The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31

string, r;ther than in a group, about 200
miles 1,Sg, began with the death of Captain
Cook. 1T Fernandez, a modern Morse
man, u 81 wrote two large and instructive
volumessabout the Polynesian races, UNI
dertakes to trace their history far back by
means of their songs and folklore. This,
however, we have neither space nor dis
position to deal with; nor Can any one
venture TO set down the cause of Cook S
quarrel further than is briefly told in the
Journal just quoted from by his successor.
Commodore Wilkes, Z. S. N, condemns
Cook and his crew as the authors of untold
misery to the natives, resulting from dis
eases spread among them.
Alexander, the recent and most reliable
OF all the many historians of Hawaii, is
quite as severe on Cook and his men. He
further adds: "Deplorable acts of cruelty
were perpetrated by the sailors. The Dis
covery fired round and grape shot into the
village OF Napoopoo and a cocoanut tree
was lately standing near the landing place
with a hole through it, made by one of the
Cannon-balls fired on this occasion. The
sailors set fire TO the village and the houses
of the friendly priests, with all their effects,
were consumed. On Thursday a high
chief, Eappo, was sent by Kalaniopuu to
sue for peace, and on Saturday he defiv-
cred up part OF the bones of Captain Cook.
a tabu was laid upon the bay and on Sun
day, the 22d, the remains Of the late COM
mander were com mitted to the deep with
military honors."
This same reliable authority saws the
islands were discovered by the Spaniards
He says the Spaniards intermarried with
the natives and became the progenitors of
certain well-known families of chiefs, such
as that of Kaikiewa, the former governor
of Kauai.
In reckoning by generations, and allow
ing thirty years on an average to genera
ton, we find that Kealiiokaloa was born
about A. d. 1900, and probably came to the
throne about A. D. 1850.
There is little doubt that these islands
were discovered by the Spanish navigator
Juan Gaetano, in the year 1915.
To go still further back for; moment, 1
cannot help calling attention to the fact
that the early discoveries found many
things among the natives to remind them
of the Jews, notably the practice of cir
Cuncision and the maintenance of a "city
Of refuge" on each island.
DR.. Emerson of Ralph Waldo's family,
says, in his charming work on canoe navi-
CATION in Pacific waters, that the twelve
1slands-elght or nine only inha oited-first
began to discover one another about the
time Columbus discovered America.
1t may be noted that Kamehameha the
Great, so called because he conquered and
tied all the islands together under one
Government, was present at the death of
Captain Cook, and there and then got his
idea of conquering his rival chiefs by the
use of cannon. He Quilt great double war
canoes, and in 1875 invaded the island on
which Honolulu now stands, and creating
panic by the use of two cannon given
him by the Russians he drove the defense
less natives over a precipice as they at
tempted to reach the other side of the
island ard destroyed them in great num-
bers. He had sixteen white men with him
and about Is, 600 natives, armed with clubs,
spears and sings.
It's probable the name ISLANDS of Peace"
was quite applicable up TO the date OF this
cruel mans advent, for the natives never
even learned the use of the bow in battle,
but fought, when fight they must, with
sticks, stones and natnre's weapons. This
bloody conqueror was giant in size and
strength. He carried club, like Hercules,
and wore a yellow robe of feathers. He
had five wives. His fayorite wife fell i'll
about the first of the century, and he or
dered the sacrifice of ten men. Three of
these were It to death on the spot where
Honolulu n tw stands. 1t is due his men,
DRY TO say, however, that when his own
tlIre TO die dlNw near. in 1919, he refused to
let human sacf1%,es be made for himself.
Inc hrst ships after Cooks discovery
were british, commanded by his lieuten
ant, Dixon, 1856 About the same time the
famous French explorer, La Perouse, came
that way, and then pushed on to Alaska,
where Cook had been before him. Three
years later Metcalf, an American fur
trader, with two small craft, had quarrel
with the natives. He deceived great num-
bers OF natives in canoes before his cannon,
and. opening fire, killed and wounded hun
Sreds. In revenge the natives captured