The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-21
O|SGUSTEO AT THE DELAY
Hawaiians Piqued Over the Post
ponement of Flag-Raising.
PUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES
Delegations Who Wanted to Make II a
Gala Affair Snubbed by the Author
ities-Few Changes at Present.
Some Sick Soldiers There.


Yokohama to-day, and brings the fol-
lowing advices to the associated press:
Honolulu. Aug. li.-To-morrow will
be an eventful day in the history of Ha-
wall. At 10 minutes before noon the for
NAL ratification between the govern
ments of the United States and Hawaii
by which the Newlands annexation bill
will be made operative, will take place.
With the exchange Of ratifications and
| the hosting of the flag the sovereignty
of the United States over the island
commences and the republic of Hawaii
becomes past history. The date and
time were arranged after several con-
ferences between United States Minister
Sewall and the Hawaiian government.
The delay in raising the flag has
caused much dissatisfaction in this COM
| munity. The public was led to believe
that the American flag would be raised
Immediately upon the arrival of Admi-
raj N'iller The Philadelphia came in on
the Sd instant. Soon after her arrival it
was given out that the flag would not
| be raised at once, but for good reasons
| the event must wait for several days.
| Time passed and vet no information
could be secured from official sources:
| the people commenced guessing and
with the aid of the local papers fixed
! Tuesday. the 9th, as the day for the
ceremony. Finally the government was
pressed to give some Information and 1t
| was announced that Friday, the 18th,
would see the flag raised. In the mean
| time the people became passive and IL
is doubtful. in the light of recent d..
| veIopments, if the hosting of Old Glory
will be the enthusiastic success IL was
| expected to be- President Dole and mis-
| aak az h1anna1 throwing cold
water on the ardor of the citizens, but it
is only fair to state that they place the
responsibility with Minister Sewall.
When Admiral Miller arrived the Ha-
waiian government announced that II
wished the event to be made an inn
pressive and memorable one. To that
! end arrangements were made 10 hold
proper exercises and a large chorus was
arranged for. Preparations went on un-
| til the Sth when a delegation of the
Annexation club called on the executive
| TO ascertain to what extent the local or
| ganzatlons would ne PERMITTED TO parti-
| cipate in the ceremonies. They were
given to understand that the hosting
of the flag would be an entirely ofli-
cal affair; that the details would be
| settled later at a conference between
Minister Sewall, Admiral Miller and
Minister Cooper, until the close of which
nothing could be promised.
Minister Cooper said that the ar
rangements to be carried out were en-
| tirely of an official nature and that
| there would be no additions TO the pro-
/ gramme allowed i'm the shape of liter
| airy exercises, singing, etc.
! This information did not have ten
| dency to please the representatives OF
! the annexation party. and President
| Dole aud his cabinet We're roundly
| scored by the members of the party
! and their newspaper organs. The next
! day IL was given out that the ceremony
| would last but Is minutes and would
! consist of the playing of the Hawaiian
national anthem by the bands. salut-
! ing the Hawaiian flag with u guns by
! the Philadelphia and the hauling down
| of the flag This would be followed by
| the reading of President Mckinleys
proclamation and the stars and stripes
| would be raised to the breeze and sa-
| luted. The announcement of the pro-
| gramme caused a storm of Indignation
| to rise and it became necessary for the
people in power to modify their plans
| and allow the public to take some part
| in the exercises. Yesterday il was de-
| cided, after the formal ceremony To
| allow some exercises, including the
| singing of patriotic songs. Minister
! Sewall, L. A. Thurston and f. NJ. Hatch
! will all deliver addresses.
The town Is full of rumors as to what
! will happen after the flag is raised. 1t
/ has Deen Nldltu III d DbSlllNf IldhlAFi
! that United states Minister Sewall
would be proclaimed governor and that
/ President Dole would step down and
| out: that other official changes would
/ be made that would retire William O.
| Smith. the attorney general. his place
| 20 be taken by Paul Neumann, formerly
| Queen Lilioukalani's counsel. II is un-
! likely that there will be any changes,
! however on the contrary, President
| Dole will remain at the head Of affairs
/ as chief executive until congress pro-
/ vides for his successor. The only
| change will be the retirement of ii. T..
! Cooper the minister of foreign affairs.
! However, he will be retained at the
| head of the educational department
/ and will not be retired To private life.
Ministers Dammon and King will re-
main at the finance and interior offices
/ respectively.
Minister Sewall will remain in Homo
/ lulu as an attache OF the state depart
/ ment II is necessary to have man
/ here for the reason that the Hawaiian
government has given up the legation
/ at Washington. Attorney General
/ Smith will probably remain I'm office
/ until the commission has framed laws
+ for the future government Of Ha-
/ wall
/ The government has given notice that
/ all employees must appear tomorrow af-
1 ternoon and take the oath Of allegiance
\ to the United states.
/ The Hawaiian political societies filed
/ a protest against annexation on the 9th
! instant The protest says in part:
/ whereas the senate and house 0f
/ representative have passed a joint res
/ olution for the annexation Of the Ha-
/ waiian islands. and such joint resolu-
! .ion has not been passed upon by the
| people Of Hawaii. nor by their repre-
/ sentatives in legislature assembled. and
] whereas by memorial the people uf
/ Hawaii have protested against the con-
/ summation Of an invasion OF their pO-
/ Htfcal rights. and have fervently ap-
4 pealed TO the president. the congress
/ and the people Of the United States TO
| refrain from further particip patton In the
/ wrongful annexation Of Hawaii. and
| Whereas. the declaration OF Amer
1 ican Independence expresses the princi-