Fergus County argus., 1889-10-31
KING OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
He is in the Hands Of Guardians The Ladies
Wear Mother Hubbards.

| Ex-tOnsul General Putnam. IN the
ChiIlicothe tOhio) Leader: I'm what
shape did you leave your friend, the
king"
"kalakauag In ratl her an unhappy
condition. lie has been reduced to
the condition Of n mere iigIrehead.
Pretty much all power has been taken
from him 10y his cabinet save the
veto power. They thought they had
stripped him of that, too, but the
courts held ot therwise. However. poor
though he is in ant hority, AMI wit thout
any military backing to speak of-lm
men or Sole gets IL good salary and
could live nicely ii he wasn't such an
nveterate spcndthrift.'
What salary does he set?'
Twenty five thousand dollars n
year, but ne is of II convivial turn Ot
mind, and an incurabls gambler. and
could sI,mnder many times S25, 900
il he could get it. lie got SO reckless
and so deeply in debt that his cabinet
finally appointed n commission to
take charge OF his salary, pay his obi
cations and manage his personal
finances entirely"
''1'hen he is in the hands of guard
ians?''
That's it, precisely"
docs ths king run II good establish
ment ut HOnoluluy''
"A ,nnuuiti.ant ona Ills ,ai,,., -
finer than our White lIollse-larger
and more imposing in every way He
lives in fine style. and gives some brill
liant parties at his palace.
Where and with whom does he do
his gambling"
AT the palace generally. and with
whOnlsver will play poker with him.
The Americans are not ;iverSe To sit
ting in II game with his ma Jest Y when
he has anything to lose"
What portion of the export trade
OF the islands do we GET
pretty much all oi it. Last year
theyexpOrteis someSl :. 900. 600 worth
Of suear--all OF which, Of course. went
through the consulate. O this i'm
mense traffic the United States got 90
per cent. And, furthermore. the United
States supple, Honolulu and the isl
and with about AL OF their imports oi
every kind.
How do the other nationalities
rank in numbers
There are =. 500 Americans on the
island; 200 Germans, ! 900 English
3, 3,lmJapanese. ! 200 Port neese. ) 600
half-breeds - the aristocracy Oi the
kingdom-and 10000 natives"
What figure do he natives cut in
the affairs oi the islanlg'
None worth mentioning. They are
lazy, ambii Ionless and not very intel
ligent and are satisfied to live oil
paste made by grinding up II vesrt able
they grow with little trouble. This
paste they take up on their fingers,
and. after giving il Il tNirl or two. tax.
il into their mouths and swallow 1T.
And then they eat raw fish: in fact.
the. depend largely upon nature for II
living. They are no good ~ laborer-
or very little. The Portuguese arr.
worthless, too-the scum ol thenation.
They come mainly from the Madeira
and other outlying islands. The hi
nese are the laborers oi he islands
and they are absolutely ner-~>ary to
the welfare of the Kingdom. The M
tive, are rapidly dwln'ilIns away.
When Cook first visited the islands
there WAS II native l,opulationoi .oo-.
600
Are the NAT i've women at all hand
some
No; many oi them are large, biit
none oi them are attractive. Hur the
hall breed women are be;liIi iiul. much
like some of our tine types of octo
Rooms. They have magnificent com
plrNlonS, finely color,d check~. black
hair and beautiful forms. White men
Oi all natIonaliiies IN early days mar
rled the native womsn, and this half
breed population Is the result. A.
have said, they comprise the artist oc-
racy ot Honolulu. Some oi them are
stylish. Pretty much all the women
are given to wearing he 'hnIacue,' n
garment exactly like the American
Mother Hubbard They wear this
loose about the house, and with "A belt
when hey go upon the street.