The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-20

islands OF the Hawaiian group all tuc
way from ten to fifteen, although two
are little more than barren rocks.
They are divided from each other by
the ssEight Hawaiian Seas, which
are in reality narrow channels although
at times widening to the extent OF five
miles. The greatest expanse Of water
between two islands is twenty-five
miles. The islands have a coast line
of about 500 miles and a total area OF
6,640 square miles.
AREA OF THE ISLANDS.
Oahu, the principal island, although
not the largest, has an area OF 60O
souar. miles and population of 40
oO5. The areas of the other islands
are: Hawaii, 4,21O square miles; Maui,
76o, Kauai, 500; Molokai, 27O; Lanai,
$50; Niihau, 81, and Kahoolawe, 65.
On Oahu is Honolulu, the seat OF
government, and the home of most OF
the wealthy planters and merchants
Yhe harbor of Honolulu is the only
one in the group where vessels can lie
safely at wharf and discharge their
acargoes without the aid Of lighters.
Pearl River harbor, ceded some years
ago as coaling station, lies a few
miles west Of Honolulu.
Possibly the island which is best
known to the civilized world through
romance and history is Molokai, which
contains the leper settlement Of about
1920 sufferers from the dread disease.
Ofthis island and It's fated dwellers
Robert Louis Stevenson has much to
saw in his book "In the South Seas. "
And Mark Twain, too, in Following
the Equator, writes Of the lepers
and pays a graceful tribute to Father
Damien, who laid down his life for
them. Besides the lepers Molokal
has a population Of about 2,3O7, mostly
native.
Kauai has a large number of Ger
mans in its 1892 residents, most OF
whom are engaged in the cultivation
of sugar.
Maui, where Claus Spreckles, the
California sugar king, has his exten-
sire plantations, contains about u, ,'2o
souls.
IDEAL socIAL1sTIc COMMUNITY.
OF sociologicalinterestis the island
of Uiihau, which, although having
population Of only 1O5 persons, has
some of the features of an ideal
,socialistic community. This island
is claimed by an Englishman, who
asserts that he received it from one OF
the former Kings Of the islands. Here
the people live principally PASTORAL
life and raise many sheep and wild
hogs. Chickens roam wild on the
island, and when desired for food or
market they are shot.
Hawaii has population of 49, ,2So.
The government Of the islands and
the conduct Of affairs are practically
~ bon5c of some 3 200 Americans.
By the last census there were among
the whole 100000 Of the population OF
the islands 3,O86 of American birth.
There were $3.50 British, ,432 Ger
mans and about 400 others from
Northern Europe. Besides these
there are $4,000 Portuguese and a few
hundred French, who only need edu-
cation to take useful part in the
affairs Of the land Of their adoption.
The Asiatic population includes 24,-
4O7 japanese and about 2l,6l6
Chinese. The strictly native popula-
Stion numbers 3O,5O4. This is very
slight increase over the few proceeding
years, although there is general De-
lief that the natives are decreasing.
Capt. Cook in 1778, estimated their
numbers at 100000.
NATIVES OF GENTLE DISPOSITION.
The late Judge Fernandez, in his
history Of the Polynesian races,
traces the Hawaiians' origin to an
Aryan beginning somewhere in Asia
or Arabia. Their spirit of kindness,
of sympathy and desire to please first
attracted the attention Of the mission
aries. The islanders were ready to
learn, and to-day the proportion OF
illiterate persons among Hawaiians is
probably smaller than in any other
country. Fifty years ago the native
language was used almost exclusively
in the schools, but for the last ten
years it has gradually been done away
with. To-day there are 1900 native
children attending English schools.
The Government maintains three
select or high schools, two OF which
are in Honolulu and one in Hllo, the