Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24
ABOUT HONOLULU,
A FORT woRrHiTE WHO HAS WIS.
lrEp THE HAwnAN ISLANDS,
He Tells The Gazette Man Many Interesting
Features Of that Country The Kings
Fuusral-rhs Famous Volcano.

Guy c. Hartshorn Of this city Is re-
cent arrival from Honolulu A reporter
called ou The young gentleman Neslefe
dag for few facts pertaining 10 thar
c0natry aud is inhabitants, lie said.
II left San Francisco, llnnafy l&li
for Honolulu, On my arrival the body OF
Kink kalnkRua had Just rcarhgl the
palace aud Mas lying In state hnripr
h,.en conveyed from san Funcisco W
the man-0f war. Charleston, When Tie
steamer came Into the hnrbor TN yards
were crossed and the ilag ~ hall -matl
Excitement wus intense, Tho royal pal
ace had been hcaut fully dceoutcl Tor
the reception OF the king the people not
knowing he was dead, hut Whchh Mh.
learned that he was dead, was called
IN to place the palace IN deep mourning
druperiee; IN fact, did oil the nphoislrrN
for The kigs palace, The body WAS
held N sinte for three weeks, until Al
fhirai Rr0wn Enve prilnrf tor ~ burial
IN order that he miem rVtnlil 20 iht
United States, as, at tFat ilne lne ,nl'
liam trouble was brewing. and his pn9'
ence was needed at his post 81 du!y'
After the intcrmcnt the entire populh'
lion Of Honolulu. 10000 people, pro,
cr,sded TO dtape their houses, ana J dld
the work. which took several weeks 81
hard labor The natives Of The Interior
known as Handlers, began docking INTO
Honolulu. until there were thousands Of
utem la the city. They came 10 take
pnu Ia "wailmg" over the kings death
mud the hideOus noise they made Tor
weeks WAS enough 10 drive person
crazy. The natives wear loose mother.
hubbard and no covering Tor the head
aud feet hut the queen supplied them
with clothing aud shoes 10 he worn ~
the funeral, and paid all expenses, ~
tho funeral PROCESSION the women took
on their shoes aud refused 10 wear ihem'
carving them under their arnHi " was
a eomicd sight The higher class ~
peoD!c OF the island Are not vicious
The queen mikes a,i annual tour
nmnug the subjects Of he islnnis
Of which there are ten In the group
and on one Of these occasions ! Hccnnr
nnnied her. We visited the famous vol
canoes known ~ kilaua aud Mon0la
tn latter being 1000 feet high while
the former h most noted Of the worlds
volcanoes. II Is on leygl plateau, the
surface being HAT and covers mn area
Of about one mile. II " fully 900 feet
deep and one eau VT on lie edge aud
look down into The burning pit Of lava,
An eruption takes plncc Oh an average
Of about every two hours. aud on these
occasions the lava is forced 20 ihe sur
face. but soon rece'les 10 IL former
stnte; dense blue .nlphnrons smoke ~,
cends from the kilaun continually aud
Of your shoes will burn.
Socinbillty IN that country "a pncral'
NOT az all Ike II " IN Amefirhi The
mobility Of tile Hawaii islands miuRlr
with the less preientious classes. making
no distinction between the wealthy ana
poor whntnyer.
Speeding Of the customs Of the people
Mr.. lnnshofn relates many Interesting
things Their fcasiS are known NJ
'guou." The leading dish u called
spoi," aud Is sOri Of thick innsh. male
81 tArTow ROOT. similar 10 turnipa, ana 70
grown IN Hooded places as rice Is grown,
I'he ''poi" II put into cnlnhnrh nld
placed on Tho floor around wli9h me
neople Nit. their fingers being used as
spoora; the poorer classes do n9t hnpM,
M, use 81 knives or forks THIS poi,
and uneooked fish constitute the prinrl'
nal diet IN fact. all classes use these
Two did,.a The Islands are nov under
M. Government since The king ~ Moahu
connuered them. There vas one reyolu-
lion agninst the queen when wps their,
lmt IL didn't atn0fni 20 mueh. l,fet!-
Indy is obliged 10 take 10 arms during
th,.se revolutions. either for o. against
~. povernfneut. The climate u the
finest ever saw, being an equal tenn,
naratnre The year round. Al iremrni
fr,itz yrow IN great pr0fusiOn. Nhht
i Ino,su as The tcruaFaP and ''mnnso,
ana aiao bananas nnd eqc0anuis grow 70
iii parts u the Islands, and are ehipprn
10 San rranrisco w ship i9is. RON
whence they find their way ~ over we
niante lions known are 10 be found IN
these islnnds. Honolulu y the lhfgesi
,avrn In lie Hnwni islnnd group, and
ttrto comea next. with 300 population,
Xvsges arr always good and there u
mover q complaint Of hard timcs''