The times., 1898-01-24
NOW THE NATIONS GUEST
President Dole Officially Wei.
coined at Chicago.
TALKS OF HIS ISLAND HOME
No Trouble Between Hawaii and
No. BE Easily Reception
to Be Accorded the Visitor 900
Invitations Out.

| Chicago, Jan. 2S.-President Sanford
Dole, of the Hawaiian republic, and his
wife arrived here at S:45 o'clock this
morning.
The distinguished party was met at
the Northwestern depot by committee
composed of Mayor and Mrs. Harrison,
| Judge and Mrs. Grosscup, Assistant
Secretary of State Cridler, Gen. Brooke
and staff, and Mrs Brooke, Gen. John
c. Black Major Heistand, of the United
States army; Commander Phelps. of
the United States 1navys--M Minister
Hatch, of Hawaii; William Penn Nixon,
Fred W. Job, the Hawaiian CONSUL
Ferdinand w. Peck, r. A. Waller, T.
c. Macmillan and f. o. Lyman.
The reception committee entered
President Dole's private car and wei
coined him TO Chicago. The first to
shake hands with him was Judge
Grcsscup, who said:
President Dole, i am instructed by
the President of the United States To
welcome you here. l am pleased to in
trocuce TO you Secretary Cridier, rep
resenting the President, and Mayor
Harrison, of Chicago"
allcI TIE Vi anu
welcome on behalf of the city by
Mayor Harrison, President Dole cor
daily responded TO the greeting and
seemed greatly pleased at the hearty
reception. @
Mrs. Dole, who won the hearts of
everyone present by her unaffected
and pleasant manners, thanked the
ladies OF the committee for coming out
so early in the day to welcome her.
The party at once entered carriages
and were driven to the Auditorium
Hotel. The visitors We're assigned
charming suite OF rooms on the second
floor, facing Lake Michigan.
After a rest President and Mrs. Dole
attended divine service at the Central
Church
After luncheon, President Dole re-
ceived delegation of newspaper men.
He was anxious to be set right in re-
gard TO an alleged interview with him
in a morning paper, which he said he
had not given.
AS a matter of fact he said, Il do
not think / talked at all to the report
er about Japan. However, j did not
say that we We're menaced by Japan,
and did not even intimate that we were
menaced by Japan. We were not. The
only point at issue between Japan and
Hawaii related to immigration. Japan
claims the right of free and unlimited
immigration under an old treaty We
deny this, and refused to allow a thou
sand immigrants TO land. Japan
wishes us to pay them damages, and
we have refused. The matter, of
course, Will be settled by arbitration or
by some equally common sense
method
We have no crisis at home, as the
Tribune says. The Cabinet did not
meet to discuss the Eastern question
four days before i sailed from Homo
lulu. No communication from the Jap
anese Government causing consterna-
ton was opened, as the Tribune says.
Our relations with Japan have moth
ing to do with my present visit to the
United States the Tribune to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Il am not hurrying to Washington to
get help for my government before il
is swallowed by Japan, as TIE Tribune
says. The statement that / intimated
such a thing is unauthorized"
Comfortably bundled up in furs. the
president and his wife were taken for
a drive about the city.
Tomorrow morning the party will
visit Fort Sheridan. AT ] o'clock in the
afternoon residents or natives of Ha-
waii win meet President Dole and a
reception anu luHCneoll viii ne gwen
in his honor.
The Union League Club will be gayly
decorated with plants and flowers and
the American and Hawaiian flags for
the large reception that will be given
President Dole from to o'clock.
Two thousand invitations have been
sent out for the reception.
Springfield, Ill, Jan. 23.-GoV. Tanner
has received the following message
from Washington:
washington. Jan. q.
Hon. John B. Tanner: 1t will be
gratifying TO the President If you cam
attend and take part in the reception
to President Dole on next Monday III
Chicago. JOHN SHERMAN
Gov. Tanner replied as follows:
Springfield, H., Jan. 81
Hon. John Sherman, Washington: /
have been suffering for several days
with slight attack Of rheumatism in
my wrists, and before j learned of
President Dole's coming had made ar
rangements with a party of ten ladies
and gentlemen. including Mrs. Tanner,
to start Saturday for Hot Springs, Ark.
These arrangements were made Tues
day and Wednesday. Therefore. to
postpone or abandon the trip would re-
suit in ga at disappointment, especial
ly to the lady members of the party.
Please tender my regrets to the Presi-
dent. JOHN B. TANNER"