The Russellville Democrat., 1879-12-04
Kalakaua's Kingdom.
Globe Democrat

Facts regarding Kalakaua's kingdom are always interesting to Americans. Yesterday a reporter had the good for tune to encounter at the Planters House a gentleman named Paul Isenberg, who is not only subject of His Majesty King Kalakau, but also a member of his Legis- lature. Mir. Isenberg is a Hawaiian by adoption and a German by birth. After a years visit to his native land and in Europe generally, he is now on his way back to his sugar plantations in the Island of Kanai, one of the Sandwich Islands group, aud within the kingdom of Kalakaua NIr. Isenberg leaves St. he takes Pacific mail steamer, tle voyage to the Sandwich Islands taking seven days. He has his two daughters with him. He is quite an in- telligent gentleman, and, in addition to his own German language he speaks English very huently and says he under stands the Hawaiian tongue pretty well. He gave the reporter q sample of that language; it sounded very amusing, but not unmusical. In ten minutes chat Mir Isenberg gave the reporter the fol- lowing information:
 Kalakaua, tine name of the King, means in the Hawaiian language "the day of war" The King hves at the capital of the nation, Honolulu, in Ha- waii, which is the largest island. Hono- lulu is the only safe port in all the Islands, and is place of considerable mercantile importance. The system of government of the Sandwich Islands is that of constitutional monarchy, with laws modelled alter those of England and the United States. In Mir. lsenberg's opinion the laws are, if anything, too liberal for the natives. They were sud. denly transformed from slaves into free men, with full rights of citizenship, and the change was somewhat too radical for them.
 The monarch who decreed the libera- ton of all slaves in the Sandwich Islands WAS King Kamehameha III. After him came Kamehameha "; then Kame- hameha V, who was succeeded by Luna lilo. The latter sovereign only reigned about year, he dying then with con sumption. Kalakaua succeeded him in 1874, and is still on the throne. The King has no children, although married for about fourteen years, and should he die without any issue. the crown would by constitutional usage, go to his eldest sister. Should she die, after becoming Queen. another sister would by right ascend the throne. King Kalakaua is a very amiable gentleman, and is fairly educated. Before he ascended the throne he studied law, and was admitted to the bar. The Legislature has but one House which is called the House of Nobles and Representatives There is a hereditary aristocracy in the kingdom, but the Nobles have to be appointed by the King before they can sit in the Legisla- ture. The appointment is for life. The Representative are elected by the peo' pie every two years. Biennial sessions are held, with occasional special sessions There is no State established religion in the Sandwich Islands, and there is the utmost federation. The King himself is an Episcopalian. In dress the Sovereign is like European or an American or q European gentleman. When he opens | the Legislature he wears frock coat decorated with the insignia of the Order of Kamehameha, the first degree oi which is a star, and the second cross
 English is spoken by many of the natives and in the Legislature Is used with the l Hawaiian by the members and in ofiicia
 communications. The natives are dis i appearing, they succumbing to the in roads of diseases introduced by foreign
 CTS. Thousands have died of small pox Some years ago, when the measles
 spread over the islands, hundreds o | them rushed into the sea. The Chimes, ! are flocking 10 tho islands from Califor