Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-28
A ROYAL VISITOR.
King Kalakaua I'm Washington.
BRIEF VISIT TO THE CAPITAL--HE CALLS on THE
PRESIDENT.

BRIEF VISIT TO THE CAPITAL--HE CALLS on THE
PRESIDENT.
The name of Kalakaua Rex his olive-tin
majesty of the Sandwich Islands. adorns the
register at the Arlington. The royal party ar
rived last evening, and dwere quartered in hand
some suite of rooms in the old johnson man.
sion, which forms a wing of the hotel. The
kings suite comprises his High Chamberlain,
Col. c. H. Judd; his Attorney General. VIM. N.
Armstrong, and Hon. Elisha Al;en the Hawaiian
minister to the United States and Col &. W.
MacFarane, aide-de-camp to the king. The
jolly gOOd-natured face of King Kaakaua is
Der him when he made more extended visit
here in 1874 The hand of time spares neither
king nor plebian, and the effe<ts of ripper years
may be seen in the kings more rotund
and he looks as though he might reign for
a quarter of a century yet before he retires per-
manently from the business. He is five feet
eleven inches in height, weighs go pounds and
is in his 10th year. Has complexion is tinted
brown, his hair black and curly and he wears
moustache, gOatee and side whiskers. He
dresses in plain black, and wears plug hat.
boiled shirt, besides displaying other emblems of
continental civilization The king. when he was
mere before, occupied suite OF apartments in
the other wing of the hotel. and desired to have
the same rooms during his present visit. but as
they were occupied. the Johnson mansion was
rendered for his occupancy. He is entirely sep
arated from the other guests. having his own
private dining-rOOm. To-day was spent quietly
by the royal party, the only event of interest
being the call on the President at
DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE
This morning the Chinese minister and MEM
Der of his legation called in full Celestial regaia
on his majesty and held long conference with
him and Minister Allen i'm relation. it is under
stood, to the subject of Chinese immigration.
There was some rumOr about the hotel that the
Emperor OF China entertained notion of buy
ing up the Sandwich Islands and annexing King
kalakauas establishment to the fiOwery king
dom, but no foundation could be found for such
story. In fact, when a STAR reporter aues-
toned Grand Chamberlain Judd in reference to
the matter that official with dignified en-
phasis declared that the kingdom was not for
sale.
THE KING AND THE REPORTERS
The king is not accessible to the ordinary pie
bian reporter. Not that he puts on airs on ac-
count of his title and his roval authority over
$4,000 subjects Including native Kanakas. Chi
hese and White trash-but the rush of reporters.
ambitious to interview real live monarch is SO
great that some means have to be taken for the
protection OF the royal stranger. Grand High
Chamberlain Judd therefore acts as spokesman
ior ms royalty. The high chamberlain's other
title Is colonel COlOnels, majors and Judges
abound luXurantly in the soft climate of Tahiti.
where claret punches and mint juleps are etern-
ally in season. When STAR reporter inquired.
with some trepidatiOn at the clerks desk at the
Arlington this morning if the king was in. Col
Judd happened to be at the counter. and with
frank courtesy and a noble bearing due to his
long association with royalty he took UP the re-
porters question. saying that his majesty was
in. Could he be seen? No; he could not be dis
turDed. There had been. during his trip around
the world. $4,000 reporters who had wanted TO
majesty Of had
NM Some OF them had talked with him. (COl.
Judd and then printed it as an interview with
his majesty. That's just what those ID re-
porters will do" said naval officer who had
been talking with Col Judd when the reporter
came up. g remember when one came down
to my vessel and asked if something had hap
pened. | simply said yes and he went Off
The next morning there appeared an inter-
view with me in the paper col
umn long Here the naval officer let
Off a brilliant series of prOfane pyrotecnchs. re-
garding reporters in general. 1--WE are to call
upon the President soOn," continued Col. Judd,
when the tornado OfprOfanity had blown over
There will be none except ourselves in the
party. This evening we will go to Baltimore.
and take a boat for Hampton. From Hampton
we will go to Lexington, KY, thence to.Omaha.
stopping day at each place and then to San
Francisco, whence we will set sail for home"
ut has been printed" said the reporter. THAT
his majesty when in Paris saw the ballet and
wv ':au W nIouii! Tie tHlIS cOnSlueraDly-llS
majesty. having been raised in straight-laced
fashion," The naval officer
wnked. Colonel Judd winked in a dienified
way, as becomes a high chamberlain
Methodist" exploded the naval officer. like
torpedo; Methodist" echoed Colonel Judd:
Methodist" shouted the naval officer again
You should have seen him down there at the
hOOley-hoOs at Honolulu. MethOdist.'' and he
went off into series of chuckles which were in
terpreted by the reporter as meaning that not
much reliance could be placed in the utterances
of the Paris press In further conversation Col
judd said that kalakaua was the only crowned
head who had made the tour of the world The
entire trip had so far occupied nine months. and
would not be completed until they reached San
Francisco, the point whence they started. There
was no truth in the report that his majesty
wanted to sell his kingdom. He spoke of the
delightful climate of the islands, the ther-
averaging about 69o all the year round
and there being many inducements for immi-
grants OF good character. in which the king
dom stood in much need. The king. though
married, has no children, the next in the royal
line being younger sister, who. during the
kings ''swing around the world,'' holds the
relns OF government as regent. The object of
the visit to Kentucky is to see the blooded
horses, in which the king is much interested.
THE DEPARTURE FOR THE PRESIDENTS.
A little before noon two carriages were driven
up to the hotel to take the royal party to the
ffesldent mouse. They were livery stable car |
riages, drawn by prancing chargers, driven by
sable charioteers, who had had an extra polish |
put on their shiny hats, and the missing
buttons hastily replaced on their gor- |
geous livery for the occasion. When his
Polynesian majesty came forth through
the corridor Of the hotel q curious crowd
was assembled to see him off, His majesty. who |
wore high white hat, and Prince Albert coat. |
and Minister Allen, took seats in the first car
riage, and the jehu having given plebian crack |
to his whip and a broad republican grin to the |
small crowd on the curb. royalty was driven
rapidly of. Attorney General Armstrong and |
two young gentleman from the State depart |
ment occupied the second carriage. Col. Judd /
left before the royal party. having some banking
business to transact for the king Col. Judd |
looks very much like Kalakaua, except that |
he wears mOustache simply. He was born
In the islands, OF New York parentage. |
but is burned as brown as nut |
Attorney General Armstrong also resembles the !
king somewhat. Each of these gentlemen wears |
in his coat lapel little red and blue button. |
the insignia Of the orders Of Kamekameha and |
The latter name, according to the |
highest Polynesian authority, is pronounced |
kal an -kah-Oo-ah. Attorney General Arm
strong was born in the Sandwich Islands. of |
American parentage, and came TO this country |
when he was fifteen years Of age and practiced |
law. Upon the accession of Kalakaua he re- |