The Osceola times., 1879-11-29
kalaksua's Kingdom.
Globe Democrat.


Facts regarding kalakaua's kingdom
are always interesting to Americans.
Yesterday a r' porter had the good for
\ tune to encounter at the Planters House
| q gentleman named Paul lsenberg, who
is not only subject of His Majesty King
Kalakau, but also a member of his Legis.
lature. Mr.. Isenberg is Hawaiian by
adoption and German by birth. After
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 Mr.. lsenberg leaves st.
Louis for San Francisco, where
he takes Pacific mail steamer,
the voyage to the Sandwich Islands
taking seven days. He has his two
daughters with him. He is quite an in
tclligent gentleman, and, in addition to
his own German language he speaks
English very iluently aud says he under
stands the Hawaiian tongue pretty well.
lie gave the reporter a sample of that
language; it sounded very amusing, but
not unmusical. In ten minutes chat
Mr.. 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 lives at the
capital of the nation, Honolulu, in Ha-
waii, which is the largest island. Homo
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 a constitutional monarchy, with
laws modelled after those of England and
the United States. In Mr.. 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 dccreed the liberia
ton of all slaves in the Sandwich Islands
was King Kamehameha Ill. After him
came Kamehameha IN; then Kane
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, 60 TO his eldest
sister. Should she die, afNer becoming
Queen. another sister would by right
ascend the throne. King kalakaua is a
very amiable gentleman, and is fairly
educated. Before he assembled the throne
he studied law, and was admitted to the
bar. The Legislature has but one House
which is called the House of Mobiles and
Representatives. There il hereditary
aristocracy in the kingdom, but the
Mobiles 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'
ple 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 liberation. The King himself is
an Episcopalian. In dress the Sovereign
il like European or an American or
European gentleman. When ne opens
the Legislature he wears n frock coat
decorated with the insignia OF the Ordel
of Kamehameha, the first degree o.
which is a star, and the second cross
English is spoken by many Of the natives
and in the Legislature is used with tht
Hawaiian by the members and in ofiicia
communications The natives are dis
appearing, they succumbing to the in
roads of diseases introduced by foreign
ors. Thousands have died Of small pox
Some wears ago, when the measle
. snread over the islands, hundreds Q
. Them rushed into the sea. The Chimes
are locking 10 tho Islands nom Caaisos