The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-08-06
AAWANANS ARE MADE HAPPY
DEMONSTRATION ON RECEIPT OF
ANNEXATION NEWS.
SEWALL TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR.
Elaborate Program For Changing Flag Of
the Island For That OF the stars
and Stripes.

The steamship Mariposs arrived at
San Francisco Wednesday, having left
Sydney July 4th, Auckland July 9th
and Honolulu on the 21st. On July
25th, about p. M, the Mariposa
sighted the transport steamer City Of
Rio Janeiro, with all we'll on board.
She carries South Dakota troops.
The Mariposa brings Honolulu ad-
vices as follows:
The steamship Coptio arrived from
San Francisco on the evening OF tho
18th Instant. with the important news
that the United States senate had rati-
fed the Newlands resolutions making
Hawaii o part of the United States.
When approaching land the Coptic
signaled the welcome news. Whistles
of foundries, OF mills and steamers
were turned loose and pandemonium
reigned.
The committee of the Honolulu An
nexation Club and the executive coun-
Gil have arranged the official pro-
gramme of exercises. In the morning
there will be o combined naval and
military parade, consisting of men
from the warships and the full strength
of the national guard.
After parading the principal streets
the procession will move to the gov
eminent building where President
Dole, the cabinet, Admiral Miller and
staff, Minister Sewall, Consul General
Haywood and others will be grouped.
The literary exercises will first take
place, together with the singing of
patriotic American airs. President
Dole will then deliver an address and
salute of twenty-one guns will be
fred as the Hawaiian flag is lowered.
The audience will then sing ''The Star
Spangled Banner" to the music Of the
band, when Admiral Miller will hoist
the stars and stripes, which will be
saluted by twenty-one guns.
Minister Sewall, Consul General
Haywood and others will deliver short
addresses, and the ceremony will close
with the presentation by President
Dole of an American flag to the Hawa-
iian National Guard. The flag is the
original silk one used by the Boston
battalions in 1893, when that warship
was at Honolulu.
In the evening there will be grand
display Of fireworks, and the govern
ment buildings will be illuminated on
O magnificent scale. A banquet will
be rendered to Admiral Miller and a
ball will follow at the opera house.
The citizens have subscribed S15, 900
for the days celebration and the most
important event in the history Of the
island will be celebrated with a mag
nifcence worthy Of the occasion. Re.
turning steamers from the other
ialands all report vociferous receptions
of the annexation news and scenes
similar to the one which occurred in
Honolulu. Preparations were at once
made in all the towns to officially cello
brste the raising OF the stars and
stripes by Amirsl Miller in this city.
The banks have commenced TO use
the war revenue stamps on checks and
drafts, consignment having been
sent down on the Coptic.
The leading men Of Honolulu met
today and recommended Harold M.
Sewall, United States minister to
Hawaii. for governor Of the islands.
It had been generally thought that
President Dole would be their choice.