The times., 1898-06-19
FACTS ABOUT HAWAII.

There are twelve Islands In the la
waiian group. of which the largest are
Hawaii, Maui. Oahu. Kauai, Moloki. La
nai Nlihau 'Kahoelawe.
Total area OF the islands is $50 square
miles. OF this Hawaii alone occupies
4210 square miles. The others are, neces-
sariiy. very small.
In 1884 the population was S0,57s. In
1899 1t was $1,000. In 1899, ac-
cording to the census, the popula-
ton had increased to 10000. OF the pop
ulation in 1896, 3l,Ol9 were natives, S.425
were half-castes, 216ls Chinese, "a, 407 Jap
anese. G191 Portuguese, 3,0S6 Americans,
2.250 British. 1,432 Germans 378 Norwe-
gians. 10l French, 455 Polynesians, and 600
other foreigners.
The islands were discovered by Caot.
Cook more than a century ago. At that
time they had native population OF
,Uoa- These natives are closely allied
to the Maories of New Zealand.
The capital of the country is Honolulu
with a population of 1920. 1t Is situated
on the Island OF Oahu.
Exports from the islands In 1895 were:
Sugar, Sl4, s32, 600; rice $780, 600; bananas
$4,000 The imports are chiefly groceries
and provisions, clothing, grain, timber,
machinery, hardware, and cotton goods.
Ninety-two per cent of all the trade Of
the islands is with the United States
Revenues TO the government OF Hawaii
in 1896 aggregated 8, I,s97. SIS and the ex-
| penditures $780, 49,
Steamship navigation connects the ISL
ands with the American contidcnt Aus
traiasia and China. In the islands of Ha-
wall. Maui and Oahu there are seventy
one miles of railroad and 259 miles of tele-
graph.
Nearly every private home in Honolulu
has a telephone.
Until 1891 gold and silver coins of all ma
tions passed current. After that year on
ly gold money of the United States has
been legal tender for sums more than $40.
Paper money is not in use.
Under King Kamehameha /, during the
end of last century and the early part of
this all the islands were united in one
kingdom. The second King Kamehameh;t
and his queen died in England in 1893. I'm
der Kamehameha III the kingdom was
recognized by the United States, France.
England and other governments. Ha-
wall Cthis name standing for all the ISL
ands) became constitutional In 1910. Ka-
mehameha " died in 1863. and his broth
er. the fifth monarch of the name. died in
1872. Prince Lunalilo succeeded and died
in 1872 and Kalakaua was elected king
He was succeeded in 1891 by his sister,
Liliuokalani. Since that year Hawaiian
history is familiar to Americans
| On July I, 1894, the present republic was
proclaimed. and last year the Hawaiian
legislature voted for annexation TO the
! United States.
Sanford B. Dole was elected president
in 1894 for a term OF six years.
The climate of Hawaii is one of the
mildest and most healhful in the world.
/ So equable Is Ii that there Is no word for
I u-Aa bAr in ha Tho
mean temperature is 70 degrees Fahren
] heit
| The origin of the islands Is volcanic.
! They are very mountainous and the val
/ leys are extremely fertile. The uplands
are better adapted for sheep raising than
/ for tillage. The mountains are covered
/ with dense forests.
/ Our winter is the rainy season in Ha-
( wall more bTacing climate may be
! found up in the mountains, An hours
I ride from the capital will give lower
/ temperature,
/ Three mountains tower above the sea
! from the Island of Hawaii They are
/ Mauna Kea i. .953 feet: Mauna Loa. an
active volcano 1870 feet. and Mauna
/ Hua!alai 1922. Vegetation extends to
/ height Of L, 600 feet on Mauna Kea.
/ Hawaii, the island, is subject TO earth
! quakes. but they are slight and seldom
/ do any damage. The volcanoes. spouting
4 for ages. have covered large areas of the
/ land with lava. upon which the natives
1 raise a fine quality of sweet potato.
! Mauna Loa has had numerous eruptions-
( the last in 1878 During the eruptions of
I 1855 and 1913 more than 80 900, 600 900 cubic
/ feet OF lava was poured from Loas :
craters.
! Herds of wild cattle roam in the forests
| of this island.
There was never better hunting than
/ In - T-Ia
/ snipe plover and ducks are found in
/ abundance.
/ Cocoanuts. bananas bread fruit, taro
| and kalo are indigenous. From the last
named is made the famous pot" the
! favorite food of the islanders.
Productions are sugar, rice coffee, cot
! ton. sandalwood, tobacco, arrowroot, corn
/ wheat, tapiOca. oranges. lemons, bananas
| tamarinds breadfruit, guavas. potatoes
yams, fungus, wool hides, tallow and
/ many kinds of wood.
| Years ago the original inhabitants were
/ all cannibais. This practice was .tban-
/ doned early in the present century The
! islanders proved easily civilized and in
/ fact turned out much better Christians
| than their civilizers at home.
| Nobody ever thinks of stealing I'm Ha-
/ wall. Doors are never locked. Property
| is perfectly safe, and the visitor from
| civilized countries who is afraid his eff
| fects will be stolen is a puzzle to the
| Hawaiian.
| Prof. Wallace says that the Hawaiians
| are more akin TO the Papuan than 10 the
| Malay race. They are a family of the brown
| PoIynesian race. which inha bits the Ton
| ga. the Society. Friendly and Samoan ISL
ands. The New Zealander and the Ha-
waiian, although 5000 miles apart can un-
| derstand each other 50 similar is the Ian
| guage.
The original Hawaiians are olive in coll
| or, with black. wavy, glossy hair. large
| eyes. full lips and nose inclined to
| be fiat. They are peaceful, gentle, imita-
! tive and yielding. Missions have been
very successful in the ISLANDS.
Honolulu is the only good harbor in all
! the islands.
! Some samples of them in Honolulu are
| forty-five feet high and half century
! old.
! Some of the islands are frequented by
/ great sea birds that deposit their eggs
/ by the million. The eggs are used to
| manufacture albumen. commercial pro-
! duct but the supply is apparently mex
/ haustfble.
! Hawaii has been called the Paradise of
! the Pacific and there is no doubt its
/ climate and scenery have no equals in
the world 1t is within weeks journey
| of San Francisco.
Generosity Followed by Thrift.
(From the Boston Herald.)
The death of an old Boston hotel waiter, leav-
| ing $25, 600 which he is said to have received
/ in tips. revives the usual reflections on the tip
/ question The most obvious deduction from this
announcement is that the deceased a good
waiter who knew his business and stuck to it.
/ II is also apparent that he knew how to save his