Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-23
Up Goes OLD GLORY.
Uncle Sans National Ensign
Floats Over the Hawaiian
islands.
ANgExAT1og NOW ACCOMPLISHED.

! Act That Completed the Work Done
Aug. IL at Noon Hawaiian Flag Comes
| Down and The stars. and stripes Takes
Its Place to the Music of Two National
acknowledgements and incidents of
tsse Ceremony.
San Francisco. Aug. 23-The follow
Ing advices Were yesterday received
Fer steiner BelsIc from Honolulu,
dated Aug. i: Precisely at 11:52 O'Clock
today the Hawaiian dag descended from
the hasstaffs on all the government
buildings. and exactly at five minutes
to the same hour the stars and stripes
,noated on the tropical breeze from ev-
cry official flagstaff. The ceremony was
q most impressive one. To hear the
strains OF Hawaii POnoi' for the last
time as a national anthem; to hear the
bUs.e blow taps as the Hawaiiu ems gn
sank from its position, and to notice the
emotion of many who had been born
under it and had lived their lives under
1t, was solemn.
Presented Striking Picture.
But then game the bugle call for the
raising of Old Glory, and the strains of
The star SpanSied Banner broke
forth as that banner was unfurled to
the breeze. Ten the ohse ELS broke rth
and eyes that had been dim fer few
minutes became bright and lightened
up when tine stars and stripes blew out.
TIE picture presented in and around
the executive building was most strlk-
ing. IN the grounds and around all the |
apprC aches were crowds II Cnl- o}lers OF |
every section and OF a varied nation |
atty. Notably remarkable was the |
number OF Eawaiians. Within the |
grounds the military and naval display |
was fine.
Guard Opens the Ceremonies.
Hawaiian troops. United States ma |
rincs. the mounted patrol the police and |
the citizens guard. pTe-ented sp end |
appearance. while the p = fo-m for-the
exercises ard the ve-a1Gas Of the eX-
ccutiTe build n were say with brilliant |
summer dresses, dancing feathers ana
ribbons. and the brightest faces that
Honolulu possesses. The uniforms of
STAFF and naval officers adJ-d fright
ness to the sc-ne. \ line of tii@sa stall
ward. !, clI-dTessed men stretched acf os5
the first step from the veraHCas. TIE
ceremonies b-Gan with the Gel a t-r, Of
the Firct regiment of the National
Guard Of Hawaii from their drill! 81 d
at ten minutes 20 ten this morning.
The parade was hCedrd by a tach-
meit of TWEEN .y-s.X 20 ice,
Parade to the Grand stand.
The regiment marched to the boat
handing to escort the troops from the
and Aohican, which were
already drawn up on shore. The Unit
Ell States forces We're commanded by
Lieutenant Commander Stevens The
naval detachment WAS headed by the
H. gShips hand. Several hundred of the
guard preceded the tr0o|s UP
the main avenue and all to K pozit ons
around the stand. on the risht of the
main steps were the haiyards from
which the biz Hawaiian flag at the top
of the main tower floated in tina breeze.
The men vino raised the stars and
stripes over Hawaii were: c.. II. Plat.
gunucr's mate of the Philadelphia, ana
II. Winters. boatswain's mate of the
AIohica an. The flag used T r. the occasion
was tie largest size Us in the navy.
specially made ct Mare Island for tn2
purpose.
Annexation Resolutions Presented.
As soon as President Dole and his
cabinet came from the executive build
ing to the platform the justices of the
court followed, and then Ad-
miral J. y. Miller and United States
Minister Harold Sewall came down the
steps, followed by Captains c. II. Wad-
leigh, of the Philadelphia, and s. NJ.
Book. OF the NohiCan. and their staff
officers ard Cox mel Barber. of the First
New York regiment. The ceremonies
opened with prayer by Rev. G.. l.
Peterson, pastor of the First Methodist
church of this city United States Min
ister SewaIl then rose. and addressing
President Dole. who had risen. pre-
sented him with q certified copy of the
Joint resolution of congress annexing
the Hawaiians islands to the United
States.