The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-04-01
FLAG RESTORED.
"Old Glory Comes Down and
Hawaii POnoi" Goes Up,
Quiet Ceremony Without Cheers or Music
at the Government Building.

Commissioner BlOunt, sent TO ltO-
nolulu by President Cleveland to
investigate the situation, has given
a practical development of part of
his instructions, by causing with
drawal of the United States Pro-
tectorate proclaimed and instituted
by Minister Stevens on February
LIST. Tho Stars and Stripes were
hauled down from the Government
Building, over the tower of which
they had tloated two months, at IL
o'clock this morning. AT the same
time the guard of United States
marines was withdrawn from the
building.
There was but little ceremony and
no music. Lieutenant Draper, U. S.
M. c., had charge of the arrange
ments. He sent a non-commissioned
officer up to the summit of the tower
to make the exchange of flags at the
sound of the bugle.
At three minutes to II the regular
Provisional Government guards,
Capt. John Good commanding,
marched into the yard, taking their
station on the Waikiki side of the
Kamehameha monument. They were
followed by Company A, volunteers,
Capt. Ziegler commanding, which
took it's stand on the Eva side of
the monument. Battery Co. e,
Capt. w. G. Wilder, Jr., command
ing, succeeded, taking its place in
the rear. Col. j. H. Fisher and
Major Geo. Mcleod were in COM
mand of the troops. under Col. j. H.
Soper, COMMUNICATIVE chief.
At IL o'clock precisely, by the
tower clock, Lieut.. Draper gave the
order, the bugle sounded its musical
blast, and the Stars and Stripes tlut-
tered down out of sight. 1t took
just minute and half to exchange
flags on the halliards, when the Ha-
waiian flag rose again to its place on
the Capitol. The forces presented
arms in salute. Immediately after
ward, at four minutes past II, the
United States marines from the L.
S. S. Boston marched out of the
grounds.
There was no band in attendance.
and no cheering was heard beyond
a faint effort outside of the yard. A
native was asked why he and his
countrymen did not cheer. He re-
, piled that it would not be polite to
the United States to make any de-
monstration.
I, Among those who witnessed the
:, ceremony were President Dole and
other members of the Executive
1 Council, as we'll as of the Advisory
Council, Chief Justice Judd anC
other members of the Judiciary
Capt. Hooker of the Z. S. S. Rusl
: and his son, and representatives o
t the United States and local press
9 There was large crowd of the gen
f eral public, native Hawaiians pre-
}, ponderating.
:. Capt. Hooker remarked on tn
utter absence of any mob propensi
/, ties from the conduct of the nativ
o Hawaiians. BY the way, the native
n swarmed about the gallant captain
g on the mistaken information that h
Q was Commissioner Blount.
l. When the United States marine
withdrew, Co. A marched into tn
building, followed by detachmen
y of Co. E with a gatling gun. Thi
J. piece of ordnance is left in the build
D. ing in charge of Co. A. Natives an
Z foreigners were permitted free entr
q into the building, but when the
q blocked up the entrance and corr
Is dor Col. Fisher had to ask those nc
having business to withdraw out
side. For half hour the proceed
"a ings demoralized the lively an
+ always enlivening business of pa,
g. day. When all that was to be see
6. was over, the crowds quietly di'
III persed.
G. The marines marched down
a. Camp Boston where the company
blue jackets were quartered. Heac
. ed by the drum and fife corps I'll
= battalion marched to Fort stree
=, then by Queen street to the boa
~ 10 landing, where they embarked
&c barges for the L. S. S. Boston.
-, The landing was crowded wi;
% people to witness the embarkatic
80 of Uncle Sans boys.