The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-23
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STARS AND STRIPES FLOAT FROM
HAWAH PUBLIC BUILDINGS
HAWAIIAN FLAG DESCENDED
FOR THE LAST TIME
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES AJyrExn
ING THE SOLEMN EVENT

iears Were in the Eyes OF Those
Who Were Born Under tho MI.
haf VIII He Seen No More, but
Were Dashed Aside whe, tba
american CoIors FIoated in the
. breeze-Cheers Greeted the Sub
stitutiOn of the Stars and str;nas
for the Hawaiian Banner-Im
posing FormaIities Witnessed b~
Thousands.
f1oNOLULU, Aug. IL (vta San Fran
CISCO, Aug. 22).-PreciseIy at eight
minutes to IL o'clock today the Ha-
"aiIaH nag descended from the flag
| s'aiis on all the government BUILDINGS
anu exactly at five minutes to the same
nour the stars and Stripes foated IN
the tropical breeze from every official
flagstaff
Inc ceremony Of today was a most
impressive one. To hear the strains
or Hawaii Poni'' for the last time as
national anthem; to hear the bueie
dow taps as the Hawaiian ensign sank
from Its position and to notice the emo.
, ton Of many who had been born under
1T and had lived their lives under II
was solemn
But then came the call for the raising
Of Old Glory, and the strains of "Tha-
Star Spangled Banner broke forth as
that banner was unfurled to the breeze.
Then the cheers broke forth and eyes
that had been dim for few minutes
| brio
the Stars and Stripes blew out The
picture presented in and around the
executive building was striking. In
the grounds and around all the ap-
proaches were crowds of oniookers of
every section, Of varied nationality.
Notably remarkable was the number
Of Hawaiians.
Within the grounds the military and
naval display was fine Hawaiian
troops, United States marines, the
mounted patrol, the police and the
citizens guard presented a splendid
appearance, while the platform for the
exercise and the verandahs of the ex-
ecutive building were gay with bril-
liant summer dresses, dancing feathers
and ribbons and the brightest faces
that Honolulu possesses. The uniforms
of staff and naval officers added
brightness to the scene. A line of
these stalwart, well-dressed men
stretched across the lawn from the
first step of the verandah and made a
distinctive mark in a massive group
Ing which in itself was worthy of
special notice.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
The ceremonies began with the de-
parture Of the national guard of Ha-
wall from their drillshed, at five
minutes to 10 this morning The par
AIDE was headed by a detachment of
twenty-six policemen, under command
of Capt. Lane and Lieut.. Warren. Then
came the Hawaiian band, and the
drum corps. The regiment marched to
the boat landing to escort the troops
from the Philadelphia and Mohican,
which were already drawn up on
shore. These forces were commanded
by Lieut.. Commander Stevens, and
consisted of one company of marines,
and two Of bluejackets from the Phil
adelphfa, two of bluejackets from the
Mohican and an artillery detachment
of two guns and forty-two men, Then
another detachment was headed by the
hagShip's band Several hundred men,
with guns, preceded the troops up the
main avenue. and took a position on
the left of the stand. The police de-
ployed on either side of the avenue.
The Hawaiian bank took UP a position
on the right of the stand, and the
Philadelphia's band on the left The
first battalion of the Hawaiian regi-
ment occupied a position to the left of
the stand and the second battalion was
| on the right.
The United States troops were
stretched across the avenue in double
formation, while the marines were on
the right. AT the steps of the veranda
were stretched halyards reaching to
the top of the staff on the main tower
of the government building. From this
foated the Hawaiian flag. The detail
in charge of these halyards and the
| hauling down of the Hawaiian flag
was Corporal H. F. Kilboy and Pri-
Yates o. Winkler and A. Spinner, of
Company F. The detail of men in
charge of the raising of the American
flag was in command of ]. Ward, cox
swain of the admirals barge. The flag
itself was in charge of G. H. Plat,
gunners mate of the Philadelphia, and
r. Winter, boatswain's mate of the
Mohican. The flag used for the occa-
sion was the largest size used in the
navy, especially made at Mare island
for the purpose
OFFICIALS ARRIVE.
AS soon as President Dole and his
cabinet came from the executive build
ing to the platform, the justices of the
supreme court followed, then Admiral
J. S. Miller, and then United States
Minister Harold Sewall came down the
steps, followed by Capt. Wadleigh, of
the Philadelphia, and Capt. Watkins.
of the Mohican, and their stats, and
COL Barber, of the First New York
regiment.
The proceedings opened with prayer
by Rev. G. L. Peterson, pastor of the
First Methodist church, of this city.
United States Minister Sewall then
arose and addressed President Dole,
who had also risen, and presented him
with a copy Of the resolution annexing
the Hawaiian islands to the United
States President Dole acknowledged
by presenting a copy of the treaty
making a political treaty Of union with
the United States, and yielded to Min
lister Sewall, in behalf of the United
States the sovereignty and property