The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-26
FLAG RAISING
Details of Ceremonies
at Pago Pago.
Lengthy Addresses Made By Officials
of the Several Nations
Represented.

% APIA Samoa, May 12--The day set fol
& the final act OF the agreement made be
tween Germany, United States and Great
Britain with regard to the settlement Of
3 the Samoan question is now past and the
3 flag of Germany now flies on MulinuU
Point, whilst Old Glory waves proudly or
a prominent hill at Pagopago. At about
9:3O a. m. on that day the weather cleared
and start was made for the site Of the
ceremonies of the day-On the hill right
behind Mr.. Hudson's, who is in charge
of the station on shore, where. soon after
there arrived a detachment of bluejack-
cts and marines from the Aberanda
along with Captain Tilley, Consul Gener-
al Osborn and Mrs. Osborn, and Mr.. r.
w. Gurr. Then came a boat from s. NJ
S. Cormoran. with DR.. Solf, Governor OF
Samoa, Consul Grunow and officers, also
guests of the commander from Apia.
They landed at the boat wharf near the
custodian'S house, where the American
guard presented arms. Commandant Til
ley introduced those landed to Mrs. Hud-
son and after short stay they proceed
ed to the flagstaff which had been erect
ed on the hill just above Mr.. Hudson
residence. where the ceremony commenc-
ed by Captain Tilley reading the conven-
ton between the United States, Germany
and Great Britain. from President McKin-
ley and the order Of the Secretary OF
State.
The Naval order of the United States
chiefs. The presentation of this address
was accompanied by delivery to Com
mandant Il. T.. Tilley of an instrument
of cession of the islands east of the
hist meridian; after which Tamasese, 9
high chief of Samoa, addressed the Gov.
ernor.
Then the Rev. f. V. Cooper came for.
ward and delivered a prayer for the
welfare of the new government after
which the school under the direction OF
Rev. f.. V. Cooper, Mrs. Cooper and Miss
Schultz. sang a hymn nicely. The Roman
Catholic priest in charge of the station
then came forward and addressed the ma
tives. on the conclusion of which he went
through the ceremony of blessing the
flag.
Commander Tiiley read the following:
by direction of the President of tn,
United States of America, 1 have beer
appointed commandant of the Naval sta
ton. Tutuila, with orders to assume tn,
government of the Island of Tutuila anC
of all the other islands of the Samoan
group east of the hist meridian of longi
tude west of Greenwich.
Acting with this authority ] hereb,
declare the islands / have named to b,
under the sovereignty and protection O
the United States of America, and | hois
this American flag as a sign that thes
islands now form a part of the territor,
of the United States"
After this Commandant Tilley callet
upon Mrs. Hudson. who comes from al
old American stock, to take hold of tn
halyards. and at the sound of the trum
slowly rose until the boom of the canno
from the warships Cormoran and Abe
randa saw 1t in position. Then followe
the American National Hymn by the pu
pills of the L. M. s., led by Miss Schultz
Consul General Luther w. Osborn. O
the United States Consulate at Apia, rea
a long address. The speech had bee
previously translated and was read be