The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 26, 1898, Page 9

'NOT ATTENDED | BY ANY Hawaiians Failto NATIVES OF THE ISLANDS Participate in the Annexation Ball at the Ex- A»‘.i_ce'.Rix Describes the tion i The Call ; ICE RIX. 14—We were - Aug all you see, to have the s in the dressing good laun- nt to me to ming social thought to her gloves 4 o and her h :button them, room together. The ballroom of the Executive Build- is the old throneroom of the dead nd we entered the ball- Gen hamehas and the line of Kings that fol- Jowed th: frames look down from massive its spacious walls. Its curtained in the rich, k that art and ar- niced with the gilded spears of the mon- u windows, mson ds ove, are co! and cro crown At als between the| heads framed on the wall are | which once held of .all the royal | world. Collecting them a fad of one of the Kamehamehas. armorial bearings of Ha- in exchange to all the Europe, Asia and the isles | that lie betwee When Liliuokalani of the "Kalakaua branch was turned from alace into private life these tokens ellowship between Kings went properly speaking, they Iy different direction— they came from, back to of Europe, Asia and the . Or, now that I think all went to London to the , Chief Keeper of such mat- | Hawaii nel will never know ng frames were beautifully | Being of a poetic and most | eir gapi: tal turn of mind, while wan- E ong the ghosts and alty, about the barren, on the kingly feast love and mourn to see prisedly, sc to speak, | nd of the room, up | ¥ be four—I did not where once was Here are more more crowns and | d frames from arted. And | upon the low- | - throne end of | room, are t Dole—still | Dole, I —and Mrs. | wife, and t ed States | the Hon M. Sewall, | Sewall and Rear | 1 ted States | of mei 1 think, | hing—Eng- | dear man- | n hat is rank In | life’ enough for any man—and S0 mo | more of him. All these good and democratic peo- | Iple’ are standing here to shake hands | Jwith the populace, the people, the new- | ly ,annexed, the riff-raff, the rag-tag, bobtail of Honolulu, who are come to dance and mingle at the Annexation Ball. | I must say they do it beautifuily. | President Dole—still President | ~wigwagging one of the hotel| n with a grasp as cordial as a " And after the President, the Minister ‘tikes him, and then the Minister's gra- * cious wife and then the Army and then the Navy—all smiles and sweet equal- . ity and not the thinnest sort of sign :of recognition, although they certainly must know the hackman’s hand, which, as' you might say, is always in your -pocket here. Tripping on the heels of the hackman ‘ is the gentlemanly soda water clerk, and on the heels of him a neat, pink :thing in the dry goods way, and then -8 brace of bartenders who do not know | © ‘whether to nod famillarly to some of | the. official party or not, and then fom“ little’ Japs with their hats on. And all -of these have their wives upon their | ‘arms—all except the little Japs, who are | wedded to their hats. | Somebody is addressing me. It isthe | - president of the railroad—a most agree- ‘ablé man—and he says: Very gratifying, isn't 1t?” I say, feeling that I have something and looking around 1, yes. Don't you think it's just a | democratic? If the Japs would their hats, now. Or if there ew frocks or a few women or— a few of the things that make What are you going to do with 2 orrow 2" T he says bewildered. Yobody ever thinks of to-morrow in an't go on taking them to your | 1 forever, you know, and they | e being dropped. You would | ve left them alone and given a | You are making history, .~ “And you think this is a dull chap- -ter?” | : Vot-entirely.” | looks pleased and takes me up and | presents pe to President Dole. I have not meét President Dole before. I find | - myself looking up through a waste of | White whiskers into very kind, direct, | gentle, likeable eyes. 1 feel a firm clasp—the same, alas! that was given the hacK and the soda water and the dry goods and the four little Japanese hate—over my hand. T hear a pleasant voice saying that it is very glad to see me, and that it hopes I am enjoying | ~Honolulu, and have I met Mrs. Dole? | And then I have that pleasure and speak to the others whom I know and g0 the way of the greater and the less. “What do you think of this?” I ask the Army. “Very nice,”” the Army replies sol- , as though it never had seen the | nt balls of fine old Virginia, the | . smart cotillons of gay New York— “Véry nice, indeed.” Ah! T forgot. Every one is here, like myself, for pleasure, As'I look about I wonder if any one not n the 0ld Throne Room of the Dead Monarchy. tions of the Kame-/| | | socially. | while one of them was reaching she | 2 while. | the matter—nothing—not even claret. | down from the old Palace walls, rich | | Some Members of the Hawaiian Reg- ecutive Building. 1 Most Democratic Func-| | else is here for pleasure. The crowd is ! coming. The hall is a wad of incon- gruous costumes and tlushed unquiet faces. This wad crushes into the ball room and loses identity in another wad of the same kind, color and pattern. The room wears that troubled, uncer- tain, inquiring air, peculiar to the crowd which never has found itself all together before. A stunning woman comes through the door and sweeps the room with a turn of her head, and for moment | - lfin.\ ‘m‘(‘l that she knows, and then [ s slowly toward a little group which holds fitself aloof. Presgemlg the crowd is punctuated by several of these little groups, none of which seem to have bowing ac other, for all they 1 My beauty wears a ows a handsome shoulder. ve! y tall, very vain, very suberb in color ght, carriage, poise, with a free and charming glance and a frank and c ming sm I am told she is the wife of a Marshal—to whom I offer the respectful felicitations of a stran- | ger. he is easily the belle -of this| shabby little gratifying Annexation | Ball and might as easily be the belle of | a much more splendid- affair. And, be- sides, 1 see one beautiful girl with dark hair wrapped about a little cameo head, which rises like a pure, pale | Aower from a simple muslin frock that suits its sweet, chaste outline well. | And, besides, again, a score of younger girls, all sweet to look upon because all youth is sweet and fresh and fair to see, and light of foot and eager to enjoy. The band has been playing for an hour before the ball begins. I think it is the soda water clerk who sets it rolling. If not, then another as gal- lant and brave as he. It takes both | courage and gallantry and some phys- fcal strength to trip the light fantastic at the Annexation Ball. It is a matter of elbows rather tha of heels. But after the first heroic example everybody | develops these handsome qualities and takes to wrangling for the floor. The official party sin wearily into the old throne chairs and smoothes its tired, | nerveless hands and talks entirely wi itself, and does not look one-half so democratic as it did; but, rather, a lit- tle bored and distant and as if all this | were more of duty than of pleasure. | And at about a quarter before 11, when the gratifying ball was at its heighl,J ident and his wife and the | tates Minister and his wife and | the army and the navy and the very | few people who mattered went quiet- | 1y out from the ballroom and got them- | selves into their wraps and down the | | steps and into their carriages and away to their homes to seek deserved repose. 1 slipped out, too, but not so far. Only | to the grounds by the stairs at the back and through the trees to see the hun- dreds of electric lights starring the | double row of balconfes and blazing in | color from the Union’s shield above the door; to hear the night wind sighing in the palms, the sleepless mynah calling | to his mate; to look upward to the | calm, cold stars which keep so near a | watch above Hawali nei. il The ballrooom was insufferable. T | went into the hall and sat upon the | noble stair beside a lady who wore | a white sailor hat and feather boa with her black decollete gown. “Did you get any punch?” she asked | 0,” I said, “I did not.” ou didn't miss anything.” she relapsed into gloomy silence. Then While with the oath. uncovered and received and oath of allegiance to they stood sullenly with their acknowledged comrades uplifted hand the an allen land, their caps drawn over their eyes and their guns| clasped in their hands, blind and deaf alike to the urging of their office the example of -their arms. rs and brothers Colonel Fisher presented the Ameri- can Flag with an appropriate speech. The old seen better days, flag from the Its red This, to are dim. all the dearer ceived as som walians. Many Regiment regarded it with contempt, and and sweethearts in the crowd about the grounds, smiled the faded flag w ent up wi Boston - b and blue a s ke it of ill-concealed their weeping friends ther=d derisively as hen the gay Hawaiian colors had just been low- ered. One hearty American cheer saved the moment to both Hawaiians and Amer- icans as Old Glory went marching by. MUSTERING OUT THE VOLUNTEERS | An Additional List of Troops That Are Now Not Needed by the United States. WASHINGTON, Aug. issued to-day to muster out troops: Sixth Illinois Infantry, —Orders were the following Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry, Second Wiscon- sin Infantry, three Louisiana light bat- teries, two Rhode Island light batteries, two Towa light batteries, two Oregon light batteries, First Wisconsin Light Battery, two troops of Kentucky cav: A, Missouri Light Artillery; enth Light Battery, alry, Battery Twenty-sev- Indiana Artillery, ana light batteries A, B and C of Penn- sylvania Where the troops mustered out are not !gl—clally designated they include all of that i:rm of the service in the States named. ADMIRAL SCHLEY GOES TO GOTHAM | Recovers From His Indisposition and ‘Will Soon Repair to the Na- tional Ca,:tal. WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 25.—Rear Ad- | miral Schley started for New York this “What is the matter with it?” I in- | morning on the train leaving this station at 8:5. He was accompanied by his son- quired. “Nothing,” she said, laughing sud- denly. “Nothing this time.” “I don’t think I understand.” “Weren't you at the last one? Oh! | Then you wouldn't. They had a long | supper table with things spread on it and a big bowl of punch in the middle, and the Portuguese all came, and while | the dancing was going on they made a raid on the supper and carried every- thing off. You kpow they take their| bables with them everywhere, and dropped hers and it fell into the punch. | Of course it screamed and she screamed | and everybody rushed out, and there | she was with a turkey, a whole turkey, | in one hand and the baby, all over | punch, in the other.” She laughed wild- 1y again at the recollection. “Dear me!” sald I, hopefully. “Do you think anything like that will hap- pen to-night?” She shook her head. Portuguese here to-night and there’s no supper. 1 believe they're going to pass around ice cream and cake after I shan't walit for it.” The punch was ladled from a corner of the broad balcony. My friend in the white sailor hat and the black ball | gown had a little more and then she | went home. I noticed that she went | alone, and, after she was gone, my | laundress came and whispered to me mysteriously that she was no lady. I had been sitting with her {n peace and amity for fifteen minutes on the stairway in the sight of all the world. | But then this was such a democratic | and gratifying ball. I walked forth—under close escort this time—to the broad balcony and looked on the claret punch, where it was pale pink in the bowl. My friend who was | no lady was right. There was nothing | “There’s no The ice cream and cake went around. Also sandwiches and the rest of the punch. The ball devoured the refresh- ments standing, with the wondering eyes of the Kamehamehas looking in memories of royal feasts. They looked on no sons or daughters of their dusky race. Hawall nei sent regrets to the Annexation Ball. For the first time in the history of these isl- ands an entertainment has been given and attended exclusively by whites. But it was Hawail nef who drew the color line. A a e ALL DID NOT TAKE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE | | | | iment Who Refused to Desert Their Native Flag. BY ALICE RIX. Special Correspondence of The Call. HONOLULU, Aug. 18.—After the raising of the American Flag over the Executive Building at Honolulu, the Hawailan Regiment, carrying the na- tional flag of Hawall furled, was marched over to the Barracks, asked to in-law, R. 8. Wortley. The admiral ap- parently had completely recovered from his indisposition. York he will proceed imme: flagship, the Brooklyn, spend the day. 0 Washingto: proceed t NEW - AS A PROLOGUE TO Upon reaching New diately to his i To-morrow | joined by Mrs. Schley, and with her will here he will he will be YORK, Aug. 25.—Admiral Schley | arrived in this city this morning and went | at once to his flagship, the Brooklyn. TROUBLE IN EUROPE How the Mndddimbem.l Regards the War Between the United States and Spain. MADRID, Aug. 25.—The Jeading article says: Liberal In a “England wishes the annexation of the Philippines by the United States in order to use them as a base of operations against France and Russia.” It also says the war be- tween Spain and the United States is a prologue to European complications in which Spain will be involved. The Government has authorized Gen- eral Maclas to dissolve the militia in Porto Rico. |NOT TO EVACUATE BEFORE NOVEMBER Spaniards to Be Given Considerable Time in Withdrawing From ‘Washington correspondent I understand thaj the Cuban commissioners the Island of Cuba. NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—The Herald's telegraphs: the instructions to do not con- template the evacuation of Cuba before November 1, though no specific date is mentioned. A Cabinet officer told me to-night that the American flag will probably not be floating over Havana before that date. of occupation, The American army he sald, would not start for Cuba before the latter part of Oc- tober. —-— San Rafael High School Athletics. SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 25.—The pupils of the local high school have determined to “go in for athletics.” At a meeting of | the boys held yesterday Ray Brown, a popular member of the senior class, was unanimously elected manager of the new football team. It is the intention to or- ganize a baseball nine in the near future. Both organ jlar ones around the bay. izations will contest with sim- “The first tryout of the football eleven will be as follow! Quarterback, W. H. Hansen; left hal. halfback, Frank Healy Sheehy or R. Cliffos Hamm; left tackle, Sheehy; right tackle, ard, A. ell; center guard, R. Alice Rix fback, D. McCarth fl!ht R. Clifford ‘W. Hamm; tudley; right guard, W. Mun- 8. Roy. fullback, tier; t left end, John end, . or John left Writes about how the ex-Queen passed the 12th of August, in next Sunday’s Call. re | ded, its white is dingy and its stars| which would n Americans, thing of a slight by the | ied Ha-| the | was re- | | | | Cullom and Hitt Talk of | the Voyage. in| MARIPOSA’S ACCOMMODATION | ALL THAT COULD BE EXPECT- ED AT PRESENT. Commissioners Declare That Every- thing Possible Was Done Dur- ing the Voyage for Their Comfort and Pleasure, Spectal Correspondence of The Call. BY ALICE RIX, HONOLULU, Aug. 18.—The Commis- sioners arrived in Honolulu by the Oceanic steamship Mariposa yesterday morning at 5:30 o’clock. As soon as the San Francisco papers were distributed, I called personally on Senator Cullom, who is at the Hawai- ian Hotel, and showing him a copy of | a San Francisco morning paper of the 11th inst.,, which printed certain state- ments purporting to come from him and reflecting seriously on the accom- modations and management of the Oceanic Steamship Company’s line of steamers and the business character of one of its proprietors. Senator Cullom had not seen the is- sue of the paper in question and ex- pressed great surprise when he learned that his name had been used and in a manner by no means flattering to his dignity or his position as United States Commissioner. He gave me full authority to deny flatly and in whatever terms I might see fit the statements attributed to him. “What I did say and what I did feel,” he said, “‘was just this: We were going to the islands on business of im- portance to the Government of the United States and, as a commission, we were disappointed to find that better accommodation could not be given us for the ocean trip to the islands, to which we had looked forward as the pleasantest stage of our journey. We found the Mariposa crowded with pas- sengers and freight—which,” and Sena- tor Cullom bowed politely, “is a tribute to the popularity of the line. We had ladies in our party and we regretted they could not have had roomier quar- ters. We did not know—I did not ask at least—until I was directly informed in San Francisco of the demands made on the Oceanic line by reason of send- ing American troops on to Manila, and, in my first annoyance at finding it must be cramped quarters or no quar- ters until another sailing day, I did not consider the matter from any stand- point but that of our personal incon- venience. 1 understand here in Ho- nolulu that the demand for food sup- plies and other freight has been far in excess of the means of supply. Now you may quote me as saying further that our trip was one of the most en- joyable I have ever taken in any di- rection or under any circumstances. Everything was done for our comfort and pleasure and I shall be pleased if you will make this statemént in my name. on sad experiences of the past, never to give a signed statement to any | newspaper, but you may use my name | in this matter as freely as you please. 1 leave it, with perfect security, in your hands.” % Congressman Hitt, speaking in rela- tion to statements attributed to him regarding the ‘“‘using as a freight boat” of the steamship carrying the United States Commission, said: “Of course we were all slightly annoyed at the sit- uation, but no blame can be attached to the Oceanic Steamship Company. Through an act of war their service has been severely crippled. Their steamers are being used to carry Old Glory to the farthermost ends of the Pacific, and it would be most unpa- triotic on our part to censure the men to whose enterprise the quick trans- portation of American troops to Ma- nila has been due. We know that the people of Honolulu have suffered con- siderable inconvenience by being de- prived of necessary food supplies, and I can say for our party that the slight annoyance we were put to counts as nothing as against relieving the situa- tion in these islands which have been of so much benefit to our Government.” FAMOUS “FAMILY COMPACT” IS BROKEN Political Machine of Hawaii Will Be- come Demoralized Under the New Turn of Affairs. HONOLULU, Aug. 18.—The fa- mous “family compact,” the politi- cal machine which not only direct- ed but dictated the government of af- fairs of the so-called republic of Ha- waii, is broken. In fact, it has been literally smashed to pieces, and the pleces have been:| £4 i I have made a vow, founded | 1 The Gossoon vs. |PRESENTATION OF THE STARS AND STRIPES TO THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN REGIMENT. 1 take the oath of allegiance to the gathering themselves together and United States of America and pre- forming into little minor machines, sented with the old American flag each one of which is buoyed with which used on the United States the hope of running things after | cruiser Boston. | the commission has made its re- The scene was touching in the ex-| port and Congress has decided treme. The men of the Hawallan | what form of government is best Regiment wept freely and several of | adapted to the peculiar conditions of them, eight or nine out of a s com- | the islands. pany, refused ositively to take l The missionaries who conducted a re- public by a few people and for a few people are discovering that being a part and parcel of the United States Is not all that it was cracked up to be. They are asking one another, “‘Where are we at?”’ and the guesses are not always reassuring. True, the Dole Goverpment is still managing the affairs of Hawaii under a provision of the Newlands resolution, but ex-Minister Sewall is to all intents and purposes temporary Governor of the islands, and the change is not at all to the liking of the men who for five years have perpetuated themselves in office and grown fat and independ- ent at the public crib. The action of the American Unlon party, which is undoubtedly the ruling political power In the islands, in openly advocating Sewall for Governor has caused consternation in the ranks of Dole and his Cabinet. While apparent- ly in sympathy with the Dole party, they have been secretly working for the ex-Minister, and confidently expected that President McKinley's proclama- tion would name Sewall for Governor, with full power to select a new Cabinet. The patronage to be distributed by this arrangement was what the American Union party banked on, and now that the expected change has not taken place they are in a measure left en- tirely out in the cold. The proclamation sent here by the President was very vague, to say the least, and the American Union party dispatched by the last mail a strong letter to Washington asking for ex- plicit instructions, and thoroughly de- fining their position. The terms of Dis- trict Judges and other minor officers come to an end on September 1, and the politielans want a finger in the pie when the new appointees are named. Considerable patronage is attached to these offices, and the sisters, the cous- ins and the aunts of the “family com- pact” are liable to find themselves out of a job when the instructions reach here. That Dole and his Cabinet are con- cerned about this new development of things politic is evident from the un- natural desire of several of the party to “retire to private life.” It was not sup- posed that this element was anywhere to be found in their compositions. Attorney General Smith has already sent in his resignation, and several oth- ers of the close corporation are leaning strongly in the same direction. A great and freezing coldness has come between President Dole and Min- ister Sewall even in this land of glori- ous sunshine. Mrs. Dole is said to | have snubbed Mrs. Sewall at the now famous “‘democratic” ball given In honor of the flar-raising, and this seri- ous political rupture has sét the gos- sipy tonzueq of all Honolulu to wag- ng furiously. gisfi the new political pot of Hawail boils merrily, and until definite instrue- tions arrive from Washington every one from Sewall down to the janitor of the executive building will still keep ask- ing, “Where do I get off? | Splendid Dogs Are En ered for the TUnion Park Stakes on Saturday. That there will be great sport at Union Coursing Park on Saturday and Sunday goes without saying. The largest puppy stake ever run on this coast will be de- cided and two rounds of it will be run down on Saturday. The prizes amount to the total of $862 50. Of this $525 is for the old dog and $32750 for the puppy stake. The draw is as follows: Puj stake—M. C. Delano's B ¥ gullivan's _Sunburst, A e Meta vs. J. Kerrigan's St. Gertrude, Sullivan's Fox Kennv vs. Willla ta, Bmelb, Bnl;(hen' Rest As 8 Je. Curtis & Sons' Lygia, T. J. Cronin's fi‘:.'é’ of Bail vs. Curtis & Sons’ Luxor, E. V. Sullivan's Blacklock vs. Pasha Kennels' Rich and Artless, R. W. Mastick's Top Notch vs. T Hall's Miss Skyball, E. V. Sulllvan’s Golden E. and R. Scott's Dalsy Deane, C. Jersey Lily vs. 1. F. Halton’s Tic E. 'V, Sullivan's Is‘mnce‘vtoo Bartels | Brothers’ Bull Hill, eggerson’s 1 = eridan) vs. R. B. de Lopez J. Tiernan's Yosemite James ‘Admiral Dewey, R. Baldwin's E. s, ‘Trinket and B. Ken- Tobakco, i O'Brien’s Brutus V! Hurle " Sulltvan’s Snap Shot, James K. Capital Unmerl’g Express) vs. B.'S. Kennelg' Beauty Spot, T. J. Cronin's Rose of Tralee (formerly Kathleen) vs. J. | Shaw's Lucky Dog, T. J. Cronin's Wild Tralee formerly The Celt) vs. Pasha Kennels' Regu- (former T3 . Famonds' Morning Glory vs. ] 3 ’s Statesman, W. J. Jones' Lady James O riemesly Little Lady) ve. Pembroke , Larkey & Rock's Liberty hean's Gratify. Pasha Ken- | & Wilson's Rock & Wilson’s Victor King (formerly Marian (formerly Kennels' Petronfus, P. W. SI nels’ Ay Isiand Boy, va. W. J.J ct va Russell ones’ Prince Jerome Prince Charming). George Sharman’'s Wait a Little vs. B. V. Sullivan’s Rocket. | “Open stake—Al Austin’s Glenstone vs. l; E. | on's lis; Curtls & Daisy Hill: M. Herzog's Littl | ’ . o George Reddy’s Bernice; Thomas McEldowney's ohsoon vs. Russall & Wilson's Jennie Wilson: Curtls & Son's McKinley vs. J. O'Con- | nell's Log Boy: T. J. Cronin's Magnet vs. H.R. | Baldwin's Forzet: R. E. de B. Lopez's Quiver | vs. T. McElMowney's Blackstone; H. R. Bal win's Grasshopper - vs. George Whitney’ | Theron: A. & B. Ki nnel’s Kentish Girl vs. Al Austin’s C. Mack’s Black Patti vs. & A B. V. Sullivan’s Flvaway: O'Neil & Hanthan's Morcury vs. T. McEldowney's Right Bower; A. Johnson’s Lissak vs. S. E. Portal’s Laurelwood E. V. Sullvan's O'Grady va. E. & B Seott Seldom: J. H. Smith’s Bendigo vs. Russell & Wilson's Victor Queen; H. & W. Kennels' Burlington ve. B, & R. Scott's Lord Byron; Pembroke Kennel's Magls ve. Curtls & Son's Cavalfer; Curtis & Son's Commodore vs. 8. B. Portal's ' Lightning; A. Johnson's Mountain Teauty vs. Curtis & Son's Miller's Maid: E. V. Sullivan's Jesse Moore vs. M. Nealon's Van Knapp: E. V. Sullivan'e Mira Monte vs. D. Winder's Arno; R. E. de B. Lopes's Winona vs. G. Welch's Little Doubt; W. F. Jones' Capadua vs. Curtis & Son’s Chartist. I —— Next Sunday’s Call has the story of Irishmen in high positions. —_———— The value of the mineral products of New South Wales for 187 has Te- ‘turned by the Department of Mines as |cocoocoCCC0000 Reach H HONOLULU, Aug. 18.—The steam- {p Mariposa and the steam schooner kme arrived almost simultaneously about half-past 5 o'clock yesterday morning. The troops on the Lakme were in excellent health, and had no| | cases of sickness to report. They were | landed on the arrival of Colonel Barber and in due course marched down to the | temporary encampment grounds at Kaplolani Park. Senators Cullom and Morgan and Representative Hitt of the Hawailan | Congressional Committee and their contingent also arrived in perfect health. They were greeted on board by ex-Hawallan Ministers to Washing- | ton, Hon. F. M. Hatch and Hon. W. R. | Castle, and a few others, including | Senator Morgan’s previous and pres- !ent host, A. M. Ballou, the compiler of our new code system. near Nuuana Valley, will be Senator Morgan's domicile, while Senator Cullom will reside at suite 17 of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, ]ms.r]e notable as the former dwelling of “Over Seas,” ex-Secretary John W. Foster and many | other distinguished personages. Rep-| | resentative Hitt occupies the rebuilt | | Snow cottage, adjacent to the hotel, | | also distinguished as the former resi- | | dence of “Paramount” Blount, United | | States Ministers Merrill and Stevens, | Senator Pettigrew and others. |~ The Commissioners exchanged cour- | | tesies yesterday afternoon with the President and Cabinet, Hon. H. M. Se- wall, Admiral Miller and the repre- | sentatives of the press, and other dis- tinguished citizens. This morning they | visited their fellow Commissioner, As- soclate Justice of the Supreme Court | Walter F. Frear, who is invalided at his residence, and there he took the| oath of office. This afternoon they will | meet to personally organize, and as| soon as possible and before setting to work will proceed on a tour of inspec- tion of the island of Hawaii and prob- ably of all the principal islands of the | Hawaiian archipelago. Next week the | native Hawaiian patriotic associations | will hold a formal meeting to appoint a committee of conference with the Commissioners. Even in the few hours they have been here Messrs. Cullom and Hitt have created a most favorable impression { upon all who have had the pleasure of meeting them; Senator Morgan, of course, is well remembered by his friends, and especially so by his oppo- nents, who are very uncharitably and unforgivingly reminiscent. It is practically useless to give you interviews with them, for they have said nothing of any importance or upon which anything of the nature of infor- mation or of a line of action could be based, except that they desire accurate information of the conditions of the country and the people before they proceed to deliberative action. They are rather seekers than imparters of news. Acting in an advisory and not a legislative capacity they are willing, if consulted, to tender their advice to the temporary Government on local mat- ters, especially in connection with the loan acts passed by the last Legislature to aid in internal igiprovements and such like matters would not in- trench upon the privileges and func- tions of Congress. Their future place | of deliberations will probably be the! legislative hall of the House of Repre- | sentatives, the ancient throne room, as there they will be in close connection | with the officials of the Government | and the archives. The sessions will be | partially of an executive nature, but | not strictly so, as they will adopt the Blount precedent of sending for per- sons and papers and of listening to suggestions. They decline most direct- | ly to indicate the form of government | they may feel inclined to favor, and no | one can honestly blame them for their | reticence on a matter that they are | scarcely qualified to discuss upon so | brief an acquaintance. It is, however, the feeling of those best qualified to | judge that if their investigations, as undoubtedly they will be, are consci- | entiously and thoroughly pursued, ag very liberal form of government will be | advised. One of the main contentions will be that this has been a self-gov- | one, | will have its first representation on ¥ri- NOW FRAMING A GOVERNMENT FOR HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Members of the Commission Sent From the United States onolulu. Upon Arrival They Exchangde Courtesies With Dole and Cabinet and Then Com- mence Their Labors. erning country, under constitutional principles, and has sucked at the pap of liberty through the different degrees of absolutism, monarchy partially re- strained, constitutional monarchy and oligarchical republicanism, and is now sufficiently advanced in pupilage to serve under the lex suprema of true democratic-republicanism. It is fur- ther thought by manv that the gov- ernment to be established in Hawafi may be so conceived as to be used as a partial precedent for other places which may fall under the jurisdiction of the United States. HORACE WRIGHT. OFFICERS ELECTED BY THE WOODMEN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS BEING CONSIDERED. A Banquet to the Head Camp Officers and Delegates at the California Hotel Last Night. The third session of the Head Camp of the Pacific jurisdiction of the Woodmen of the World held yesterday was devoted wholly to the nomination and election of Head Camp officers. The choice was as follows: Head consul, F. A. Falkenburg of Denver, Col. (re-elected); adviser, Richard Fahy of San Francisco; clerk, General J. W. Browning of Denver, Col. (re-elec : banker, C. V. Cooper of Portlant managers, A. D. Stillman, Helena, n J. C. Latshaw, Pueblo, Col, and I I Boak of Oakland; escort, E. 5. Ewing of Fresno; watchman, N. O. Baldwin of Pomeroy, Wash.; sentry, W. M. Elliott of Salt Lake. The camp then adjourned until this morning when the amendments offered will be considered. At the session of delegates held in Odd Feliows’ Hall on Wednesday night there were present a large number of mem- bers of the camps of this city, Oakland and Alameda. he Sovereign and Head Camp officers were cordially greeted, after which the ritualistic work was ex- emplified by Oakland Lodge, which Ve the protection degree in the amplified form, which is intensely dramatic and irteresting. The opening work was b Golden Gate Camp and the closing wol b% Redwood Camp. After that there were addresses by Soverelgn Commander J. C. Root, Head Consul Falkenburg, Head Clerk General J. W. Browning and ex- Senator H. G. Gesford. Yesterday the session of the Women of Woodcrait was taken up in the discus- sion of amendments to the constitution. Last night the Head Camp officers and delegates were thelgue!tl of the recep- tion committee of the local camps at a banquet tendered them at the California Hotel in_ the banquet room, which decorated with patriotic colors. were present about 150 Woodmen and a few specially invited guests in addition to the Columbia Quartet of Mission Camp which rendered choice vocal selections during the evening. The toastmaster was Head Auditor-elect Robert Fahy, who, after the black coffee was brought o called on the speakers of the evening. —_——— MRS. PACHECO HBRE. Will Open Next Week With “The Leading Man” at the Comedy. Mrs. Romualdo Pacheco arrived last night with the principal members of the company engaged for the producidion of her comedies at the Comedy Theater. The opening production will be a new called “The Leading Man,” which day, September 2. he organization is under the management of Horace Wall, and is said to be composed of agtists in their profession. 3 Mrs. Pacheco is well known in society cireles in this city. A Fool and His Money. B. Contreras, a cook, lving at &7 Kearny street, swore to a complaint in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday for the arrest of Leona Guerrere, a Barbary Coast woman, on the charge of graad larceny. He met her Tuesday night and invited her to his room. While there he showed her $250 in a valise, which he had saved, and during his absence she walked away with $100 of the amount. —_— e —— Octave Thanet writes about the | Omaha Exposition. OOOOOOOOQ0000000000000000000000000000000000 his be a system of treatmen DR. 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