New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-18
TIE EX.QUEEN,S RESOURCES.
SHE HAD 4 BIGGER INCOME THAN THE PREsI
DENT-vALuABLE CROWN LANDS.

THE EX.QUEEN'S RESOURCES
| SHE HAD 4 BIGGER INCOME THAN THE PREsr
DENT-vALuADLE CROWN LANDS.
Washington. Feb. Il tspoclaD-Mr. Castle. ono Of
| the Hawaiian Commissioner in an Interview spoke
| OF the probable results Of the annexation OF Hawaii
Taking it for granted Mr.. Castle, that annexation
will be- the outcome, what In your opinion Will be-
| the provision for the ex.Qucen - he asked.
| In my opinion the wisost thing would be an
| annuity for her. She is thrifty woman and not In
the least like her brother. King KalGkaua. who was
| VIGOROUSLY spcndthrln and always In debt. You
do not know, perhaps. that the Queens income was
considerably greaer than the salary OF The President
OF the United states. To begin with. when shc wa
the Princess and heirs apparent she received from the
| Government $4,000 year. She owned property from
| which She derived about p. 600 year that her
| income at that time $1,000 per MONTH She WAS
| not cxtIlvagant and must have saved money ont OK
| It. While Queen her incomr from Crown lands was
$50 900 year. The Legislature appropriated $4,000
a year for the 'Querns household expcnses. and
$4,000 "A year for the Queens pivIt" plrse' From
her property she received $1,000 or $1,000 more,
see her total income WI, about 10000 year.
E,-idr that the banqurts or State dinners they
are termed here. We're paid FOR by the Government.
-ne va, no, Queen quite two years but venture to
say She put by Il good sum for a rainy day. She
own, two private residences. large fine house
that was lct To her by her husband, Domns, the
other her property.
she T. rot, has been stated a member OF the
native chu-ch had supposed She until became
the treasurer of The church. Then found that sh"
attended the service but not and never had been
a member. The ex.Qnccn /, very suprrstltious
woman. Ancr she became Queen sh" frequently con
suited the sOoh,Iyer-. she also made visit 10 the
volcano on IN" Island Of Hawaii with Offering, to
Icr. the eoddc>, of ti" volcano It was curious
thing and there could hardly Ia" better illustration
If aft. flt. N,lfa ftp
she wa, accompanied By her rctnuc Of Women Al
the volcano house She employed guide to take them
acro-, ~" old crater ana down to ia" crater Of the
active volcano. Here they brought the offerings to
the goddc.s-a white cock with wings clipped 10 pre-
vent II from n,lng away, small live black pig.
piece, Of SILK and wrcathes Of II particular shrub
having beautiful green leave, and berries. They
Al, stood A. Close 10 the edge Of the crater safety
would permit and threw the offerings down into the
burning lava. Then they watched the fires consume
the Offering. After II over N. Queen Departed
fully satlsncd that she would find favor with III"
godde,- and believing good fortune would attend her
reign
In regard to the young Princes, in England. Mr.
Castle said.
Knulan will be eighteen next October. She Is
the daughter OF the eN Queens sister. Lkrlkc. who
wa, The VILE of Archibald ~ Ocghorn Engishman.
Libclikc died In ls7I When the Primes liluokalaii
became Queen. having issue her sister, daughter
sent 10 England to be educated. Her father. \. NJ.
Clcghorn. T. sin living at Honolulu. ~ Kaluau
regarded the heir apparent II Is probable She will
bc included in the provision made Tor the cNQuccn.
bat these are the only members OF the family who
cond have any claim 10 such consideration. The
ar. dead OF coursr. naturally, The young kaiulani,
the daughter OF Enelishman and educated In Eng
land would bc thoroughly English In all her ideas and
,ymparbc~. The eA'ouccn also has strong leaning
that way
Referring TO the Crown lands Mr. Castle said d" The
Crown lands mostly sugar aud rice plantations.
They are leased for term, OF year, from ten mp 70
thirty. The latter Is the limit by law for the lease
Of lands. These land, very valuable rs the
revenue shows or course. In the Of annexation.
the Crown lands and all other Government property
goes with The Island, the United states. The Islands
are agricultural. There are tine gTnzinS lands and
the bu in.,s Of cattle and sheep raising Is already
extensive, bu, II Is certain to Increase largely.
pccally sheep. which do particularly we'll. We are
certain also to go back coffee growing. There l.
no finer coffee anywhere than We can produce. For
the ll, fifteen years sugar has been the chief product.
but the Mckinley law hurt the sugar business and
there + now u decided tendency 10 coffee cultivation
and TO cattle and sheep missing. W" hay" no minerals
and no timber. We have some fine cnbinct woods and
a inI wood that /, Of extremely rapid growth. OF
course In that almost perpetual summer climate. little
incl l. required. These trees. however. from the
seed with astonishing rapdiiy. They are, ! suppose,
Of The acacia species. The seed l. long pod. some.
thing like a bean pod they are also ornamental anu
inv" clusters OF beautiful blossoms before the seed
Is formed. In years these trees grow from mere
whlp, 10 forest Size. have som" In my yard about
ten years old. | could moi begin 10 reach around
the trunk one OF them with my Two arms.
The wood Is nrm and hard. We had expected to have
an exhibit If the Columbian Exposition bnt the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs incompetent and lazy.
when the Legislature met and the subject came M,
he had nothing to report There VIII be- no time now
10 do anything about exhibit But some oi the
business men VIII s"nd exhibits. ! believe II /,
intended have coffee bazaar to show TIE superior
quality OF our coffee aud there win he sugar exhibit
also
Mr. Castle added Their" good Nor
mons the Islands, but they are not poygaml,ts
because the Law doe, moi allow polygamy."
Mr. Castle Is tall. slender man, about fOriy-thrre
years old but looks about thirty FIVE. lie might BE-
taken for a Young college professor aud he Is trustee
Of the Oahu College and of the kawai1ao seminary.
lie was BON III" island, n American parent, came
10 New York and graduated In the Columbia Law
school I'm 1873 lie elected "A noble 30 the
Hawaiian LcCi.lninrc In lsn1 md BRO. ldrnt u