Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-23


WAS PERFORMED WITH GOOD
GRACE BY THE MEN WHOSE
DUTY IT wAS-NATIONAL AN
THEMS, PRAYERS AN d
SPEECHES-A PROCLAMATION BY
THE PRESIDENT.
Honolulu, August 22.-Precisely at
eight minutes to IL O'Clock to-day the
Hawaiian flag descended from the
nagstaffs on all the government build
ings and at exactly five minutes to the
same hour the stars and stripes 11Oat-
ed Gu the tropical breeze from every
official flagstaff The ceremony or
to-day was a most impressive one.
To hear strains of Hawaii PonOi' for
the last time as national anthem; to
hear bugle blow taps as the Hawaii
an ensign sank from its place and 10
notice the emotion of many who had
been bern under il and iived tnelr
lives under it was solemn, but then
came the bright call for the raising OF
Old Glory and the strains OF The
Star Spangied Banner" broke forth
DIS that DdHueI Wdo ulluI ECU W IAO
breeze Then the cheers broke forth
and eyes that had been dim for a
few minutes became bright and light
ened UP when the stars and stripes
blew out. TIL picture presented in
and around the executive building
was most striking In the grounds
and around all the approaches were
crowds of On-lokers of varied nation
atty.
W ithin the grounds the military and
naval display was fine. Hawaiian
trccps, United States marines, the
noL4lcd patrol, the police and the
citiz3Es' guard prese:ted a spleadid
appearance white the platform for
tAe exercises an, the velandas of the
executive building we're gay with
brilliant summer dresses, dancing
feathe and ribbo7s. ard the bright
est fa>es that Honolulu possesses.
Inc uniforms eff staff and naval Of
fee. added brightness TO the scene.
T. ina eli these staiWart We4~dresSed
r7en st! etched across the first step from
t e veranda and made distinctive
L ark in the massive grouping, which
vas III itEelf worthy of special notice
sc woathe" was fortunately propi-
ticua The breeze came down Nukanu
vL'ey pleasantly and made the noble
II: = stream out in all their beauty.
re cc~e-onies bcG2l with the de-
Ar".1Ic CT the First regiment of the
N"r'clol Guard of Hawaii from their
dit, sfcd at ten minutes to ten this
r.S -r;rq. TIE parade was headed by
Nect~eCt G. % r2'ica under com
I'd &C T~atG'" Kane and Lieutenant
v-"~ron. Then c7me the Hawaiian band
al tire drum corps.
TO rco'-nert r'2"cfeG to the boat
- 1'r+~ - esr~-t tho trO0ps from the
J iiaaolpr'a ard Mohican, which were
p ~o-S--. draw0 I'D on shore. Tho Uni
III S@1tos fO"cpe were commanded by
7 ;o1,' ~~?nt Comnander Stevens and
c~re.-to1 r" ore cOmpH"r Of marines
20 - Of hue Jackets from the Phil
e'o'uNia p ccmp90v of blue Jackets
f~-, the Nohicaa and an artillery de-
toohrcnt of two guns and u men. The
r~vo- toto nh~~ or w9s headed bv the
f~oerin,s band Several hundred of the
\ct~c1e preceded the troops up the
49,, o-onuo AID took a station on the
EFT IF tie sto4d The police deploved
:, either SIDE of the avenue The
raw?;ian band took IN position on
o right Of the platform. and me
,,uc.so'phia bard on the left The
irst battalion of the Hawaiian regl.
n,ert occupied tho immediate left of
HE stand and the Second battalion was
:, the right The United States troops
tvere stretched across the avenue IN
ho,hre file. the marines being in front
On the right from the main steps
were the main halyards, from which
he big Hawaiian flag at the top OF the
main tower, fioated 10 the breeze
AThe detail in charge of these halyardS
land the hauling down of the Ha-
waiian flag were Corporal II. f. Kill
hoy and Privates 0. Wink.er and A.
ASpiner, of Company F. The detail OF
The men in charge of the raising OF the
American flag was in command OF }.
Ward. The flag itself was in charge
/ of C. H. Platt, gunner's mate OF the
philadelphia, and R. Winters, boats
waip's mate of the Mohican. These
are the men who actually raised the
stars and stripes over Hawaii. The
yeae used for the OCCASION was the larg-
| est size used in the navy, specially
made at Mare Island for the purpose.
AS soon as President Dole and his
cabinet came from the executive
building to the platform the justices
Of the supreme court followed, and
then Admiral J. n. Miller and United
states minister Harold Sewall came
\down the steps. followed by Captains
AC. H. Wadleigh, of the Philadelphia,
and S. M Book. of the Mohican, and
Their staff of officers, and Colonel Bar
,er. of the First New York regiment.
The ceremonies opened with prayer by
IRev. C. l.. Peterson. pastor of the First
methodist church, of this city.
United States Minister Sewall then
lose. and addressing President Dole,
who had risen, presented him with a
4 certified copy of the joint resolution
| of Congress annexing the Hawaiian
Rislands to the United States.
President Dole answered. acknowl-
edYing the making of a treaty of polit-
kica, union. and formally yielded to
minister Sewall. as the representative
|of the government of the United States
1.-The sovereignty and public property of
the Hawaiian islands. Mr. Sewall re-
plied:
"Mr. President: In the name of the
|Trjted States accept the transfer of
he sovereignty and property of the
Il waiian government The admiral
tommanding the United States naval