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'srnan," such being the meaning OF that
word. The argument as reported bore
a suspicious reaem hlance to that IN the
correspondence between President Ed
wards and DR.. Samuel Hopkins. One
said, He cannot be god, for he Is cruel,
vindictive and greedy" The other said,
"You cannot tell how 9 god viii act,
and perhaps"-
It was the familiar issue, Are right
and wrong absolute, and is the moral
law obligatory on Deity as on mortals?
Well, the Edwards party, SO to speak,
carried the day, and it was decided that
the supposed Lono should be put to
the test A blow-not mortal-was
struck; the captain groaned and blood
flowed. "Kanaka, mop "a man, indeedD
cried the slleptics. "Oa! Oa" (True,
TrueD screamed the others. "Kanaka,
nor and he was at once dispatched.
sEAnd," added Mr.. Broughton, ''when
the old men told US this the tears stood
in their eyes, for they were GRnong the
few who continued to believe that Cook
was a god, or at least a superior being"
With the horseback ride thence to
Kilauea and the descent into the crater
all general readers are familiar. Every
body knows how Pele, the devil goddess of
the Kanakas, used to hold her fiery court
in the flaming lake; how the flaments
of lava, like glassblowers' thread"
thrown OF by the fiery waves, were be-
Leved to be her hair; how the natives
when warned by well known signs that
an eruption was near, threw many fat
hogs and other articles OF value into the
lake, and finally how the brave Princess
Kauikulani, to convince her people that
idolatry was foolish. descended into the
crater without the usual ceremonies and
returned unLurt to her amazed people.
Is it not all written in mission reports
and Sunday school books?
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VIEW oF RONnLu1u.

6sh and Americans, but before reaching
our hotel we saw that those were only
the advance guard of porters, small
traders, agents for this and that, idle
sailors and the general hotsam and jet
sam Of q port in the tropics which is the
common resting place of rovers of all
nations
From the center Of the town on, how
ever. We struck it rich in the Kanaka
Hna We saw them Of every age and
many shades of color and in every stage
Of dress and civilization, from the new
arrival from the mountain highlands,
clad only so tar as absolute decency re-
quired. to the cultured gentleman in
blue coat, white vest and truly immacu-
late linen AT every convenient recess
N the side of the street was a group of
natTye women. but there was not the
sane variety in their dress. With scarce
y an exception each wore a sort of
Mother Hubbard Of blue cloth, and
whether walking, sitting or riding-and
many Of them were riding and always
astEide-they managed this single gar
ment with the same modest grace l had
noted among those In the boats.
The streets are of fair width, and in
places seemed to me whittier than was
agreeable and rather dusty AS there is
nearly always breeze enough at sea to
refresh one, felt oppressed at first by
the dead calm in the air, and retiring to
the courtyard of the hotel was Just say
ing It was hotter than / had been led to
expect when felt a strong, cool breeze.
In three minutes at the furthest the sky
Yves overcast and almost black; in 10
minutes more the rain was pouring in
volumes, which, as it seemed to me.
threatened to wash the town away.
naturally supposed that open air sight
seeing was done with for that day, but
my local mentor, to whom had brought
letters from Salt Lake City, laughinglv
replied; Wait wee. You are not in old
England now, nor yet IN Utah"
In an hour the sky was bright and
clear as ever. In another the streets
were in splendid condition, and next
morning they were dusty again. then
learned three things which surprised me
very much: That at least one-fourth Of
the entire population of the little king
dom live in Honolulu; that the CITY rests
not on tbs true rock Of the islands or
volcanic deposits, but on a sort of fat
built mp by the coral insect, and that
three-fourths of the Hawaiians of all
races live in very narrow belts around
the islands. The interior Of Hawaii es-
peoi&uy is an almost untrOdden waste.
2hs corallins basis of Honolulu is SO
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Liliuokalani.
Kamehameha I.
HAWAIIAN MoNARCHs.

HAWAIIAN MONARCHS.
European annals. Originally each island
had its own king, and some more than
one, but about a century ago arose the
great Kamehameha, and in a series OF
wonderful campaigns reduced them all
under his rule.
He is the great Hawaiian hero, the war
riOr, king and sage, the David and Sol
omon and Haroun al Raschid all in one.
But it is great mistake to say, as many
recent writers have done, that the civii-
cation he fostered was purely native and
original, and still more to begin Hawaiian
history with Cooks voyage. A hundred
years before that the islands were visited
by white men and many times between
that date and Cooks visit. White men
lived on the islands even before Kane
hameha's reign. They had introduced
many improvements, and he had the as
sistance of some of them in his wars
He was succeeded by five kings of his
blood, who took his name as a title, but
were known by other names. Of these
Alexander died in 1888, and Lot late in
1879, William LunalilO taking the crown
in January, 1873. David Kalakaua was
elected to succeed him in 1874, and in
1891 he died and gave place to LiliuoKa-
lani
Now, the old royal line expired as
aforesaid with King Lot, and as King
Bill and Kalakaua, though of ancient
royal stock, had to be voted into power,
there was necessarily some lowering of
the royal dignity and lessening of the
royal prerogative. And as liberal con-
stitution haG been adopted and govern
ment established somewhat on the Eng
lish model, there is really no change
perceptible to the mass of the people in
adopting provisional government semi
republican in tone.
And through all this century, while
civilization was rapidly progressing and
later while Christianity was becoming
dominant, the KRnakas were fading away
at rate unprecedented since the tender
natives of the West Indies died off under
Spain's harsh rule. First, the wars of
Kamehameha wrought havoc, and as the
last of these warsWas ending there came
a mysterious Pestilence which reduced
the population by one-fourth or more
Diseases introduced by prohigate sail
ers doubtless wrought some destruction,
but not nearly so much as has been re-
ported. Then came the lepFesy (or rather
it deyeloped) and for time threatened
general destruction. Even now it is a
great curse, but not SO destructive as
formerly.
Beyond all these known causes, how
ever, there are causes not understood
A too rapid civilization is often fatal to
primitive races. The sudden inflow of
new impressions ON unprepared nerve
centers breaks them down. The wear
Ing of clothes seemed for a time to make
the native women barren, as they paid
60 attention to the ordinary rules for
keeping their raiment in healthful con
ds&:on. Another cause has lately bean
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assigned in these wordss 'sHawad is q
holiday laud-a lazy land-s soft, lux
urlous, votuptuous land-and the de-
presEon from safety Is correspondtngly
great. There is no set purpose IN life,
no firm and high resolve, and so when
melancholy comes It kills"
No other man dies SO easily and gently
as a true Kanaka. He can lie downand
die whenever the notion takes him, and
with no apparent disease. This happens
among many dark races, but with none
so often as the Kanakas. Captain Cook
guessed their number at 400, 900, and it
may have been half that. In 1922 the
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kANAkA ePggoh ANn RELIeIoN.

Row the IsIands Were Built Up AnA How
ChRlseianlHed.
The first task for me. pursuant TO my
business on the islands, was to learn .
little OF the language, which deserves a
paragraph or two, especially as many
native names must appear In the re-
xnainder of this article. found it quite
easy Of requirement. Every word and
every syllable In every word ends with
a vowel, and every vowel is pronounced
almost exactly as in German There is
of course a syllable to every vowel, but
in ordinary and rapid pronunciation the
effect is precisely the same as in German
and Spanish-that Is, au or ah-Oo, is
practically pronounced Ow, as in now"
40 is nearly the same, but it is rather
more tony to pronounce these two dis
tinctly separate. Al is, similarly, pro
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The Americans, however, prevailed
upon the British cabinet to annul these
acts. And if Hawaii is now annexed,
what2
The Kanakas are about as well qualified
to run a republican government as so
many school children of the intermedi-
ate grade. The boys of any English or
American high school are ten times bet
ter qualified. The Chinese are not even
to be thought Of as voters. Equally so
all the other dark peoples. The POrtu-
guese are somewhat better. Evidently,
if annexed. HawaH-Nei cannot be state
or even a territory. The 10th amend
ment must be ignored from the start,
and such must be the condition for half
a century at least In short, the an
nexed region must be an absolute de-
tendency, ruled like a British crown
colony OF distant military post-an alb
normity for which the constitution Of
: the United States makes no provision.
JOHN f. WnLOUGHRY..
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fertile little tracts, and the Kanalas have
here and there cultivated patches near
the mountains, where the lava seems to
have cooled but yesterday.
We took what is called the new route
to visit Kealakeakua bay, where Captain
Cook was killed, and of that tragedy 1
received q very curious account from a
Mr.. Broughton, an aged Briton, who
reached the islands as a sailor in 1910.
He had it direct from two aged Kanakas
who witnessed the killing. 1t seems that
after Captain Cook had carried matters
with a high hand for awhile two par
ties formed. One said he was Lono, the
god; the other that he was KaDazaa or
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years ago
Totals. $3.50 $3.50 sO,leO

OF these about %, 600 live in Honolulu,
which is the Paris of the north Pacific.
All the arurements of life abound.
Hard work is left to the Chinese for the
most part, and active business to other
foreigners With at least half the popu-
lation social life is the only life. Re
ceptions, teas and club meetings, polit-
ical demonstrations, visits to the popu-
lace and to vessels in the harbor, rides
and drives, poi suppers and bathing par
ties, chatting in the groves and loung
ing and smoking in the gardens-such
was life in Honolulu while l was there,
and Icannot learn that there has been
Rny change
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ran ana did not rscurn." Nearly all Ehs
stone buildings Ia Eilo were shaken
down. The missionaries record with o
sort Of grim humor that their bookcases
were upset and the books went trmbhng
over the house. Trees swayed and fell,
stone fences went down. and vast noun
tain masses rolled into the sea- One
missionary adds, 30 gravely that We
must not suspect him Of a joke, that
they prayed with unusual fervor and
sang
On Jordan's stormy banks we stand,
east ErfEb11f a1ya
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THE OPERA BouFFE KINGDOM.

Such Hawati-Nei Has Been Since Kane
haIneha's Line Died Out.
So many little things have interested
me that almost forgot King Bill. He
had ascende the throne (fguratively
speaking) only two months or so before
my arrival, King Lot having died with
out issue William Lunalilo was his
royal name, believe, but he was gener-
ally called King Bill for short, and he
was the first monarch of Hawaii-Nei not
Of the Kamehameha stock The history
Of that line is as fascinating as any in
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KEALAKEAKUA BAY, THE SCENE OF CAP
TAIN COOKS DEATH.

missionaries placed it at $4,000. The
first regular census, in 1882, returned
the population at 1S0,91 In 1872 the
natives were returned at Sc, 500 and all
others at 1855, and then the tide turned.
The pure Kapakas, it is true, have de-
creased little, but foreigners and half
breeds have increased rapidly, and here
is the last official census, taken two
wears ago:
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Dnen that wataP runs through 10 Gs
through tlne Sieve. and 80, though 1t
may rain ak days In succass1Oa, the
straets win DO dry on the seventh.
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Christianity-The Native Language and
Reigion-oueer Habits and Customs.
An Opera BOufs KIngdOn1-The Tragedy
of Captain COOk-The Worlds Grandest
Volcano.
Copyright, 1881
Theren enever was a loveher March morn
ing than that on which Honolulu first
rose to my sight. Yes, literally rose,
for we had gotten close in during the
night. The sky was not perfectly clear
till just at daylight. and there was no
lingering dawn as in the far north
Scarcely had our strained eyes made out
the bold prOmOntory of Diamond head
$50 called, was told, because there are
no precious stones in the islands) when
suddenly the grand sweep of mountains
came into view, and then, as if a fat in
a theater had slid back and disclosed
gorgeous tropical scene, Honolulu rose
to sight. It was perfectly delightful
surprise. worth coming thousand miles
70 see.
There was the usual delay in getting
close in, and we had scarcely time to
view the city by the rosy light when we
saw many people running toward the
beach It seemed to me that they did
edge. but jumped into their canoes,
which moved off al once, andin a few min
utes the Kanalzas were swarming about
the ship or climbing on deck. Our lady
passengers, having heard dreadful
things" were prepared to blush accord
ingly. and the more roguish among the
gentlemen anticipated some fun, but
both were disappointed The native men
were dressed quite $3.50 for boatmen,
and though the few women who came
near wore each a single garment they
managed 1t with womanly skill. In
truth, one may see much more reckless
exposure at any bathing resort. It was
later and in the interiOr-but antici-
pate.
The rising sun now sent its brilliant
glare upon Honolulu and showed US
what? Was it a child's toy village sud
denly enlarged or transformation scene
IN a fairy pantOmime? There were
pluHed coCoanut trees and curious
palms, great banks of flowers in one
place and q regular English sward in an
other, trailing vines and bare, hot look
ing places, and here and there patches of
neglected land, which looked dry and
arid. It was evident at first view Of the
houses that the old was still struggling
with the new, for regular New England
cottages with green blinds and stone
structures were mingled with mere huts
of straw and tolerably solid adobe build
mgs like those had become accustomed
70 at Salt Lake City.
Ny first impression on entering the
place was that all the true natives had
gone of in their canoes, for we at first
encountered none but Chinese and other
apparently Asiatic people, and then
Portuguese, Frenchmen and few Eng
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PEARL OF THE PACIFIC.
Hawaii Is Richly Endowed With
Wealth and Beauty.
A LAND OF LUXURY AND LAzTNEsg

The Experiences and Observations OF An
American Traveller In the Sandwich Is
lands-Ths Progress of Civilization and
Christianity-The Native Language and
ReiigtOn-oueer Habits and CustOnas-
An Opera BOuRe KInRdOm-The Tragedy
Volcano.
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THE WORLDS eRANDEsT VOLCANO

On Jordan's stormy banks we stand,
And cast a wtshfu1 eye.
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HOW HOOLEY WAS BLEED.
He Had to Divide With So Many
That It Broke Him Up.

London, July 28.-The public exami-
nation in the bankruptcy court into the
affairs of Mr. Ernest Terah Hooley,
the company promoter, for whose pro-
perty, on his OWE application receiver
was appointed on July %, attracted
big crowd of people. The debtor attrib
uted his failure chiefly to his partner, a
man named Rucker, Gripping the bust
ness by drawing out 100000 within
two months.
In detailing the floating of the Dunlop
Tire company, Mr.. HOOley said the
names on the directorate cost between
$4,000 and 800. 900, including those of
Lord AIbermarle 912, 500, and Lord De
La War; &25, 900.
In connection with the 1otation Mr..
HooIey also said he lost 863,000 on
press calls,'' these being shares in
tended for people connected with news
papers," whose names have not been
diVulged though it is expected they will
be made public later.
In the course of his testimony Mr..
Hooley detailed the payments he made
to the newspapers, including, as alleged
the Pail Mall Gazette, the Financial
Post and a number of smaller papers.
When Mr.. HoOley was questioned
about 100000 paid to Harry Marks, ed
itor of the Financial News he denied
that it was connected with the inSer-
ton of 'puffs'' in the paper named.
AS a matter of fact the supposed pro-
fit of the fiotatiOn of the Dunlop Tire
company, amounting to e1,700,0 900, had
been "sweated' away to under $780,
900.
Mr.. Hooley further asserted that he
paid many thousands of pounds for in
Productions to Lords Ashburton, War
wick NOrbury and others, and he test
lied that the Earl of Winchelsea re-
ceived 10000 for acting as chairman of
one of the bicycle tube manufacturing
concerns.
The testimony is creating even more
of a f1utter in the west end of London
than in the CITY proper. The reVela-
tiOns concerning such men as the Earl
of De La War; and the Earl of Abe
marie have been received with aston
ishment. Humorous instances were dis
closed by Mr.. Hooley in which a peer
bearing a proud title would charge the
promoter a sum ranging from $500 to
$4,000 for an introduction to another
peer. Thus, Mr.. Hooley said the Earl
introduction to Lord Grevflle, while
Lord Deerhurst Cwho married Miss
Bonynge of San FranciscO) was paid
6 900 for an introduction to Lord Ash
burton.
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COMEDY DISPELS GRIEF.
Fall of a Pack Mule Over a Cliff Inter-
rupts Santiago Funeral

Siboney, July est was the night of
the battle of the rough riders. The bur-
ial of nine brave men was going on.
The mournful strains of the Tenth reg
iment band echoed sadly over the hills
Two thousand soldiers were lined up
paying a last honor to the dead
sergeant of the Ninth cavalry was en-
gagged in placing a white pine cross over
the rude grave of the fallen.
Suddenly there was a terrific commo-
ton down the = road. Every soldier
grasped his gun firmly. It was thought
that the Spaniards were making an at
tack. The commOtion increased in vol
ume. Men yelled and howled and the
officers were compelled to steady their
commands by words of announcement.
Soon the mystery was solved A
heavily laden pack mule had fallen
down a steep declivity in the trail and
had threatened to devastate a number
of companies. So the funeral came to
an end A shout of laughter went up
and the troops marched onward to sam
tiago on a mirthful mood
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conditions pointed

himself under the conditions pointed
out in article q.
All the necessary duties were per-
formed on the sailing ship with proper
caution and due diligence was exer-
cised in her navigation by her captain
when the character of the fog was ia
ken into consideration.
shire and the officers of his ship are
therefore exonerated from blame for
the collision and its consequences.
Capt. Smith in his report says: cit
appears to me that La Bourgogne as
a mail steamship starting from New
York was not in the position at the
time of the collision as indicated by
the steam lanes on the pilot chart of
the North Atlantic. 1t also appears
to me that it is highly desirable the
rules of following the steamer lanes
should be made more binding on all
steamers navigating the Atlantic when
plying between New York and Euro
pean ports"
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LETTERS NEW SCHEME.
Working on Consolidation of Chica-
90 Street Railways

New York, July 28.-Joseph Letter,
who has been spending a few days in
New York in consultation with his
creditors, left this morning for his home
in Chicago. 1t now transpires that
there were other reasons than those
connected with his financial difficulties
that brought him here, and that he has
been quietly engaged in a scheme to
consolidate the street railways of Chi
cago. His friends say that his father
is backing him in this scheme, and that
the old feud between Yerkes and the
Letters has been patched up.
The street railway manipulation, it is
said, has demonstrated to the satisfac-
ton of young Letter that he can re-
trieve his fortune by bringing about the
proposed consolidation. The scheme
cannot be put through without the con-
sent of the Letter holding in the City
Railway company, which amounts to
1000 shares.
Otto E. Lohrke & Co. of this city,
Letters exporters, have begun friend
ly suit against him to secure claims ag-
gregating nearly $1,000, O0O These
claims, it is said, will be settled.
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a boy, and he turned his aim in an
other direction. At the next shot Mike
Meagher fell dead. In a dozen scenes
like this Johnny Rhodes learned not to
be afraid of Whizzing bullets.
At the fight at La Quasina John was
badly wounded and taken to the rear
for surgical treatment. He wanted to
fight some more. and when night came
he stole out of the hospital and walked
front At daybreak he presented him
self to his captain and was arrested for
leaving the hospital. The affair came
to the attention of Colonel Roosevelt,
VINO, upon inquiry, cOmplimented the
heroism of the young man, ordered his
release, and in his official report of the
hight called. the attention of the secreta-
~ OF war to the bravery and heroism
OF the Kansas boy from Oklahoma,
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SPANS SPIRIT CRUSHED.
Peace Proposal Does Not Create a
RiDpIe

Madrid, July 2S-The news that the
government is suing for peace has
caused neither surprise nor sensation
here The attitude of a majority of the
newspapers shows that the country will
welcome peace if it can avoid the pay
rnent of an indemnity and the loss Of
the Philippines, where, it is now taken
for granted the United States will re-
tain a cOaling station only.
Only a few Carlist, Republican and
independent papers pretend that Amer
ica's demand will not be acceptable.
The kings illness evoked a universal
display of sympathy from the court,
which at the present critical moment,
may not be without effect on the ma
tons future.
Senior Sagasta, the premier, says the
king, when convalescent, will probably
accompany the court to La Granja.
London, July ga special dispatch
says it is reported that the request of
Duke Almodovar de Rio. minister of
affairs, was for an armistice, lasting
until Sunday. It can not be ascertained
whether his action was spontaneous, in
order, If possible to fOrestall the in
vasion of Porto Rico and the fall of
Manila, or whether it was due to the
advice from the vatican and the pow
orc
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berger. who as the marrying parson"
at the Grand Avenue NJ. E. church has
performed hundreds of secret marriage
ceremonies, was secretly married here
by Rev. o. P. Christian of the Sherman
Street NJ. E. church, July 8. The bride
was Miss Ella D. Parrot, who until
Sunday lived with her parents at 1449
Fond du Lac avenue.
Rev. Mr.. Hunsberger did not know
his son was married until several days
after the ceremony has been performed.
The brides parents however, were
aware of the marriage, but were not
present when the ceremony was per-
formed