The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-08-31
Kalakaua.


The following article which appeared in The
New York Times is one of number which
have appeared on the subject, but it is by far
the wittiest aud most readable that we have
come across:
His Majesty King Kalakaua, of the Ha-
waian Islands, who is at present travelling
in Europe, has lately been the subject of a
good deal of newspaper gossip, the irrever-
cnce of which shows how the kingly Office
has fallen in popular estimation.
1t is said that King Kalakaua desires to
sell his kingdom and TO retire TO private life.
This is very probably true, but at least one of
the current stories as to his alleged attempt to
sell out to the Chinese should be unhesitat-
ingy disbeleved. We are told that his
Majesty made contract with a Chinese COM
pany for the importation Of one million China
men, upon each one Of which an import duty
of seven dollars was TO be paid. On the arrival
of the last invoice of Cinnamon the whole mil
lion were to be made citizens OF Hawaii, and
King Kalakaua was then to abdicate, taking
with him the seven millions of dollars and
leaving the Cinnamon to elect Chinese King.
This little plot is said to have been preml-
turely discovered by a Hawaiian Cabinet
officer, who, on going TO Chinese laundry
to bring home the Kings other shirt, over
heard the washerman and his assistant con-
graduating themselves on the approaching
conversion of Hawaii into Chinese province
The King thereupon fled to Europe TO escape
the Indignation of his subjects, and will not
return home until the affair is forgotten.
There not being particle of evidence in
support of this grossly improbably story, it
would hardly be worth repeating were it not
that it may have already suggested to the
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their difficulties. The Prince of Bulgaria J
could not directly sell his subjects to Russia |
or Austria, but lie could readily admit Rus
sian immigrants to Bulgaria, and wien the |
latter should fnd themselves in a majority he |
could ostensibly bow TO the will Of the people, |
ahdicate the throne; and retire To Berlin with |
S250-or what other sum the Gar mi ght deem
a fair price for Bulgarian his pocket. The |
ingenious and presumably diabolieal person
who invented the story of King Kalakaua's
conspiracy with the Chinese may yet find that
unprincipIed Kings will regard it as valu-
able suggestion. There are several European
monarchs who would doubtless be glad to
retire from business with plenty of money,
and it is by no means certain that they would
be as scrupulous as King Kalakaua is be-
lieved to be by all who know him.
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ing to sell his kingdom to any European. The
throne market has never been duller than it is
at present, and there is not a single European
who has been bought up to the kingIy trade
who would be willing to buy the Hawaiian
Islands. Neither Don Carlos nor the ex-
Kings Of Naples or Hanover, nor Queen Isa-
bella, nor Ismail Pasha, would dream of
exiting themselves from Europe and reigning
over a kingdom consisting of missionaries aud
savnges. There is only one man who could
be induced to buy out King Kalakdua. Mr..
JAY Gould will some day grow tired Of buy
ing railroads, teIegraphs, and steamers, or
rather there will be no more left for him to ,
buy, and long befnre that time the American
people will be very tired of Mr. Jay Gould. i
Would it not be wise thing for him to buy
nice, quiet little kingdom like the Hawaiian !
Islands, to which he could retire when there
is nothing more left for him to buy? Kala- j
kaua should address Mr.. Gould by cable with {
out further delay, and if he does not want an !
extortionaie price for his Kingdom, it is very
probable that he can find purchaser, and the i
Hawaiians a new monarch, in the person of {
King Jay IN Y. Duly Times. J