The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-02-17

this kingdom, and which has been great
ly multiplied in numbers since he as
cended the throne. He was more alive
to his country's interests than to the
care OF his person, and would never con-
sent to going abroad merely for pleasure
or health, but always determined that
his travels should subserve to the well
fare of the Islands.
He l." had strong love for his people,
and of late years he also took an interest
in establishing industries that would
benefit his people, and part of his finan-
cial embarrassment is attributable to
this cause. He sometimes became the
victim of misplaced confidence in this
regard. AS generous host and enter
tainer, King Kalakaua had few equals.
J As a man he had many faults, but when
his opportunities are fairly considered,
and it is borne in mind that he was born
at time when his race had barely
emerged from savagery, it will be con.
coded that the late King of Hawaii will
stand comparison with most kings of
Europe who reigned in the nineteenth
century"
As crowned King he, perhaps, stood
A~s7o AkOA NOtOAAOhJ hA0 COulbly 6blqucbLt
and dignity than any other of the worlds
klngly sovereigns. AS an entertainer he
put away his royalty, and it was almost
as easy to get an audience with him, even
by the humblest of his race, as to APP
proach common citizen. He was
always willing to listen attentively to the
affairs, circumstances and complaints of
his people, seldom, if ever, refusing
them an audience. Frequently, when
hearing of the Strengthened circum-
stances OF any OF his subjects in foreign
lands, did he open his purse to aid them
in their distress or to get them back to
their native Isles. Two OF the most
touching of these incidents occurred dur
ing his last trip to California. A desti-
tute band of Hawaiians had returned TO
San Francisco on their way to Hawaii
from the place where too many of his
deluded subjects have gone under false
promises Of finding a home. The late
King hearing of their circumstances and
forgetting they had left their natis shores
through no sanction of His Government.
at once sent them money to paw their
passage home, and while the Hawaiian
Consul went to the steamer to see if they
were all there, not content at having
paid their passage the King, with that !
noble generousness so characteristic of |
him suddenly appeared before the home
sick Hawaiians and greeted them with |
their national salutation, aloha, causing |
IN their breasts sense of shame at hay
ing lett their hospitable shores for de-
lusive phantom mingled with happy.
grateful, contented delight at again hear
ing from those royal lips the sweetest
word OF all their language. The other
was when learning in San Francisco of
the pitiful abandoned condition of a
woman formerly residing in Honolulu,
ne, although his thoughts were occupied
with the many objects around him,
yet, during his last moments ordered
that the poor woman should be aided. !
thus, while he himself was passing
away, he smoothed the last steps of
deserted, needy, sorrowing being.
Chronlciers need no other than these
two instances to record the unstinted
generosity OF the late Monarch of the
Paradise Of the Pacific,
Political Dissension.
While his reign introduced mapv
-hlngs Tor the welfare of his country. vet
The last few years Of his reign were far
rom peaceful. Through iIl-adyised in
1uences brought TO bear upon him, acts
d spollation were carried on with such
IN extrayagant and high-handed a man
ler, that an outbreak occurred June IN
1881, BY which citizens with the Homo
ulu Rifles besieged the Palace and other
public buildings The result was that
he Constitution Of 1854 was abrooated
md a new and more liberal one was
'lgned and promulgated by the King.
lnder which the Kingdom IS now rule5'
IN July 30th, 1889, an insurrecfion led
Dy Hawaiian who had received 4 mill
airy education abroad, occurred, and