Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-26
PRESIDENTS TOUR
That is, President Dole Has Made
tho Circuit Of Hawaii,
THE REMOVAL OF ROYAL REMAINS
Peculiar Ancestry Of the Late King
and Still Later Queen.
R EVIVING MMERCE
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

| special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
| HONOLULU, February ga few days
ago general racket of guns from the
| shore battery and the two American war
| ships announced to the town the arrival of
| Presideat Dole from his tour on the big
island. He looks hearty and well, and has
| evidently had a delightful outing as well
as much profitable observation Of the coun-
try and intercourse with the people. He
| returns we'll charged with practical ideas
Tor the benefit of the country, at least so
| far as to be better qualified to hold counsel
with the representatives Of the people in
the appre aching regular session of the leg
islature. His attention has been especial
ly directed to the subjects of homesteads
and public roads. the latter being very es-
sential to the former. I dwelt somewhat
| on the matter of roads on Hawaii in my
| last letter.
| The president finds a very marked change
! Tor the better since previous visit. in the
| cordia! feelings of the native people to-
| ward himself as representing the govern
ment OF the republic. This was particular
| ly noticeable in the large district of Kona
| on the west side Of the island. where the
people everywhere flocked 20 meet him.
| and at Hookena. principal port, he re-
| ceIved regular ovation from the natives.
At Hflo. the chief town of the island, he
| round the natives less cordial There is a
| large British element in that district. whose
| influence Las been systematically used to
embitter the natives against the govern
ment. Calling on the voyage home at La
! haina. tho whole town turned gu. to vel
come the president with the greatest en-
tnuslasm. This was especially gratifying,
| because until year ago the native popula-
| ton OF Lahaina had been generally very
hitter against the new government.
Before that time the very devoted and
experienced native pastor of the old La
| mama Church. the Rev. Adam Pail CPah-ly)
mad been In great trouble with his parish
icners. who were mostly for the Queen
| While he was heartily for the republic Like
a majority OF the native pastors, and of
the natives Of highest character, he had
become thoroughly alienated from ROYALTY
| on account Of its announcement of vice
and superstition, under which malign in
nuence the native people were fast melting
away. FAN was satisfied from personal ia
hli'arity with that evil influence that
monarchy would soon destroy the nation.
Inc nauve people of his own parish, had
curing his twenty years incumbency
dWindled from 1,5o0 to less than half that
number. They were fairly honeycombed
with sorcery. immortality. and drunkenness.
through the influence Of royalty. Even his
| mated.
Brave Republican Pastors,
Soon after Commissioner Blount was
found to be favoring the queens party.
ana the Ioyalists began to vaunt their ex-
pectauons, great outcry was raised by
inc queens partisans against Pail, who
with several Of the best natives was
known to favor the revolution Some of
the cnurch members rallied I'D the doors of
the church. in order to shut the pastor ont
ms was stopped by the authorities. but
d dGa more man year he held on with
utihcuily. he was marked man. Had
Mr.. Willis succeeded in his abortiye at
tempt to restore the queen, she would nm
queStionahly have taken the lives of Pail
bane a ns Ta me Honolulu pastor. Of Kau-
pastors who had openly sided against her
Quite STIR has arisen In Hilo by reason
o VI one more disreputable element of the
Opposition having voiced itself through the
eoltor OF the Hilo Tribune of Februarv
IN readers OF such scurrilous abuse that tho
directors of the Tribune Company have
p psnaa their reputation of his mali
cious language. They established the naner
10 oppose annexation. but by no means to
nlailgn the government. The result has
oeen public exposure in the BonoluIn
Asoveruser or the evil character of the Hilo
edltor. or whom our supreme court nos
sesses full documentary proof that he was
recently disbarred In Montana on seventeen
counts OF his various rascalities as a LAWYER
Among other things. this Hilo worthy re-
peats with increased virulence some hitter
raining first vented here against a most
becoming and needful act of one or tho
caoinet' OF which occasion was taken to
appeal ,;s 70 native pre1udices, in order to
embltter the people. 1 will quote the Hjlo
editor, IN order to illustrate the habftuaI
poisoning OF the native mind by the worst
white royaIist element But first I viii
STATE that Hon. s. NJ. Damon, at the size
cial request Of the Hon. Charles r Rishpn
superintended the removal of several royai
colnns from the large mausoleum to a
smaller vault in the same grounds. The
frincess Bernice Pauahi Bishop had he
fore her death desired to be interre,, in
such vault, instead of in the more perish
aple ana insecure mausoleum; also that ali
ner royal kindred should be removed
t tii.her WIN ner. AS the last representa-
tive of the regal Kamehameha her wishes
We're respected. massive vault vas
constructed underground; Mrs. Bishops
remains were placed in it; most Of her
the mausoleum. King Kalakaua was nras
ent, and refused to permit the removal of
the bodies of the Kings Kamehameha III
ana III, and their sister, Nahienacua w hom
son of an alleged relationship of his mother
keohokalole. to their royal mother Xeo.
pulanf. kalakaua's body at his death. I'm
1891, was placed in the same mausoleum
bodies Of his two parents to be removed
Ihey had previously failed of admission
being chiefs Of much lower grade than
royal.
An Appeal to superstitions.
Now, nearly five years later, Mr.. Bishop
causes MS royal W1fe's desire to be fully
contaminated through his agent, Mr.. Da-
mon. and the remains Of her relatives to
be placed with her own in a vault of per-
manent security. The massive masonry OF
the vault was dug down to and broken
open. and the immense collins conveyed
within with great labor. The queen dow
ager, KapiolaEi, was present and partici-
pating without protest, although her deceas-
ed husbands former action was being over
ruled. 1t is probable that both she and his
sister. Mrs. Dominis were deeply displeas-
ed. The act was that of Mr. Bishop one
Of the warmest friends and most munifi-
cent benefactors of the Hawaiian race All
was done decently and with propriety, al
though outcry was afterward made that
native prejudices were outraged by failure
to call in old native retalners of the Kame-
hamehas to perform sacred rites appro-
pirate to the refinement OF the chiefs 1t
Is believed that no Hawaiians would have
thought Of any lack of respect had 1t not
been maliciously suggested to them.
Now says the Hilo Tribune: "The minis
ter of this government having to execute
the duty of removing the bones Of Kame-
hameha II and III from their tomb to the
final resting place prepared for them by
Mrs. Bishop, knowing. as he ought that
these bones were held nv the NJ,