Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-17
PRINCESS kAlUlAMl DEAD.
AZ Honolulu Is in MOurning-U. S. Troops
Protest Against RaiiOns.
soldier. Look on Ill. pseef issued 60
Them Win suspicion New.
Letter.

Honolulu. March 10 via San Fran
cisco. March iI.-pHnccss i<aiulani
dlrd March 9Th. OF innammatory rhcu-
mntism. contracted several weeks ago
white ON visit To the island Of Hawaii.
She was the daughter ~ Princess Miri-
am Likolikc,, mombcr of the
Hawaiian royal family. and a. =.
clcghorn. an EngliShman.and Nas born
Ia 1875. In 1891 Kaiulani was pro-
claimed heir apparent by Jllluokalani.
who was then ON the throne " Hawaii.
The funeral of the dead princess viii
occur on sunday. March ". from the
old native church. and viii be- under tho
direction Of the government. The ccrc-
monies will be- ON n scale BETTING the
rank " the young princess The body
N lying IN state at Aniahu. the prin-
cess old home. Thousands OF people
both native and white, have gone out
10 the place ana the whole town II In
mourning. Flags on the government
buildings ARE at hair mast. rs are those
ON the residences OF The foreign con.
rulr. bishop Willis. Of the church OF
England. win conduct thu funeral SER
Vices.
All the chinese In quarantine. whose
permits from the old Hawaiian gov-
eminent, are In good form, VIII be al
lowed a. land In Honolulu without DC.
lay. This II the nnnl decision ~ the
matter By the treasury department at
Washington received In a short dis
patch by Special Agent Brown by the
Picking. The dispatch requests that
the decision he submitted to the
Hawaiian government at once for ita
guidnnce.
Agent browns dispatch Is shor, ana
to the point The Instructions are
that all Chinese holding prcmitH from
the Hawaiian government. issued up To
the time NJ Mr, browns arrival here.
may come In, Annexation and the
ilng- raising on August " are Ignored
In dealing with the matter. A. no per-
mits of any Kind were Issued after the
arrival Of Mr. Brown. the situation IL
that all Chinese who have left this
country with regular or even condition
nj permits may come back,
The United States transport lloanok
arrived from San Francisco on tho
9Th She sailed again yesterday. nf-
ter taking ON u supply Of coal.
The greatest excitement ana appro-
henrion prevailed among the soldiers
IN the llonnok" lust prior to the sail
Ing ~ the vessel
They We're fully persuaded that the
meat on board intended for their con-
sumption wan bad. and some 81 them
were almost In panic OF conHtcrna-
ti0n at the idea OF starting out on a
- days sea voyage with such meat as
they believed was aboard Ia eat. 4
delegation OF them called upon the
board Of health officers ana asked that
an Inspector be- sent down 10 Inspect
the meat before the vessel sailed,
The officers ~ the ship ana most
Of the army officers aboard asserted
that there was but one quality of meat
aboard, and that. Us they would have 10
eat IL. too, they were aH much inter-
eHtod In liz quality az the soldiers
could be, ana they were satisfied.
There We're complaints ON the way
down among the soldiers at the fare
provided, the principal objection being
that the food was not thoroughly
command ~ the soldiers, said that In ono
or two Instances the objection was
well founded. but was due 10 eNcep-
tlonal circumstance not likely 10 occur
often.
The appeal 10 tho board of health
was made va soon before the sailing
~ the vessel that II was impossible To
send an Inspector 90 the vessel An
inspection, however, was made by a
committee partly OF officers Of the ships
and partly ~ army officers
The shin Edward O'Brien. which re-
Gently went ashore near this port. was
sold on the second inst. for $3.50. hor
cargo bringing 1915. The vessel II a
complete wreck, ana II win be- next %
impossible 90 recover any portion Of
her cargo,
The shin Coneld. capt. :. g Dunning.
now at Hilo. viii he brought here 10
load the cargo ~ sugar for Atlantic
ports. which the Edward O'lirien would
have taken had she not been wrecked.
California iisst Farmers Jnbiisnt.
san Francisco, March 1.-THE rain
storm which began ON Tuesday has
reached the southern counties of the
state, relieving the anxiety OF the far
morH OF that section. a great indus.
try In san lcrnnrdlno ana Ventura
counties r. beet raising. and tho pros
ent rain fall has assured large crops.
Hay and grass viii now be- plentiful
aud cnttlemou are correapondingly
happy. Mines which last year were
closed down ON account ~ lack of
water VIII be- able Ia run the entire
summer. ~ there II plenty of snow In
the mountains and the streams are
full Fruit trees also have been great
~ helped by the storm. The rain ~
the past three days has been OF vast
benent 20 California and its value In
resultant crops will amount 10 millions
~ fnllara