The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-05-10
Admiral Miller and Staff Ordered to
San Francisco.
The Training Ship Auhican Also Receives
the Same Instructions.
Islanders Of the Opinion That An
nexation Will Not Take Place
Until the War With Spain Has
Been Brought to a Close.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-Advices
received to-day by the steamer City
of Picking from Honolulu are as fol-
lows:
HONOLULU, May Admiral Miller
and his personal staff received orders
by the steamship Alameda on the 18th
to proceed at once to San Francisco,
and there to await further orders. An
other dispatch directed Captain Book
of the training ship Mohican to take his
ship back to Mare Island. The gun
boat Bennington has been directed to
remain here to look after Americans
and their interests in the islands.
So far as can be learned these are
all the orders that have been received
by the American naval officers in port.
Admiral Miller and his staff will sail
for San Francisco by the City of Pek
ing.
The United States steamship Mohican
sailed on the 18th ult. under emergency
orders due to the war with SPAIN cut
ting short her intended cruise of two
years through the South Seas, and on
the Asiatic station. The orders were
brought by the Alameda. Preparations
for her departure were begun at once,
rushed through to completion, and she
sailed in the morning. Two hours later
she came to anchor, presumably to
make a few repairs, for she again sail
ed without communicating with the
shore.
1t is stated on excellent authority
that several vessels in the Hawaiian
trade will likely apply for Hawaiian
registers within the next few weeks, if
Spain and the United States are at
war Sailing under neutral flag they
continue in the trade, without endan-
gering their cargoes. Owners feel con-
fident that sooner or later the islands
will be annexed to the United States,
and that their ships would become
American again, so that the expense
attached to the transaction would be
more than covered in the saving of in
Surance. 1t is expected that insurance
rates will be very high if hostilities
have already opened.
According to a local paper, instead
of the Hawaiian Islands being annexed
as a wa" measure Immediately on the
outbreak of hostilities with Spain, the
prospect is that they will virtually be
abandoned by the United States until
the war is over It is understood from
several sources of good authority that
the United States has already asked
Great Britain to dispatch a cruiser TO
these islands on the outbreak of the
war, in order that United States vessels
now stationed here might be permit
ted 20 return home to do their share
in protecting Pacific Coast cities.
ADMIRAL MILLER ARRIVES.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. Rear
Admiral Miller. L. S. N, who arrived
from Honolulu tonight, did not know
that war was in progress till he reached
this port. He expressed the greatest
admiration for the brilliant exploit of
Admiral Dewey. and was especially
pleased that his old flagship, the Bait
more, bore the brunt of battle and came
out with flying colors. Admiral Miller
was ordered here to await further in
structions from Washington, which he
has not yet received He therefore is
unable to state to what duty or station
he may be assigned by the Navy Ee-
p&rtment.