The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02
FLOATS OYER HAWAII.
THE Z. s. FLAG RAISING
CEREMONY,

IHE u. ). FLAG Raising
CEREMONY.
The Annexation Program Com
pleted and Hawaii Is Now a
Colonial Possession Of This
Country.
San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 25.-The
steamer Belgic yesterday evening
brought the following:
Honolulu, Aug. 12.-Precisely at eight
minutes to y o'clock today the Ha-
waiian flag descended from the flag
stats on all the government buildings,
and exactly at five minutes to the same
hour the stars and stripes loated on the
tropical breeze from every flagstaff.
The ceremony of today was a most
impressive one. To hear the strains of
Hawaii Ponoi" for the last time as a
national anthem; to hea~ the bugle
blow taps a. the Hawaiian ensign sank
from it's position, and to notice the
emotion Of many who had been born
under it n had lived their lives under
it, was solemn.
But then came the bright call for
the raising of Old Glory 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
I hot 1n1 hna- div fo~ r1-, .-:-.A-
before became bright and lightened up
when the stars and stripes blew out.
The picture presented in and around
the executive building was most strik-
ing. In the grounds and around all the
approaches We're crowds of onlookers
of every section of a varied nationality.
Notably remarkable was the number of
Hawaiians.
The weather was fortunately propi-
tious. The breeze came down Nukanu
valley pleasantly and made the noble
flags stream out in all their beauty.
CEREMONIES BEGIN.
The ceremonies began with the de-
pa1ture Of the First regiment of the
national guard of Hawaii from their
drill shed at ten minutes to 10 this
morning. The parade was headed by
a detachment of twenty-six police un-
der command of Captain Kane and
Lieutenant Warren. Then came the
Hawaiian band and the drum corps.
The United States forces were CON-
manded by Lieutenant Commander
Stevens and consisted of one company
of marines and two of blue jackets from
the Philadelphia, a company of blue
jackets from the Mohican and artil-
lery detachment of two guns and for
ty-two men. The naval detachment
was headed by the flagship band.
The edtail Of men in charge of the
raising of the American flag was in
command Of j. Wad, coxwain of the
admiral's barge. The flag itself was in
charge of G.. H. Platt, gunner's mate of
the Philadelphia, and T. Winters, boat
SWANS mate of the Mohican. These
are the men who actually raised the
stars n stripes owe Hawaii. The flag
used for the occasion was of the larg-
est size used in the navy, made at Mare
island for the purpose.
AS soon as President Dole n his
cabinet came from the executive build
ing to the platform the justices of the
supreme court followed, and then Ad-
miral J. NJ. Miller and United States
Minister Harold Sewall came down the
steps, followed by Captain C. H. Wad-
leigh of the Philadelphia and S. NJ.
Book Of the Mohican and their staff
officers, and Colonel Barber of the First
New York regiment.
DOLE YIELDS ISLANDS.
The ceremonies opened with prayer
by Rev. G. L. Peterson, pastor of the
first Methodist church Of this city.
United States Minister Sewall then
rose and addressing President Dole,
who had risen, presented him with a
certified copy of the joint resolution of
congress annexing the Hawaiian ISL
ands to the United States.
President Dole answered, asknowl-
edging the making of a treaty IF po-
litical union and formally yielding to
Minister Sewall, as representative of
the government of the United States,
the sovereignty and public property of
the Hawaiian islands.
Mr.. Sewall replied: mr.. President, in
the name of the United States I accept
the transfer of the sovereignty and
property of the Hawaiian government.
The admiral commanding the United
States naval forces in these waters will
proceed to perform the duty entrusted
to him"
The Hawaiian band played Hawaii
Ponoi.' the national anthem.