The San Francisco call., 1909-09-10
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lSpecial Correspondence of The Call
HONOLULU, Sept. 2.-The congress
sional party. which arrived here from
San Francisco Monday as the guests
of the territory of Hawaii, has been
kept on the move almost constantly
since the 21 law makers and their
wives landed from the steamship Si-
IBERIA. The visitors are eager to see
what is to be seen, and the local enter
tainment committee, headed by the
governor and Delegate Kalanianaole,
are meeting them half way
The party was formally greeted by
the committee while the Siberia lay
In quarantine off the harbor early Mon
day morning, since which time the
members have explored the city by au-
tomobile, visited Pearl harbor and the
various military posts, attended a
gubernatorial reception, been presented
TO former Queen Liliuokalani surfed
and swan and generally improved the
shining hours. The weather has been
perfect and the city has been en- fete.
Tuesday the mortar batteries at Fort
Ruger, Diamond head, were visited by
the members of the committee on
visitors through the fortifcations and
permitting the entire party to pass
into the interior of the dead crater
through the fort tunnel, which pierces
the steep lava side of Leahi. This was
the first party other than army men
and miners allowed to enter the crater
since the work of fortifying it had
commenced a year ago.
WILL MOUNT RIFLE BATTERY
on board the L. S. S. Iroquis yester-
day the party was taken by Captain
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station, through the Pearl harbor en-
trance channel and to the site of the
proposed drydock Admiral Hollyday
accompanied the congressman, and the
manifold .advanta geS of fortifying and
opening the harbor were gone. into
During the discussion of the defenses
of the harbor it was announced by
members of the coast defense commit
tee that the mounting of a rifle bat
terry at BARRIERS point was under con-
sideration, it having been determined
that nearly a mile of the shore line
there was beyond the zone protected
by the Diamond head mortars and the
Pearl harbor guns, a mile of beach
along which could be safely landed
landing parties TO attack the Pearl har-
bor defenses in the rear.
The party left the Iroquois at Pearl
harbor and was taken to Schofield bar
racks. Leilehua, by special train, where
the members were met by Colonel
Hunter and the officers of the Fifth
cavalry. who acted as hosts for the
remainder of the day. The Fifth cav
airy was reviewed in honor of the
party and a polo match between the
cavalry officers and a team from Homo
lulu was played.
The visitors were taken to the pine
apple plantations, where they picked
pines in the fields, carried them into
the cannery and had them peeled,
sliced and canned to carry back to
the states as souvenirs of their visit.
FAVOR FORMER QUEEN
This morning the members will at
tend the birthday reception of former
Queen Liliuokalani, who will celebrate
the seventy-first anniversary of her
birth She will be assisted in receiv-
ing by Prince and Princess Kalanian-
aole, and the affair is to be marked
by the revival of many of the court
ceremonies existing during the days
Of the Hawaiian monarchy. She has
extended special invitation to the
representatives of the American con-
gress, an event marking the total wip-
ing out of the resentment nourished so
long by the royalists and their leader
against American sovereignty in Ha-
wall. In this connection it appears to
be the almost unanimous opinion of
the visiting congressman that the
claim of the deposed sovereign against
the United States for compensation for
the crown lands seized by the govern
ment should be allowed her. This
expression of opinion has stirred the
native Hawaiians into enthusiasm in
their welcoming Of the congressional
party.
The party will leave Sunday for a
tour of the islands of Kauai Hawaii
and Maui, on each of which local COM
mittees have been planning and ar
ranging for their reception. On Ha
waii dinner is to be served in the
crater of Kilauea, the vands to be
cooked by the heat of the volcanic
fires. The tables will be spread on
the edge of the boiling firepit. into
which the guests of the fire goddess
Pele VIII be able to toss crusts and
empties as offerings of appreciation.