Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-09
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES

ESS1 V K CEH HMONlES
 Attending she Counting ofthe Elect
 oral Vote-PreParfng for the In.
 auguration.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Immense crowds
 were drawn to the capitol today by the
 merely formal ceremonies incident to the
 official counting of the electoral vote It
 was an undress rehearsal of inauguration.
 Inauguration visitors are already flock
 ing into the city, and the stands on the
 streets in the line of the proposed process
 sion are in course of erection; 30 to day
 was made the occasion of the first public
 demonstration, and it was a most success
 full one in point of numbers and en-
 thusiasm.
 The actual ceremonies were nearly the
 same to-day as four years ago with slight
 difference in personnel There was the
 ceremonious opening of the safe in the
 vice presidents room and the taking out
 of the eighty-e eight sealed packages SUD- I posed to represent the votes of the forty-four states, as received in dupli- | cate by mail and messenger, there | was the solemn procession of old l Captain Bassett. who has participated in l every presidential count for more than | sixty years, escorted by squad of capitol police to prevent 8 raid being made upon 1 the precious locked boxes containing the votes. This was 8 preoaution originating in the fea:s of Acting Vice President Ferry in the troublous times of the disputed count in 1877. and 1t has been since kept up.
 The senate in body followed shortly before 10 o'clock. The members of the upper chamber were, of course, received by the house with becoming respect. The vice president sscended the speakers platform and took his seat at the right hand of Speaker Crisp, the senators rang to them on the right of the hall, and the | speaker sitting at the left hand of the vice president, and in this manner the count | proceeded in the presence of the densely packed galleries and a crowded floor. Fol | lowing the preeedents observed upon form CT oooasions, unless the demand was made ! that the certificate be reported in full, the | tsllers. having ascertaiped that the oertif- oates were in due form and properly au- thenticated, omitted the executive certif- cate of the asoertainment of the electors ! appointed and the preliminary formal 1 statement of the proceeding of the college, and proceeded rapidly with the reading | and entertainment of tue result.
 After the last certificate had been read and the results footed up, the vice presl- dent made the customary announcement that under the law this was @ sufficient | declaration that Grover Cleveland of the state of New York was elected president of the United States, and that Adlai E. Stevenson was elected vlce president of the United States, each for the term beginning March 4. 1893, and that this result would be entered together with a list of the votes on the journals of the senate and house of represen tatives.
 The joint session was then declared dis eolved, the senate withdrew and each honse resumed business in it's own cham Der.
 HAWAIps DEPOsED MINISTRY Seek a Hearing Looking to Restora-
 ton.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. S.-1n a letter dated Honolulu, January IS. written to his uncle, J. H. Gang of this city, John F. Colburn, lately minister of the interior of Hawaii, asks Mir. Gsnx to aid in getting euch d hearing for the deposed queen and her supporters ss will cause the deposed to be restored. MT. Colburn calls atten- tisn to the queen, by advice of her cab inAt, abandoning her intention of promul- gatlpg the new constitution which was opposed by the reform party, He says the cabinet, the diplomatic corps, (excepting U nited States Minister Stevens). and six business men, then discussed the situation and decided against deposing the queen. A proclsm ation was issued by the queen and cabinet announc- ing that the proposed new constitution had been abandoned "The reform party," Mr. CoIborn says, "was not satisfied with this, but it, with the assistance of the American minister and the troops of the United States ship Boston, enlisted 200 men, and aided by the American troops took possession and declared by procls- nation provisional government, contrary to the constitution now in force, and con trary to the rights of a hundred thousand people. The cabinet notified the American of whst had happened, and asked him to assist the duly authorised government to suppress this revolt pr if he did not want to do that then to remove the United States troops on board the Boston and we, the government, could do it. When we told him we had 700 men under arms and were eq1al to the situation h1s reply was that he the provisional government and would support it. We, the govern ment, came to the conclusion, as we did not wish to come into conflict to yield under protest. The queen and her cabinet are at present removed under protest pend ing hearing before the United States. This action on the part of the American minister is degrading. He has upheld a mob and does against the wishes of sborig inies of this country, who are capable of taking care of themselves. The provisional government has put the country under martial law. We are sending ambassadors uo Washing ton We asked that the steamer take our 80 that both sides can be heard. They refused. We will send later. We trust it will not bs too late. The Ha- waian people are wailing the loss of their country. Cannot America, the land of the fire and the home of the brave,' undo this great wrong that she, by her troops and ambassador. assisted to dot"
 MT. Gang has forwarded MT. Colburn's letter to President Harrison, asking the president and congress to give 1t careful consideration and aiding 'in fighting wrongs committed against a weak and