The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-18
HAWAII NEI.
Her Majesty Is Allowed to Sc
lect Her Own Cabinet.
She Appoints Ter Successor and Gives Her
Husband Fat olRce-Heavy Sugar
Shipment Notes. Etc.

The steamship Australia. Houdlett mas
ter, arrived from the Hawaiian Islands
yesterday morning. She brought large
number of cabin passengers and papers
from Honolulu as late as March 9th.
One of the first official acts of her Majesty
was to appoint her husband, John o. Domi-
MS, to be Governor of the Island of Oahu.
1t was noticed that when w. A. Whiting.
the new AtCorney-General, was presented
to the Court there were present four eX-
Attorneys General, not including one upon
the bench, and half the bench yet to hear
from.
A Chinese tailoring shop was destroyed
by ire on the night OF March %. The family
narrowly escaped losing their lives.
The Hawaiian bark Andrew Welch left
Honolulu on March 1st, with a cargo of
sugar valued at S143,715 05.
by legislative appointment in 1890, the
birthday OF kamehameha Ill. March 18th,
Will be observed as public holiday.
The will OF his late Majesty Kalakaua
was admitted 10 probate in the Supreme
Court, on March 4th DIR. Trousseau was
appointed administrator, with bonds fixed
at $4,000. The entire private estate goes
10 the Queen dOwager, and the greater part
OF The document relates to the question of
succession.
The body of Daniel Mcmillan, brick
maker, was found floating in the harbor of
Honolulu on March 4th
j. +. Brown vi the Government Survey
WAS awakened early on the morning of
March 9th by burglar i'll his house at Wal
klkl he attempted to seize the man, when
ne was struck on the wrist with a sharp
instrument that came near taking off the
hand. The burglar made his escape with
Browns watch
Hon. {. K. Bishop, now in California, sent
letter to the Trustees Of Queens Hospital
stating that he had placed $1,000 with the
trustees for maintaining a bed to be known
by his name.
An important meeting took place at the
palace on March 9th between her Majesty
and the House of Mobiles for the purpose of
proclalnliug the successor to the throne of
tile Hawaiian Kingdom.
After the royal party had entered the
throne room prayer was offered by Hon.
the Rev. j. Kauhane. after which her
Majesty tao Queen read the following
speech and nomination:
MOBILES Of Ny Kingdoms l have called you
together 10 deliberate on u grave matter OF
Article % OF the constitution calls unon me to
appoint successor to the throne. The same
article l calls Tor The approval OF your honorable
DO'!y OF my appointment.
now announce 10 you our beloved niece her
Royal Hlshness Victoria Kawekiu Kaiulani
LunaIlio halanlnulahilapalapa as my successor
TO the thtOHe of the Kingdom. and hOre that
your deliberations Will lead you to approve OF my
appointment.
Immediately afterward the royal party
and the Ministers of the crown withdrew,
leaving the royal nomination to tho cOnsid-
Grafton OF the House of MOBILES, as by the
constitution provided.
nder the spirit and letter of the law the
House OF MOBILES Immediately c0ncurred in
her MaJesty'S nomination, and were received
In the blue room of the Palace.
alE 4T..r., l.n,
lain, MIR. j. w. Robertson, presented TO her
Majesty the Queen. Hon. }. 5. Walker,
Noble and President of the Legislature, who
then presented to her Majesty, by name,
the members of the House of Mobiles pres
ent.
The President of the Legislature then an
nounced TO her Majesty the concurrence of
the House of Mobiles in her Majesty's nomi-
nation in the following words:
We. tile assembled Mobiles of the Kingdom,
hereby approve The appointment by her Majesty
Liluokaianl, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, OF
lef Royal HlgHness Princess Victoria kaw- kin
kalulaui LunalII0 kalaniHuiahilapalapa DIS sue
ceSsor 10 The throne OF this Kingdom.
at the meeting of the Oahu Railway and
Land Company reports were read showing
the net earnings for the year 1890 amounted
10 sos, 769 3S.
The Supreme Court rendered decision in
the matter Of the removal of the Cabinet of
the late kalakaua and of the Queens power
20 appoint her own Cabinet officers. Tie de-
cis0n was in favor of the unqualified power
Of the sovereign. and as soon as the law was
pronounced the following officers were
announced: Premier and Head of Foreign
Affairs, Samuel A. Parker; Finance, II. A.
Widemann Ia,ericT, c. n. Spencer; Attor-
torney-General, T>A. Whiting. Two posi-
lions were lett untitled.
The total population of the island of Oahu
is put at 31,176 an increase of 3l08 in six
years
A monster pineapple Weighing five and
one-haf pounds was raised near Honolulu
by j. Kidweil.
a stock company with 100000 has been
organized to build Il decent hotel at the yo!-
emo.