The age-herald., 1898-07-28
STEAMER ARRIVES
 FROM HONOLULU Hawaiian Islanders Informed Of AlnoXa-
 ton By The COptic. PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES
Which Will Attend the Raising of Old
 Glory on Island.
SALUTE TO STARS AND STRIPES
Willie Be Fired When the Flag of the True Hearts, Hope and Home" is Hosted
 by Admiral MilIer-0ther
 News from Honolua.

San Francisco, July 27.-The steamship Mariposa arrived to-day having left Syd- ney July 4, Auckland July and Honolulu on the Fist. On July 9, about o'clock D. m., the Mariposa sighted the transport steamer City of Rio Janeiro, with all well on board. She carries South Dakota troops. The Mariposa brings Honolulu ad- vices as follows:
 The steamship Coptic arrived from San Francisco on the evening of the 18th inst. with the important news that the United States senate hay ratified the Newlands resolution making Hawaii part of the United States. When approaching land the Coptic signalled the welcome news. Whistles of foundries, mills and steamers were turned loose and pandemonium reigned
 The committee of the Honolulu Annexa- ton club and the executive council have arranged the official programme. of 'exer- cises. In the morning there will be a com bined naval and military parade, consist ing of men from the warshps 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 cabi- net, Admiral Miller and staff, Minister Sewall, Consul General Haywood and oth- CTS will be grouped. The literary eXer- cises will first take place, together with the singing of patriotic American airs. President Dole will then deliver an address and a salute of twenty-one guns will be fired the Hawaiian flag is lowered. The audience will then sing the Star Spangled Banner to the music of the band, when mi will icf ha and stripes which will be saluted by twenty one guns.
 Minister Sewall. sul-General Heywood and others will deliver short addresses, and the ceremony will close with the presenta- ton by President Dole of an American flag to the Haiwaiian national guard. The flag is the original silk one used by the Bos- tons battalions in 1893 when the warshp was here.
 Banquet to Miller
 A banquet will be rendered to Admiral Miller, and a ball will follow at the opera house. The citizens have subscribed s15,- 900 for the days celebration. and the most important event in the history of the islands will be celebrated with magnifi- cence worthy of the occasion. Returning steamers from the other islands all report vocferous reception of annexation news.
 Preparations were at once made in all the towns to officially celebrate the raising of the Stars and Stripes by Admiral Mil Ter in this city.
 The banks have commenced to the war revenue stamps or checks and drafts, a consignment having been sent down on the Coptic.
 The leading men of Honolulu met today and recommended Harold NJ. Sewall, United States minister to Hawaii. for governor of the islands. It had been generally thought that President Dole would be their choice
 The Ohio, Para, Valencia and Indiana four vessels of the third feet of transports which returned to Honolulu on account of an accident to the Indiana, were delayed here about twenty-four hours, and sailed again for Manila on the 9th instant. There was some defect in the boilers of the In- diana.
 The Monadnock and the Nero sailed on the 18th.