The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03
Another American Expedition En-
tertained By HawaiianS.
PROSPECTS FOR A CABLE
PROMOTERS ARE SANGUINE OF
EARLY SUCCESS.
Hawaii Will Have No Military Gov
ernor-Otis VIII Not Wait For the
Flag Raising-Entertained By
President Dole and His Staff
Troops In Good Hsalth.

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE steamer
and Hongkong via Honolulu today,
| brings the following advices to the AS
ISOLATED Press from Honolulu, under
date of July 26:
The transports Peru and City of Pue-
bla arrived from San Francisco early
on the morning of the 23d. The voyage
down was uneventful, there were no
deaths and but little sickness among
! the men. Three men with typhoid were
moved from the ships to the local Red
Cross hospital. Since the vessels ar
rived the men have been allowed shore
liberty Today the troops will be
Toasted on the grounds of the executive
building.
President Dole, with his cabinet and
Minister Hatch, received Major Cen
eral Otis and staff at the government
building yesterday morning. The gar
rison and band turned out in honor of
the visitors. The reception was of an
extremely cordial nature, and lasted
longer than such functions usually do.
General Otis is uncertain as to his
stay here. 1t is understood that he has
discretion, in the event of no orders to
the contrary, to proceed to Manila,
without waiting for Admiral Miller on
the Philadelphia, and if the other
transports arrive within a day or two,
as expected, it is not likely that Gen.
eral Otis command will wait for the
warship much as he and his force
would like to see the flag go up.
Charles II. Watson, band master of
the Thirteenth Minnesota regiment,
died in this city on the 21st of typhoid
fever contracted on the voyage from
San Francisco. Three men of General
Otis command are in the Red Cross
hospital with typhoid. Lieutenant Hunt
of the Fourteenth infantry is among
the sick men. The physicians think he
will pull through.
Besides the patients mentioned there
are three members of the third expe-
dition at the hospital. They are rap
idly convalescing, and will be returned
to San Francisco at an early date.
PACIFIC CABLE.
Annexation having been accomplished
the next important consideration is the
cable to the United States. Speaking
on the prospects of its early laying,
General Hartwell, the local attorney
for the ScrymSer company, said:
Il received nothing from the COM
pany by the last mail. sufficient time
not having elapsed to allow an answer
to my letters and kilograms announc-
ing the signing of a contract with the
Hawaiian government.
MY previous information, however,
leads me to hope that congress will
make an early disposition of the cable
bills Indeed, 1 may say that the cable
promoters have been assured that the
bills would receive prompt considera-
ton
Minister Sewall has received no word
of what action President Mckinley
will take with regard to the temporary
administration of the islands. Admiral
Miller, he has been officially informed,
will bring full instructions as to the
formaiities which will be observed in
effecting a change of sovereignty Cen
eral Otis does not look for the arrival
of the Philadelphia carrying the adj
miral until the Sd or 4th of August. Mr..
Sewall thinks the transports due here
now shortly will very likely bring news
of the determination reached by the
president for the provisional govern
ment of the islands.
Mrs. Nitina Sumner died on the 21st
inst The deceased was a member of
the Tahitian royal family and came
to Hawaii in 1S49 in sailing vessel,
under engagement to marry Kane
hameha III, who was then king OF the
Hawaiian Islands. On her arrival she
found that the king was dead, and af-
ter some time she was married TO John
K. Sumner. $780,