The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-14
BL0UNT BUSY IN HAWAII.
OUR FLAG LOWERED AND TEE
Pro TECTOsA-E ABOLISHED.

/ He Announces, Eowever, hat Inter-
ference by Foreign Power VIII Not
! be Allowed-The Provisional CIV
erument Dismayed at the First stsps
/ But somewhat Reassured by the
Suosequ snt announcement.
| HONOLULU, April 6.-The stars and
stripes which for two months have floated
! from the government building have been
hauled down and the remaining forces from
the United States cruiser Boston have been
sent on board. Nothing indicative
OF American authority remains in
! Honolulu save Minister Stevens and
| Commissioner James H. Blouns
| Of Georgia. The latter sits in his easy
chair at his cottage, cogitating, no one
knows what. On April l, in the presence
| OF a crowd numbering probably 1900 per-
sons, Lieut.. Draper, marine officer of the
Boston, blew the notes Of retreat from his
| bugle and ''old glory" sank from the sight
| OF the thrUng and was replaced
/ by the colOrs of the Hawaiian
monarchy, which still remains
| the flag Of the island. The report that
Commissioner Blount would order the
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abolished, got abroad on the night of March
81, preceding the day OF occurrence, but did
not become general Il created at first
among the American party feeling Of
CONSERVATION not altogether uumixed with
! Indignation.
On the afternoon OF March 81,
Commissioner Blount held a lengthy CON
ference with President Dole aud the min
istry at which be notified them Of his in
tention to declare of the protectorate es-
taollshed by Minister Stevens on Feb. l. 1t
Is understood that he gave as his reason
therefor that the Washington administra-
ton did not regard a protector
ate necessary, and further that
it was incompatible with any
diplomatic negotiations that night be ar.
ranged between the two countries. The
United States, however, would brook no
hostile interference in Hawaiian
affairs by any foreign power.
Conscious Of their strength in view of the
latter assurance the provisional govern ment
somewhat reluctantly acquiesced in the
commissioners decision and prepared to
order out their forces to maintain
the peace, which had continued almost
unbroken during the protectorate.
THE LOWERING OF THE FLAG.
Ats O'Clock on the morning of April l.
President Dole and the cabinet visited the
barracks and inspected the men under arms.
At 10 o'clock Companies A, B. Z and D.
OF volunteers assembled, making about
400 regulars in all The hour for hauling
down the American flag had been
fixed for IL o'clock. As early as
5 o'clock in the morning.
however, the streets had begun to fill aud
they were soon thronged. At the Palace
square a tumble OF natives, Chinese.
Japanese, half caste and Portuguese. and
whites on foot, on horseback and in car
riages waited to see the flag that never
came down" come down. On the faces of
the American residents were looks of
chagrin, while broad grius overspread
the faces of many of the natives. A
majority of the oniookers, however, pre-
served stolid silence. Just before the min
ute hand of the clock in the tower reached
the hour of II the regular troops of the pro-
vlslonal government marched into the in
closure before the government building
Folio wing them came a company of the
volunteers. Immediately in the rear of
them came Battery D., with one gat-
ling gun and two ,Hotchkiss field
| pieces, which were placed in
position to silence a hostile demonstration.
should any occur. Company of the
volunteers was left in charge of the bar
racks and Company @ was stationed about
the palace. The provisional government
forces were all under command OF Col. J.
d. Soper. Inside the governments yard
were President Dole and the men,
bers of his cabinet, Chief Justice
Judd aud other officials, officers from the
naval vessels in the harbor, prominent
residents and representatives Of the press
As the hands Of the clock reached a minute
| past the hour Lieut.. Draper stepped forth
| amidst a sudden hush Of the thronR and.
| facing the government building, raised his
| bugle and sounded the call in clear and
| distinct note. Drawn by unseen agencies
the flag sank from sight and a
minute later the Hawaiian emblem was
| hoisted to its place. Scarce a sound &C
| companled the transformation Some of
| the Mohicans officers, as they turned slowly
away, said that while the withdrawal of
the flag might be the proper thing in inter-
national law, they personally felt as il 1--WE
| had not right TO be here" and witness
the act. Capt. Seigler marched into the
hallway of the building. with the gatling
gun and field pieces, and stationed them at
various entrances. Other troops were
marched to the barracks Lieut.. Draper
and his squad Of marines proceeded to
Camp Boston, where they Joined the bat-
| talon under Lieut.. Laird, which under
orders for Admiral Skerett evacuated the
quarters they had held so long. They
marched to the boat landing and embarked
| to go aboard the Boston and remain in
definitely. Thus ended another episode in
Hawaiian history.
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