The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14

meha IT,. and others down to kalakaua,
and his successor, the dcplored Queen
Lily. They have been. perhaps, not quite
as atrociCus and abOminable as the an
cient kings of Judah and Samaria, or ass
the emperors, Tiberius. Nero, Caiiguia,
Domitlan and Commodus, or as Henry
VIII. and Charles H., OF England, but III
cruelty lust, vice and fraud they nave
pressed hard Tor prominence. Ihelr
reigns have been continued scenes OF
war. conquest. and murder, from one
island 10 another. and of long protfacted
orgies OF debauchery and lcwdness, and
Of the systematic maintenance of super
stitions in which the Tabu or Taboo has
reigued like "a demon. and human sac
rihces have been common-so common
that when season OF Tabu Is pro-
claimed Il largc number OF the people ny
to the Businesses and caves OF the noun
tains for fear the death lot should iall
on them. The .medicine-men or sorcer-
ors are the trusted physicians OF the
Kanakas. and are all very anxious that
Queen Lily shall be restored.
Why was that Queen deposed; Inc
reason is obnoxious. Her brother the
late King Kalakana, for years pursued
a course 50 unwise and disgraceful. so
foul with prohigacy, aud 50 dangerous
TO every interest OF the controlling classes
in Hawaiian society that continuance
OF the government as it existed under
his kingly rule could not be endured.
Strong men opposed MIN and nnally
brought him TO consent 20 the establish
ment of d strictly limited monarchy.
the limitations whereof were indeed 50
salutary and complete that the monarch
was Invested OF nearly all personal con-
troll in the government. and all essential
power was in the hands OF the Cabinet,
subject to the Legislature. LiIinOkalaln,
then known as the Princess Lydia or as
Ms John -. Dominis. was absent IN
England. Bot she was strongly averse TO
the new constitution thus extended 10
her by her brother, King kaiakana
lie died suddenly in January, 1890. Even
before his death an insurrectiOn had been
fOmented by a restless half-breed named
Wilcox, 10 overthrow the constitution.
Circumstances pointed plainly 10 the heir
ess presumptive as the mover or this plot.
II was put down with some loss OF life.
But from the time when this woman
became queen. her efforts, secret and
insidious and therefore the more danger
Gus, were all directed 20 the overthrow
OF the limited monarchy and the restora-
tion Of the former mOnarchic pOwCrs.
TO restore then meant a restoration Of
disorder, Iewd orgies. the influence OF
the sOrcerers ana OF Tabu, and the peril
OF every interest OF well regulated society.
Therefore the queen was justly depOsed
by established principles Of resolution.
The United states marines were properly
called in, as they had been on previous
occasions, TO guard against violence
threatening American interests.
When CAPTAIN Cook visited those islands
he estimated the native population at
10000. Probably he exaggerated II. But
3vVo would have been a reasonable est
mate. The total population now is very
little over 5000 and OF these only about
900 are native Kanakas what mas
caused this enormous decline? The causes
have been bad government, foul llcentious-
ness and the diseases It brings, whisky,
rum and other intOxicants, the Fabu and
the tabu doctors and sorcercrs. and en-
igration TO other islands and the CONT
nents. There are only about 22pJ pcoDie
from the United States, but they exercise
the ruling influence by their intelligence
culture and morality. Then come about
J 400 BrltOns and 700 Germans. The port
ugese Chinese and Japanese are enor-
nous but they have no permanencv. no
vested interests, no fixed residence or
citizenship. and very little influence the
trade amounts TO about twelve millions
or dollars, 80 per cent. OF which are con-
troNed by people from or in the United
States.