The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-05
Time Of Formal Change Of S0T-
GrGiglty Of Hawaii.
u. S. ADMIRAL AND MINISTER
Extended Conference - Ceremony
lie Authorities Ready.

If the present plans of Minister Sew
all and Admiral Miller obtain, and it
is agreeable to the Hawaiian Govern
men, the flag raising viii take place at
u o'clock noon next Tuesday. That
much was practically decided in a con
ference between the Minister and Ad-
miraI, lasting six hours, yesterday af-
| ternoon. Personally, Minister SewaIl
desired to have the event on Monday
but Admiral Miller was afraid all the
details could not be arranged by that
time
There is no ground for the idea that
there is some hitch in proceedings.
Minister Sewau states positively that
there is none. THE flag could have
gone up in an hour after the Philadel-
phia arrived" said he. admiral Mil
Ter, however, is very exact in all he
does. He realizes the great historic
Importance of the event and wishes to
make it impressive as possible. He de
sires that every detail of the cere-
mony, on the side of the United States,
as we'll as Hawaii, shall be carried out
in perfect form, and that will be the
effort of the Admiral and myself
There is a rumor among the natives
that President Mckinley had instruct
ed Minister Sewan not to allow the
flag to go up until certain claims of
political prisoners of 1895 are paid
Minister 'SewaIl states with respect to
this report: There is not an iOta Of
truth in it. No mention of such
thing has been made And as l said
before, there is absolutely no hitch in
proceedings. We are merely taking
the necessary time to make the event
as grand and impressive as possible"
Minister SeWall will call on the
President this morning to ascertain the
general arrangement made by the Gov
ernment for the flag raising A Cabi-
net Minister states that the Govern
ment is all ready with its program |
Tomorrow morning Minister SeWall |
and Admiral Miller will call together !
on the President to compare notes and |
finally determine the day on which the |
flag viii be hoisted. 1t is known that |
either Monday or Tuesday will suit the |
Government.
The immediate or actual official GER
emOny attending the lowering of the !
Hawaiian flag and hosting the Stars
and Stripes viii be simple The form
er Will receive a salute of twenty-one
guns and be hauled down When the
American flag reaches the top of the
staff it also viii receive a National
salute.
There Will likely be a proclamation
and it will probably name officers. The
local ceremonies will be on a grand
scale.
The Washburn & Moen Manufacture
ing cos San Francisco agents send
to President Dole, through Admiral
Miller, 200 feet of phospher bronze wire
rope for the flag raising and a request
that it be used on that occasion. The
hrm agrees, if such be desired after
ward, to cut the rope into small pieces.
and to mount the pieces with silver
ferules, to be distributed as souvenirs
OF the occasion. 1t had been decided
TO use the rope. The firm making the
presentation have built up quite
large trade in the Islands through
Messrs. E. o. Hall & Sons
There are available for flag raising
purposes, it is said, the banners that
went up in 1898 and that came down
again. But the Star Spangled Banner
for next weeks function is a brand
new 36-foOt flag just drawn from naval
stores and brought aboard the Phil !!
adelphia. One of the same size was
hOisted on the center tower of the
Executive Building July 4. 1894. but
was hauled from the base Of the staff.
Doubt has been expressed over the pro-
posal to have the halyards for the Of
fetal raising run from the front steps
OF the Executive Building. it being
feared that the slender pole Will not |
stand the strain. The staff is to be
in any event
1t is more than likely that there win
be a flag transfer at the garrison staff.
directly in front of the military head
quarters-the bungalow
On the evening Of flag day there viii
be a grand ball in the Executive build
Ing. Considerable preparation has
already been made for this aff%ir The
fire works display will be made from
in the npighbOThOOd of the Executive