Telegram-herald., 1891-03-01
A KINGS BURIAL.
EslakAaa's Reyal fGneral 81 the
Hawaiian Capital.
impressive Services al sae Palace Aa1
81 sas fa%usoiesna It's Qaeea
~ Oaas with the C@olosI.


SAN Francisco, Feb. 1s.-fhe first
details % KING kslsksas funeral were
arsa2ht ~ the Unitea states cruiser
Charleston. which reached here Friday
afternoon, making the sosass IA nsne
days halaasaa mas bsriedst eraars
Is with full Hawaiian funeral honers-
The night before the funeral . heavy
storm prevailed bat tbs aay
dawned clear aud the stroets were
throngei with natives freln ali
parts of the isianeS The men
wore wreaths Of flowers around their
heads while the women were dressed
chiefly in black holaszas. shaped like
mother Hubbard gowns. The women
al wore necklaces that were heirlooms,
and among them were bits Of human
bone euriousiy carved. suspended ~
necklaces OF human hair The kings
guards were drawn up opposite
the palace gate. with his per
sonal attendants on one slde and
tie foreign naval forces ca the other.
The funeral services were held in the
thron. room % the palace, where the
body has lain in state. The kings
body had been placed in coffin made
of two beautiful native woods. which
eontrasted N color and took the polish
OF fine mahogany. The only metal
ornaments were silver crown
and wreath and a golden shield. Even
the coffin handles were made
of wood. On the white satin pillow al
the head of the coffin lay halaka1a's
crown. seepter and sword. and on a
blac. pillow were the crown jewels
and decorations. Twenty kahiii bear
ers, or subordinate chiefs Of the
kingdom, dressed in black, with
brilliant yellow feather cspes, stood
around the coffin and swayed
with rhythmieal motion long
feather wanas, keeping time with
mouraful native chant The floral
tributes were extraordinarily beautiful.
Grouped about the coffin were the new
queen. the queen dowager. the min
istry. foreign naval officers, the diplo-
matte corps and consuls- The religious
services were conducted by the bishop
of Honolulu and the Anglican clergy.
Fifty choir boys sang the Nintieth
Psalm 20 the music of chant written
by the queen, who has great musical
ability.
The natives and their peculiar Gus
toms appeared TO predominant. The
procession passed given point in two
and half hours At the royal mauso-
leum the caskct was AT once moved
from the catafalque and carried within.
The bishop read the remaining portion
of the Episcopal burial service. native
choir first chanting the Twenty
Psalm.
February 10 her majesty received at
the palace Rear-Admiral Brown and
staff of the Charleston. Capt. Shepard
of the Michigan. and United States
Minister Stevens. TIE latter and the
admiral addressed the queen in con-
gratulatory terms upon her accession.
Previous 10 the Charleston's departure
swarms of natives brought bananas,
oranges. pincapples and other tributes
to Admiral Brown. Many OF the
Hawaiian women in depositing their
offerings kissed the admiral's hands
Ar organization of natives and for
eigners has been formed To secure the
erection Of a monument % the late king
il the Palace square. The plan is that
the monument shah be a national
token. and It is proposed 10 solicit sub
scriptions. At noon Monday. the day
after the royal funeral, the Charleston
and the Mohican fred royal salute OF
twenty-onc guns each IN honor of Lii
uokalanis accession. The Honolulu
Bulletin in an editorial szys:
The urited states government has set Us
broad example as 10 thv national treatment
Of a national question which has slready
touched oEr hearts and bound as an closer ties
Of brotherhood 10 q great nation who-e friend
ship We honor and whose sympathy bonors US
When the cruiser left Honolulu there
was deadlock between the queen and
the cabinet. The queen asked the cab
met to resign and they refused. The
house of mobiles assem- led 10 hear the
queen name her successor, Princess
Kaiulani, but as the cabinet would have
TO ratfyN the appointment. and the
queen would not allow them this
privilege, the house had 20 adjourn
withou, doing anything. The pres
cnt cabinet consists of J. A.
Cummings, minister of foreign az
fairs: c. ". Spencer, minister
of the interior: Godfrey Brown, minis
ter of finance, and 4. l.. Peterson, attor-
ney general The question has arisen
as TO whether the present ministers viii
survive the king. by whom they were
appointed. or whether their term of Office
terminated with hi. death The queen
has applied TO the supreme court Il
Gust TIE ministry. Everything vas re
ported quiet nj the islands and there
was no fear of any trouble.