Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-26

thousands and built with the money OF the
truest and noblest Hawaiians Of them ALL
that he then was forging the chains which
would pull ard bind him down to eternal
damnation IN the minds of the Hawaiians.
that he was widening the chasm that sep
arates the whites from the Hawaiians:
that he was tearing agape the bleeding
wound CT dethronement which il was hoped
was healing, and pouring therein worm
wood and gall"
Resting Place Of Royal Bones.
I have a feeling Of shame at having
copied all this sel,seless vituperation. Gross
| ignorance is betrayed in IL The remains
| were not visitle bones but were In heavy
lead coffins requiring fourteen men to ham
die one. Native prejudices are all in the
| direction Of the most absolute concealment
and protection of royal bones. which were
liable to be captured and desecrated by
eremies. Those prejudices were in favor
OF the solid VI derground vault rather than
the above-ground tomb, which might easily
be broken open II unguarded. as il was liza
lie to be In the lapse of generations The
oestiy gold and silver plates outside the
Collins and more or less jewelry within
would supply the motive for violation. The
royal remains Of the Kamehamehas all
new rest In substantial security. Those Of
kalakaua and his kin are still insecure.
As to special native "obsequies" on such
an occasion, that was an afterthought. GER
tainly never suggested by kapiolani to
Mr.. Damon The task was a gruesome one,
carefully and faithfully executed in full
filling the desire of his greatly honored
friend and patroness, the Princess Pauahi.
1t is an interesting fact that the remains
o. King Liholiho kamehameha III and his
favorite queen. Kamamalu, rested for forty
years iE a large tomb in Lahaina, which
the writer was oEce permitted to enter.
They shared the tomb with several other
royal collins. all of which were later re-
moved to the Honolulu mausoleum. In 1925
this King Liholiho, with his wife and sew
eral chiefs Of note. visited England. In a
short time the royal couple died of measles,
q few hours apart. Their remains We're in
cased in heavy lead collins and sent 10
their Lahaina home by the British frigate
Blonde. commanded by Lord Byron, Q
cases were covered with scarlet broadcloth,
still quite fresh, studded with gilt nails.
The other cases were made in Imitation Of
these.
The Princess Pauahi did not desire to have
others than her own royal kindred share
her own tomb She and her two surviving
relatives Queen Emma and Princess Ruth,
were all deeply Offended on the occasion Of
kalakaua's coronation In 1883 by his POM
pously proclaiming himself. through q
ties Of "Aiwohi," ''Pio" and ..Nianpio"
These were special inheritances Of the
blue5t royal blood, to which Kalakaua had
ladies named in consequence, refused to
grace the ceremony with their presence but
We're conspicuous TO the public at Mr..
Bishops house. thus openly displaying their
contempt and reprobation.
Mixed Parentage.
Kalakaua's mother. Keohokalole perhaps
had some very remote descent from royalty
She was a th:rd-grade chief. His reputed
father, Kapaakea, was of even lower rank
whose father, Kamanawa, was hung in 1912
for poisoning his wife-the first execution Of
u Ind In q ,al
Kalakaua and Mrs. Dominis was a lusty
mulatto shoemaker, named John Blossom,
As 10 this parentage Of the king the fact
Is wholly unquestioned, although the friends
or Mrs. Dominis do not admit such a re.
lationship in her case. There is however.
surviving legitimate son of John Blossom
now living In Honolulu, who bears a marked
resemblance not only to the brother but
| also to the living sister. Kalakaua was him.
self always proud of his mixed blood, which
he conceived to lend him both mental and
physical superiority. The latter was GER
tainly So 1t also seems quite evident that
the ex-Queen inherits certain abilities and
qualities Of force which did not come with
her Polynesian blood. Kalakauas features
showed more of the white element than hfs
sisters do. 1t is to be borne in mind that
In consequence Of the general irregularity
and uncertainty as to paternity among
Hawaiians, rank always was reckoned from
the mothers side rather than from the
father. In the very highest rank, however,
special precautions were used to render the
paternity certain. kalakaua and his sister
both were always regarded by the older
natives as semi-plebeian.
Commercial affairs are looking bright in
Hawai-. With SIS a ton for sugar. and an
immense crop coming in, our planters ride
on wave of prosperity. Their increased
proftS stimulate AL business. All imports
will accordingly be large: that means big
revenue from customs. which relieves the
straitened finances. Rich plantations will
bear high assessments. so that taxes will
be increased. Altogether, the outlook for
the year seems most favorable. IL Con-
gress now arranges for our cable, and pro-
v.des for the Nicaragua canal. We shall
feel so good that We can, If needful, wait
yet longer for annexation.