The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-28
WILD OVER ANNEXATION
NEWS WAS RECEIVED WITH
JOYFUL DEMONSTRATIONS.
Bells Changed, Whistles Screeched
and Guns Doomed, While the Ha-
waiian Band Played American
Airs-Silver Cup Presented to the
Man Who Brought the News.


Press:
Honolulu, July 20.-The steamship
Coptic arrived on the 18th inst with
the important news that the United
States had ratified the Newlands reso-
luton making Hawaii a part OF the
United States Long before the vessel
reached the harbor il was known that
the steamer brought annexation news,
The information being sisnalleo to the
Mohican. on the city front ana IN the
city proper the people were simply wild
with enthusiasm. Steam whistles were
turned loose. men shouted and cheered
until they could do so no longer; there
was general Handwriting and congra-
1ulations everywhere. The first anneXa-
zion news was telephoned to Minister
Sewall and thoreXecutiVe building from
the Mohican. Men on the warship read
the signals from the COpuc ana lmme-
diauely gave out the information.
As soon as the news was received
up town the fire whistle was turned on.
Whistles of foundries, mills and steam
erS in the harbOr We're turned loose and
pandemOnium reigned. Fireworks were
set off. In the midst of the noise loo
guns were fired on the grounds of the
executive building. At the came time
the Hawaiian band started out and
marched through the streets to the
wharf, playing American patriotic airs.
An immense procession was formed
and a march was made to the executive
building.
President Dole was at his beach home
when the steamer was sighted. He hur-
ried into town and reached the wharf
as the steamer tied up.
Captain Sealby of the Coptic was pre-
scented with a silver cup by the citizens
of Honolulu for bringing the news. The
presentatlon took place on board the
deck of the Coptic. The cup was
massive one, handsomely engraved. 1t
bore the inscription: Annexation;
presented by citizens to Captain Inman
Sealby, r. n. r., who brought the good
news to Honolulu
The people here have decided not to
have any formal annexation celebra-
ton until the Philadelphia and Admiral
Miller arrive with the flag.
The Ohio, Para, Valencia and Indi-
ana, 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 "A hours
and then sailed again for Manila on
the 9Th. There was some defect in the
boilers of the Indiana.
The Monadnock and the Nero sailed
on the 18th. During the monitors stay
in port Captain Whiting had consider
able changes made in her condensing
apparatus and in means for ventilating
the engine and boiler rooms. On the
trip down the engineers and fremen
suffered greatly from the heat.
The leading men of Honolulu met to-
day and endorsed Harold NJ. ,Sewall, !
United States minister to Hawaii, as
their choice for governor of the islands. |
1t was generally thought that Presi- |
dent Dole would be appointed to the
Office. but according TO the popular
feeling. as represented at the meeting
today. Sewan viii be the nan.
William Sullivan, corporal of COM |
pany L, Minnesota volunteers, is dead !
here. When the last fleet of transports !
passed through here he was left at the |
local hospital for treatment for typhoid |
fever He received the best of care, but !
on the 18th death ensued.
MET THE RIO.
On July %, about p. m, the Mari |
I-oSa sighted the transport steamer City |
or Rio Janeiro. The two vessels hove |
to and a small boat from the trans
port carried a bag of mail to the Mari
posa- The boats crew reported all well
on board the Rio. The troops on board
the transport are mostly from South
Dakota
ANNEXATION PROGRAMME.
The committee of the Annexation
club and the executive council have
held sessions daily and have arranged !
the official programme of exercises,
subject. of course, to any changes Ad-
miral Miller may suggest. In the /
morning there will be a 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 govern
ment building, where President Dole.
the cabinet, Admiral Miller and staff,
Minister SeWall, Consul General Hay
wood aOd ptharS will 10 eyT-OllDAd The
literary exercises will first take place,
together with the singing of patriotic
American airs President Dole will
then deliver an address, and Hawaii
Poni'' viii be sung, and a salute of q
guns fired as the Hawaiian flag is
lowered.
The audience will then sing the Star
Spangled Banner" 10 the music of the
band when Admiral Miller will hoist
the stars and stripes. which viii be
saluted by q guns.
If President Mckinley sends a proc
lamation it will be read by Admiral !
Miller previous to the hoisting of Old
Glory.
Minister Sewall, Consul General Hay
wood and others win 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 +
"a tSiiidl SILK one uSeu ny the DOSlOn 1
battalion in 1898, when the warship was {
here.
In the evening there will be a grand Z
display of fireworks and the govern :
ment buildings will be Illuminated on
u magnificent scale. a banquet will be
rendered to Admiral Miller and a ball
viii follow at the opera house. The cit
liens have subscribed $4,000 for the 7
days celebration, and the most impor-
tant event in the history Of the islands
will be celebrated with magnificence
worthy of the occasion. T
Returning steamers from the other
islands already spread the news of an c
neXation, and scenes familiar to the S
one which occurred in Honolulu oc- 4
Cured. Preparations were at once made /
Ia all the towns to officially celebrate +
the raising Of the stars and stripes by \
Admiral Miller in this city. 2
Spectators are already cornering the {
supply of Hawaiian coins and postage c
stamps which are sure to be of value {
Il a few years. :
The banks have commenced TO use the :
var revenue stamps On checks and .
Traits, q consignment having been sent :
Town on the Coptic.
DOLE'S VIEWS. q
After the receipt of the news of an a
leXation. President Dole said TO the
Associated Press correspondent: Il
hink the status will 60 on just as it is
low until congress has mad time to fix
| permanently. l feel confident that u
II Hawaiians who are voters now will IL
ontinue TO be so. d,
Il think that the legislation hv CON | \,