The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-28

HONOLULU, July 20 Via San Fran
cisco, July 2O.-The steamer Coptic ar
rived from San Francisco on the even
Ing OF the 18th, with the news that the
United States senate had ratified the
Newlands resolution, making the ISL
ands part Of the United States. Long
before the vessel reached port it was
known she brought news of annexa-
ton, the news being signalled to the
Mohican. Whistles were blown, bells
We're rung, and pandemonium let loose
fireworks were sent up and 100 guns
fired from the roof of the executive
building. At the same time the Homo
lulu band marched through the princi-
pal street to the wharf, playing Amer
lean patriotic tunes. President Dole
was at Beach Home when the steamer
was sighted. He hurried into town and
reached the wharf as the steamer tied
up.
Capt. Sealby, of the Coptic, was pre-
sented with silver cup by the citizens
of Honolulu for bearing the news. The
cup bore the inscriptions:
Annexation. Presented by the cti-
zens to Capt. Inman Sealby, r. N. R.,
who brought the good news to Homo
lulu"
The leading men of Honolulu met to-
day and recommended Harold M Sew
all, United States minister to Hawaii,
for governor Of the islands. It had
been generally thought that President
Dole would be their choice.
The committee of the Honolulu An
neXation club and the executive coun-
Gil have held sessions-they have ar
ranged the official programme of ex-
ercises, subject of course to any
changes Admiral Miller may suggest
In the morning there will be com
bined naval and military parades, con-
sisting of men from the warship and
the full strength Of the national guard
After parading the principal streets
the procession will move to the govern
ment building, where President Dole.
the cabinet, Admiral Miller and staff,
Minister Sewall, Consul General Hey
wood 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 a salute
Of twenty one guns will be fired as the
Hawaiian flag is lowered. The audi
ence will then sing 1.-THE Star-Spangled
Banner" to the music of the band.
when Admiral Miller will hoist the
Stars and Stripes. which will be sa-
luted by twenty-one guns. If President
Mckinley sends proclamation it Will
the hosting of Old Glory.
WILL PRESENT A FLAG.
Minister Sewall, Consul General Hey
wood and others will deliver short ad-
dresses, and the ceremony will close
with the presentation by President
Dole of an American flag to the Ha-
waiian national guard. The flag is the
original silk one used by the Boston's
battalion in 1893, when the warship was
here.
In the evening there will be a grand
display of fireworks, and the govern
ment buildings will be illuminated on
a magnificent scale. A banquet will be
rendered to Admiral Miller, and a ball
will follow at the opera house. The
citizens have subscribed $4,000 for the
days celebration, and the most impor-
tant event in the history of the islands
will be celebrated with magnificence
worthy Of the occasion.
Returning steamers from the Other
islands all report a vociferous reception
Of the annexation news and scenes
similar to the one that occurred in
Honolulu. Preparations were at once
made in all the towns to officially cell
citrate the raising of the Stars and
Stripes by Admiral Miller in this city.
The Ohio, Para, Valencia and Indi-
ara, four vessels of the third fleet Of
transports which returned to Honolulu
on account of an accident to the Indi-
ana, were delayed here about twenty
four hours, and sailed to Manila again