Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-23

HONOLULU, Aug. u, via San Fran
cisco, Aug. 23.-About s minutes to IL
o'clock today the Hawaiian flag de-
scended from the fagstaffs on all the
government buildings, and about
five minutes to the same hour the Stars
and Stripes foated on the tropical
breeze from every official flagstaff.
The United States troops and Ha-
waiian troops and Hawaiian band and
band of the Philadelphia and blue
jackets of tho Philadelphia and Mohican
were about the platform.
AS soon as President Dole and his
cabinet came from the executive build
ing to the platform the justices of the
supreme court followed and the Adj
miral j. n. Miller and United States
Minister Harold Sewall came down the
steps, followed by Captains @. Fl. Wad-
leigh of the Philadelphia and S. M.
Book of the Mohican and their staff
officers and Colonel 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 Minister Sewall then
rose and, addressing President Dole,
who had risen, presented him with
certified copy of the joint resolution of
congress annexing the Hawaiian ISL
ands to the United States.
President Dole answered, acknowl-
edging the making of a treaty of po-
litical union, and formally yielded to
Minister Sewall, as the representative
of the government of the United States,
the sovereignty and public property of
the Hawaiian islands.
Mr.. Sewall replied.
"Mr. President-In the name of the
United States | accept the transfer of
the sovereignty and property of the
Hawaiian government. The admiral
commanding the United States naval
forces in these waters will proceed to
perform the duty entrusted to him.
The Hawaiian band played "Ha-
wall Ponoi," the national anthem.
Colonel Fisher gave the order to the
national guard battery, stationed on the
executive grounds in command of Lieu
tenant Ludwig, to fire the national sa-
lutte of 81 guns, which was also re-
peated by the Philadelphia. AS the
echo of the last gun reverbrated i'll the
hills. bugle sounded and the national
ensign of Hawaii came slowly down
until it reached the ground, never to go
up again.
There was short pause, and then
the admiral nodded slightly to Lieuten-
ant Winterhalter, who gave the order,
"Color, roll off" The fiagship's band
struck up the well known strains of
1.-The Star Spangled Banner" and as
the Stars and Stripes slowly assembled
there was breathless suspense. But as
it reached the top cheers broke forth
from the crowds below, and salutes of
81 guns were again fired by the Ha-
waiian battery and the Philadelphia.
A few minutes after the hoisting of
the official flag others were raised from
the two side towers and the military
headquarters.
Minister Sewall then read a procla-
nation stating that President Mckinley
directs that the civil, judicial and mill
tary powers of the government shall
continue to be exercised by the officers
of the republic of Hawaii.
Following the reading of the procla-
nation, Minister Sewall made an ad-
dress congratulating the residents of
Hawaii upon the accomplishment of
annexation.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies,
the national guard was sworn in.