The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-17

The dinner table was pretlllN uecO-
rated and well served and ample JUS
tice was done to it by both teams and
their guests. There was entire unan-
unity as to the fare and when it came
to speech making, there, was entire
unanimity as to the cause for which
the company had been organized.
Captain Dodge, acting as toastmas-
ter, opened by saying how pleased he
was to see such a good turn out. In
the absence of the President they had
worthy representative in Minister
Cooper, whom he called upon to re-
spond.
"If all has gone WE'LL" said Acting
President Cooper in the course of his
remarks, the President is on Anne.
rican soil tonight. If all goes well, as
we hope and trust and have rea.
son to believe. when the President re-
turns to the Islands. in a few weeks
he will again step from ship to
American soil" He believed
that President Dole's mission to Wash
ington was wise, timely and souno
one. He had gone to the front after
| long and serious consideration by the
| government and its advisers. WheI
the monarchy fell it was the sigma
that the era of Independent govern
ment had been reached. The forma
ton of the Republic was only bridge
We are waiting now for the success
which seems near at hand.
DR.. Emerson was the historian OF
the evening. He gave an account OF
the Sharpshooters from the day Of
! their inception up to the present time
Lieutenant John Cassidy, whose
team won the day and were the guests
of Lieutenant McLean's team. at the
banquet, was ornamented with a brass
medal when he was called upon for Il
toast. Lieutenant Cassidy stated that
the shoot was only a lark in the fam.
lily, but that the Sharpshooters could
pile up much better scores when ouI
for bigger game.
Lieutenant j. l.. Mclean was in IA
vor of the Sharpshoters keeping to-
gether. Even after annexation came
He commended the conduct of the gov
eminent and stated that the Sharp
shooters were glad that they had sup
ported it from the first.
Joseph Marsden was the next spca-
ker. He honestly believed that the
Sharpshooters had among them ten
shots which could not be topped in
any part of the United States. Mi
Marsden is counting on Honolulu hav-
ing Uncle Sans crack rifle team.
The. representatives of the press
then spoke in turn.
Captain John Kidwell, the first cap
tain of the company, and EN-Captain
Walter +. Wall, made brief addresses.
President Hosmer was proud of his
connection with the Sharpshooters. He
spoke ardently for annexation. Two
thirds of the human race bound the
Pacific Ocean. The struggle in the
twentieth century would be CONNER
cial. 1t was under-consumption and
not over-production that has brought
on hard times in the States.
Senator Henry Waterhouse brought
words of greeting from Rev. H. w.
Peck of San Francisco and other for
mer Sharpshooters. Some one had
suggested to him in the States that
"A compromise monarchy might not be
bad, but the Senator had replied for
the Sharpshooters that they would die
first.
Senator McCandless read extracts
from three letters. The first was from
a strong business house on the Coast
to "A heavy firm here: 1--WE will repeat
that although the battle RACES hot we
have no doubt of the outcome 1t will
be annexation, even by the Senate. .
CD Senator Davis, chairman of the
committee, claims that we have the
necessary two-thirds vote. There is
no reason whatever to doubt this. The
trouble in China has won votes for us.
CD An eN-rebel in northwestern
State has written to Senator Daniel
and to the chairman of the committee
which placed Mr.. Daniel in his posi-
ton, The answer was that the Seun-
tor would carefully consider and had
not vet made up his mind in the
premises He is placed in the uncer-
tain list, and may vet vote for annex
alton or refrain from Offering stub
born resistance to the treaty.
II. f. Winston made some appropri-
ate remarks.