The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-11-21
KNEW KALAKAUA.
AND MANY RANGE PEOPLE
KNOW HIM.
Capt. George N. Armstrong Bobs up serensly
aa chum OF King Kalakaua-The old
Captain ss he was Known on the
Msnominee In early days.

There are still many people in Crystal
Falls and other Menominee rnnge towns,
who remember Capt. q. n. Armstrong,
the old sca-Iaring man. who spent sever
al years numbering in this locality. lie
left the range in 1888. and nothing more
was heard from him until rccentlyacopy
OF the Bangor (AIaine) Commercial was
received by n gentleman in this city and
the paper contained the following, which
will at once bring the old captain vividly
To the minds OF those who knew him
best
Capt. George n. Armstrong has inst rc-
turned TO Maine from Honolulu. For
many years he has been sea captain,
and the adventures which he tells of are
truly marvellous. The return trip from
| Hawaii with his wife and two children
took sixty-six days for it, accomplish
ment, coming by the way Of the Isthmus
OF Panama. Capt. Armstrong will settle
in Brewer with his family although he
has no intention at present OF quitting
the sen.
During his stay at Honolulu the King
was very friendly to Captain Armstrong.
King kalakaua was thorough Ameri-
can in everything but name, and his lil>r
ing FOR Americans and their customs was
very strong. lie had an especial reason
for being very friendly with Captain Arm
strong for the first white child ever born
at sea under the Hawaiian flag belonged
TO the captain. The babe was born five
years ago ON the Pacific Ocean on board
the bark kalakaua. As soon as the
king heard Of the birth. lac immediately
took steps to pay il the honor whirh hc
deemed it deserved and presented il with
n handsome silver cup, upon which ~
c lgfavcd the child's own name and one
which the king gave her. The new name
was Milina and means in the Hawaiian
| tongue. Pet OF the King. or King 4 Favor
| ire, or Pet Of Heaven, there being several
interpretations of the word.
Capt and Mrs. Armstrong were always
| invited 10 all the state receptions, and
on the evening before the late king left
for San Francisco he dined at their
house. The king often kept his fnvolite,
Andalusia, 10 whom he had given the
cup, at his palace for days. The king +
wife, Queen knpolina, was great friend
Of Mrs. Armstrong; and often would
send servants To invite her TO spend the
day at the palace. On such occasions II
was always necessary thatan interpreter
be present, as the queen is nota mistress
Of the English lanuagc.
Capt. Armstrong was given papers 10y
the king which gave him all the rights oi
citizenship under the king. an honor
which is seldom conferred upon foreign
ers. The papers differ from those used
in this country in that il is not necessary
10 give up citizenship in thccountry from
which one comes The paper has King
Kalakuau's signature affixed.
Capt. Armstrong; family are thorough
sea goers. For eight years his vile has
been on all the voyages, only going
ashore for a short time ut the different
ports whore the vessel happened TO be.
Both his children were born while in the
Pacific, one five years and the other two
years and a hall ago.
The captain has resided ut Honolulu
for year and is thoroughly acquainted
with the people and their customs. A
Commercial reporter called on him Mt
his home i'm Brewer and converscd with
him I'm regard TO IIawnii. lie says that
the people there are very friendly and
hospitable. The Americans have gained
control of everything and their charact-
eristic push is shown on every hand. The
same classes oi business are carried ON
as in this county.
One OF the peculiartes of lcn,,rlp, y
the number OF races represented there.
~ have broke bread in thirty-iOur differ
ent kingdoms" said Captain Armstrong
"and don't know uf one which has not
n representative at Honolulu. The prin.
cipal part of the population are hall
whites, descended from the missionaries.
They form the wealthicst class al the
kingdom. The inhabitants are all rc-
mnrkably immoral and there Is very lit.
le attention paid To the Christian work. y
The present queen, Lilinokalani, is
quite unpopular with the Americans, AZ
she seems 60 favor the English and their
customs. Her husband Is from town
near Boston, and his name IL John q.
Dominis. The queen and her husband
present marked contrast tO each other
In respect To their bodies. The queen
will tin the scnles ut 800 pounds while
her husband il very thin Captain
Armstrong snys. "lIc IL almost aHlarg
round M "A broomstick and ! should
Judge he weighed about tsixty.ivcpounda.
lie is man of NO ability. is biuoted, and
is by no nieatis favOrItc. The queen
tries 10 help him out hy giving him Tive
title, II. n. H., Prince Consort. Hon.
John q. Dominis, governor of Oahu
The royal inmily seems TO abound in
Jaw crackers FOR names. The heirappai-
ent, who comes Co the throne when the
present queen die@, has name thnt will
bother some. II IL none other than Vic.
toria kawckin Knmlauilunahlo Kulan-
inuiahlipnlnpa.
II will be remembered that Capt. Arm.
strong In 1878 lost his formcr wife az
sea on the Inflated ship Trmplnr. Ills
daughter assisted in bringing the ship In.
20 port at San franci-co. for which she
and the captain were presented by tine
board uf underwriters with u cOmpli.
mentary purse ui $500 each for their
bravery. On the trip ten men ~ tle
crew aud the chief mate died, leaving
only six snilors aboard, many 81 these
being sick. The vessel was tossed about
by the waves for 80 days on tie voy.
are from Rio de JaneirO 90 San Francis
co around Cape Horn.
Tie c. ptain Is very pleasing conver
satiOnaliSt and the many stories which
he tells of his experiences are very enter
tanning. lie has number rofmonentocf
~ his pleasant stay ut the Sandwich
Islnnds.
The oil captnin was q queer fellow ant
the foregoing II evidence that he has lusi
none 81 liis characteristic story telling
In addition 10 being queer fellow, he
like most all other sea-sensoncd tarr, hat
great mouth for New England rum nn'
Old Tom gin, hut when these were no
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