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

were stripped for nrewcod, the tabus I'M
Needed and the license OF the white men
Disguised even the heasaen- To Cock, TOO.
was admittedly due the Introduction OF
those terrible diseases which have dscimat-
ed the population
Free to Make War.
The departure Of the ships left the chiefs
free To- make war upon one another. On
the death Of Kalaniopnu the crown OF the
enc isian1 o. Hawaii was left TO kfwalao
and the charge Of fhe war idol to Kane
han,eha, bu. then came the quarrel which
led to the death Of Kiwaiao and broke the
island chiefs Up into three factions instead
Of two One after another the following
events were described: Bitter war, the
marriage Of Kazleaamelaa TO kaaasasann-
the beautiful young princess. born with the
yellow feather In her mouth; the war WITH
Maui. In which Kamehameha avenged the
hattie OF the sand hills; the embassies o
Kauai for the purpose of obtaining wiz
ard, 10 Oahu. 10 obtain from kaaekih the
.-posson goddess Of Moiokai." and the visit
10 MoIckai TO seize the princesses Of the
ROYAL house. Then came the news OF the
revolt Ia Hawaii and the return Of Kane
hameha, leaving his recent conauests, 10
begin again. The romantic march OF the
army Of keoua across the crater OF kii-
auea and the destruction OF q third OF his
army by the sulphur fumes. were dealt
with and kamehsmeaa described strong
IN the favor OF the volcano goddess, and
In the possession Of the poison goddess. the
war god Kali the miraculous coYich trQm-
pet. and the two white men, Young and
Davis with their red mouLned guns.
The coming Of Vancouver. in 1872. soon
after ;ae capture and sacrifice Of keoua,
formed a pleasing episode in the story.
since yancouyePs influence upon the ma
tives was always Of the very best. Under
.. H. b. q
ha,neha Of his do.ninions 20 the British
crown In 1874. & cesston, however, never
ratiSlsd by the home government. Kane
hameha however recognized even then
sha. the security % his Kingdom demanded
The protection Of some strong outside
power.
Vancouver having left, the conquest was
resumed the dlssenS.ons in Maui following
the death Of Kahekiii giving the Hawaiian
chief his opportunity. kagnehameha swept
the seas with bis "grea: armada" took
Maui without resistance and landing on
Oahu, fought the great battle ii Suuanu
Pail, which settled the fate OF the islam IS
for century ana united he eight islands
under one sway
kamehameha's Reform.
The work II Kamehameha was described
as ruler. his reform Of the Land Jaws tact
fu! dealings with the chiefs. people and
foreigners. bis encouragement Of agricul-
ture and commerce. his periodical journeys
through the islands cousecrating temples
s0ppress.ng bT!gandage ard collecting rev.
cnue. The story vas told OF bis learning
- ride horse a. 80 az his breaking away
from the lncipient temptation - drunken
ness and Of his death IN May 1919 IN
the faith - his fathers N Ka!iua. Tbs cere-
nlcny Of dispos.ng % the bones 81 the dead
ehisf. Ms burial. like his BIRTH a secret;
were described and tae lecturer concluded
as Follows.
What advantage was 81 for Hawai-. 20
POSSESS the bones when T. lost the spirit?
The Hawaii 81 the afisrt.Ine. with all ia
b0astei advance in civilization. could only
sweep heroic ashes NJ for hour glass
sand II was in vain with tie blight e
leprDsy and death upon the race~-the ter
rihle legacy ~ her contact with the civil
tad and Christian warld~-fcr her graves
10 remain 10 fmpiore her future 10 be
strong ani not afraid
III kamehameha inspires mon row as
when be lived Il must e- men % another
Tilca who wjil leAy9 1o claim him, brother
worthy 81 honor and renown. Yet he could
rsof altogether die and indeed he reixned
hong after his death. lie Cvershadowed all
his progeny and was IRE real king I'll the
sevpler dropped fsen the hands q MS last
sncresx0r. Alas the greatest chili 81 the
Pacific. 'f~ctu chaos untH nov tae Alex
andcr. the Caesar. the Alfred % MS race
appeals in vain 10 his osn y}ostsTity. Bat
W. may wei, let his life and example ap-
peal 20 us ana win his land annex his
memory and
'' 70 such q name
Preserve = brad approach 81 fame
And vVer-sch0nE avc1u.s u song"