The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21

HONOLULU, Aug. 1.-The foregoing is the formal notification addressed to the diplomatic and consular corps in forming the representatives of foreign powers of the demise of the Republic of Hawaii and of the absorption of its sovereign independence by the United States of America
 The ceremonies attending the trans fer of the sovereignty will, so far as theirs official character is concerned, be brief and simple, and the day would have passed off almost tamely and quietly had it not been for the strenu- ous efforts of the jingo anneXationists who have practically carried their way in regard to a grand popular demon stration which for enthusiasm is pro- jected to be as historical as the inn portant event 1t will commemorate. It is useless to speak in detail of the bit ter words said and printed before the people were permitted to have a voice in the celebration, for clamor has won a victory after a hard-fought contest with the federal and local authorities, and by-gones may as well be buried with the walls of the Hawaiian mourn CTS in the promise of the resurrection of hopeful days.
 In brief, the ceremonies will be inn posing and picturesque. In front of the executive building (the former palace) will be erected substantial platforms to accommodate distinguished guests and Admiral Miller, Minister Harold M. Sewall, President Dole and the officials. The National Guard of Hawaii will pro- ceed to the water front and thence es- cort the United States troops to the Government building, where they will mass right and left with the United States forces facing the building. The citizens guards and mounted reserve, sharpshooters and other organizations will take up prominent positions around them and the grounds will be given up to the people.
 The day has been made a legal holi- day in order to insure a large attend ance, but the Hawaiians and their sympathizers have determined to reli- giously, if unwisely, remain absent, all efforts, pecuniary or otherwise, to in duce them to participate having igno- miniously failed.
 The Hawaiian flag will be lowered to the air of the Hawaiian national an- them, Hawaii Ponoi' played by the Hawaiian band, salute will be tlred and the bugleS will sound taps over the symbolic grave of Hawaiis defunct nationality Minister SeWall will read the authority conveyed in President McKinley's instructions to him, the stars and stripes will be unfurled from the loftiest tower of the State House with the strains of the "Star-spangled Banner" rendered by the band of the Philadelphia, salutes and the flag rafs- ing bugle calls. The populace will then have an opportunity to vent it's enthu- siasm with cheers and patriotic speech es and songs, in which 1t probably will be led by Minister Sewan, President Dole, Minister Cooper and others.
 Tn the evening some tons of freWorKs will be exploded, and at o'clock there will be a grand reception, followed by a ball in the halls of the Legislature.
 At o'clock In the afternoon the oaths of allegiance to the United States will be administered to all the officials and employees, high and minor civil and military, by the heads of depart ment, and notaries public holding Gov ernment positions.
 This forenoon I had the unsatisfac- tory pleasure of again seeking some definite information in regard to our future status from President Dole, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cooper and United States Minister Sewall. The first named two were as unpleasantly secretive as heretofore on the subject, maintaining that they were under of ficial and personal pledges to MT. Se- wall of absolute secrecy, and they could not even divulge the slightest ap proach to information.
 Mir Harold M. Sewall was more talk ative without transgressing the in gtructions he was under to preserve si- fence inviolate until he made the of ficial announcement he was directed to
 make on the morrow by President Mc- Kinley. He knew that the statement he was to make was based almost ex- cluslveIy on the form of the Newlands resolution of annexation and followed it implicitly so far as the future tenn porary form of government was con- cerned. There were. of course, de- tails to be mentioned, but the purport and effect of these it would be i'm proper for him to disclose. He might say that all the present officials of the Hawaiian Government would remain in office and conduct the affairs of the Government on its present lines so far as if was practicable, but he could not say what the titles of Mir. Dole or the other officials would be, whether their titles would off1cially correspond
 with those of officials of the United States transacting duties of a similar nature. nor could he say what would he inc descriptive title of the country in descriptive, legislative or legal doc uments. So far as the American le- eation was concerned, it's name and present duties would end at noon to- morrow. He himself would remain here to carry out the instructions con- fided to him fy President Mckinley. The name and duties attaching to such a confidential position could not at present be disclosed.
 As to the question of citizenship, all in the Government employ would have to take the customary oath of ale
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