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snEes In the Hawiian Islands.
CHzcAaa, February ia Chicago lady
claims an interest in large estates in the
Hawiian Islands, and has retained q
Chicago Law arm to prosecute her claim.
It is based on her blood relationship to
John Young, who married into the Royal
family Of the Islands, became Governor of
Hawiian and grandfather Of the late Queen
Emma.
About the year 1889, John Young, boat
swain Of the ship Eleanor, Captain Met
calf, sailed from Cape Ced year later
she dropped anchor at Owhyhee, and after
trading with the natives for few days, she
went TO Mawhes, another of the Hawiian
group, while at anchor there two native
chiefs swan to the Eleanor and stole q
small boat which hoated astern the ship,
and in which was sailor who had fallen
asleep. The chiefs pushed the boat
silently ashore, where they murder
ed the sailor. They burned the boat to
obtain the mails in it which were
of making fish hooks. Captain Metcalf
offered reward for the return of the sail
or's body and any part of the boat This
brought to the vessel many canoe loads of
natives bearing remains of the sailor and
bringing produce for purposes of trade.
Many came through curiosity. Captain
Mctcalf gathered all the canoes on one
side of the vessel, ana then suddenly run
ming out the guns loaded with grape shot,
bullets and nails, fred upon the natives,
killing and mangling over one hundred of
them. The vessel then sailed to Karaka-
kooa Bay, IN the island of Owyhes.
At this time small schooner of 26 tons,
conscrt of the Cleaner, commanded by
Capt. Metcalfs son and crew of six men,
lay off the coast of Kaiwaihal trading with
the natives. The crew knew nothing of
the massacre which occurred, but the ma
tiyes did, and they determined to have re-
yenge.
A high Chief, Kameeimokie, went aboard
the Consort with several men with appar-
emily peaceable intentions Watching
their opportunity they seized young Met
calf and threw him overheard, where he
was drowned. All the sailors but one,
named Henry Davis, were killed with
clubs. Davis was carried ashore, badly
wounded, to be burned as sacrifice A
day later the Eleanor sailed from Karakooa
Bay, accidentally leaving on shore John
Young, the boarswain. Discovering this,
aptain Metcalf stopped the vessel about
two miles from shore, where he waited for
two days signalling for Young, whom the
natives restrained.
Young and Davis would haYe been killed
had it not been that Kaoanaeha, high
lady, fell in love with Young, and by her
intercession with the King, saved the lives
of both sailors. Kaoanaeha was the most
beautiful woman on the Island Of Oeoyhe,
and was the admiration of all the sailors
who visited Karakakooa Bay. She was the
only daughter of Keliimaiki, the favorite
brother of the great King Kamehameha the
First
John Young and Kaoahaeha were soon
married. King Kamahameha appreciated
the superior talents of the white men, and
made them high chiefs. They taught the
natives many things, and sowed theseed of
Christianity among them. When the navi-
gator, Van Couver, visited the Island in
1898, he was entertained by King Kameha-
hemeha and John Young, who was then
the Kings Chief Counselor. Young built
the first house on the Island of Hawaii.
hrs. Fisher proposes TO prosecute the
claim of the family to any estate IN the
Hawaiian Islands rightfully belonging to
the heirs of John Young.