Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-13
KING KALAKAUA.

up his quarters at the Palace hotei' San
Francisco. day before yesterday. His
suite. or party accompanying him. con-
stats Of Colonel @. II. Judd. the Royal
Chamberlain; Meier G.. n. Mcfarland.
Royal Aid.de-Csmp; Colonel Robert
Won 0ehhaffsn. and Colonel Claus
sprscksls and family. King Kalakaus's
arrival ct San Francisco completes his
trip around the world, having sailed
from that port on the 3oth Of January
last. He was we'll received wherever he
went and had a royal good time. every
body treating him we'll. and nobody
caring to sssassina,e him.
From San Francisco he sailed direct
to Japan, where he Was received with
royal honors. The Emperor and En-
press called upon him. and hs was
treated to an elegant banquet. at which
the Emperor himself presided. The
King Of Siam also extended the right
hand OF fellowship. and fed. winsd. and
very kindly treated him during his visit.
which lasted about q week. By way Of
Singapore. Penang and Rangoon. he
reached Calcutta. where he made . brief
stay. At Suez. ambassadors from the
Khsdivs OF Egypt met Kalskua and his
party and accompanied them to Cairo.
where they were guests Of the Khsdivs
for . week. At Naples they were re-
csivsd kindly by the King and Queen Of
Italy. and at Rome the King had an
audience with the Pope. He was next
the guest OF Queen Victoria in London,
recsiviig marked attentions Ut the hands
OF the royal family. the nobility and the
municipal disnitaries. We all read In
the kilograms at the time how hs was
banqustsd. aud well vined. and how. in
the exubsrancs OF his full soul. he
wanted to embrace and kiss the Lord
Mayor. The Queen bestowed upon him
the Grand Cross Of St. George and st.
Michael. add Kslskaua not to DO out
done In generosity. conferred upon her
Majesty the Grand Cross Of the Order
OF Kamehamehs. lie went to Brussels.
visited tho battlefield OF Waterloo. Bsr-
lin, visnns, Paris. and Lisbon. where
hs saw q big bull.dsht and alto . state
dinner. From London he came to New
York and overland to San Francisco.
having been eight months and . half on
his journey around the world. He pro-
poses to sail for Honolulu on the ?lst Of
the present month.
He lost one day in thus circumnavi-
eating the globe. but evidently did not
lose Q meal. for he is described as look.
ing fattsr and jollisr than ever. He
says hs has gained u vast amount Of
experience and information which will
be Of great benefit to his people.
and he was we'll pleased to observe the
good opinion OF himself and people
entertained by the world generally.
With regard to the report which was
currently published q few weeks age to
the effect that he wanted to sell his
kingdom to the United States or some
other nation. he said il was Q most
ridiculous story. completely devoid Of
foundation. One Of the main objects Of
his visit to Europe was to induce, II
possible. the emigration Of q good class
OF people to Hawaii. and hs Was sue
cessful In inducing two thousand Por-
tugusss to do SO. They are used 10 .
hot climate. and he thinks they will do
better at the Islands than almost any
other class Of immigrants. The popula.
ton Is about sixty thousand. and the
kingdom is fully capable Of sustaining
twice Is many. The principal source Of
immigration heretofore has been Chi
nsss. but they are not the right sort for
. staying. regular population. merely
trying to mako what money they can
and return to China. Good induce.
msnts are offered for acceptable immi'
grants. The San Francisco Post gives
the following sketch
David Kalakaua Is o descendant Of n
OF the frst families 10 the kingdom. and
was born In Honolulu In the year 1886.
He received q thorough education ct the
Royal Academy at Honolulu. At the
age Of twenty four be hrst visited Amer.
lea, and travelled through several Of the
Western States. On his return be en-
gagged actively in politics and held several
important trusts in the government. In
1865, when be was about thirty years OF
sRe, he married q native lady OF high
birth and great accomplishments.
He was elected King by the people Of
the Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands In
February. 1874. The ancient dynasty
which had reigned in the Islands for
more than q century became extinct on
the death OF King Ksmebamsha V. In
1872. Two noble families. represented
by David Kalakaua, the present King.
and William Lunalilo. became candidates
for the vacant throne. The latter was
elected. but died within . year. when
Kalakaua again put forward his claims,
this time with success. The validity OF
his election was contested by Queen
Emma. the widow Of Kamehamsha V.
The dispute was. however. finally settled
by Epgland's formal recognition Of his
title.
The Herald Of Praise is the title Of .