The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-01-31

Kaiakaua at the City of Washington.
The Hawaiian Minister at Washing
ton, the Hon HI A. p. Carter, con-
veyed the sad intelligence to Secre-
tary Blaine on the Dist instant. Mr..
Blaine Immediately communicated
the fact to President Harrison. Later
Secretary Blaine replied to Minister
Carter's note expressing "deep re-
greet that Hawaii had lost so wise
and good q sovereign, under whose
beHefcent rule the people OF Hawaii
have prospered, and whose efforts
have been so constantly and signally
put forth to strengthen the ties OF
mutual advantage between the king
dom and the United States. He
further requested the Minister TO
convey to the royal family the heart
felt sympathy the President feels
for their great affection"
Continuing, the dispatch says:
There will be no further action by
the executive until official notice
shall have been given of the formal
installation of Queen LiIinokalanl'
Instructions, however, have been
sent to the General commanding the
Division of the Pacific and the Adj
miral commanding the naval forces
on the Pacific to pay full military
honors to the dead King. Acting
under these instructions, the army
and navy authorities of San Fran
cisco have assumed charge of the
funeral arrangements, and the trans
fer of the remains to the flagship
Charleston will be marked by the
highest military honors authorized
by the regulations. The Charleston
will make the trip to Honolulu as
rapidly as possible; will remain at
that point to participate in the cere-
monies attending the burial OF the
King and the coronation OF his sue
cessor, and will, at the same time,
see that the interests of this country
are fully protected.
While the authorities at Washing
ton are DESTROYS of doing the highest
honors to the Hawaiian Government
in its bereavement, they are some
what perplexed as to the best course
to pursue. There is no precedent to
follow, as this is the first instance
where the ruler of foreign country
has died on American soil. 1t is
said, however, that there will be am
pie time for further action when the
Government is advised of the installa-
ton of the new ruler.
Secretary Blaine said this after
noon that the United States had lost
good friend in King Kalakaua, and
would do every possible honor to his
memory. "Our relations with Ha-
waii," he said, "are of the friendli-
est character, and, so far as am
able to judge, will be in nowise af-
fected by the change of Government.
| have confidence in the friendship
and good will of Queen LiIiuokalanl,
and have no reason to doubt that
she will perceive the wisdom of con-
tinuing the friendly intercourse of
the two countries"
A Washington dispatch of the goth
instant, semi-official in character,
says,
No apprehensions are felt at the
State or Navy Departments of any
serious complications arising from
the sudden death of the King, and
nothing has so far been done with re-
gard TO the matter, though naval Or
dcrs may pour into San Francisco be-
fore another day elapses. American
interests will be fully protected
whatever occurs, and as action can
be taken by the United States long
before the news of the death reaches
the Hawaiian Islands, there are no
fears of evil results.
The American Government has
ever stood the friend of Hawaii. The
above dispatches are a deep consola-
ton to US, but are in no way sur
prise. The American Government
at Washington has done exactly what
every resident of Hawaii, without
distinction of nationality, knew she
would do. The belief in Hawaii
that America is our best and truest
friend on principle, without refer
enee to national politics, has long
since become an inseparable part Of
our popular creed
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prejudice has been stirred mp, from
time 10 time, amongst rs, the native
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