The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-27
FACTS ABOUT HAWAII.
May Be You Have Seen Them Be-
fore, but They Will Yet Bear Re

fore, but They Will Yet Bear Re
petition.
From the Pittsburg Times.
The annexation of the territory of
the republic of Hawaii will increase
the area of the United tates by about
$40 square miles and it's population
by about 10000 There are eight is
lands In the group which are inhabited,
and four small uninhablted islets. The
group is situated between latitude IS
degrees 55 minutes and % degrees Is
minutes north, and longitude 15f de-
grees 55 minutes and 100 degrees Is
minutes west. 1t is about 200 miles
southwest of San Francisco and is
about one-third of the distance from
the latter city to Manila.
PHYSICAL FEATURES.
The largest of the group is Hawaii,
which has an area Of 4,21O square
miles. The island is the most southern
and also the most eastern of the group.
1t is of triangular shape and consists
of a sloping belt of coastland, a high
central plateau and three principal
mountains, Mauna Kea, 1888 feet;
Mauna Loa, an active volcano, 1858
feet and Mauna Hualalai, 1922 feet.
Many hundred square miles of the is
land are covered with recent and bar
rem lavas. Near the shore the natives
cultivate sweet potatoes upon lavas
that are hardly cooledI pulverizing
the scoria and mixing it with a little
vegetable mold. The principal town
upon the island is IIilo, on the north
west coast, which is rainy, fertile and
highly tropical in appearance. The
leeward coasts of the island are vol
canic, overhung in many parts by a
steep, bleak mountain. Herds of wild
cattle roam in the mountain forests
Maui, the second island in size, is
situated northwest of Hawaii and con-
taiEs an area Of 80 square miles. 1t
is composed of two mountainous PEN
insulas connected by a small isthmus.
Mauna Haleaka, on the eastern PEN
insula, Is 10000 feet high. The prin-
cipal town on the island is Lahaina,
on the northwest coast. Off the south
west coast of Maui is the uninhabited
islet of Molokini and southwest of the
latter is the island of Kahoolawe.
which has an area of SO square miles.
Northwest of Kahoolawe,, and separ-
Maui by the Avau channel, is the is
land Of Lanai. containing $50 square
miles. Northwest of Maui and Lanai
is the long, narrow island of Molokai,
containing 20 square miles, upon
which is situated the famous leper
settlement. Northwest of Moiokai is
the island of Oahu, containing 800
square miles, and on the southwest
coast of which is situated Honolulu.
The highest mountain peak On Oahu
is 1910 feet high. Northwest of Oahu
is the island of Kauai, containing 500
square miles. 1t is tropical in charac-
ter fertile, and abundantly watered,
as is Oahu. Southwest of Kauai is
Niiihau, containing 81 square miles
Southwest of Niihau is the islet of
kaula. The islet of Lehua is north of
Niihau. The most northern of the
group is the islet known as Modo Mann
or Bird island.
POPULATION.
According to the census taken on
Sept. q, 1895, the population of the
group was 10000, only one-third Of
whom were females. There were 3d.
019 Hawaiians. S.4S5 part Hawaiians,
24.4O7 Japanese. 21,6l6 Chinese, 1871
Portuguese, $3.50 Americans, 2,257 Brit
ish, 1,432 Germans, 101 French, 37S
Norwegians, ASS South Sea Islanders
and 600 of other nationalities. Homo
lulu had a population of 29,92o. The
people were engaged in the following
pursuits: Agriculture, 1870; fishing
and navigation, 2100; industry, 1885;
commerce and transportation, 2O3l ;
liberal professions, 1850; laborers,
34,43S; miscellaneous pursuits, 1910.
AS to religion there were: Roman
Catholics, 26S63; Protestants, 23.773;
Mormons. 1856 Buddhists and other
cults, 44,S06 without indication, 10,-
1872. In 1890 there We're 17S schools
with 10000 pupils. In 1894 there were
81 vessels belonging to the islands, of
21,549 tons. There are about II miles
of railroads in the islands of Hawaii,
Maui and oahu. There are telegraphs
in Maui, Hawaii and oahu, their total
length being about $50 miles. Nearly
every family in Honolulu has a tele-
phone. The city is lighted by elec-
tricity and has street car lines. The
various islands are connected by tele-
graphic cables.
Although the soil of the islands is
volcanic it is very fertile. Sugar is the
principal crop raised for export. In
1896 the exports of domestic products
were $15,436,000 in value, of which $15,-
40S, 900 went to the United States. The
principal exports were sugar, for $14,-
$4,000; rice, for s195,OO0, and bananas,
for $l25,0OO. The total value of the
imports for 1896 was $7,165 900, of which
s5,464 900 came from the United States,
$756,OOO from Great Britain, $299 900
from China, s276,O00 from Japan, sl14,-
900 from Australia, $14s.0O0 from Ger
many. and $lOS,OOO from other coun-
tries. The total receipts of the govern
ment in 1896 were $1,997,S SIS and the
expenditures s1,904,191. The amount
of the public debt on December 81,
1896. was s4,1S6,l74. The army consists
of a regiment of eight companies num-
bering 476 officers and men. From
these facts and figures an intelligent
idea can be gathered concerning the
island territory which is henceforth to
be under the flag of the Stars and
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