Show ALL OBSERVED THE DAY fourth of july celebrated at honolulu AMERICA ENGLAND JAPAN warships of the three nations unite in Obi orving the english queens jubilee the fourth of tuly july and the hawaiian Republic la anniversary admiral baldit Bar dIt report exports to the war Dap Department artmont lord salisbury 7 laments the dclay ot of tho the sultan in it making peace foreign notes motet Wasta washington ington july 2 the navy department part ment has received tho the following report from admiral beardslee Rlee commanding the pacific station dated honolulu july bilth it nill be noted thai th the 0 admiral makes a point oc at tile the tact fact that the japanese d warship in the harbor scrupulously observed not only billy tho the foul fourth th of 0 july but the hawaiian independence day as well since the date of my last june 18 1897 there it haa been a series of celebrations accompanied by entertainments and official recognitions beginning with the lie celebration of tile queens jubilee on the va rd of june on A catch occasion occa filon the whips under my command at this port also alao the nani wu wal 1 tull full dressed ship at sun bull rise with the british HUR flaig at lite hie main and to ic so dressed until sunset and at noon each vessel decd a national salute ut a oc a f twenty one guns on the evening of oc june julie tho the BrIt british lyli commissioner rive gave a 6 reception u T hech was vely largely attended myself the comm n and other of floers of the ships under iny any command attending in uniform the fourth of july being not only the anniversary of 0 our onn olin independence but state alno the third anniversary of 0 the establishment of the republic of hawaii to that effect and invitations to lit in tile observances of the day were each gall between the Haw hawaiian allary government and myself the tame barne courtesy cour try was ex cx tended by both parties to the JA japanese pariese ship Nan A compromise became necessary and aad tho the matter mas ft a thus arranged we all participated in the games races and illuminated boat Process professions processions ions v wele eie in older on tho the ezrd and on the ath tile the talpa were full dressed at sunrise with the tha united states and hawaiian ensigns ens igras side ride by side at the main the former starboard board except on the nanawa where tho the hawaiian was to starboard and nt at noon two salutes of twenty one suns guns caeli were fired by each start ship and tho the shore battery wo we also during the early forenoon landed our battalion to take pait in a mixed parade of hawaiian and united states troops mounted police tableau floats and decorated engines engl nea wagons etc which parade was viewed by th A president and cabinet myself and officers front from a stand erected for the purpose at it 11 a cry thero there was an independence day service at the opera house where seats were reserved for US ua I 1 occupying one in the box or of president dole united states sewall waa orator of at tile the day and received an ovation which he be richly deserved during the afternoon stints t er and mrs sewall bewail gave a handa omo me public reception which was very largely attended on the I 1 alth till of juls juif having received formal front from M bersson Ver Vers sEon son french commissioner that it was tile the anniversary of the fall of the bastile and was as IL national hollday holiday of the french ne republic public an and d inviting us to participate in the observance ob ee rv of the day the ships under my command arid and the japanese ship na aliva were full dressed from 8 a m until sunset alith ith the french ensign at the main and at noon we fired a no na lional buto of 0 twenty one guns mr Akl Aki yania the counselor of the japanese foreign office has returned to japan I 1 regret to report the death by drowning in g on the insl of eugene ross fireman second class serving on board the marlon marion the general health of the cers and crew remains good goal |