Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-07-06
4 TOUCHING GP ODE.
Presentation of American COIOrs to the Cruiser Charleston al Honolulu
 by the Queen DOWaqer.
Relatives of the Late King Kalakaua Attest Their Appreciation of the Cruisers Former Ser vices to Their Dead
 Relative.

HONOLULU, Ii. l., June S-- A r-F interesting and history making event occurred on board the U. s. S. Charleston in this har0or on June 2d. You will ember that King Kalakaua died m San Francisco June 20, 1891. and that the American government conveyed his remains 10 this city by the Charleston"
 The Charleston being again in port as a convoy to transport ships, the Queen Dowager, Kapiolani, seized the occasion to present to the Charleston a beautiful American flag. The presentation was attended by many prominent people. With appropriate and inspiring ceremonies the ships old flag was lowered and the Queens gift was hoisted in Its place. The Queens speech was as follows:
 To the Captain and Officers of the
 U. s. s. Charleston:
 The members of the family of the late King Kalakaua hold in grateful remembrance the honor shown to him and his memory bg the people and government of the United States of America in the events sur rounding the death Of the King on American soil, January 20, 1891
 They particularly cherish the high honor and consideration shown in the setting apart of a national war vessel, commanded by officers of high rank to convey his mortal re- mains back 10 his native land.
 Now that the Charleston is again in Hawaiian waters, I avail myself of the opportunity to present 10 you and the Charleston the accompany ing flag of your own country, in token of my gratitude for the past and best wishes for the future.
 l have the honor to be,
 : Faithfully yours,
 KAPIOLANI. By her nephews:
 D. KAwANASKoA,
 J. kALANIANAOLE.
 Captain Glass of the Charleston, read the following reply:
 Prince David aud Prince Cupid: It is with great pleasure and that I accept for the Charleston the beau tiful flag which you present to her today, and l assure you that every officer and man whose duty will be performed under its bright stars, will appreciate profoundly the kindly sentiments you have ex- pressed for our ships aad the nation which we serve. This occasion is a new proof of the friendship we'll un- derstoOd by all men of our profession who have visited the beautiful har- bor of Houolulu and found here a welcome as warm as they could have expected in any port of the United States.
 "The people of our country have, from the time the islands first be- came known to them, felt a deep in- terest in the welfare and progress of tie Hawaiians, and many Americans ha'" devoted their lives to uuselfsh eLO. .s b promote these ends.
 "Tke services rendered to your family by the Charleston on the occasion to which you have referred. and which have prompted your gift at this time, was due to the wish of our people to show their sympathy with your country in its bereavement and to draw closer the bonds of affection already existing.
 ''It was doubly appropriate that our people and he men of our ser vice shouli render ali honor to the name and memory of Kalakaua whose efforts bad been SO markedly successful in bringing about closer relations bet ween the two countries. and whose kindness had endeared , him to all American naval officers. al trust that l may be permitted , 10 say that the gift of our national , snsign to an American man-of-war , 1t the present time Is of peculiar in , crest, as indicating the sympathy 7 'elt by HaWaiians with the cause in I which we are now engaged, and [ should 1t be our good fortune to s .arry that flag into action no man Sbo sees II waving over him will fail e o be encouraged in doing his duty y thoughts of the friends who pre- ented it and who may be sure 1t yIll never he shown save in the |, ,ause of justice and honor. 1It will be my pleasant duty to inform the Honorable Secretary of f he navy of my country of this gift. | md of the good wishes with which | IS accompanied"
 The importance of these islands is | ,eing very forcibly demonstrated = hese days. The first convoy of rOops for Manila have arrived and departed. They were most sumptu- 'usly entertained. Iti proposed to y reat all that may come in the same manner. k l had the pleasure Of meeting q mong the troops of the First Regi- nent of California, a nephew of W. 7. Bashford and of Mrs R. H. Bur ol lister. who visited in Prescott some Is wo years ago. Mir. Bahford Smith. n
 G. L. PEARSON. e'
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