The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-04

anaana Tits power Of "praylng" any per-
son to death, even his chief or the King,
gives to the native kahuna or sorcerer an
Influence far transcending the force OF
arms among all the tribes of Polynesia.
The board of health of Honolulu seldom
fails to make monthly report of ten or
more deaths of the ordinary natives from
the deadly prayers. +" Death is almost GER
tain TO follow the Vaccinations of ka-
huna unless tho Intervention of kahuna
of greater age can be secured. The victim
sits quietly before his antagonist, takes no
food and but little drink, and dies in few
days.
IAN the divinity that doth hedge
king" must prove of small avail II nail
pairing, a hair, or speck Of the royal sa-
Iva fall into the possession OF any sorcerer
ready for regicide. The kahuna seems to
defy this material, which he addresses as
an idol or fetich praying it to destroy the
life of the victim.
ain many instances, Mr.. Bishop says,
death is due to superstitious belief In
n demon whom the native feels working in
his yitals and whom it is hopeless to re-
sist.
IA conspicuous triumph of the sorcerers
occurs i'm the career of three members of
Liliuokalani's immediate family, and fin
! allv in her loss of right to rule her little
! kingdom of Hawaii Letters from reliable
| sources in 1898 represent the queen to have
, been long in kahuna tolls and vacillating
| pitifully between good and evil counsels
| Sacrifices were offered in the ancient way,
and by the kahunas, in the palace prem
ises. Yet next day we find her calling in
the Protestant clergy for their prayers to
| Jehovah Once more she explained to a
deputation of ladies her desire to do right,
! finally, however, yielding gladly to the
Bladder end.
.Tbe queen reasoned with Parker, her
prime minister, who opposed her conduct.
| She seemed beside herself with terror con-
corning the aumakaas who are threaten
ing to bury her.
"The queen Is acting under the sugges-
tions of the kahunas. witch woman,
Pulcle of Lanai, has announced herself
goddess, threatening the queen, at behest
of the deities, In case she fails to restore
the ancient privileges OF tho sorcerers,
even to re-establishment of the rites. OF
heathendom and repossession OF lands, 70
be taken back from the foreigners"
Clearly conspiracy of kahunas with ava
ricious politicians.
ON case She the queen, fails in all this,
| vengeance Will IOiioW piohPo'J, es"~ DIV
will be buried alive, with anaana."
A native addressing the mob urged the
people to seize and bury her, the kakuna'
assisting. Whenever the snake life has
opportunity, 1t becomes dangerous to al
who would avoid return to the anarchy
and license of the native life Pitied ant
hardened again and again, Liliuokalan
returns to courses alike destructive to her
self and subjects
At the time it seemed incredible, yet thu
history of her brothers and sister point t.
the especially superstitious and yielding
nature of this family Leleiohoku, brother
and heir apparent of Kalakaua, is known
IN have been prayed to death. The write
well remembers Likelike' bright ant
charming princess, we'll educated ant
speaking French and English. An erup
ton of the volcano Kilauea had persisted
nearly nine months, when the akuas an
nounoed that royal victim must he sacri
! feed to stay the progress Of the advancing
lava. Likelike immediately. oIered, hsrseI