Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-28
READY TO HOIST OLD GLORY
Plans for Magnificent Celebration Of Annexa.
ton Day in Honolulu,
SUBSCRIBE SIS, 900 FOR THIS PURPOSE
born ceremonies, Including
Patriotic Demonstration, big Ball
nnd Fireworks In the Cnpital
OF the knnnkns.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-The Mari
posa from Auckland, Sydney and nlnlu
arrived today. The Mariposa lefs Ay
July 4 and left Auckland on tbs II
arrived at Honolulu on the 2Otk.. left
on the 21st.
On July %, about 4 o'clock p. n War
iposa sighted the transport 81 City
of Rio Janeiro. The two vesselsGE b and
a small boat from the tra1S arried
a bag of mail to the Maripu : boats
reported all well on board ETS The
troops on board the transpG~ mostly
from South Dakota.
The committee OF the ion club
and the executive council held ses-
sions daily and have arrangeu@ -he official
program of exercises, subject, OF course, to
any changes Admiral Miller may suggest.
In the morning there will be combined
naval and military p~arades, consisting of
men from the war ships and the full
strength of the national guard.
After parading the principal streets the
PROCESSION will move to the government
building, where President Dole, the cabinet,
Admiral Miller and staff, Minister Sewall,
Consul General Haywood and others VIII be
grouped. The literary exercises will first
take place, together with the singing of pa
triotic American airs. President Dole Will
then deliver an address and Hawaii paens
will be sung and q salute of twenty-one guns
fired as the Hawaiian flag is lowered. The
audience will then sing The Star Spangled
Banner to the music of the band, when Ad-
miral Miller will hoist the stars and stripes,
which will be saluted by twenty-one guns.
II President Mckinley sends a proclama-
ton it will be read by Admiral Miller pre-
yiopc tn tho boistinp of Old Glory Minister
Sewall and Consul General Haywood and
others will deliver short addresses and the
ceremony will close with the presentation
by President Dole of an American flag to
the Hawaiian National guard. The flag Is
the original silk one used by the Boston
battalions in 1898 when the war ship was
here.
In the evening there will be a grand dis
play of fireworks and the government build
ings will be Illuminated on a magnificent
scale. A banquet will be rendered to Ad-
miral Miller and a ball will follow at the
opera house.
The citizens have subscribed $4,000 for
the days celebration and the most i'm
~portant event in the history Of the Islands
will be celebrated with a magnificence
worthy of the occasion.
Returning steamers from the other islands
all report a vociferous reception Of the an
nexation news and scenes similar to the one
which occurred in Honolulu. Preparations
were at once made in all the towns to Off
cially celebrate the raising Of the Stars and
Stripes by Admiral Miller in this city.
Cornering Relies of
Spectators are already cornering the
supply of Hawaiian coins and postage
stamps, which are sure to be of value in
a fau yoorS Tho hopkc have commenced
to use the war revenue stamps on checks
and drafts, a consignment having been sent
on the Coptic. After the receipt of the
news of annexation President Dole said to
the Associated Press correspondent:
II think the statute will go on just as 1t
is now until congress has had time to fix 1t
permanently. / feel confident that all
Hawaiians who are voters now will continue
to be So.
II think the legislation by congress will
be SLOW. The present system will be kept
up for some time. There will be some hest
tation about making radical changes. l
have strong hopes that the land policy will
not be Interrupted. Congress will probably
pass a supplementary act which will allow
our land system to go. This, it is prob
able, from my knowledge of affairs, will be
carried out. Senator Morgan said when
hG was uVlt ina tht oyoltll "ouiu NC
better for us than the American system, and
Mr.. Morgan is one of our best friends.
9Th news of annexation consummates
the efforts and policy of the government
from the time it was initiated as pro-
visional' through to the time when 1t has
been received into the bosom of the great
est republic and one of the most powerful
states the world has ever known.
New Government PardOns Prisoners
The council of states has pardoned more
than 200 prisoners, most of whom were
under sentence for taking part in the up
rising of 1895. The men have had liberty
under parole. The pardon restores their
civil rights.
The board Of immigration has decided to
allow the planters to import 2,SS5 japanese
laborers. Most of the men will be for new
plantations. The planters are in doubt a:
to the stand Japan will take now tina
Hawaii is a part of the United States, som,
believing Its fleets will not allow any
further immigration to this country.
A member of the cabinet was asked whar
effect annexation would have on the Jap
anese immigration muddle and what was III
present status. The reply was that thu
3 whole matter had been transferred to Wash
ington some time ago, and 1t was probable
lndL the f1dWdlldH dutnOTllleS NOulu Hedl
no more of II.
| Mr.. Shimura, the Japanese minister resi-
; dent, left for Yokohama on the l4th. Sew
! eral months ago he applied for leave t'
visit his home. His request was granted
Y His going at this time has no political sig
= n~ifcance whatever, though he says that an
t ~neXation will do away with a minister resi-
r dent and allow Hawaii only a consul gen
. eral.
Cruiser Philadelphia ON the Way.
> The United States cruiser Philadelphia
sailed for Honolulu this afternoon. Admira
Miller transferred his flag from the Alba
= tross to the Philadelphia today. The Phila
delphia will make all speed to Honolulu
Admiral Miller, 1t is believed, carried N
= special instructions with him. but will re
main at Honolulu.
Admiral Miller will not raise the flag o
the United States over the island unit
E after the arrival Of the Hawaiian commits
sioners, who leave this city August /. 1t II
: expected the New York regiment will hay,
= arrived at the islands in time to participate
: in the ceremony, making it both a naya
, and a military affair.
From most authentic sources comes tn
information that the arrival of the Ameri
Q can troops in Honolulu will be followed b
G the mastering into the United States vol