The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-27
SANDWICH ISLANDS.

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Rival Claimants for the Royal Sue
cessIon-Queen Emma's Chances for the
Crown-Foreigners' Interests i'm Dam
ger-strong Feeling Against Territorial
Cession-Revenue Returns and COM
mercfal Facts-Value or the Trade with
the United states.
HONOLULU Feb. Z, 1874
AS you have been informed already, by means Of
telegram, HIS Majesty Lunalilo, King OF the Ha-
waiian Islands, died on the Sd inst, at ten minutes
before nine O'Clock in the evening, at the age OF
thirty nine years and three days. Every effort was
made before his death to prevail upon him TO nom-
lnaue successor but he steadtastly refused. Hav-
ing been himself elected by the people, he deter
mined that they should again be permitted to
make choice OF a ruler. The natives had said, for
months before his death, that he would die on his
birthday, January 81, his predecessor having died
upon his birthday; but the untiring efforts Of
MS physicians and a kind Providence carried him
over 1t, and q popular superstition is dispelled
THE QUESTION OF THE SUCCESSION.
The late Kings Ministers, under q provision OF
the constitution, have issued proclamation call
ing upon the Legislative Assembly to convene on
Thursday, the 18th inst, for the purpose or elect
ing q successor to the vacant throne. mass
meeting was called together on the day following
the Kings death TO pass upon resolutions express
also to nominate as the successor to the throne
the Hon. Colonel David Kalakaua. The meeting
passed of In a very orderly manner, being under
the guidance OF Judge Kapena, Major MoehOnua,
Hon. G. @. Harris anu Messrs. Richard Ii. Stanley,
J. u. Kawainui and Others Upon the following
day proclamation appeared setting forth the
claims OF Emma, Queen Consort OF Kamehame ha
the Fourth, OF happy memory. This last act lmme-
dlately caused confusion and excitement and
proclamat0ns have been put forward in rapid
tl,A rxr,I oIntv,1 Tina
strongest claim put forward by Emma's adnerent
Is that she was the choice Of tue late King dearly
lent nature OF Queen Emma her claims are strongly
dweit upon by the natives about this city ana its
subj, bs; out were vote to De taken o. the whole
kaua would receive an overwhelming majority.
THE HOUSE OF MOBILES
Is known to be strongly IN favor OF kalakAua, ana
the Representatives Will without doubt be infiu-
enced by the voice Of their constituents, as well
by the choice OF the remaining chiefs.
THE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS AND FOREIGN INTER-
ESTS.
The elections for Representatives to the Assem-
bly, were held throughout the Kingdom on the I'd
inst, and the result has caused surprise we'll
alarm on the part OF foreigners So far as heard
IRON but one white man has been elected and he
from an outside district OF lew voters. In this
city iuIl native" ticket was elected for the first
but that the; snoed be- Is
strange. The result OF the election ts to be attrl
buted to the strong feeling against foreigners
tory to the United states made In the early part Of
last year.
THE cEssloN scHEME
never had ''eg to stand on" here, and its discus.
sion only inhamed the natives against foreigners,
particularly Americans. Another cause Of dlscon.
tent is without doubt the appointment OF several
foreigners to the House OF Mobiles. The last appoint
ment, that OF Paul Isenberg, being the straw that
born Is one Of the very few successful sugar
Planters, and is very highly esteemed by foreigners
had never cared enough for public matters to be-
come citizen OF the Kingdom, only taxing the
oath OF allegiance few days before mis- patent OF
nobility was aazetted. The natives claim that IN
order 10 counterfeit the foreign element in the
mobiles they must nave natives IN the representa-
tive branch OF the Assembly. IL Is to be hoped that
this antagonism OF races may tade away; but
unless the next ministry Is possessed OF more tact
than the last one was, II can oniy increase.
CUSTOMS IsCoME-THE FOREIGN TRADE.
The Collector General Of Customs has published
his annual statement OF imports and exports for
the year 1874, from which am able TO make q COM
paratlve statement with the report OF 1872. I'm
portatons for 1878 have amounted to 81, 349, AS,
U Se ysas an . o IN WeTe o
Exports for the year 1873 are placed at $l725,507;
Tor is72 they were $l,4o26sS, gain in value OF
are valued At $Isd.6i4; Germany, $ls5, 1885; Great
Britain and Colonies. $ll3692. lmportations
have iaien or IRON the United states 70 the value
OF Sll9, leo; Germany, $34, les; Great Britain and
Colonies $i35,9I0.
OF cur leading article OF export sugar, the
United States took in 1872 IL, l07, 726 pounds !;
British Colonies 256d $40 pounds; while in the past
year the United states have taken H. pounds
steamship hne between Australia and California
will undoubtedly create trade between the British
Colonies and this Kingdom.
Arrivals OF foreign shipping In this Kingdom are
distributed az foilows:-American, 1903 OF 90, 1881
tons, agans 70 Of 95 tons for 1872; British IA Of
6,772 ions, against Is Of 7,74l tons for 1872.
VI our molasses, paddy, RICE coree, salt, fungus
goat skins. hides, puiu and ruit the United States
take nearly the whole, Trade mas not revived to
any extent, but there II much easier feeling pre-
vailing among merchants.