The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02
Death OF His Majesty the King.

from the Pacific Commercial Advertiser Homo
LULU, Dec. IA.
The vague rumors VIII CHI had for week past filed
the public ear as to the condition OF His Majesty g
health received a startling confirmation on
lively stated that he had been insensible through
at about eEh on that
to authorize the report that his symptoms were i'm
proving, but at ten O'Clock he became again nsen-
sDle, and expired at twenty minutes past ten.
The disease which WAS the immediate cause OF the
Kings death ~ now said to have been dropsy on
the chest, the serious nature OF which appears to
have been either misapprchended by the medical
attendants and by HIS Majesty himself or to have
Forty-two years ago last wednesday the Prince
Lot kamehameha Kapuaiwa, second son OF Mataio
late Mrs. G. p. Judd being the Immediate attend
the late King Kamehameha Nv. and q number OF
other scions OF the high chiefs, His Majesty. now
lished by the American Mission, in 1889, under the
charge Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Cooke, and in after
years the King held his earlier teachers in the
highest regard. The late King was distinguished
for keen Judgment, firmness OF purpose and sta
blty OF character, and was an ardent lover OF his
country.
The Prospect and Consequences OF An
ne1atiOn to the United States.
From the Pacific Advertiser (Honoluu), Dec ~
An editorial in San Francisco paper directs at
tentlOn to these islands under the heading Of
Hardly q Prosperous Kingdom" The writer is
evidently person tOlerably well informed about
that OF which lie dlscourses, and in some respects
he crlticises us lairly enough, especially when no
says
There is special hostility to the present form of gov
ernmcnt II does not nhict any great evils upon the
people But 1t apparent enough that there is lac of
spring, energy and OF that vitazcd enterprise which
makes the most OF great natural resources
The lack OF enterprise in developing our great
natural resources has been and still IL national
failing, TO which we must attribute the unprOsper-
Gus condition which we so keenly feel at home, and
which IL attracting the attention OF our neighbOrs
Our heritage Is truly good one, and needs only
awakening OF dormant energies on our part, prop
erly seconded by the government Speaking Of
our national prospects, the writer goes on to say
II the Reciprocity Treaty had failed would have
duc,ion better reciprocity would be that which ad
mtted Hawaii on her own application as State the
Union. There would be an Introduction of blood,
new capital and enterprise.
We all know why the Reciprocity Treaty so mar
rowly Jailed. IL was because OF the jealousy Of
sectional interests on the part of some American
politicians, the mean trickery OF others and
islands, with other circumstances, to which
allusiOn is now unnecessary. That reciprocity
would have vastly stimulated our prosperity there
AZ every reason to believe, and we believe more
over that timely ana judiciOus effort viii yet
secure It, The idea OF the annexation OF these
islands to the American Union is simply out Of the
question, principally for the reason that whatever
advantages might result would be all on one side.
The United States have possible need OF acqulr-
lands surely, and they have already ample harbOrs
for naval depOts on the Pacific coast We should
be a bill OF expense to the American government,
absorbing meantime to own advantage the
aforementioned new blood, new capital and
enterprise"