The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-27
RAISING OF OLD GLORY.
Takes the Place of the Ensign of
the Island Repu bic.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
Tears Come to the Eyes of the Natives
as They Saw Their EN-
blem Disappear.


Cal, Aug. 22)-A nation has ceased to
exist A flag has been blotted out. 1t
was a solemn rather than Il festive ccrC-
mOny which marked the final transfer Of
the sovereignty over the Hawaiian Is
ands. There were more tears than cheers.
Even the many Americans present who
had never lived under the ensign that was
hauled down forever could not but feel
sympathy for the emotions and feelings
of those who had lived under II that WAS
too keen to make the cheers wnsn the
American flag went up either very ami
mated or very rousInS.
The Hawaiian flag. with its eight
stripes, alternate white. red and Du".
with the crosses of st. George and st.
Andrew in the corner, had been the flag
Of an independent nation for cighty-tiyc
years Many who saw it hauled DOWN
for the last time were born under i and
had lived under it all their lives. Aseo-
Citations rich and dear clustered are uhd II.
And though they had given their rOtts
and their influence. many of thee, the
best efforts of their political life. III order
that it might be superseded by the stars
and stripes, which now float from III thr
public buildings in Hawaii, WHEN il ac-
tualIy came To- the supreme moscat Of
the change they cCuld not suppress a tear
and We're III no mood for yUCltrrIus
SalutatiUn of the new emblem.
The last day on which the Hawaiian
flag Hoated as Il national ensign. Friday.
August II. opened cloudy and wet. This
Is the dry season i'll the northern tropics.
but light showers are not unusual. An
air Of expectancy was observed in all
parts of the capital. 1t was not an au-
thurized holiday. but the government
Offices were all closed, and were the
banks and many of the business houses.
Witnessed by Large Crowds.
As early as 8 o'clock crowds began to
gather about the grounds of the executive
building, where the tlag-raising cere
monies were to he held. The crowds
were principally made up of the poorer
classes of Iiawaians, a good many Por
tugnesc, and generally the merely idle,
curious elements of the population.
Few Of those who gathered thus early
went inside the grounds. though the gates
were open. The Hawaiians went about
with an air of awcd timidity. shame
faced almost at being there, though un-
able to resist the influence and attraction
OF pubic ceremonial. even when they
knew that according To the feelings and
sentiments the rae" was expected to hold,
and the larger part of them did hold, they
ought not to be there at all.
At the barracks of the National guard
there was a hustle of preparations Uni
forms and accOuterment> were being bur
nIsIlrd up, though in this there was Il
good deal of the preparation for a tu-
neral, for it was the last day of the cN-
lStcnce of the organization as the National
guard of Hawaii The guardsmen were
under arms and in rank soon after 10
o'clock, and by II they were marching
down to the boat landing. a quarter of
mile away, to meet the American marines
and sailors from the United States ships
Philadelphia and Mohican.
y detail of police, near,y all of them ma
Il.
1t'ly following them was the govern
ment band. the successor under the repuh-
lie of the royal Hawaiian band and un-
der the same leader. Capt. Berger.
Both staff and field officers were nm
mounted. he troops from the warShii~
wer" already ashore when the National
guard t"aChrd the landing, and tn" return
formation wns quickly organized. As
before. the police led. tho hand followed
and then came the National guard. and
then tho marines md sailors under their
line officers, accompanied bf the band Of
the Philadelphia, two field pieces bringing
NJ the rCaf.
The line nf march was ,ip Fort and
King streets. the two principal streets OF
the city, and into the executive grounds
through the main eittrancr.
Tho platform oil which the ceremonies
was tn tax" place had been hnilt directly
at the foot Uf the steps leading into III" "N-
ccutive hulliug. the Old 1oiani palac" of
King Kalakhun. II was decorated with
flags and bunting, principally iii tn"
American colors, though the Hawaiian Ga-
had not vet been takcn down. From n"
main tower of the building floated the Ia
Waian ensign.
The American troops weir drawn NJ in
company front forniitioiI. facing the
building and the platform, and extending
clear across the broad royal p1im-lin"i
avenue.
Tn" two hattalionS of the National guard
in battalion front were 10 the right AMI
left on the "irclng avenue which surround
pd the building. Back of th" National
guard Were the citizens guard. the body
which in the stormior days of the pro
visoual government included every whit"
man in the islands Capabl" of bearing
arms. no matter what his az" or social
or financial position