Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
FUNERAL SCENES
IN HONOLULU.
0bsequies Of Tho Late Princess
KaiuIanl In Hawaii.
THOUSANDS PAY RESPECTS.
Catassiauc Presented n Beautiful APP.
pearsncc-At General VIM.
A. smith Resigns.

San Francisco. March 1.-THE steam
or Dorlc brought the following Ilonolu-
iu advioes. dated March 18th: The fun
crai OF the late princcssI<aiulani took
place Sunday. the 18th inst. Her body
was placed In the royal mausolcum be-
side that OF her mother. on the day
preceding the funeral. the remains lay
In state at Kawniahno church and
thousands took last look at the WE'LL
remembered face. At midday the
Girls Of kawaiahaO seminary sang sew
orai reflections In the church.
The funeral was set for o'clock pm.
Long before that hour the street IN the
vicinity Of Kawalahao church began TO
iil up. The entirc community, aug
mcnted by hundreds from the other
Islands. began to wcnd their way to-
ward the church or take position along
the line Of march Of the procession.
The organizations which were 10 be
In the procession were carly and
promptly IN the positions designated
ior them. The hCarrc. drawn by go
$50 AANAAAHH MAANANAWltA III AlNlN NfNua
tofH, blue Jerseys and white hats. and
wearing yellow capea. was drawn up
King street % the church at 1 o'clock.
Other organizations participating IN
the parade were tho second battalion
United stntco volunteer cnElnccrH. First
fcgimcnt y. q. Hawaii. sailors from
the United States ships scindia and
Iroquois. and various civic and IIa-
wniinn societies.
The scene about the catafaique was
much the same ~ on Saturday The
cntnfaluuc itself presented a splendid
appearance. II was placed Just IN
front of the pulpit. ana was covered
with q royal pail Of velvet. and another
uf yellow made Of lllmar. Tho white
cnnkct was almost buried IN floral
pieces. which kept coming In up TO the
ll,nt moment. ON either side % the cas-
ket six knhili bearers. wearing yellow
feather capea. waved their knhlllH with
rythmic movement. ON each slide ol the
cnrket large royal kahiiin on koa STAINS
were placed. two larRo white ones az
the head. two smaller white ones at the
foot. and between them othcrr. some
black. some gold ana sumo OF other coll
orh stood. At the head Of tho casket
were candles In u candeiabrum. Near
the head % the caaket wcrc two large
isahiliH o. lima and ferns som by
Prince David knwnnannkoa. The pull
pit was covered with ilina lois. The
choir ana the chnncel rail were banked
with flowers and ferns.
The services IN the church were very
Impressive and well conducted by the
bishop Of Honolulu. Seats wcrn rc-
served on tho left u the catafallue for
the president and cabinet and the JUS
tees u the circuit court and other
American and Hawaiian officials. In
the body Of the church seats were rc-
served Tor the consular corps, which
was present In IT. entirety. members
OF the house ana senate. and others
prominent In the community. on the
rlEht OF the pulpit were tho uahcra.
ON the right Of tho onskct were the
mourning party.
with the removal OF the caHkct
from the church began the tolliug of
the bell ana the firing of the minute
guns from the summit OF Punch lowl.
The services at the mausoieum were
simply those Of the burial service, the
choir singing tho hymn. The mauHO-
icum was dlmly lighted. aud the scene
and services weru very effective.
The entire line Of march was crowd
cd on both sides Of the street with
spectators. II l. estimated that fully
5000 persons look part In the process
sion or witnessed H. The procession
itself was 10 long 10 require forty min
utea to pass at given point.
William %. Smith, who has been at
torncy Hcnrnl since the overthrow ~
the monarchy, has requested President
Dole 10 accept his resignation, handed
Ia last August. This sudden with
drawai from tho cabinet II the cul-
miuntion OF serious disagreement be-
tween the officers u the cabinet. II
IL claimed that Smith and President
Dole desire the retirement Of James
A. King. the minister Of the Interior.
Minister Damon stood by King. ana
declined To vote for his dismissal ~
II requires the votes OF three oablne,
officers 10 make change. a deadlock
was formed. Smith saw NO chance %
carry'hls point. 10 he decided TO retire
from the cabinet himself Henry u
Cooper. tho present minister OF for
elHn Affairs, VIII probably be appoint
cd % succeed Mr., Smith.
Tho United States transport Port
land arrived from san Francisco OH
the 18th. The Valencia arrived O
| day later and departed for Manila this
morning. The rnlted States gunboai
Wheeling arrived yesterday, twelve
days from Vancouver She VIII go e
Manila from this port. The littls
schooner Beasie y. Stevens got away
for Guam on the i7th, She cleared
for Manila via Quinn. She carried
twelve passengers besides her crow
Three Of these go an mlsslonnriea "a
Guam. They are Jose Casino, Jose Cas-
tino, Jr., and Edward supery, The
others arr pouslAs He'll. a surveyor
and his wife. y, u, Rumberg and wife
and Jamcse Rumberg. tourists, Allen
| johnson ana BENJAMIN Havncr, ths
owner OF the schooner, his wife and
| daurhtcr,
The ship star OF Bengal. Capt
| Henderson. forty.clght days from New
castle, arrived on port on the 18th
with her cargo of coal heated and
| danger Of IRE breaking out. The Hhir
| ~ bound for san Francisco. but In the
| condition OF her cargo, the captain
| thought II dangerous TO proceed with,
| out an Official investigation. A board
| Of survey recommended that the vessel
| discharge her cargo at this port.
~ ONLY nlHNuu WE'RE AIIvEi