The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-08
A TOUR OF HAWAII.
The Commissioners Make a Trip
Among the Islands

Among the Islands.
San Francisco, Sept. 8.-The steamer
Glengyle which arrived this morning
from Hong Kong and Yokohama via
Honolulu brought the following advices
from Honolulu under date of August 81:
The congressional commission with
the exception of President Dole left for
the other islands on August p and re-
turned on August %, after visiting the
principal towns of Maui and Hawaii. In
speaking of the trip, Senator Morgan
said:
Il think we accomplished some good
on the tour. think we very effectively
disposed of the prevalent idea among
the natives that annexation was only a
war measure. We are satisfied that
the Hawaiians now thoroughly under
stand our position and that when we
speak we do so by authority"
EX-Queen LiHOukalani arrived at HI
10 at the same time the commission ar
rived and accompanied them in a sep
arate conveyance to the volcano She
was introduced to members of the COM
mission but no political talk was in
dulged in. The ex-queen was more
than gracious and extended every cour-
tesy to members of the commission.
The people of the islands seem to ap-
preciate the visit of the commission and
they did much to enlighten the Hawa-
fians on the subject of annexation.
General Merriam states that his or
cry thing at Honolulu until he hears
from the government again. These in
structions apply to the Tacoma and her
live stock as well as to the Arizona and
weeks more to complete the repairs on
the Tacoma and it was thought here
that she will go to Manila.
The steamer Alliance arrived here
August p with Companies F, G and H
of the First New York. Surgeon Da-
Wis was also on board with a complete
outfit for a forty bed hospital in Homo
lulu.
here with the Third battalion. Eighth
infantry recruits of the First Colorado,
First Nebraska, Tenth Pennsylvania
and Third artillery, in all 1906 men be-
sides General Merriam and the Red
Cross corps. Preparations are being
made to have the troops on the Ari-
IONA camp at Kapiolani park in case
they are to be held here instead of going
to Manila.
Sergeant Ormonde Fletcher, Company
f, Second regiment United States vol
unteer engineers died August 81, of
rheumatism. He was for four years
county surveyor of Portland, Ore. About
Is of the Second regiment United States
volunteer engineers will be sent back to
San Francisco. Most of them are suf-
fering from climatic fever. The Hon
olulu stock exchange has been organ
lied.
The Chinese of the Hawaiian islands
bers of the congressional commission
asking that all the Chinese that have
become naturalized under the laws of
Hawaii and all children born in Ha-
waii be permitted the right of transit
to and from all parts of the United
States; that in the laws affecting the
immigration of Chinese labor. special
provision be made for the importation
by the owners of rice plantations of a
limited number of Chinese IabOrers to
work such plantations; that the Chinese
be permitted to bring into this country
their children from China and also wo-
men of good character; that Chinese
merchants be permitted to import
clerks for their business establish
ments; that Chinese be given the same
privileges as were given to other resi-
dents in the community; that the sys-
tenn of penal labor contracts be abol-
ished
There is much distress here among a
large number of people who have rushed
to the Hawaiian islands expecting to
engage in business. They have come
with but little money and they find that
there is nothing here for them to do
Numerous applications are being re-
ceived for free transportation back to
the United States on the part of the
people who have come here with a mis-
apprehension as to the conditions here.