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Show STABS AMD STRIPES Hauled Down from the Govtinnicnt Bntldfng, Honolulu1, I'LOU.Nr AN AJ1UIICA M'II..X. AJJrfi'Ci anil 3If tnoriali l'rticuted Elicited !o lttillM from lbs lomniliiluucr. HoiOLUl u, April 0. The Blars and l,H 1ivh leon hauled down and the remaining forces from tlio United Blales cruiser lloston itiit nboard tho ihlp. Tlis report that Commissioner Illount trculd order Mm IUk down and II I rotictorilo abolished got abroad the nlRbt of March Slit, til rrocedlwj diy, and tbu occurrence created among the American party a feolIiiK of con-ittrrallonnotallefleluer con-ittrrallonnotallefleluer unrulieJ Willi ludlgcatlon. Ou tlio allernoon of Maroh Slit Mr. Illount bad a ltoRtliy and tecret oou-ferenoe oou-ferenoe veltti l'reildent Dole and the cablret, altirwliloli b tiotlfleJ them of hla Intention to declare oO" Ilia pro-tectorats pro-tectorats establlilied by Mlnliler HteTons. It Is unUentood lior,neai hltrcjson that the WaililUKlou adniln-titration adniln-titration did not rejard llm irolectorat aimCLMiry, aud furthermore It was Incuiuiatlblu with any diplomatic relation between tba two countries. Tbe United Btetss, liowerer, would brook no hoitlla Interference In iln-wallau iln-wallau aflalra by auy foreign powers. (Joniolous of their strength In Tlrw of tbo latter aisurance. Ilia profUloual government somewhat reluctantly acquiesced In Ibn commliilouer's U-oiMOU. U-oiMOU. rtiu morning of April lit l'reildent Dolo aud cabinet Inspected the troopi and volunteer companies wara called nut, nuking wltb tba regulars nbout 4iHI In all. fha bour for hauling dowu thu Atuiitcan llag was Iliad for 11 o'clock. A early a 8 Ilia streets Logan to till and Ilia white residents dlscueied, not without with-out roniu boat, tba unlooked-for action of ttio American comralsiloiier. At I'alace Square tbo natives, Ulilneae, Japanese, half elites, 1'ortugrra aud whiles on loot, on boriebaok and lu coinages waited to tee tba Uig couio dowu. On Ilia lace of tba American rrsiileutt were looka of chagrin, while t nad gllue overspread the facet of tba allete. Jutt before 11 o'clock the regular trootaof the irovlaloual government uierobod Into the enclosure before tbe government lulidlUL.". Tbey were followed by Tolunteiit with Ustllug guna and two llotcbklta Hold pliers laud lu poalllou to tllauca hostile deruonsttatluus. Other troopi were ft. Honed about tbo city. Iuilile tba govern mentjard ware l'reildent Dilu and the merubere of hie oibluet, (Jnlef Juillce Juild and ether officials, eftlocrs Iruiu the naval vessels In tbo harbor, I romluent resldeiitaaud repriienUltvet uf tbu press. At 11:10 a. in. l.leutanaat Draper of the United Htates navy iteed forth amid a tudden huih of tbo throng and facing the government building, raliod a bugle and lounded the call in clear and dlitluct noire. Drawn by unsecu agrnclea tbo flag tank from light and a mlnuta later tb Hawaiian emblem wai holitcd In 111 place. There wae not a cheer, fckarco it sound accompanied tbe trantforma tlou. '1 he troors were then stationed about thu buildings and Iileuleuant Draper uud hit squad of marines proceeded to the camp uf tba Helton, which tbey Immediately evacuated, and marched to the boat landing and marched ta go aboard tbe llattou. Tbe lack of dem-ouitratlon dem-ouitratlon was attributed to tbe faot that the ()uton requested the ople to Instruct tbo natives to make no out. Luuti. fjouiralriloncr Illount remalnt n iood deal of an American spbynx. About the only publlo knowledge of him here Is contalusJ In a letter from 1'resldeutClevelaud to l'rcsldent Dole, which aayii "I have made the choice of James II. Illount at ipeclal commit. loner to visit tho llawallau lalaudt aud make a n i on concernlug tbe pristuttlatusof allalrs In that country, lie Is well Informed of our sIuciih deilro to cultlvste aud maintain to the fullest extant the friendship wbleh hat io long existed betwaeu thetwocoun trite, and In all uatlan alTtctlng the relations with lb government of the Hawaiian islands his authority Is par. amonul. My knowledge of bis high character and ability glvet me eatlra Londdanoe that he will use every eo. daavor to advance tbe latertitt aad iroipulty of both governments and render himself accej table to yourei-ctlleney." yourei-ctlleney." Mr. Illount was introduced by Minister Min-ister Btuveus aud pieitnted hit creden. tula from tbe l'reildent. Attorney. Uenirul Bmltb esld that while Itie commlnloner gavo no direct auur ancrs beyond that tba United Btales would allow no foreign Interference here, the Hawaiian government waa well pleated with tbe manner of tho roninilsiloner aad did not think their lotereata would suflar st his bands Nohoilllu demonstration has been made by any party up to tba reieut time. Ihe oHlcers of the Japaneio cruiler called en Admiral Hkerrett a few days ago, and enured him that no hostile Inieullcna vtere aulenalned. J auuie Oouiul Kugy denied tha re port that hla gevernuient would Inter, fere In Hawaiian iflilrr. C'orunilsiioucr Illount hsa been rs. calving much atteutloafremllawnllan residents. A delegation from the An. exullou iluh presented an addrest rrt Hug forth tbe ratlifacllon of tbe nnool. atlonutthe appolutineut of llluunt, and expreiilng confldouro that Ihe nott tiarrblng examination would Ulwloie the faot that thu present gov eminent was estahllihed na a msttrr of nrn.nlty uud duty, aud not at a scheme to prmuoto the arlllth iliect of enycllijuv. Mr. Illcunt rapllrd, "Vou Wlley mill y uuieritaudtbat I can iutku no reply to thia addrois. My nrgotlatlona will be louducli d i ntlrely with ycur (.overnmeut. I am pleased, however, to meetjou." A committee from the Hawaiian Talrlotlu Duiguu called on tliu com n lasloiur the nllunoon oil. wing thu wlthdikn al uf tbe rotectoratoaud pro. tented a ircmorlnl, reciting that whlln the Hawaliau people weru auxlcut to roinole the oloiett and mutt Intimate I oil Ileal and commercial relations wHIitho United Hialoe, they do not bellevo the time baa yet come for them ULedejrivodof their rationality by annexation tonny foreign power, and therefore oirnettiy pray thai the great wrong committed agntnrt them t) tw tlghled by Ihe retlomtlon of nny hide-inndant hide-inndant autoIlLliiy mid n kingdom under thtlr I eloved Quooii LlllbUka. lanl. Mr. Illount ku red them that the memorial would recelvn due at tentlon and be proientod to rretldent Ulevelaud. Unuof tba commlttin on the following day quoted Mr. Illount assaying on recelpiof the mnuollali "Ueulltmeu, bear In mind that la ex. actly theceurto of America alwejt. The Americana do not approve of auy of their representatives rerionally IntMterleg iu tbe coudiat of the gov. eminent of a foreign country." Tho revenue culler "Ituih" left here yesterday for BanDiign. Ills understood she conveys clllclal dli patches from fJoniiBlstlouer lllouul. |