The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-26

Americana total OF about $500. When
Captain Cook discovered the islands, 1fTS,
he estimated the population to be 100, 0eO-
an Overestimate, pribably; bat that the
population within a century has been three
times the present, tiere can be no doubt.
OF the p2ople, the natives. the Ohio busi-
The race is of happy-go-lucky DISPOSE
ton, passionately fond OF everything that
affords amusement and enthusiastically
ayerse to any kind of toll, and this charac-
teristic of their natures seems TO have been
honestly acquired. AS they were formerly
situated, before the invasion of the whites,
dwellings, nor raiment were demanded to
protect the n from the elements of nature,
and where food grew spontaneously or al
most every limb and in the sea, ii is not
to be wondered at that they lapsed into a
condition of sloth and idleless, or that the
habit ultimately, through generations of
blood. 9 . There was probably n sur
plus of something when the human virtues
were distributed, such. for instance, as
human generosity and faith-in-man and too
little, undoubtedly, of others, like common
intelligence and love for work, but like the
prince in the Mascot" il was just their
luck, and they got II, and have ever since
run completely out before their turn came.
or, at all events. so nearly out that it failed
had TO make the best they could out of the
situation. One article / am sure must have
to cut much figure in the history of the
race. From that time down to the present
l should say that the whole tribe of Hawaii
bibA L SCI AlAOAt llloiL Oil julie Ut TWO aI
the utmost. The article to which ] refer is
usually known under tie style and title of
common morality They have, it is lruc,
been picking up driblets of this priceless
commodity here and there since, and have
OF late been giving unusual attention to the
encouragement of it's production but from
present appearances it will be many CEN
turtles yet before they will have acquired
much of a stock on hand"
In the light Of subsequent events, what
this tourist has to say of the government
and the then rulers of Hawaii is very in
teresting. He speaks of the Queen, who,
by election, followed King Kalakaua, "of
whom" he adds, 1.-THE most charitable thing
that can be said is he is dead" OF the then
Queen he says:
"Liliuokalani is a large, corresponding,
unprecedented woman, not at all such a
person as one would naturally idealize as a
Queen; yet she bears herself gracefully in
public, and in her official relations deports
herself with becoming dignity. Seen on
no particular attention, except it might be
from some thrifty housewife in search of
a good, strong kitchen domestic or a fairy
for that realm of home industry where
soiled linen chiefly predominates; but for
either of these places she would be consid-
however, like all of her race, q woman of
warm sympathies and generous impulses,
but, whether merited or not, 1T is a deplor-
able fact that her private character is I'M
bluShingly banded about in a shameful
manner by the people of her own dominions
who talk; and general sentiment seems to
consider the castigation deserved. She is
about fifty years of age, and a widow, her
husband, a white man, having died less
than a year since. At the death of the
present Queen her Royal Highness Princess
(here follow six dreadful nameS) will sue
coed to the throne unless, in the meantime,
she dies or a political thunderbolt pulver-
ICES the kingdom, which from present APP
pearances is not wholly improbable. She
is at present In Europe. where she is being
doctored for her name and educated"
A TOP-HEAVY REGIME.
The court consists of eight members, and
the Queen has a Cabinet of four Ministers,
while the Queens Privy Council embraces
the most of her influential subjects beau
tiful fruit Of the spoils system. In 1890 the
population was 1880, and there were 1900
salaried employees on the pay roll of the
kingdom The author quotes from the ap-
preparations for the government for two
years ending March 81. 1890, as follows:
His Majesty's private purse, $4,000; his
MajeSty'S household expenses, SIC, 600; his
Majesty's chamberlain, 5000; salary of four
Cabinet officers, 10000; salary of envoy TO
Washington. Sl2.0 band, plays and salutes.
So, o00; salary OF Chief Justice and four as
s~ociates, $4,000; salary of four circuit
judges. $1,000; salary OF Honolulu police