The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 23, 1898, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1898. HISTORY TURNS THE PAGE ON WHICH HAWAI'S NAME IS WRITTEN LITTLE REPUBLIC OF THE IS OF THE PAST Island Flag Com Stars and Hoisted. Ceremony Made Simpl for the Feelin tives. BY ALICE RIX. ence of The Call Special Corres Aug. 1 The Flag of HONOLULU, is fall The little troubled is nore. The Queen Island Pacific is become a subject of ted States of America. History 1 which Hawaif's the pa en zecu ve Building—once a wned heads were laid p, from the Judicial B which a bronze Kame- and Conqueror, stands, t's standard of which was the Kamehame- the daughter Lunalilo House, poor, from school hall, by loats t the banner of the pub! the world has ever inst all 5 the stars upon red that bars ve its story and its history and i ot see it floating any- v land without a the look 1l winds. uly pl I lov ised over arm joy to know it waves. But ove the st lard of this so gentle, sorrowful, the free- her which has Hawail is the banner of deprives her of free. The taking stronger nation was the nearest them—or at least they should go to rself. And we took v, imperially, as Great taken them, and greed—by :ssity and the perhaps, it according 2 policy of law of God Republic. If s little vexed mother e estab- nd left Ha- country, these hown a Sta page. If this is to 1 what lessons do re; archy cru Oh, little , lost , low s redom’s flag! beund to right! berty! reedom Oh jus Oh bondage! wheel! ,- the twelfth day of August, weeplng from the skies. The dawn ‘was dismal and the r vas Worse. Clouds brooded ov tains, the rain fell in the vall ocean was dull, thick, oily as t calm lay on the world pall hung between ¢ sun burned through cat. People on the street aying it was e People In the hous 1d .windows, gasped and lpoked upon the sky. Téward 10 o'élock the rain came d the n s and fell fitfully in the fown=—not ight, inconsequential, 1:sprinkles which fall daily on the tand the unjust of Honolulu, without to wilt an organdie or take ge from a feather, but ancholy rai 1s and hung gr om the tre: eSLE PUL up gro vd plodded v h drip- The pro- ies in the tly to the Execut groutids. - Thére was no shelter except In’ the: lopse-thatched arbors, through which. the rain poured as through a The platform for the annexation ex- Ercises . w finished on the Executive Erounds as two days in the build- of the hammers in her rooms at Once she stopped pla spoke to Pre ent Dole and asked bitterly, “Are Mr. Preside ]‘]»r{ml-“\ You a certi- up the scaffold in the ¥ of a_foint resolution of the onus ds?" At least, so I was United States, agporsces oy but for the truth of it I vouch Y i 1898, entit]: iore that this. '1 for annexing The platform was built out from the e lower balcony of the Executive build- | and confirms on the part of whg | ing, on a level with the first landing of the broad main steps—a square.. unimpressively decorated with Nttle flags and shields at punctual dis- tances “about its face, provided with séats-for the invited guests and fami- . Hes of-officials, with a wide centgr aisle down which the official party made its way. Twp: vacant chairs were prominent In.the crush upon the floor. They had béen placed there for the ex-Queen and the Princess Kaiulani, who were sent formal invitations to the ceremony. it-is rather to the credit of deposed royalty that it received the tactful at- tentfon without comment of any sort. In spite of the rain Honolulu wore its best; ‘which is not stunning by a mile and a half, and covered it up with funereal umbrellas, which gave the platform the appearance of a mush- room crop. So far as I could see under the umbrellas and from my seat at the extreme end of the platform, there was not-one Hawaiian among the women seated on the stand, and only those “men_whose official duties required them to he'there. In the grounds were num- bérs. of the common people—the sort ‘which would flock to executions, if such - enitertainment were made public, and ‘take their lunches and thelr babies sizable | PACIFIC es Down and the Stripes Are e Out of Consideration gs of the Na- that | with them. They wept through part of the ccremony which affected them most—the gentle Hawaiian tears | which run so freely, so silently, so frankly when their hearts are moved. The crowd stretched away under the shade of palm and bread fruit tree to where the high wrought-iron gates di- | vided it from the other crowd without Women mounted on the benches pro- vided for the transports” feast; men climbed to the dizzy stands photo- graphers had erected on the grounds. The deep balconies of the Executive bullding were packed from the railings to the walls. From the giddy height of | the Judicial building’s tower men and | women both looked down upon the scene. All white Honolulu came to see the raising of the American above the Hawailan flag. All Hawall wept In its mournful homes or went to lie weep- ing on the graves of its dead while its | national colors were lowered to the ground. The troops from the Philadelphia blocked the drive before the stand—a solid square of white duck uniforms | set sharply again the green. The Hawalian Band was placed to theleftof the platform—not all the Hawaiian Band—for eighteen of its members re- fused to play Hawaif Ponoi to the pa ing of their Flag. The rest remained to pay It this last tribute of their love. | And one knows not which to pity and to honor mor The v of the ceremony was admir : whining protest of the | p: Club had no more influ- 1 Admiral Miller than the idle | winds that bl God love him for a true and tactful gentleman, 1 would he might hav n cut the prayer|S with which the simple ceremony opened and the ex-Ministerial speech with | which it clos Neither was impres- sive, although I doubt not both were sineere The official party walked in the or- | der of its separate ranks and stood | tremely I understand, upon the or is idled about that | resigned from the der of its going. 1 Consul General friends f the United States Minis- | ter bec a Militia Colonel w glven | precedence in the arch. The exact order of this I don’t personally remem- | ber, beyond the fact that Minster Se- | wall and President Dole w lked to- | gether and Admiral Miller with his | staff. It was raining briskly as they | moved uncovered to the stand and | courtesy demanded that umbrellas | should be closed. The Reverend G. L. Pearson of the Methodist Church prayed this prayer, with pious face up- lifted to the dripping skie O Lord, our Heavenly Father, the high and mighty ruler of the universe, who hast made of one blood all nations to dwell upon all the face of the earth, | hath determined the times before ap- pointed and the bounds of their habita- tion, we heartily entreat thee to gra- | clously hear our prayer. In thy providence thou hast brought us to g nt time, the consum- great and important event. thy benediction be upon us and all the interests that center in this fmpor- ant hour. May thy blessings abide with or in- who have. contribnted) rity and glory. We | arnestly thee to remember wtive sons and daughters. Be thou ir their friend and savior, and by thy prov- idential care may all things work to- gether for good to them v all the preciate the greatness of their nce this day received, and may al works for justice and nd e be conserved and intensified by change of national life. thy favor, O Lor America nation of tr . which now ess her in this | n and to the | noble broad eo- and mercy and unfon of these two re- thy honor in the well- and the advanc power and ;s our beloved Presi- | d our natfonal Con- | 1 May the dound to 1s peace—a » justice to an op- | thou eternal G come thou and | | | relgn over ali nations of 4 : [ may thy will be done on T ieaven, through Jesus Christ our Sas | vior. Amen! s e [ pThen the United States Minister | Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordi- | nary, his Excellency, Harold M. Sewall, | ! States the ce sented to and approv: Hawall. And President Dole replied: Mr. ‘Minister: A treaty of union having been made, and the’ conaien formally consented to by the republic of Hawall _having been accepted the United States of Amerlca. I now, in the interest of the Hawailan body politic, and with full confidence in the hongr, justice | and_friendship of the American’ people, | vield_ up to you as the representative of the Government of glx; United States the soverelgnty and public property Hawatian Islands. pow N And the United States Minister spoke again: Mr. President: In the name of the United States I 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. Admiral Miller responded with a sim- | ple, wordless 'gesture full of dignity, | and, one would say, “ompassion. It was the moment for which every one walited. A shiver ran over the crowd, standing now upon the platform —a volceiess murmur passed beneath the trees. Thousands of eyes were lift- ed to where Hawalil’s colors flung chelr last #nessage to the breeze. The rain fon formally con- d by the republic of {‘; B~ > SCENE OF THE FINAL CEREMONIES WHICH MADE HAWAII PART OF THE POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. From a Photograph Taken at the Moment the Stars and Stripes Were Being Run Up to Float From the Staff on the Executive Building. ceased and th upon her. The wind fluttered to her side. 'One! Two! Three!” The deep guns boomed out the salute. “Four! | Five! Six"—with great w s between, | in which the heart beat slowly, and | rose fluttering to the throat. igh- teen! — Nineteen! — Twenty!—Twenty- one Ah! minished band t arooped, wind the ried t irred slip and fall The crumpled scarlet heap lies on the the Palace steps. shed. | sounds taps over the grave of Hawaii's grass beside Ponoi is fini flag. The bugle to the sudden and stirring breeze, to the triumphant music of “The by splendor spre same salute Americz the Ha There ailan was, the j of tho! wali nei America's n NOT W | The Committee of the Primaries Still in the Field. | The Harncvl late, but there on Nat tering unction that the or teelf destroyed local fight. To nothing, but smile, and behind that mani- contempt i festation that the in twain. himself i that nothing h of local T to the future actions he claims is the only bona fide sentative o. the true Democracy in city. Poor Hawaif. From the quivering throats of the di- ains of Haw. nking flag. ipped along the rope. the languid fainting colors, held them m upward | against the Palace walls tars and Stripes mounted to the 1—to th the Philade ad wide against the sky. | The guns boomed out the salute—the dominion was declared over something lacking from | the cheering, s?mething wanting from Perhaps before the soul's eyes who have worked so long and earnestly to this end the ghost of Ha- walked among the de Alford committee is taking the flat- Ary Major Harney me w. sun came out and shone came the melancholy aii Ponol—swan song of The colors trembled, A soft lifted ill, car- rafl caressingly —then let them | fol to t Hawali The plaintive bugle cheers of the crowd, v sunlight, to a brisk ar-Spangled Banner" Iphia band. The starry for quick and dead. Isles. HONOLULU, that ion instant over | po! YET DEAD. flagstaff. one. are not talking much of | a lot of thinking going eated faction. The Mc- | emblem, unto itself in the belief committee will confess and withdraw from the this the Harneyites ss an indication | emn. will be cleaved will not commit y or the other. He says et been determined as s of the party which repre- this )emocr: of the the breeze. a few HAWAII'S FLAG LOWERED -OLD Impressive Scene Marking the ; Transfer of Sovereign ‘The Island National Guard Takes the Oath of Allegiance to the Government of the Aug. | elght minutes to 12 o'clock to-day the | Hawaiian flag descended from the flag- staffs on all the Government buildings and exactly at five minutes to the same | hour the stars and stripes floated on the tropical breeze from every official | The ceremony was a most Impressive To hear the strains of “Hawaii Ponoi” for the last time as a national to hear the bugle blow as the Hawalian ensign sank from its position, and to notice the emotion of many who had been born under it and had lived their lives under it, was sol- | But then came the bright call for raising Old Glory, and the strains “Star-Spangled Banner” forth as that banner was unfurled to Then forth, and eyes that had been dim for moments became bright GLORY HOISTED Rights. United States. [ at lightened up when the stars and stripes | blew out. The ceremonies began with the de- parture of the First Regiment of the | National Guard of Hawail from the drill shed at ten minutes to 11 this | morning. The parade was headed by a detachment of twenty-six police, un- der command of Captain Kanae and Lieutenant Warren. Then came the Ha- | wailan band and the drum corps. | It was just 11:15 when the troops reached the main gates of the Execu- tive building. _Several hundred of the | | Citizens’ Guard preceded them up the | | main avenue and took a station on the | |1eft of the stand. The police deployed on efther side of the avenue. The Ha- | waifan band took up a position on the | right of the platform and the Phila- delphia band on the left. The first battalion of the Hawaiian regiment oc- cupled the immediate left of the stand and the second battalion was on the |right. The naval forces were stretched and | across the avenue in double files, the 12.—Precisely taps broke the cheers broke WHEN THE FLAG OF HAwa@all et i A ,‘| /7 FELL, TO RISE NO MORE. (F.om a Photograph.) marines being in front. ] On the right of the maln steps were the halyards from which the big Ha- | waiian flag floated in the breeze. The detail in charge of these halyards and the hauling down of the Hawalian flag were Corporal H. F. Kilbey and Pri- vates O. Winkler and A. Spillner of Company E. The detail of men in charge of the raising of the American flag was In command of J. Wardg, | cockswain of the admiral's barge. | The flag itself was in charge of G. H. | Platt, gunner's mate of the Philadel- | phia, and R. Winters, boatswain’s mate of the Mohican. These are the men | who actually raised the stars and stripes over Hawail. President Dole and his Cabinet came from the Executive building to the | platform. The Justices of the Supreme ! Court followed, and then Admiral J. N. | Miller and United States Minister Har- | old M. Sewall came down the steps, fol- | lowed by captains C. H. Wadleigh 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 were opened with prayer by the Rev. G. L. Pearson, pas- tor of the First Methodist Church of this city. United States Minister Se- wall then arose, and addressed Presi- dent Dole, notifying him of the passage by Congress of the annexation resolu- tion. President Dole answered, sur- rendering the sovereignty and public property of the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian band played “Hawali | Ponoi,” the national anthem. Colonel Fisher gave the order to the National Guard battery, stationed on the Execu- | tive grounds, in command of Lieuten- ant Ludwig, to fire the national salute of twenty-one guns, Wwhich was also repeated by the guns of the Philadel- phia. As the echo of the last gun rever- berated In the hills a bugle sounded | and the national ensign of Hawaii came slowly down until it reached the | ground, never to go up again. | There was a short pause, then the | admiral nodded slightly to Lieutenant Winterhalter, who gave the order, “Colors! Roll Off.” The flagship band struck up the well-known strains of the “Star-spangled Banner,” and as the stars and stripes slowly ascended there was breathless suspense. But as it | reached the top cheers broke forth from the crowds below, and salutes of | twenty-one guns were again fired by the Hawailan battery and the Philadel- hia. | pA few minutes after the hoisting of | the official flag others were raised from the two side towers and from the mili- | tary headquarters. Minister Sewall then read the following proclamation: To the Government and People of the | Hawalian Islands: By the terms of the joint resolution by | which the cessfon of the Hawaiian Isl- | ands and their dependencies to the United States of America is concluded, it is pro-| vided that until Congress shall provide for the governmert of Hawail, “all the eivil, judicial and military powers exer- cised by the officers of the existing gov- érnment’” are to be vested in such person or persons, and to be exercised in_such manner as the President of the United States shall direct. In the exercise of the power thus conferred upon him by the joint resolution, the President hereby di- rects that the ciyil, judicial and military powers in question shall be exercised by the officers of the republic of Hawali, as it existed just prior to the transfer of soverelgnty, subject to his power to re- move such officers and to fill vacancies. All such officers will be required at once to take an oath of allegiance to the United States, and all the military forces will be required to take a similar oath, and all bonded officers will be required to renew their bonds to the Government of the United States. The powers of the Minister of Foreign Affairs will, upon the transfer of the sovereignty and proprty of Hawaii to the United States necessarily cease, so far as they relate to the conduct of diplomatic intercourse between Hawall and foreign powers. The municipal legislation of Hawaii, ex- cept such as was enacted for the fulfill- ment of the treaties between that country and foreign nations, and except such as is Inconsistent with the joint resolution or contrary to the constitution of the United States, or to any existing treaty of the United States, is to remain in force till the Congress of the United States shall otherwise determine. The existing customs relations of Hawall with the United States and with other coun- tries are to remain unchanged till Con- gress shall have extended the customs Jaws and regulations of the United States to the islands. Under these varlous provisions the gov- ernment of the islands will proceed with- out interruptions. HAROLD M. SEWALL, | iowing addre | a consummation, | opening of hearts afe Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary of the United States of America. Honolulu, H. I, Aug. 12, 1508. Following the reading of the procla- mation Minister Sewall made the fol- Fellow Countrymen: I congratulate you on the consummation this day records— not a change—the i evitable consummation of the national pol- and the natural relations between two countries now formally and in- dissolubly united. Inevitable as has been this union, we | may rejolce that it will take its place in tory with the awakening of the Ameri- an people to a sense of their responsi- lity among nations, in that splendid pro- sion of events begun at Manila, and ich has now embraced these islands in broad sweep. You are no strangers to your country- men across the sea, bound to them as you are by the achievements of their sons and brothers here, and by all the activities | that make up a country’s life. You are no strangers, certainly” not in the mo- mentous present. For as it comes to every nation in the dread ordeal of war to test the loyalty of all its sons and the devotion of all its friends, so they have tested you, tried you and found you true—when you refused to listen to the suggestions of the selfish and the timid, and at your peril offered up all that these isiands had to offer, as a sacrifice on the aitar of devotion to a country you had not yet the right to call your own. And your countrymen can never forget that this loyalty and devotion and the and homes to our sol- er boys that followed this was not the loyalty, the devotion and the hospitality of Americans, though this were sweet in- deed, but of men who sought to be Ameri- cans and had been denied, of men who founded a state for the purpose of admis- sion to the American Union and had been denied, of men who presented this strange spectacle to the world that they stood ready, as you gentlemen about me to-day, to give up office. and power and personal | emoluments and glory, for the simple dig- nity of American citizenship. Even as ou have given up a flag you love and urrendered the sovereignty of these beautiful islands, that Hawall may take her place, however humble that place may be, In the protecting circle of sovereign American States. “This is the consummation you witness to-day, which you and your children’'s children have a right to cclebrate, and let there be no mistake as to its meaning. It means the triumph of no party or fac- tion among you, the opportunity for no personal glorification or personal resent- ment, the confirmation in power of no au- thority over you that shall not commend itself to the Sense of fairness and of jus- tice of the representatives of the Ameri- can people, but rather the burial of past prejudices, the obliteration of narrow di- visions and the ultimate political advance- ment of the humblest citizen over whom this flag shall float. But it is not for you to rest content in the enjoyment of free institutions. It is or you to help maintain them, to main- tain them in the spirit they will be ex- tended to you, In the si)ifll you have sought them, in the spirit of fraternisy and equality, in the spirit of the constitu- tion itself, now the su‘)rem(‘ law of your land, to establish justice, to insure your tranquillity, to provide for the common defense, to promote your welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty to your- selves and your posterity. This is the work before you, my coun- trymen, and I bld you advance to it. Hand - in hand may you go, you of the home race with those whose fathers’ land this was, and whose generbus virtues have won for them the regard of all man- kind. Hand in hand may you go with them as they carry with them their un- faltering love of country into the broad plane of American citizenship. Advance to the uplifting and upbuilding of this land to prove it worthy to share the destiny of the great republic. - Empire may wait indeed, but no hand save His who holds in the hollow of his hand the fate of nations, can Stay that destiny. God bless you, my countrymen. God bless the United States of America. At the conclusion of the ceremonies the National Guard was marched tc the parade grounds, where Minister Coop=r administered the oath of allegiance te Colonel Fisher. The colonel then ad- ministered it to his officers and .he cap- tairs to the men. The regiment then escorted the naval battalion to their Loats and returned to the drill shed to sign the rolls. Never in the history of the islands, not even in the palmy days of the mon- archy, has there been such a crush at the executive building as was witnessed at the reception and ball 'ast night, given in honor of the flag raising. Estates in Probate. The inventory and appraisement of the estate of Maria T. Divine was filed yester- day. The estate consists of real estate located in San Jose and is valued at $31,- 5 The appraisement of the pro of Adolph Munat shows it to be worth