New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-21

place. The machinery Of the occasion Included a
sceptIe. sword Of state crowns feather cloak pa!Soa
puoulou and the Kings torch The paaoa may be
said to take the place OF the orb in European corona
lions, being globe with pendant The pniouou Is
symbol Of cheftaincy which used to be set In the
ground beside the door Of the chiefs residence or be-
side his camping place in war II has the form OF a
oro,s-an upright stick three feet in height and trans
verse piece Of about nine inches. Above the latter IS
ball, through which the upright piece passes leaving
a pointed end Of about three inches above the pail.
Tho torch used by the awaian is long mass OF iatty
matter enveloped in leaves Of the Il plant IEe kahil
is made Of feathers and has the shape Of huge
cylinder dcxtrousy constructed from feathers Of fowls
and turkeys. These carried at the head OK
long poles and form part Of all Hawaiian state SHOWS
The crowns, OF gold. were made in Boston,
The King on several occasions, made extended tours
outside OF his petty domlnlons on November H.
1874 he left Honolulu aboard fe United States ship
Of war Bcnicla. and landed at san Francisco on NO
vernbcr o. lie accompanied By Governor DO
minis OF oahu, and Governor Kapena, OF Maui. lie
visited Washington fortnight later. to assist In CON
Guiding reciprocity treaty with the United states
Government. Again, in 1881, he made TOUR gohs
westward around the world. lie went to Japan where
he was the guest Of the Emperor was Handsomely en-
tertained at shanghai In China part0ok OF the hospi'
talIty Of the British authorities at Hong Kong, had
good time with the King OF Siam, rcgay received
By the Governor Of Bengal, was the guest OF the
Khedvc Of Egypt, paid visit to the King OF Italy,
had private audience with the Pope, passed over TO
England where he unchcd with the Prince and Prin'
ross of Wales at Marlborough House and with the
Queen at Windsor: visited the King OF Belgium, and
had his visit royalty returned went to Berlin, where
he dined with Prince Frederick and Prince Charles; on
his way through spain 70 Portugal was attended by
spanish officials and in Portugal became the guest OF
the regning sovereign. After public receptions IN
Glasgow and Liverpool he came to the United states
reaching New York on September %. He was accom-
panied by his chamberlain, Colonel c. II. Judd: his
ade-de camp. Major q. y. McFarlane, and one man
servant lie said he had been travelling for eight
months and would be home before November l. having
iourncved completely around the world lie had met
most of the potentatcs Of the Old World. had learned
much about how nations governed, and had most
enjoyable time.
kaIalaua will be succeeded by his sister, Princess
LYDIA Kamakeha Lnuokalani, who was born on sep
tcmber =. 1888, ard IS the vile OF tle iol' Joi w.
Domnis Governor Of oahu.
The Hawaiian Government is limited constitutional
monarchy There is Parliament, consisting OF Il
House of Mobiles ard House Of Representatives, uo
former elected for sX years, the latter for TWO. Inc
two houses meet together. the Kings Ministers hou'
Ing seats cx oniciO. Tho foreign relations OF tho
country arc controlled by the United states Govern
mcnt. There is standing army oil -'o men, anu d
volunteer force OF 80 more.
The area of the islands which compose the King
dom Is G,G77 square miles When Captain COOK as.
covered the Islands, more than century ago, there
were about 100000 inhabitants; In 1s-f there were
only 5O.57S of whom l0,014 were natives, ',9"o
Chinese and 2OG6 Americans. The capital, Honolulu,
on oahu Island has 2O,l77 inhabitants Religious
freedom prevails, Public schools. l-9 in number
are maintained at cost ~ more than 100000 year.
The soil is 0t volcanic origin. but mostly extremely
fertile Sugar and rice the chief products. ana
coffee hides. wool, whale oil ard bone are also cN'
ported. sugar exports IN l5-7 were worth So
IL nOO. and rice. S37-.OOo. The island, are well
supplied with railroads. steamboats, teie5raplS, ana
al the modern improvements