The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-17

tinualy. There is sometimes an annual ram
fall in this region Of go inches in year ~
rains easily and when II does come down ~
rains for business. But IT is not an uncoIn-
Portable rain. No one seems 10 mind 1t. Inc
clothing dries soon after the shower, ana
thero are no bad effects. The vegetation IS
rank but beautiful. There are many trees OF
a peculiar species. and so many fronds that
the islands may be called the home OF tne
fern Some Of these grow 10 be so large tina,
they are practically trees OF SIX, seven anu
eight feet in height. There IS the banana
and a peculiar tree with lme-colored leaves
called the candlenut Towering trees lend
their aid in making the landscape one
of the most beautiful on earth. Cataracts
lean into the gOTges of the extinct volcanoes
and there is a soft wildness throughout the
scene that renders it very attractive 10 the eye
Thenatives in these regions live u picturesque
grass houses and are about midway between
the Absolutely savage state and the more civil
lied condition Of those around the cities OF
the islands 4 forest belt IN one section -
almost impossible; the lecturer needed twelve
hours 10 make four miles through this mass
of vegetation.
THE ISLAND CRACKED.
An eruption Of Maunaloa IS Of interest on
account 81 the vast MASSES of lava thro WI ont
earthuuakes. the earth opened IN large
crack about three quarters OF mile IN length
and an cnOrmOu' sheet of hot lava was
thrown up toward the sky with tremendous
force then flowing down To- the sea, when
was about nine or ten miles distant. ~ TOOK
the lava only forty minutes 10 reach the
water. il flowed with such rapidity. In
an eruption in 1881 the lava almost
reached the sea and came very near en-
quilting the town of Hello. The stream ran
for eleven months and story is told OF how
after weary watching and fearful expectation
the American missionary called the people
together flor PRAYER. They prayed after the
true American style. and the lava kept On
flowing Then the natives lost their patience
with the American STYLE and invoked the
native priestess and threw a pug INTO ne
stream of lava hat afterno N the stream
stopped and there was great rejoicing N tnls
victory of the native god over that OF The
foreigners.
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS.
Major Duttor then paid some attention 10
the question of where the people Of these IS
lands came from. and went on 10 show the
evidences that lead folks 10 believe That they
are Of Malay origin. and M one time We're
able to pass in their frail canoes from their
homes to the Society, and even the Samoan
Islands. hundreds of miles to the south over
the storm-to-eed surface Of the great ocean
The nawaiians he said, had. when they
were discovered. more knowledge OF Things
than savages usually have. They had some
acquaintance with astronomy, knowing the
difference between the planets and the hXei
stars they could reckon time. having sys.
TEN that was based on the annual rising 81
the Pleisdes at sunset Their years had 1855
DAYS and they had devised system of reck-
oning TO compensate for the extra days they
possessed kind of arithmetic that enabled
them TO reckon up into the millions. knowl-
edge Of the winds and currents Of the ocean.
OF the geography of the surrounding islands,
and several other things that sayages are sup
posed TO be IN ignorance Of
The transition of this race to state Il civil
lizatiOn has been accomplished IN tho most
peaceful manner and in much the same way
rs that of the japanese though not quite SD
thoroughly as yet These have been the only
cases where there has been no stamping out
Of the uucultivated race bv the stronger The
Hawaiian Of the present day j. not quite ON
level with the whites Of cultivated society,
yet as race the people are far ADVANCED.
Nearly all read and write I'm their own lam
cuage. while an increased percentage under
stand English. They are polite and civil and
always ready To do a stranger service. In
stances Of violence and righteousness are sell
dom u be observed and law and order pre-
vail to an exemplary degree. Outside IF
Honolulu there are almost no Thieves, and
folks do not lock their houses at night
Although there il some prejudice against
the domination of the white man on the part
Of the natives. they submit peacefully and
with better and better grace 10 the presence
of foreigners Their form of government Is
growing more and more like the English sys-
tenn although the natives have a fOnduess for
the old style Of arbitrary monarchy. They do
not take kindly % the idea Of responsible
minister. which j. the prevailing form Of gov
eminent, but they are becoming reconc.led
10 II.
Major Dutton went at length into the his
tory of the cooley contracts, and the first rc-
ciprocity treaty between this country and
Hawai-. and mentioned the great IN
crease in the sugar trade He then
went ON u show the importance
o. the islands from commercial and in-
ternational standpoint. and said that they
have great future. His closing words were
about as follows Our Pacific trade Will
largely be with the Asiatic and Australian
countries, and Hawaii rests exacily IN
the path Of this trade. When the Nicaragua
caLal is completed the line from the mouth of
this canal to Yokohama Will iutcrsect that
from san Francisco TO the same port al Homo
lulu. IL will therefore be % the great interest
Of the United States Government 10 keep
watchful eve on this speck III the ocean and
tofoster lis interests there by every legitimate
means. for II Is the most interesting spot any
where near here Just at present