The herald., 1898-08-13
HONOLULU NEWS
OLD GLORY FLOATS FROM THE
HIGHEST PEAK
QUEER TALES FROM TROOPS
Starvation Alleged-Puebla Unfit for
q Transport-Queen LII Does
Some Talking
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
VANCOUVER, Aug. 12-The mall
steamer Aorangi arrived this afternoon
from Sydney. N. S. W., and Wellington, N.
a.. via Honolulu. Among the passengers on
the Aorangi was Miss Maud Jeffries, well
known actress.
Hawaiian news up to August Sd Is
brought by the Aorangi On that day
limited States Minister Sewan was seen in
regard to the flag raising. He said;
II have just received my instructions and
will confer with Admiral Miller very soon.
I can assure you, however. that there Will
be nothing done until Friday and probably
later. That is all l can say now.
Old Glory floats from the top Of kaala,
the highest point of the island of Oahu,
Hawaii. This was accomplished by Judge
w. f. Frear, Garrett Wilder and Walter
Dillingham;, with native guide, who made
the ascent of the peak.
Ex-Oueen Liliuokalani Is reported to have
said:
II have done the best I could for my
people. Now that the islands are annexed
there is nothing to do but submit and make
the very best Of the situation. My feelings
insthe premises are we'll known and do not
care to discuss the matter at length"
There are twenty-four United States
soldiers in the hospital at Honolulu. Seven
of them are more or less seriously Ill. The
number at the Red Cross hospital on
August LIST was fifteen. or these thirteen
were in bed and five patients required care
full looking after. Two of the Red Cross
patients are convalescent and expect to be
sent home by the steamer Glengarry, due
from Yokohama for San Francisco August
18th. They are: James LAWN Of Company
d, Twenty-third regiment U. s. A, and
Guy d. Boynton of the Fifteenth Minnesota
volunteers.
At the Queens hospital there are nine
boys in blue. Two are quite bad cases. One
has pneumonia and the other meningitis.
The latter is MIR. Prather. He is gaining
strength slowly. but requires the greatest
of care.
The Honolulu Bulletin says:
Now that the islands are a part and
parcel of the United States, change is be-
ginning already to be felt in the business
community. Within a month there has
been quite an influx of representatives of
eastern and California business firms here
looking over the situation"
While the payment Of Japanese claims
was humiliating to the government, yet
being at the request of the United States
government and meant as a compromise to
facilitate annexation, the executive coun.
ell had, after mature elaboration, decided
to yield without admitting that the govern
ment was in the wrong.
CouopiaipfS copoa frop, tho rov, ~ <hn
City of Puebla about the condition OF that
vessel and the great need of a thorough
cleaning before starting out for Manila. A
story comes from one of the officers on the
ship that one Of the soldiers, while on the
way to Honolulu, had not had a mouthful
to eat for sixteen hours. He stole a loaf
of bread and was courtmartialed and fined
$40.
The California boys aboard the transports
are looking for the men who sent back to
the states reports of outrageous doings of
the boys In blue on the first transports TO
Manila.
They say that 1t had such an effect on
the powers that the men were put under
the very strictest orders to refrain from
loud noises on board ships or on shore
They must not cheer. They should not wave
Old Glory. The worst part of the whole
thing is that not a cent of their two
months pay will be given the men for fear
that they will create trouble In the town
Admiral Miller's Arrival
HONOLULU, August 4, via Victoria, B.
c., Aug. 12~-The United States ship Phi,a-
delphia arrived here yesterday, six DAYS
and twenty hours from San Francisco.
with Admiral Miller ana staff on board.
who come for the purpose of raising the
American flag over the Philippine Islands.
Admiral Miller has orders to confer with
Minister Sewall, and until after the con-
ference nothing definite will be decided re-
garding the flag raising program A con-
ference with the Hawaiian government
will be held this afternoon. 1t Is generally
understood that the flag will not be raised
until the Commissioners arrive on the 18th
instant.
F. M. Hatch has resigned his position as
Minister to the United States.
The Eva plantation, the best paying
sugar estate in Hawaii, has decided to in
crease its capital stock to 100000. The
present capitalization is 100000.
The Japanese imbroglio of 1897 has been
settled by the payment of 5000 to japan.
In making the payment the government
does not admit the justice of the claim or
right Of japan to indemnity. The paymen.
was made at the request of President Nc
Kinley.
Queen Liliuokalani returned to Hawaii
on the End instant, glad as she sad, to see
her friends and be back in her own country
and among her own people. She was given
an enthusiastic reception by several hun
dred of her native friends. Liliuokalani do
clined to be interviewed. To her friends