The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-07-01
AT HONOLULU.


over one hundred OF them received at the
post ofiice,and the receipt of them caused
much rejoicing by parents and friends.
Most OF the letters were short, the boys
not having much time for letter writing
so busy were they during their stay in
Honolulu. All were enthusiastic over
their reception at Honolulu. Only one
OF the Albany boys, William Perry, was
sick, except the usual seasickness, and
nearly all of them had touch of that.
The DEMOCRAT received two issues OF
the Commercial Advertiser OF June 2 and
4. The former was printed in red, white
and blue, showing the spirit of the day
here. 1t states that the town was in
fever of excitement when the steamers
arrived, and gives long account of the
reception under the auspices OF COM
mittee of one hundred. We clip some
short notes of particular interest to Or
gonians:
The Oregon boys say they will never
forget the hospitality accorded them by
the Oregonians in the city.
A good many of the Advertisers ad-
dresses left by the Boys in Blue began
| with "Miss."
Said an Oregonian yesterday: "Port-
land and San Francisco were patriotic
but Honolulu takes the cake"
Said Portland boy who is known TO
have an income: "Money is no good
sometimes. I've had to polish brass for
niger cook to get extra biscuits"
Said one of the volunteers yesterday to
young lady: "We cannot proceed fur
ther. The whole army has been captured
by the people OF Honolulu"
Not Boy in Blue was arrested. They
are to be highly commended for good be-
havior.
The Boys in Blue left lots OF buttons in
Honolulu. One man being reprimanded
said TO his captain: 'Girls here are the
same as in Portland and San Francisco"
"We're going to change the spelling of
Manila, said a waggish Boy in Blue. |
We'll knock ~ out of it."
The amount of letter writing done by
the visitors is something surprising. The |
tables at the Senate Chamber, Legisla- |
tive hall, the Young Mems Christian As |
sociation, the Waverly Club were occu- |
pied all day long. Two sugar bags were |
filled at Oregonian headquarters.
The showers of last evening were fur
nished by the town 0regonians for the |
especial benefit of travelling members OF |
the Military Lodge OF Webfeet.
When the steamers arrived conspicu- |
Gus here and there were men and women !
with umbrellas upon which WIS the l
word Oregon The California people /
were to be found by their shouts.
Here is the song with which the boys |
awoke the Hawaiian hills:
I'VE are going TO fight with Dewey
In the land across the sea;
We will whip the Spanish soldiers
And will make Manila free;
We viii break the Span sh shackles
In the cause of liberty,
As We go sailing on.
Chorus-''Glory, glory. haIlelujah,
Glory, glory, hallelnjah,
Glory, glory, haileiujah,
As we go sailing ou.
"when We reach Maniia's harbor
We will greet our sailors true,
And be ready TO do battle
For the red, the white aud blue.
The sailor hoys will greet US
And we'll do some shouting too,
As We so sailing on.-Cho.
sour grand old Yankee Commodore
He raked the Spanish fleet;
With shot and shell directed well.
He forced them 10 retreat:
The Yankee boy beliind tue gun
Is awful hard 10 beat,
As We 60 sailing on.-Cho.
"we will a. our starry banner
On old Philippines shore;
We will teach the Dons q lesson
Which they never learned beI9!e:
That California boys are fighters
When they go 20 foreign war,
As they go marching on.-Cho.
"When the Spanish war is over
And the Boys in Blue come home
The Golden Gate viii greet them
With cannon's laundering tone.
And the girls they left behind them
Will claim them as their own,
As they come sailing home.-Cho.
SOME LETTERS.
From Fred wessbrook TO his father
and mother:
write you this as souvenir OF the
trip. The republic OF Hawaii furnish
pen, Ink, paper, envelopes and stamps 1
free 70 all oil the u. s. soldiers. Saw,
:his city 10 . regular paradise. We have 1
a big baroecce here tomorrow, furnished |
us by the government. ! am writing |
you this letter while ] cit in the palace |
that the dusky queen ufed to reign IN. |
At our barbecue we will have 3S kegs OF /
beer, think oi ii, hurrah. Dinner, cup
per, breakfast at the hotels. ice cream |
soda. water melons, bananas. cocoanut,
pine apple, mangroveo, in fact every |
thing ie free to the U. 5. scidiers. Just |
finished walk through banana and |
coeosnut grove. The whole city 10 shad- |
ed With tropical fruit trees OF every dee
crip,ion. Win tell you more when
return.
Dated June 2, 6 p. m.