The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-22

. fire programme OF instrumental ard
vocal numbers was rendered. The violin
eC.o OF Gerno. D'Albart. a brother Of
EsTssn's ncsed wIollnist. was the gem OF
NE svsasng. He played anGan.e and ale
sresto movements by Gsgoas. Mr. w. Mar
tias accompanying On me organ
DIR Gowen. after ; se~w Introductory re-
marks. suggested that scene might think
ahe pas. history Of Hawaii Ill only for the
HUMBER room of Clio. that tbs story of It's
snonarcay Was bat the record OF savage
siase. now ftiy consigned 10 oblivion. To
those accustomed 10 the greatness Of other
lands II might seem Mark Twain de-
clarsG. iiae machinery Of tae Great East
err asa . saF1lne box" and the whole story
lit only for the lIbretfo OF Gilbert and
Sullivan opera.
Il wan; TO show you, however" said
Mr.. GowsI. that In the consolidation Of
the Hawaiian Kingdom there was expended
A. much genius and prowess as mas gone
to Abe making Of many q mighty empire
OF the West. II IL not necessary 10 10
back to the misty past and describe the
severance u :se Peiynes!an stock from the
parent race on the Aryan Highlands. or TO
dGscrsbs their adventurous Journeys on
their way southwark through India, Java,
Fiji. Samoa and Tahiti. until the estab-
lishmsnt Of the nrss colonies In their ISL
"A
nor Is II necessary 10 relate the wonderful
legends 81 the primitive heroes Of Hawaii
IA the days when The gods mingled among
men ia mortal combat
1T is intended only 10 go back to time
. little over century ago: 10 time when
otir own national history Was beginning
ard 70 deal for the most part with figure
an conspicuous Ia his way as was Wash
engicu In Aneriea-kamehameh The first.
the Napoleon OF the Pacific whose statue
in front OF 'Ie legislative buildings in
Honolulu meets the eye of every visitor"
1 World of Warriors.
The speaker then proceeded 10 give some
account u the world Into which Kane
hs.neha made his appearance. a world Of
warriors who fought without shieidg and
died without fear. whose implements for
agriculture and war were but Of wood.
stone Ard bone. get he erected vast tenn
pisr, built immense fish ponds. constructed
canoes over hundred fest In leagth. navi-
gated b. the stars. submitted 70 the tabu.
observed circuTgcissoa, built cities Of ref
uge and kept alive from generation TO
generation the wonderful genealogical
chants which tell Of the creation the fail
the desuge and the history Of their kings.
An account was then given OF ancient
Hawaiian society. divided into the three
glasses Of chiefs. priests and people.
TIE customs Of the chiefs Were described.
SFEI ffEt ~ ara powers, Ef3E humber o. tnetT
attendants and the rtgsdi;y u the cours eth
qaette. whose infringement was punished
by desth. The weapons and the methods
Of warfare. the par; played therein by the
women and the priests rec~avsd-tietaiied
treatment. and then came Il description 81
The prtents. their po8srs and influence due
90 their right sf seleet.us the human SAFE
staoes and "a shtis Skill Ia medicine astroi-
ogy and wsEa.srl. me great Institution
Of Taba. wgth tJa% complex system OF re-
strSctiofs good ana bad was described at
iength
The lecEar1r plunged into the life e
kameaamenss Describing his hlrta amid
she noise % aS storm and me shouts II
wsgrfgfs on that memorable November
might. ilss; the mystery 81 his birth re-
niniag III II the lesuud Of King Arthur:
his e4urAtiun az as Hawaiian boy Qnler
the rsa39n neA warrior keku;aut1o urder
xAen3 Be became The moe, exiert sgeiT~
mar II TawaE. fsts initiation iuto reai
warfare Casre When kaianicpGu !etl his IL
fateG expedited into Haul ard 80 battle
al Yssc stand Ai.s." whcp Ia haats uobeSsc
q! Hawai- ~e.i down hsfose tap grim ad
chief 4 xhekia. was @lv,ly described
~ thtx poist tae arrival - Capt. Cock
mad. AL sGsch Ia she history - the Isl
snds TIE handbag - the explorer II
Oahu. ~ February. lis. the ruulors tfat
eptss5 tarcysgh tae group thst the Divine
Lone Ind argsVea ayuoag them. the depart
ARE 81 Cock and hts refwFn III November
prepared fAv way fcF the stcfy og the ira X
vssy of kesiskekaa 1as. r. February I'm
TIE murder - Cook VS. a14er.het! as Ne~
lrg provoked hH the ear etess-eS$ sp1 ~
.nstgcc e she saf3ars- The country was
devastated e. sl:yriY gat sNtps. tae temples