Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-17
GRIEF At HAWAII
When 1t is Learned King Kal,
akaua is Dead.
Arrival of the Charleston With
the Remains.

The Natives of the Island Kingdom Pre-
pairing to Give Their Sovereign a Royal
Welcome when the Vessel Enters the
Harbor Princess LiIinokalani Pro-
claimed Queen.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.-Oceanic
Steamship company's steamer Alameda
has arrived from Australia and Homo
lulu, bringing the first news of the ar
rival of the United States steamship
Charleston at Hawaii, bearing the re-
mains of the late King Kalakaua.
Workmen were busy engaged in prep
arations for welcoming King Kalakaua,
who was expected to return from the
United States improved in health, when
United States steam flagship Charleston
was sighted early Thursday morning,
Jan. 80. Now the decorations and
arches of welcome have been torn down
or turned into emblems of mourning.
The Charleston, under command of
Rear Admiral Brown and bearing the
body of Kalakaua, arrived in Honolulu
harbor Thursday, Jan. 30, seven days
from San Francisco. The Charleston
steamed into port with Hawaiian and
American flags at half mast Crowds of
natives and foreigners gathered at the
landing to obtain the first news United
States steamship Mohican and His
Maiesty's steamship Nymphe flew flags
at half mast and crossed their yards as
signs of mourning. Business houses and
manufactures were closed, schools dis
missed and the government Offices were
closed. The native women as the
Charleston came to anchor set up loud
walls.
At 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon amid
the booming of minute guns from the
war ships in the ports and batteries on
shore the kings body was landed and
received by the guard of honor com
posed of the sailors from the Charleston,
Mohican and Nymphe, headed by the
Charlestons band playing funeral
dirge. The procession was formed and
moved to tho palace. The streets were
packed with PEOPLE, and the air was
filled with wailings and lamentations as
the cortege entered the palace. The
dowager Queen kapiolani appeared Oh
the balcony and gave way to the most
violent demonstrations of grief. Queen
Lilinokalani also appeared on the bal
cony and was greatly moved. The
coffin was placed on Il bier in the middle
of the throne room.
That evening the cabinet met and is
sued proclamation proclaiming Princess
Lilinokalani Queen of the Hiwaiian
Islands, with the title of Lilinokalani.
The body lay in state in the throne
room of Iolani palace and PEOPLE of
every class were allowed to gaze on the
face of their dead sovereign. The body
will lie in state until Sunday. Feb. l5
when grand procession will convey
the remains 10 Tie cemetery.
The Honolulu Weekly Bulletin says
editorially: "Ame1ican government has
ever stood friend of Hawaii, and the
belief III Hawaii is that America is our
best and truest friend on principle with
out reference to National politics, has
long since become an inseparable part of
our popular creed. No matter how
local or National prejudice has been
stirred up amongst us native Hawaiians,
we have at all times felt and expressed
from the depth Of their hearts, that our
ultimate dependence for automy of gov
ernment lay mainly within arbitrament
of the great republic" P"
The ministry appointed by the late
king Wlbu Jne approval OL IH6 leSlSlubuI6
is likely to remain in office until another
legislature meets in 1899. The cabinet
under provisions of the late law can be
removed only upon vote of want of con-
fdence passed by the majority of all !
elective members of the legislature, con
the present cabinet will not
resign but will continue in office until |
the new legislature is elected, as the
present one is convened in special ses-
sion. Although the new queen is known
to have pronounced leaning toward |
the English, 10 trouble is feared on that |
score.
1t is generally thought that r. w. |
Wilcox will be installed chamberlain.
An immense mass meeting was held at |
church, Honolulu, on Thurs
day, Feb. q, at which series of reso-
lutions We're adopted expressing the
gratitude of Hawaiian to the United |
States and California, and to Admiral |
Brown and officers of the Charleston for
the "unbounded courtesy and kind at
tentions' offered to the king both before
and after his death. Copies of the reso-
lutions will be sent to the president of |
the United States, governor of Cali |
fornia, the mayor of San Francisco and
Admiral Brown.