The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-09
Ex-Queen EntertainS the American
Annexation Commissioners.
TOUR OF THE ISLANDS
THE NATIVES CONVINCED THAT
THEY ARE ANNEXED.
Ex-Queen Extended Every Courtesy
to the Commissioners and Pre-
scented Pretty Gifts-Chinese Ask
For American Citizenship For
Themselves and Children.

San Francisco, Sept. S.-The follow
ing advices have been received 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
returned on August 2S, after visiting
the principal towns of Maui and Ha-
wall. In speaking of the trip Senator
Morgan said:
i think we accomplished some good
on the tour. I think we very effectively
disposed Of the prevalent idea among
the natives that annexation was only
a war measure. We are satisfied that
the HaWailanS now thoroughly under
stand our position and that when we
speak we do SO by authority
EX-Queen Liliuokalanf arrived at
Hilo at the same time the commission
ers did and accompanied them in 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. On
the voyage from Lahaina members of
the congressional party were presented
with royal leiS by order of the ex-
queen, and Senator CulIom, Minister
SeWall and others personally thanked
the former ruler Of the islands for the
pretty gifts. The people of the island
seem to appreciate the visit of the COM
mission, and the visit did much to en-
\ tighten the natives on the question of
A4lneXation. General Merriam states
that his orders from Washington are
TO hold everything at Honolulu until
ne hears from the government again
These instructions apply to the Ia
command her live stock, as well as to
The AT-VOrea nd
take about three weeks more to COM
plete the repairs on the Tacoma, and
1t was thought here that she will never
go to Manila
The steamer Alliance arrived here
August q with companies F, G and H
Of the First New York Surgeon Davis
was also on board with a complete out
Mt for 40 bed hospital in Honolulu
The steamship Arizona has arrived
here with the third battalion, Eigh-
teenth infantry, recruits of the First
Colorado, First Nebraska, Tenth Penn
syiVania and Third artillery. in all l.
2O6 men, besides General Merriam and
the Red Cross corps. Preparations are
being made to have the troops on the
Arizona camp at Kapiolani park in
case they are to be held here instead
of going to Manila
Sergeant Ormond Fletcher company
+, Second regiment United States vol
unteer engineers. died August 81 from
rheumatism. He was for years county
surveyor at Portland, Ore.
About Is men of the Second regiment
united States volunteer engineers will
be sent back to San Francisco.
Most of them are suffering from eli
matte fever
The Honolulu stock exchange has |
been organized. At the request of the |
carnival committee of Topeka. Kan.
a native woman has been selected as
carnival queen. She is Miss Anna Rose
of Hilo, Hawaii.
CHINESE CITIZENSHIP.
The Chinese of the Hawaiian islands
nave presented a memorial to the mem
hers of the congressional commission |
asking that ali Chinese who have be- |
come naturalized under the laws of |
Hawaii and all children born in Ha-
wan be eligible to become citizens of |
the United States: that Chinese in Ha- |
wall be permitted the right OF transit |
TO and from all parts of the United |
states. That in the laws effecting the |
immigration of Chinese labor special !
provisions be made for the importation |
by the owners Of rice plantations of a /
limited number Of Chinese laborers to |
work such plantations; that the Chi
nese be permitted to bring into This
country their children from China, and
also women of good character; that 1
Chinese merchants may be permitted
TO import clerks Cor their business es-
adjustments; that Chinese be given
the same privileges as given to other
residents in the community; that the
system OF labor contracts be abolished.
There is much distress here among a
large number Of people who have rush
ed 10 the Hawaiian islands expecting
to engage in business. They have come
but with little money and they find
that there is nothing here for them to,
do. Numerous applications are being
for free transportation back to
the United States on the part of people
who have come under a misapprehen-
sion as to the conditions here