Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-20
THE SANDWICH KING.
The Hereditary HOspOdar or Homo
lulu. Grand High OF Hawaii. Hieing
HOmeward- Caught on the Fly nv
Representative of the Times
and Interviewed-Hi Opinion of
America and Chicago
From the Chicago Times.

| From the Chicago Times.
Kalakaua J., king of the Sandwich
islands, the grand high Of Hawaii, her
editary hospodar OF Honolulu, and
chief Kanaka of the Owhyhee kingdom
arrived in Chicago yesterday, and took
breakfast with John b. Drake, at the
Grand Pacific hotel. From the Sand
witch islands to South Clark street is a
considerable distance, if one takes in
China on the way to Chicago, but, for
all his extended travel, the king looked
very well-robust, hearty, and in exu-
berant spirits. He looked scarcely aoy
older than when here in 1873. At that
time Gov. Kapena, the native governor
Of Mani, one Of the largest islands of
the Sandwich group, accompanied the
dusky sovereign of all the Kanakas,
and the party spent several days in the
Garden city, taking in the hospitality
of the western metropolis, seeing the
sights and having good time gener-
ally. Yesterday, however, King kala-
kaua made but short stay in Chicago,
arriving here from Lexington, Ky
where he had been to buy some horses
via Cincinnati, at nine o'clock in the
morning, and leaving for San Francis
co by the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad at noon. A represent
alive of the Times was ushered into the
parlor where the king, attended only
by his private secretary, Colonel c. II.
Judd, was taking the strength out of
one of Brakes choicest breakfasts, and
was received very courteously by his
majesty and the secretary.
The king, who is a good looking, sty-
lishly.dressed potentate of dusky COM
plexion and very genial manners, re-
marked, in speaking of Chicago, that
he would have liked to stay few days,
and see how the city had improved
since he was here last, but it was inn
possible, rs he had to 60 directly to
Omaha, to perfect arrangements for
the transportation of some horses he
had bought in Kentucky. and some
freight and baggage. He said he should
stay but day in Omaha and then go
directly to San Francisco, and thence
home. Kalakaua spoke with eagerness
of the very pleasant time he had enjoy
ed in Chicago when here before, and
said he should ike to meet some of the
many gentlemen who had shown him
great attention, but he had not the time.
OF his voyage around the world, his
majesty spoke enthusiastically. He
said he had intended to cross the Amer
lean continent first, and then 60 to Eu-
rope, India, and China, and then home,
but wish to carry back with him the
freshest impressions of American life
had induced him to make his tour
from San Francisco to Japan and Chi
ma, through India and Egypt, thus to
Europe and back again via America.
The king called Chicago the middle gate
as compared with New York, the east
ern gate, and San Francisco, the west
ern gate.
In answer to the question whether
he had enjoyed his trip, Kalakaua, who
speaks excellent English and fuently,
said that he had heartily enjoyed his
Journey around the world. He was now
anxious to reach home as soon as pos
sible. Since he had been away his
people had suffered greatly from small
box. which, he said, had been brought
into the islands by the Chinese. Speak
ing of the industrial probabilities OF the
futute for Hawaii, the king said: What
we want more than anything else are
some really good settlers. The country
is wonderfully rich and fertile, and the
climate magnificent. Our country
would, il thoroughly cultivated, become
very rich; but we have not got enough
people to do this, or rather we have
not got enough people who are determ,,
ined to make the most of the splendid
natural opportunities we have"
1t is believed that a strenuous. effort
is being made to procure settlers in the