 18th instant with the
important news that the United States
senate had ratified the Newlands reso-
luton, making Hawaii a part of the
United States. Long before the vessel
reached the harbor it was known that
the steamer brought annexation news.
the Information being signalled to the
Mohican.
The fire whistle and the whistles of
foundries, mills and steamers were
turned loose and pandemonium reigned.
Fireworks were set off. In the midst
of the noise one hundred guns were
fired on the grounds of the executive
building.
At the same time the Hawaiian band
started out and marched through the
streets to the wharf playing American
patriotic airs. An immense procession
was formed and a march was made to
the executive building.
President Dole was at his beach home
when the steamer was sighted He huT-
ried into town and reached the wharf
as the steamer tied up. Captain Sealby
of the Coptic was presented with a sill
yer cup by the citizens of Honolulu for
bringing the news. The cup bore the
inscription:
Annexation. Presented by the citi-
zens to Captain Inman Sealby; r. N.
R., who brought the good news to Hon
olulu.''
The people here have decided not to
have any formal annexation celebration
until the Philadelphia and Admiral Mil
Ter arrive with the flag.
The leading men of Honolulu met to-
day and recommended Harold NJ. Sc
wall, United States minister to Hawaii
for governor of the islands. 1t has been
generally thought that President Dole
would be their choice.
William Sullivan, a corporal of COM
lpany L, Minnesota volunteers, is dead
here. When the last fleet of transports
passed through here he was left at the
local hospital for treatment for typhoid
fever He received the best of care, but
on the 18th death ensued.
The Ohio, Para, Valencia and Indiana,
four vessels of the third fleet of trans
ports which returned to Honolulu on
account of an accident to the Indiana,
were delayed here about "a hours and
sailed again for Manila on the 9th.
There was some defect in the boilers of
The Monadnock and the Nero sailed
on the 18th. During the monitors stay
in port Captain Whiting had cOnSidera-
bic change made in her condensing ap-
paratus and in means for ventilating
the engine and boiler rooms. On the
trip down the engineers and firemen
suffered greatly from the heat
z. I. Greene, of Portland, Ore, who
shipped as a stoker on the Monadnock
was sent to the insane asylum on the
18th instant. Green is a doctor of den
tai surgery, ana naQ a lucrative pTdC-
tice when the war broke out. He has a
brother who graduated at the Annapo-
lis naval academy and is with the fleet
off Santiago. He was examined as to
his sanity by DecOrs Emerson, Norbert
and Steele and on their report was sent
to the insane asylum. It is believed
that the rest he will get there and the
care he will receive will speedily re-
store him.
Greene's condition is a result of the
excessive heat Of the fire room and a
fail from a hammock.
To Muster i'm the Guards.
San Francisco, July 28.-From a most
authentic source comes the Information
that the arrival of the American troops
in Honolulu will be followed by the
mastering into the United States vol
unteer service of the Hawaiian national
guard, force of 500 men. It was Off
cially given out at army headquarters
today that the first battalion of the
New York regiment will sail for Hon
olulu next Saturday morning. The bat
talon of the engineers corps will go
Two transports, North Fork and
Lakme have been inspected by govern
ment officers and have been passed sat
isfactorily. The North Fork will carry
the New Workers and the Lakme the
engineers.