The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-01
Every whistle In the City shrfeks .
saIute-scene Of Unparalleled En-
thusiasm-Men shout Themselves
Hearse and Pandenonium Reigns
As the Flag InfoIds, . Tremen-
aous shout Arises From Crowd.
And the sfaf-spangled banner
In triumph shall wave
Der the land Of the free

really q part OF the United States
II was eignaIed from the Pacific
Mail steamship Co. tic OF waikiki
Thousands Of people iockea 30 the water
trent. Flags were iloste9 everywhere
The crowds svi:snced the very delirinm Of
JOY. A. 4:I5 o'clock salute OF 100 guns
was fired, and the sound hardly died
away before every whistle IN Honolulu
rang out Q shriIl welcome to the news.
The Hawaiian Gazette. one OF the larg-
est papers On the island. describes the
was received as follows:
Tho first annexation news was teie-
phonec to Minister sewali. Consul Hay
wood and me executive building from
the United States steamer Mohican- Men
on the warship read tho signals from the
CoptIc and Immediately gave out The in
formation.
After boarding the coptio tho officers
brought the MohicAn's launch TO stand
In the middle Of the harbor AMI signaied
the annexation news TO their ship. Sail
ora were up IN the rigging as high as
the cross-lrees. a mighty cheer arose
when they read the news conveyed by
the nag the launch. Pande nonlum
reigned when the news came that Ger
yera's fee; had been sunk.
Down NJ the Wharf.
"A great crowd was gathered on the
Pacific Mail wharf 10 hear the news.
National Guard officers Eead the Mont
cans flag signals and gave II out Pan
demonlum reigned. Men shouted them
selves hoarse. Cheer after cheer arose
from crowds on the wharf Hundreds
ad ma fpi1 uk.at
HE hand The diplomat was wreathed
In smiles and looked az happy as bow
on the Fourth of July. Consul Haywood
was so moved that hs could hardly exc
press hlrnseIf. but just went around shak.
Ing hands with everybody. Capt. Paul
Smith. IN uniform. appeared on the wharf
carrying an American Gag, He wan
seized by the crowd raised on Cha Shout
defs of stout men and ordered to Tex her
float As the flag opened out a tre-
mendous shout arose from the crowd.
ladies Joining in with the men. Soon
after irish Consul Sullivan. of Ordway
& rorters. appeared With an arm full OF
Tags and distributed them among the
multitude"
A procession was then formed ard the
march through Honolulu began. Big bon
fires were lighted a. night and further
celebration decided on The captain OF the
Ccptie was presented with a handsome cup
ti atis tlfS great ltNS.
Editorial Comment.
The Hawaiian Gazette under the head
ing. ''Goodby Hawaii" speaks edltorlally
as follows:
This event Is the foreseen end Of long
process OF political evolution In thu Pacific
ocean. Those In these islands who have
earnestly desired The coming of the event
have been. IA might he expected. governed
by different motives. others by the wei
considered belief that ali classes To the
community would be benefited by H. For
IN general sens. Il brings a certain
stability 10 the government which is OF
the FIRST. and highest importance. No aoub,
there VIII lie local disorders as they occ1,r
: in other places. Bat the foundation rock
of COED government VIII now remain mper-
ss>hahse, though the structure above II may
eway ana change
THE local policy ef this little nation now
gives way 20 tho larger ana indeed almost
imperial policy ~ the United States This
II as yet incahate. uniformed and In the
embryo. Hut vs. must row grace fully
yield. az We are prepared 10. any measures
or policies whIch have been for our sac
bsaeflt. We fail in lne with every coua
m1nity In the United States from East
port Ne. 20 san Diego. Cat The wants
AMI deaires ~ any single community be
comes absorbed III the wants and desires ~
the inpersa! republic. With its se.0se00 %
pencic.
Wow that n freer speech Is establi she'd
hcgc. We. the native born, uawai.ans ami
Anglo hawslisce Do no. hesitate 10 give
rein 10 our sentiments of regret that
events have forced the extinction Of orr
Ftie ia tiotali;v. Necessary wise as II -
Ne hsve loved our little ssthsrlasls; ana sec
!; 80 down In tsv sea " political evolution
WITH The SAM feeling ~ regret shat the
father feels 80 his child abandon. TIE a5,,ae
~ h's youth. sewers forever fht ties THAI
bind him to bls home life. ana moves away
Tor bis cWR goej into the wEttrr world Se
HaEd Some - ua livea when tfis patton
sAtr struck 3.S beings ilrto tauasis.' as
u S'hsI7fd nation We i've ~ see Is close
It's eayoor. uuimpottant IS it NAV havn
ten. ht4; stiii crowe'sd with pleasant nam.
otlcs.
"pH t'so stage az national events the noo;.
nghta gtow d,n. TIE cursain - yung down.