Show old glory hauled down commissioner blount abolishes the protectorate ON over onor or hawaii on tho the afternoon of march mst 0 mi blount had a lengthy and sacre t confor conference with president dolk dole ind and tho cabinet after which lie he notified th them i of his intention to declare off the protectorate established by minister stevens it is understood ho he gave at his reason that the washington administration did not regard the protectorate as necessary and furthermore ther more it was incompatible with any diplomatic relations between tho the two countries the united states stales however would brook no hostile in ill in hawaiian afra affairs irs by any foreign powers Cou conscious t of their strength in view of the latter assurance the provisional government somo somewhat what reluctantly acquiesced acquiesce i in the commissioner commissi onor s decision and prepared jaroc 1 to ordo derout or rout their forces to maintain the peace and quiet which continued almost unbroken during rm the ate the morning of april LA president Preg ident dolo dole and cabinet inspected the troops and volunteer companies companio 3 were called out making with the regulars about in all the hour of hauling down the american hag flao 0 W was 13 fixed for 11 As aa early as 8 the streets began to fill and tho white residents d dis is curad not without some bo heat t tho the un ull looked for action of the american commissi commissioner at palace square the natives chinese japanese half castes geso and whites on foot on borso back and in carri carriages agos waited to teo see the flag como come down on the faces of american residents wore looks of clia cha grin whilo broad grins overspread the faces of tho the nath natives es A majority majori tv of 1 the onlookers ho however devor preserved just before 11 of clock the regular troops of the provisional government marched into the enclosure before tho the ina buildings thoy they wore were followed by volunteers with G galling tl ng guns gans and two hotchkiss field pieces placed i in n position to silence hostile demonstrations other troops were stationed about the city inside tho the government ment yard were president dolo dole and the menia members ors of the cabinet chief justice judd and other officials officers from the naval vessels in the harbor prominent residents and kopro penta senta tives of the press at 1110 a ill lieutenant lio utenart draper of the united unite 1 l states navy stopped forth amid a sudden hush of the thron 0 md facing the government building raised a bugle and sounded the call in elear clear and distinct notes drawn by un till soon seon agon agencies cies the ila hag 0 sank from sight and a minute later the hawaiian haw ai iian emblem was hoisted in i its ta pa place ace there was not a cheer scaife a sound accompanied the transformation the troops were then stationed about the buildings and lieutenant draper and his squad of marines proceeded to the camp of the boston which thoy they immediately evacuated ano marched to tho the boat landina and od to go rm aboard the boston the lack of demonstration was attributed to the fact that the queen requested the people to instruct the natives to malie make no outbursts q f |