New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-24
ANNEXATION FEELING IN HI "AH.
INTENSIFIED by THE ACTION OF OMMlS>ioNEh
gIOUNT IN TAKING DOWN THE
STARS AND STRIPES.

STARS AND STRIPES.
The following extract from private letter iro'"
Honolulu will be read with Interest -
alas, Wednesday the whole town was thrown i"'"
excitement by the news OF another '",cu ;,,
steamer. which proved to be The cutter Rush WIN
Conn,ss,opcr Rouut sent 0ut here 10 inv"suga'e oar
affairs and report to Cleveland upon 'ie ann '
o.estion He has been we'll received by al c"''''
,ut has kept his mouth pretty well closed ana II"
one knows Just how he stands
ON Saturday Aprl l, the morning paper announced
,hot Commits soncr Blount had decided to wi'hd" '
.,,c,or,,e and lower the nag ut IL Il. H. as u"
roud not treat with the Government as Iohs ~ !.
wss under the protection OF the 'hi'ed o'@'7 an
o, Tho word was passed around that the ceremony
would take place at that hour, and the liawah"" ""e
take its place above the Government o"1 "a r.o
Tho Government had already decided 10 ho'o '"c
<,., ., all hazards and the volunteers hau pc'"
called TO meet a. the barracks at 10 a. ".' rea'S "
guard the buildings in case the iosahS'S ""'' ''
effort TO take possession There hai Deem SOU" ,,
mors about the ex-Queen and the 'hPin'se '"",'e
steps to PIT her back on the ""o.'' o'' ,,,,n.,
noh,np has come Of It. and everything Is AS 1"'''
as before. . uo,.o. ora
. Anon, o q. M the troops began to ga'hef anu
bv ~ m. we had nearly 500 under arms ana r'nuy
10 protect our Government ai'er me h"','" NV,
were Oh board the ship. little before IL 'he .o
company OF regulars. 100 men, ana Il D'''e's "','' 49,
ling guns marched over from the b'rrachs ~ NV
Covsrnmcnt bindings and formed In pos''ioh III
from, inst as they did when The flag was risco' TWO
months ago. The Boston men were ai'o J." "", w
lust as The hour arrived bnge call was so''oeu u
the United states flag came down, "h'ic wv -
went Nd The troops presented arms, b"' 'herc ""'
no other demonstration, not even ch''r i'o" VI
large crowd OF natives ,.
at WAS with the company guarding I'd" Ddfr"'N'
tu, saw the whole affair from the Top Oh Inv H'
tower where many Of the company were S'""""N
No one seems 10 know inst what his h>' move '"'"''
lint IN. Provisional Government is bound To saDn ~
ne ,roeont nosition and show 10 the United S'a''S
tba, n is the Government and stronger IMAM INV
Oueen,s marry Since the withdrawal OF the boS'"n
battalion the Government yards have been gh'u'"
by our own men, and they mean ID stay ih'' an
hny as needed. SO far there Is rot the least sis"
q resistance and the japanese consul d"ni'S d" NV
rum,r, ub,cb wer, aboni town on >aturlaT nlsh''
alas, week ] received from the lieutenant "' ~"
fines a niece Of the flag that has hoatcd over Us iopp
two months and mean 10 take good care Of II. IL
was taken ON board ship for repairs, and pnr' Oh
mont red stripe fell TO my lot.
arna Annexation Club Is growing RAPIDLY every
dsy, and already numbers abou, -, 80. T., ~ he~ aons
ihs OIL. a,se We have small blue SIX b|B's :"
wear NJ, tho coat lapel ard snail SIN nass' " To-,
two INCHES I'm length for the button more nnu -, 49,
many have their waiscott Dul,ons 49, ON H.. street
ANAL a"cs They are everywher,. on ,h ,h sa r.
apd ,hs,. RI more American nass HyinI ..n W.
ever saw before. the main streets "''"S "
~ great holiday. L., the next MAI parcels
post "A. 70. ond bnniing flag, about ni'e or yer
Nj ss I, e. 1eXt 10 Impossible 4" ma goo' p ~"
here. the demand has been SO t'' hat wiI land our
os4vod Get one Of good quinn" '