The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-23
The United States Officially
Notified Of the Death of
the Hawaiian King.
Commanding Admiral Of the Pacific
to Pay Full Naval and Mill
tary Honors.
Our Relations With Hawaiia 10 Be-
in No Wise Affected by Change
OF Government


cial information received by this govern
ment OF the death of King KAlakaua was
| conveyed In o note from the Hawaiian
| minister TO Secretary Of State Blaine
| yesterday. The secretary communicated
| the fact TO the president and subse-
| quently replied 10 Minister Carter, ex-
| pressing, for the president, deep regret
that Hawaii has lost the wise and
| good sovereign under whose benef-
cent rule the people of Hawaii have
prospered and whose efforts have been
| constantly and signally put forth 20
strengthen the ties OF mutual advantage
between that kingdom and the United
States. He further requested Minister
Carter TO convey TO the royal family the
heartfelt sympathy the president feels
for their great Affiiction.
There will be no further action by the
executive until official notice shall have
been received of the formal installation
Of Queen LlIiuokalani. Instructions,
however, have been sent to the general
commanding the division of the Pacific
and the admiral commanding the naval
forces Of the Pacific 10 pay full military
and naval honors 10 the dead king. Act
ing under these instructions, the army
and navy authorities Of San Francisco
have assumed charge Of the funeral ar
rangements, aud the transfer Of the re-
mains to the flagship Charleston will be
marked by the highest military honors
authorized by the regulations. The
Charleston will make the trip to H. no
lulu as rapidly as possible and will re
main at that port to participate In ths
ceremonies cite ding the burial of the
king and the c Jronatlon Of his successor,
and will, at t 10 same time, see that the
interests Of this country are fully pro-
teCted. 4
Secretary Blaine says that so far as
he Is able TO Judge our relations with
Hawaii will be In no wise affected by the
change OF government The Hawaiian
minister, Carter, said the death OF King
Kalakaua will In no wise affect the
peaceful condition of affairs in Hawaii.
he spoke with considerable feeling re-
gardinH the failure OF congress to amend
the Mckinley act so as 10 prescribe that
les previslous shall not Interfere with the
existing treaty relations OF the UnIted
States and Hawaii, saying this matter
undoubtedly elouded the last days of
King Kalakaua.
Arrangements at Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22A=-The board
Va SApGENtsOEo sGSbsGudg hbtu q mCHkluB
for the purpose OF making arrangements
for the funeral Of King Kalakaua to-day.
Federal and municipal officers, repre-
sentatives OF the commercial bodies and
other associations, Knights Tempiar
and troops will participate In the obse-
quies. The body was embalmed yester-
day aud placed In q handsome casket
Before being taken 10 Trinity church IL
was removed to the reception room of
the Palace hotel, where a black cata-
ialquo had been prepared TO receive it.
The remains of the king were re-
moved yesterday afternoon to the mortu-
airy chapel of Trinity church. Flags
were half-masted on public and private
buildings and on many vessels In the
hsrbor. They will be flown so until the
Charleston leaves the harbOr this after
noon for the Sandwich islands with the
remains on board. King Kalakaua was
expected 10 reach home one week from |
next Thursday, and efforts were being
made there 70 give him u welcome, but
the emblems OF rejoicing will be turned
to those OF mourning when the Charles
ton arrives.