The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09
REAE LIFE IN HAWAII.
A Royal Palace Dcmocratized.
BY THE REV. sERENo E. BISHOP.
From the Ird,psnienL

From the Iri.rsndenL
I went this morning June 81 to witness tho
formal occupation OF the handsome Island
Palace by the Executive Departments OF tho
Provisional Government Having half hour
to spare. wandered through number OF tho
rooms. The Finance Minister'S deputy was
already at work in the Blue room. with the
Treasury safes in place. The Department OF
the Interior had fifty appropriated the spacious
dining room. Tho great Throne room. de-
spoiled OF throne and stately Eahil6s.
was arranged with desks as Council
Chamber. Other departments occupied
the upper story: but ponderous safe
was slowly working up the great stair
case. and did not go UP. The custodian
showed me closets filed with lovely glassware
mostly bearing the royal arms. also beautiful
china with the arms in colors and gold. All
these are much coveted by tourists. The
Blue room Is still adorned by the lifesize por-
traits Of the last two monarchs.
The basement was. occupied by the regular
troors. some sixty OF them. very comfortably
0uartered. 4 narrow. sunken alley passes
close nround the entire building. with parapet
tinuous rifle pit OF masonry. which Commands
the emit no park surrounding the palace. Ten
at 6 the
into t. gates. the troops saluting and band
playing. and formally took possession Of the
re officially known AS the Executive building.
and the late Goyernmeent building as the Court
crstion. and Education bareaus. '' '
This occupation of the palace has been
quietly planned for some time. but WAS lit
mite nnie,i bombs few days ago, the parcel
Vor ali evdentIs intended ismi ior im@ed ate
malicious use. fol-, which the situation Of
the barracks MS well ms the Government build
Dermlttad Thia
use OF the, palace has given a distress ing sur
prise to the royaist conspirators. who have
the Queen there. To many excellent. people,
no no doubt. this secuIarzing 1f the old sacred
One old native. however. told me this morning
that the Ministers ought to pukai the building
before using 1t; that is; lustrate or disnfect it
abiding to the disgusting orgies that polluted
the new palace from the time it was built By
one might have felt some computation. The
present family. however. are not OF royal de-
sHoc Wes cS Sad what
usual latitude q Hawaiian morals bore two
older children. kalakaua and LiliuOkalani. to
a mul alto paramount named John Blossom. q
Mweell-known shoemaker here. nfty years ago.
osy ha brother re Of tie two roya psG
sonages is still living here. o legitimate son OF
bot late KIM and to ths
ex-Queen. The three have the same slight
African trace In the hair. The knowledge OF
this tends to impair the sentiment OF loyalty.
1t is not worth while to discuss the gehealogy
OF the remaining Princess. The pedigree OF no
individual ofthe tribe hears investigation In
any part Of 1t. White Hawaii loathes them.
and native Hawaii has no respect for them,
save MS inter fashion representing the soveP
eighty Of the native race.
Col. Claus Spreckels spent a few days last
week on Kauai. laboring to persuade the
planters on that island to unite with him In
opposing annexation. In moments OF irrita-
ton MIR. SprecEels utters threats of restoring
the Queen. Probably he does not seriously
contemplate such an attempt: but his Ian
guaRe has kindled afresh the dying hopes OF
the royalists. In view OF his great energy and
wealth. He returned from Kauai Yesterday to
learn OF the ignominl GUS failure OF his attempt
to emharrass the Government by suddenly
demanding the payment Of 500. OOO Of overdue
notes, which ho had before voluntarily offer ed
to let run on indefinitely The business men
OF Honolulu had eagerly come to the aid OF tho
and advanced the money.
The Sugar Trust have employed Spreckels
as the Herald has Nordhoff in the same cause
OF defeating the annexation OF Hawaii to the |
United States, and choking down this splen-
did flower OF American civilization in the in |
terest Of n sugar monopoly. 1t remains to be |
seen whether he Washington Adm nistration |
are also on their side or not. We are some |
what weary OF this long waiting to find out, |
but are consolidating our defences and shall |
stand to our guns. God has wonderfully saved |
Hawaii many times before. and we doubt not |
He will do 1t again. !