The record-union., 1891-02-16
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

day: The flagship Charleston, under
command of Rear-Admiral Brown, and
| bearing the body of King Kalakaua, ar
| rived in Honolulu harbor on Thursday,
January 10Th, seven days from San Fran
cisco.
! The Charleston steamed into port
with the Hawaiian and American
flags at half-mast Crowds of natives
and foreigners gathered at the land
ing to obtain the first sad news.
The United States steamship Mohican
and III. NJ. S. Nymphe flew flags at half
mast and crossed their yards as sign of
mourning. Business houses and manu-
factories were closed, schools dismissed,
and the Government offices closed. The
native women, as the Charleston came to
| anchor, set up a loud wailing. The
| triumphal arches which had been erected
in honor Of the living King We're quickly
| removed, as were other tokens of Joy at
| the Kings return.
At o'clock Thursday afternoon, amid
the booming of minute-guns from the
war ships i'll port and the batteries on
shore, the Kings body was landed and
received by the guard of honor, composed
of sailors from the Charleston, Mohican
and Nymphe. Headed by the Charles
toms band, playing a funeral dirge, a pro-
cession was formed and moved to the
| palace. The streets were packed with
| people and the air was filled with vail
| ings and lamentations.
AS the cortege entered the palace the
| dowager Queen, Kapiolani, appeared on
| the balcony and gave way to the most
| violent demonstrations of grief. Queen
Liliuokalani also appeared on the balcony,
and was greatly moved. The coffin was
placed on bier in the middle OF the
| throne-room. On it We're placed the
Kings crown of state, his sword and
royal feather cloak. Queen Liliuokalani
| then received the Charleston's officers.
That evening the following proclama-
| ton was issued:
''It having pleased Almighty God to
| close the earthly career of King Kala-
kaua, on the 10th inst. in San Fran
cisco, California, L. S. A., we, members
of the Cabinet of the late Majesty, hereby
proclaim, by virtue OF the twenty second
article of the Constitution, her Royal
Highness, the Princess Liliuokalani,
Queen of the Hawaiian Islands. God
preserve the Queen.
"Given at Ioloni Palace, January %.
| 1S9l''
The proclamation is signed by the
Ministers Of Foreign Affairs, Finance
| Interior and the eAttorney-General.
The Privy Council of State met and
! passed resolutions OF sorrow. The MEM
bers Of the Council will wear mourning
| for thirty days.
The remains of the late King lay in
| state in the throne room Of Ioloni Palace
and people of every class and distinction
| were allowed freely to gaze ON the face of
their dead Sovereign.
| The body Will continue to lie in state
until Sunday, February 18th, when a
grand procession will convey the remains
to the cemetery.
| The Honolulu Weekly Bulletin says edi-
| torially: 1.-The American Government
has ever stood a friend of Hawaii and
| the belief in Hawaii 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, the native Hawaians have
| at all times felt and expressed from the
depth of their hearts that our ultimate de-
! pendence for autonomy of government
lay mainly within arbitrament of the
great republic"
The Ministry appointed by the late
King, with the approval of the Legis-
lature, is likely to remain in office until
another Legislature meets in 1892 The
Cabinet, under the provisions of the late
law, can be removed only upon vote of
want OF confidence passed by majority
OF all elective members of the Legislature,
consequently the present Cabinet will not
resign, but will continue in office until a
new Legislature is elected or the present
one is convened in special session.
Although the new Queen is known to
have pronounced leaning toward the
English, no trouble is feared on that
score. The Queen is surrounded by
counselors who are well known for
1t is generally thought that r. w. Wilcox
will be installed Chamberlain.
An immense mass meeting was held at
the Kaumakapi church, Honolulu, .on
Thursday, February 9th, at which a
series of resolutions We're adopted ex-
pressing the gratitude of the Hawaiians
TO the United States and California, and
to Admiral Brown and the officers of the
Charleston, for the ''unbounded courtesy
and kind attentions" offered to the King,
both before and after his death. Copies
of the resolutions will be sent to the
President of the United States, the Gov
ernor of California, the Mayor of San
Francisco, and Admiral Brown.
The same evening large meeting of
| the Chamber of Commerce was held, and
adopted similar resolutions.
Never, since the death of Queen Emma.
has such national display OF sorrow
been made manifest as shown from the
firing of the first minute gun until the
remains of his late Majesty were solemnly
laid in state in the throne-room of the
| palace. The entire kingdom has entered
into period of mourning, which will be
continued until the last sad rites are paid
to the late monarch.
When the news was first telephoned
into the city from Diamond Head that the
Charleston was approaching, the people
thought it was practical joke attempted
on the community, but when the flags
| We're seen flying at half-mast on tie
Charleston, they realized for the first time
that the King was dead.
Some OF the natives, in their grief. have
| distigured their heads by shaving part of
their scalp, according to an old custom
among the Hawaiians to perform such
acts for one who is beloved, whether he
be King or commoner.
On Saturday, February 1st. the Su-
preme Court assembled, in company with
the members OF the bar, Cabinet and
other officials. The dead King was eulo-
gized in several speeches. On Sunday
morning special services Were held in all
of the churches.
The court will go into full mourning
until two weeks after the funeral, and
half mourning from that time until the
expiration of two months. All repre-
sentatives of foreign Governments. Con-