St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-18

and blood right of the old chiefs. The
white people sustalnedit to maintain the
respect for the forms of law and for
the sake of working form OF gov
ernment. If at any time the white peo-
ple's support had been withdrawn it
would have crumbled to pieces.
''In 1881 Kalakaua Invited me to Hon.
olulu. and my brother, Gen. Armstrong.
of the Hampton Indian institute. urged
me to go. thinking might do good.''
Honolulu had been the home of MIR.
Armstrong's boyhood, and his widowed
mother lived there at that time.
II went" he continued, latter there
had been a period of disorder and
change In the government. l was made
attorney general, and soon afterwards
Kalakaua started around the world.
appointed regent in the kings absence.
The late Ii. A. z. Carter. formerly Ha-
waiian minister at Washington, acted
as attorney general ad interim in my
place. One of the first things he said
to me when we got back was that if
Liluokalani ever succeeded to the
people of the islands. OF course, had
many opportunities for talks with the
king during
OUR LONG TRIP.
"He used to say that thesHawaiians
ought to be brought forward more.
told him he would not trust one OF them
himself. He refused to have native
even for a chamberlain. | tried hard to
point out to him how wise it would be
to let well enough alone, and take
things as he found them. He kept
harping upon the superior numbers of
the natives. When he was elected the
adherentS of Queen Emma (wife of
Kamehameha) broke out into insurrec-
ton. The natives had always said of
kalakaua, "Aole allu'-'He is no
chief"
The persons with whom Minister
Willis is to deal in following out his in
StructlonS in regard to the provisional
government are the president and eX-
ecutlve committee.
Following sketches of the members
of the council may be of interest:
Sanford B. Dole. president of the gov
ernment, and administering the depart
ment of foreign affairs, is forty-eight
years of age, born in Honolulu, of
American parentage; was educated at
Punahou college, in Honolulu, taking
finishing course at Williams college. He
studied law in Boston, was admitted to
the Massachusetts bar in 1869, returned
shortly afterward to Honolulu, where
he soon became leading practitioner,
which position he held until his eleva-
tfon to the bench in 1887. Elected
representative in the legislature in 1884
to 1886, he was leader of the oppOSi-
tlon to the extravaganza and corruption
which finally precipitated the revolu-
tlon OF 1887. He was member OF the
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
of the revoiutionistS of 1887, but with
drew before the elimination, being too
conservative to agree wholly with the
radical action then taken. After that
he was appointed judge of the su-
preme court i'll 1887, which position he
mas filled with the greatest credit to
himself and satisfaction to the people,
until he resigned to assume the position
he now holds.
Samuel NJ. Damon is about forty
seven years of age, of Hawaiian birth
and American parentage, his father,
Rev. s. G. Damon, having been for forty
years chaplain of the Honolulu Sea-
mans chapel and editor of the Friend,
the oldest newspaper in the Pacific.
Mr.. Damon is the managing partner of
the banking house of Bishop 81 Co.,
concern of approximately S2,000.000
capital; one of the managing trustees of
the Berenice z. Bishop estate, valued
at s., 1,000,0 600, devised in trust for the
support of manual training school for
HaWaiianS; director in several corpora
tions and large owner of cattle ranch
property. He was member of the
board of health during 1SSS-S9 and min
lister of finance during 1SS9-90.
loT
by birth. for many years sea captain
by profession. resident of the islands
number Of years he has been Superin-
pany, company of S500,000 capital,
owning seven steamers and doing about
the half of the interisland trade.
William o. Smith is forty-four years
of age, of Hawaiian birth and American
parentage; educated at Punahou col
lege and Amherst, Mass. He was sue
cesslvely sheriff of the islands of Hawaii,
Kaui and Maui; was admitted to the
Hawaiian bar; was deputy attorney
general i'll 1867, and also in 1SS0-1; was
elected a member and took leading
part in the legislaturesiof 1878, 1854. 1887,
1888 and 1892. In addition to practicIng
his profession, he is an extensive owner
of sugar plantation stock, director i'll
some half-doZeD corporations, managing
trustee of the estate of King Lunalilo
and conducts large trust and invest
ment business, managing some thirty or
more estates. He is married to lady
of Irish birth, and Is a member of the
Congregational church.