The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-24
Li.uokalani


Kamehaipcha l. i.unaiilo-
HAWAIIAN MoSARCTIS
European annals. Originally each island
had its own king. and some more than
one. but ahoUt century ago arose III,
great kamehameha. and in a series OF
wonderful c.-inpaigns reduced them all
under his rule.
He is the great Hawaiian hero the war
Yior. king AMI sage. the David and Sol
ONION and Hnroun III Raschid all in one
But it is q great mistake to say. as many
recen. writers have done. that the civili-
cation he fostered was purely native and
original. and It'll more to begin Hawaiian
histo.y with Cook & voyage A hundred
years before lhlt the islands were visited
by white lneu ami inaay times between
that cate ana Cooks visit. White men
lived on the islands even before Kane
hameLas reign They had introduced
many imrro, ements, and he had the as
xistance ~ some Of them IN his wars.
He was succeeded by five kings Of his
blood. who took his name as a title, but
were known l'y other names. OF these
Alexander Oh q In 1853. and Lot late in
1872. william. Lunalilo taking the crown
IN January, 1873 David kalakaua was
elected 10 succeed him in 1874. and IN
1891 he died and gave place to Liliuoka-
lani
Now. the old royal line expired "
Aforesaid with King Lot. and as King
Bill and Kalasaua, though OF ancient
royal stock. lad to be voted into power,
there was necessarily some lowering Of
the ROYAL dignity and lessening Of the
royal prerugaiive And "a liberal con-
stitution had been adopted and govern
ment establlsled somewhat on the Eng
lish model there is really no change
perceptible to the mass Of the people in
adopting provisional government semi
republican IL tone.
And through all this century. while
civilization was rapidly progressing and
later while Christianity was becoming
dominant, Tia, kanakas were fading away
1T rate unprecedented since the tender
natives Of the West Indies died of under
SPANS harsh rule. First, the wars OF
Karnehameha wrought havoc, and as the
last of these wars was ending there came
mysterious pestilence which reduced
the population by onefourth or more
Diseases introduced BY profigate sail.
ors doubles wrought some destruction
int not near y so much as has been re-
rorted. Then came the leprcsy lor rather
Ii develoredj and for a time threatened Q
general destruction. Even now II is Q
great curse. but not 40 destructive a
formerly.
Beyond all these known causes. how
ever, there are causes not understood
A too rapid civilization is often fatal Il
primitive races The sudden inflow o.
new impressions on uuprepared nerve
centers breaks them down. The wear
ing Of clothes seemed for "A time 10 max,
the native women barren, as they paiC
no attention 70 the ordinary rules fol
Keeping their ra.ncnt in he4l.hfll con
slition. Another cause has lately heer
si.-nci Ia these words Hawaii Is 4
holiday land IA lazy land "A soft lux
urious. vciuptuouA iand-and the do
preston from safety is corresponding,
great There Is no set purpose in life
no firm and high resolve. and 50 wher
melancholy comes 1T kills.
No other man dies SO easily and gcntl,
rs true Eanaka He can lie down ant
die whenever the notion takes him. ans
with no apparent disease. This happen
among many dark races. Int with non
10 often a. the kanakas Captain Cool
GUESSED their nIinbei at 100000. and
may have been half that In 1922 tn