River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-10-20
KING KALAKAUA.
His second Visit to Chicago.
Chicago Tribune.

King Kalakaua. of the Sandwich
Islands, and Col. C. III. Judd, his
chamberlain and private secretary,
reached this city yesterday morning
from Lexington, KY, and took break
fast at the Grand Pacific, leaving in a
special car on the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy road at noon for Omaha.
His majesty has been around the
world, having visited Japan, China,
Siam, India, Egypt, and Europe, and
landed at New York ten days ago. He
spent a day or two in Washington,
Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Lexington,
KY, and is now on his way home At
Omaha he will meet the other MEM
bers of his suite-Maj MacFarlane,
aid-de-camp, and Mr.. w. III. Arm
strong, minister of state, the latter of
whom has been making inquiries as to
where the best class of emigrant can
| be obtained for the Hawaiian Islands
with view to increasing the popula-
ton of the kingdom
| A Tribune reporter had brief talk
with the king just before his departure,
and found him in excellent health. He
laughed when asked if his friend ex-
Mayor Colvin had called on him, evil
IDENTIFY recollecting Mr.. Colvin's advice
as he alighted from the train when
here in 1874, that he ''would probably
ike to go to the hotel and wash up"
and his introduction of him to the
board of trade as the king of the Can
nibal Islands.
He SAID he would sail from San
Francisco for Honolulu on the 22d
inst. He had been away from home
for nine months and his people were
anxious to see him. His trip had been
very pleasant one, as he was every
where received with the greatest kind
ness. He was very favorably impress
| ed with the Germans and Austrians.
| The Viennese ladies We're very pretty,
but those of this country excelled
them in beauty. America was every
where considered the greatest nation
in the world. He had noticed many
changes since his previous visit, par
tlcularly in New York and Washing
ton, thinking the latter was now proba-
bly, unsurpassed as beautiful city.
He felt that the affiliations of his peo-
pie were with America, and they were
nearer to this country than any other.
The sugar, coffee, and other products
of the islands were sent here, and
flour and pork shipped back. The
population of his kingdom was about
60,000-Plynesians, Americans, and
Germans and the last named were in
creasing very rapidly. The govern
ment was constitutional monarchy,
with parliament of sixty members,
! forty of whom were elected by the
people biennially, and the remainder
appointed by the crown for life. A
railroad was being constructed from
Mahukona to Kohala, and next year
the electric light would be introduced.
AT Lexington, KY, he visited the
Sanford and picked out some horses to
be sent on home when he sent for
them. Col. Judd was on some there
years ago and bought one Almont and
one Clay stallion and five mares. These
will be shipped at once.
Col Judd here said that the stations
belonged to himself and the mares to
the king. He also said that itwould
cost 5000 for car to send them from
Omaha to San Francisco, and $75 each
from San Francisco to Honolulu
Kalakaua /. has been king of the Sand
wich or Hawaiian Islands for about
nine years. He is under 40 years Of
age, and is tall and stoutly built. He
bears a wonderful resemblance to the
colored ex-senator Bruce, of Mississip-
pi, and wears a nustache, side whis-
kers. and goatee. He talks good
English.