The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-27
Impressive Ceremonyo Enumeration
Held at Honolulu on
the 18th.
TRANSFERRED HAWAIIAN GROUP
Sovereignty and Public Property
Given Over to American
Minister.
sEWALL REPRESENTED AMERICA
Present oficials of the Islands to
Administer Laws Until Other
Arrangements Have
Been Made.

San Francisco, Aug. 24.-The steamer
Belize brings the following Hawaiian
news: Prescisely at eight minutes to
IL o'clock on August 12 the Hawaiian
flag descended from the tlagstatfs on
all the government buildings and eS-
actly at five minutes to the same hour
the stars and stripes floated on the
tropical breeze from every official
fagsatf.
The ceremony was q most imposing
one. To hear the strains of Hawaii
Ponoi' for the last time rs a national.
anthem; to hear the bugle blow taps
as the Hawaiian ensign sank from it's
position, and to notice the emotion of
many who had been born under it and
had lived their lives under it, was sol
enn. But the brigade called for the
raising of "old Glory" sounded and
the strains of "The Star spangled
Banner broke forth as that banner
was unfurled to the breeze. Then the
cheers broke forth and eyes that had
been dina Il few minutes before became
bright and lighted up when the stars
and stripes broke out.
The picture presented in and
around the executive building was
most striking. In the grounds and
around all the approaches were
crowds OF onlookers of every section
of a varied nationality. Notably re-
markable was the number of Hawai-
ians. Within the grounds the military
and naval display was fine. Hawaiian
troops, United States marines, the
mounted patrol, the police and the cit
liens guard presented n splendid ap-
p%earance, while the platform for the
exercises and the verandus of the ex-
ecutive building were gay with bril-
liant hummer dresses, dancing
feathers and ribbons and the bright
est faces that Honolulu possesses. The
uniforms of staff and naval officers
added brightness to the scene. The
weather was fortunately propitious.
American Troops Land.
The ceremonies began with the de-
parture of the First regiment of the
National Guard of Hawaii from their
drill shed at 10 o'clock for the boat
landing to escort the troops from the
Philadelphia and Mohican, which
were already drawn up on shore. The
United States forces were commanded
by Lieutenant Commander Stevens
and assisted by II company of ma
rines and two of ~bluejackets from the
Philadelphia, Il company of .bluejack-
cts from the Mohican and an artillery
detachment of two guns and forty
two men. The naval detachment was
headed by the tiagship's band.
Several hundred of the citizens
guard preceded the troops up the
main avenraand took a station on the
left of the stand. The Hawaiian band
took up II position on the right of the
platform and the Philadelphia band
on the left. The first battalion of the
Hawaiian regiment occupied the imme-
date left of the stand and the Second
battalion was on the right.
The United States troops were
stretched across the avenue in double
files, the marines being in front.
On the right of the main steps were
the main halyards from which the big
Hawaiian flag at the top of the main
tower tioated insthe breeze. The de-
tail iii charge of these halyards and
the hauling down of the Hawaiian flag
were Corporal II. Il. Klber and Pri-
Yates o. Wink!er and A. Spiller Of
Company +.
The detail of men in charge of the
raising of the American flag was in
command of j. Ward, coxswain of the
admiral's barge.
The flag itself was in charge of G.
H. Platt, the gunnersmate of the
Philadelphia, and II. Winters, boat
swain's mate of the Mohican. These
are the men who actually raised the
stars and stripes over Hawaii.
The flag used for the occasion was
the largest size used in the navy, spe-
cially made at Mare Island for the
purpose.
As sooon as President Dole and his
cabinet came from the executive build
ing to the platform the justices of the
supreme court followed aud then Adj
miral j. l.. Miller and United States
Minister Harold Sewall came down the
steps, followed by Captain II. C. Wad-
leigh of the Philadelphia, and S. NJ.
Book of the Molican, and their staff
officers, and Colonel Barber of the
First New York regiment.
Ceremonies Open " Nth Prayer.
The ceremonies opened with prayer
by Rev. G. h.. Peterson, pastor of the
First Methodist church of this CITY.