The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25


- pied by his rifs arse aaasnseF,
retained home on tne sarss
ss.s Yser hooking the better for BIS TRIP ara
de4.gtted with aiE experience Insy pas
In three days At Tfjlo and SIX Gays Al Hone
Iuss,. Speaking OF his trip yesterday, ar.
EsfNsa said
."Tsas SANDS constituting the present ter
r.tory q Hawaii are twelve II number. y,
only eight are inhabited, heaes Re eight
ssr:pes in the Hawaiian flag. Four ere
a follows: Hawai-. II which HEso 3 tas
principal port $50 square r1iiss. Astn.
eE square miles. Rsss1osa~e, ~ sa.age
sniies; Lana, 80 sq'safs mus m MOT. ~
10 square miles. oahu. on Brsic1 : ft0,so-
iaja. SCI aatarf gi41e@; KAMA, vi 81 AR
miles. rssihaa, 70 sasssre miles, total Ok
abort 6 I1e E4fiars miles.
ssT.f,s population o. the Islands fer sorg
time Gessrea<s3. A. the first census IN ias-
/: Was isosis. al natives in lsas, ia, re.
~ the asts q the laat CENSUS taken,
was 100 GO. and consisted Of;
1arAnexs RI 90 Chinese .sis
HswatAns ina Portuguese -. Ia-i3i
fty@1 -. 80 .s0s Other races s.ax2
.'esnce the above census the total fgopala-
tior has increased not 10 exceed s,@" 20
1850 an immigration iass have trea
rgsytdly enforced. and the imgsoT talon 81
Chinese and Japanese ags ssspss<Iea N
crsaxang whis.h Seems Asre az wei as else
where To .oilow the Introduction OF our
modern civilization.
1.-The exports Of the Hawaiian siauis for
the year 1870 were in value sasvzl. s1s-fa, tfse
principal items being
sugar SIS, 81 az. 13 Bananas ....ss5,SfZ9S
Rice ...... Zz5.51s51; Wool .+...-.- = s9fs4
Coffsss -. 3e.sa6.s2 Ulties ......- ~ ass
''Pansa ppies. ta.sox, honey. etc, make up
he balance. These exports were practi-
cally all made to tbs United States
Imports for lssT were il value - .sss.-
sas.es: OF wilieh over z per cent came from
In the past have been almost entirely win
AID through San EranelSeos but the estab-
lsshneht OF permanent ane U 9. steamers
CIR merchants and manufacturers 10 secure
a considerable portion of this trade, a. the
-four feedsss:ffs, hay. etc.. are ali imported
ideally 40 manufactures OF any kind on the
islands
Hut little was known OF these islands nn-
III The advent Of Capt Cook In IT'S, but they
became generally known BY his fate. Tie
xAs killed by the natives February II. 17Ie
lie NAMED the group Sandwich Islands
miraIty. In 1855 Kamenameha I, subtu-
gated the people. who had Heretofore been
divided into tribes each ruled by It's chief,
ard established an absolute monarchy.
founding line OF kings which held sway
until 1872, when II became extinct upon the
death Of kamebameha V. and tho Ha-
waslan chiefs elected William Lunallo
King. who rasgncd but little over a year.
Ia died without Issue, ard David Kalt-
kaua vas elected. The people were given
q constitution by kdmehameha Ill. and
the monarchy became limited In fSs2. KAT
aka,ia died Ia San Francisco, and was sue
ceeded by his s.sier. Queen LIliuok a.aui.
who ruled until the establishment % the
republic by ths people in 1888. VITA which
event and the Subsequent history your
readers are familiar
The vacant arabic lands are pretty well
.aken ~. although on the .slana Of Hawaii
u was said that about - OBJ acres OF coffee
Lands we're soon 10 be offered for raj Is by
the government, They have simple and
direct ANS EoNsrnsag the disposition OF
government lands - settlers. upon easy
terms Of payment. hU. strict ~ 10 the TN.
pfpxesnsat 81 Sans Ia provided ia the Law.
IF,s weather was charming and the
tropical conditions ~ rs new. novel and
Beautiful, A. HAa We Visited the sugar
ana eeffess plan,At oa8. also the volcano OF
hliss,isa on me mountain of Mauns Loa.
which IN height - ofiy a fsw fest less
than Noun; Rainier. The crater IL about
seven mites in diameter. from ~ 10
go feet below the level OF the ooun-
try. full Of scoFiaa and lava In an
fantastic EaFfna. ana the Dit. from the
center Of whlsn the volcano was actfve
b about haif a mile across ard go feet
asep- u = nov merely an ash pit All
through this crater. however, steam and
smoke issue os4t of assures and lava and
the Whole surface In places n so hof tina,
ys'u can scarcely walk on It. Pieces os
paper thai ! would put down any II thoTse
fsasares would Immediately ie7slte
1850 Is on the Island Of Hawaii one
or the principal sugar and coffee pro-
dieers 81 the group. Tho sugar pro<.ue.
ton last Wear was upwards Of eisn tons
Tia total Ereaiuetien OF all she Islands was
ahout "a. 81, io zsseso tons Of sugar. Coffee
Il comparatively In It's infancy ana some
SEQ 10 5000 acres on this ore island which
IN all In cultivation. has not vet reached
its maturity. although this year IL II ex-
reessd tha; they viii have about Is eoa
tane for export
Tropical fruits OF all kinds bananas
cocoanuts, oranges. gslaSas tsread fruit AMI
hundreds az other varieties AL grow In
great abundance. wild "a well as under naI-
fsvat1on. The population Of this island Is
about Mfs
''liIla ia Il bright little city Of about s.Jge
People. several ssattle people are there
and doing well. Among them WE'RE & II
THROWN. former deputy sheriff here Gilbert
4. Little. known IN legal circles. ard sew
erai osasss whose nsnneS t cannot Row
recall
THE climatic conditions there al this
season are IDEAL end tina general health
Of The nssrfs's ia gcot The native Hawai-
iarss ia thesr original conditions their mode
Of living etc. are better seeR AZ lilo than
sa Honolulu. We sssw native wetnen SEATED
on the aide ~ brooks washing taolr clothes
Dstssg a faS stone for waShtspaTd the
same ga WAS iagfe the river Jordan
when che SAWYER was on earth. The natlve