Jere Krischel at 00:37, 30 December 2005

2005-12-30T00:37:20Z

Ken Conklin at 04:35, 28 December 2005

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Jere Krischel at 18:35, 11 December 2005

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548 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Mr. EMERSON. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. Where were the troops at the time that flag was
raised ?
Mr. EMERSON. They were quartered right here at Camp Boston.
The CHAIRMAN. Where was the minister of the United States residing
at the time that flag was raised over the Aliolani Hall?
Mr. EMERSON. Eight there [indicating].
The CHAIRMAN. IS that the palace usually occupied by the Queen ?
Mr. EMERSON. The court has been at lolani Palace.
Senator SHERMAN. IS the Queen's home within the bounds of the city t
Mr. EMERSON. Yes; the homo is right there [indicating].
Senator GRAY. Not the palace, but the Queen's home.
Mr. EMERSON. Yes.
Senator SHERMAN. I supposed it was out some distance.
Mr. EMERSON. NO.
The CHAIRMAN. Mark where the Queen's home is.
Mr. EMERSON. Right there [marking].
The CHAIRMAN. YOU say you did not see the United States flag until
two weeks after the landing of the marines?
Mr. EMERSON. That or ten days. I can not say how long; but it was
considerably later.
The CHAIRMAN. Were these troops that you saw quartered in this
open park accompanied with a flag?
Mr. EMERSON. I think the flag of the United States was with each
squad. Camp Boston was there [indicating].
Senator GRAY. Was that where they were Friday night?
Mr. EMERSON. Not Friday night.
Senator GRAY. Monday night?
Mr. EMERSON. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. Was this flag raised over Aliolani Hall?
Mr. EMERSON. Not until two weeks after.
The CHAIRMAN. And they made their camp there?
Mr. EMERSON. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. And in the meantime the Queen had retired to her
private home ?
Mr. EMERSON. Yes. She retired Wednesday. The home has
always been kept open.
The CHAIRMAN. Were you present when the flag was raised there?
Mr. EMERSON. NO.
The CHAIRMAN. Of course you know nothing about the orders on
which it was done?
Mr. EMERSON. NO.
The CHAIRMAN. Are you pretty certain it was as much as two weeks
after the landing of the marines before that flag was raised on Aliolani
Hall.
Senator SHERMAN. He said seven or ten days.
Mr. EMERSON. I said in the neighborhood of ten days.
The CHAIRMAN. If there had been a flag raised on these buildings
prior to that time, would you have seen it?
Mr. EMERSON. I certainly would have seen it. There was a flag on
the consulate and a great many flags in the street; on private houses
they had American flags flying; but over the Government buildings I
did not see it until some time afterwards.
The CHAIRMAN. Was any Hawaiian flag flying at any time?
Mr. EMERSON. I think the flag on the Government building was
raised and kept up, the two together.
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The CHAIRMAN. You think the two together?
Mr. EMERSON. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. Are you certain of that?
Mr. EMERSON. I am sure of that—so sure that it was a matter of
talk.
Senator SHERMAN. That Hawaii and the United States were in
partnership ?
Mr. EMERSON. Yes.
Senator GRAY. DO you mean the flags were on the same staff?
Mr. EMERSON. I think not on the same staff. I am not sure about
that. I think on different staffs.
The CHAIRMAN. YOU spoke of the Government building. That is
different from lolani Palace?
Mr. EMERSON. I do not know whether they had two staffs there or
aot. But on the Government building I saw the two flags waving together.
The CHAIRMAN. What time was the flag raised on the Government
building?
Mr. EMERSON. I think the same time it was raised on lolani Palace.
The CHAIRMAN. You do not remember to have seen the flag of the
United States on the Government building until you saw it on lolani
Palace.
Mr. EMERSON. NO. I am not sure of two flags on lolani Palace.
The CHAIRMAN. YOU saw on the Government building two, on lolani
Palace only one?
Mr. EMERSON. I am not sure about that.
Senator GRAY. What was the opium bill of which you spoke awhile
ago, the one which was passed by the Legislature, and which was so
objectionable to some of the good people of Honolulu.
Mr. EMERSON. I can speak only in general terms of i t ; it was a bill
regulating the sale of opium.
Senator GRAY. Did you ever read it ?
Mr. EMERSON. I think I have read i t ; I am not sure; I have seen
it in the papers, the bills as they are published from time to time.
Senator GRAY. Can you recollect what the provisions of it were?
Mr. EMERSON. No.
Senator GRAY. YOU say that prior to the passage of that bill there
had been a bitter complaint about what was called the existence of an
opium ring, that smuggled opium into the islands ?
Mr. EMERSON. Yes.
Senator GRAY. Was the importation absolutely prohibited—I mean
prior to the passage of the bill?
Mr. EMERSON. I can not say just what the law was in regard to that;
but as I understand it there was—my impression is it was to be used
in certain ways as a drug.
Senator GRAY. I want to know if you know.
Mr. EMERSON. I would rather say I do not know.
Senator GRAY. YOU say you do not know whether you read that bill
or not. Do you know whether the bill that passed provided for the
licensing of the sale of opium under Government regulation?
Mr. EMERSON. According to my recollection that was the nature of
the bill—Government regulation of the sale.
Senator GRAY. What was the lottery bill?
Mr. EMERSON. I was in the Legislature when that bill was passed.
The CHAIRMAN. Were you a member of the Legislature?
Mr. EMERSON. NO ; I beg pardon, I was attending.

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