The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-27
BOSTON AND HAWAII
Hubof Universe On Americas New
Citizens.
NEED OF MISSIONARIES
FUNERAL SERVICES OVER THE
PRINCESS KAIULANI.
Striking Scene In Which Hawaiian
Royalty Was Honored In the
Style of Years Ago-National
Lines Not to Be Drawn In Islands
Yet-News of Utah Soldiers.
fspecial correspondence.1

Especial Correspondence
Honolulu, H. t. March 1.-THE Watch
man of Boston, speaking of the advis-
ability of extending certain missionary
work to the Hawaiian islands says: THE
public mind is greatly confused by con-
Trajectory statements. We are told by
a certain set of men that education and
religion are more highly diffused in the
Islands than in New England. and by
another set that the condition of things
was so bad that a handful of Americans
We're amply justified in Selling the pOiiti-
caI control or the Kingdom. Whom are we
to believe?
1t is useless at this time to inquire what
principle could Justify a handful of Amer
leans 10 seize the political control Of a
sovereign nation. Certainly no principle
OIL the American constitution or OF the
declaration of independence. However, 1t
is done: Tbs hearts of the Hawaiians
bled and their eyes shed tears when their
queen was deposed and when their flag
! went down to make place for the stars
and stripes which as yet mean nothing
TO them: Later generations will no doubt
| reJoice In the change, but the Hawaiian
or today detests the party of the mission
aries which robbed him of his sovereignty
and destroyed his religion, rites and
customs. He accepts the rule of the mis-
slonary through fear and would gladly
throw it Off Many Hawaifans favored
annexation to escape missionary gov
eminent. The missionaries should go slow
and with caution. The wrath of the ma
tives may be aroused to violent resistance
by rash reforms. New principles should
DO inStilled slowly TO allow their aSSimi
lation Traditions remain potent for cen
turtles and are as sacred to a people as
| truth and civilization. The missionaries
! have done well. The HaWaiians through
| their efforts have made rapid progress to-
ward civilization They have many
churches and a school system Of which
even Boston could be proud.
Inc missionaries may be satisfied and
| ought to be satisfied with the results ac-
! comDlished. They should take time to
firmly secure the level they have reached
! before building on logs of it. The mission
aries now on the islands will suffice to
carry on the work; the schools are in
goods hands. There is no need for more
other fields OF usefulness.
On March 6, Princess Victoria Kawekiu
kaiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa
died. Commonly she was referred to as
Princess Kaiulani. She was the daughter
of Princess Likelike and Governor Cleg-
horn, and a niece of Queen Liliuokalani
and accomplished. Although deprived by
the provisional government of the pros
pectAof wearing a-cro~n, she harbOred no
ill-feeling against those connected with
the new order of things. Her charitable
nature made no distinction between po-
htical friends and foes, between natives
and foreigners. With Mrs. Sewall, the
wife of the American special agent she
was ole of the TWO vice presidents of the
Red Cross society. Her fortune was
small. Only recently representative men
of all political parties on these islands
united in a petition to the United States
congress to continue an allowance to the
princess as a compensation for the loss
she suffered on account of the overthrow
of the monarchy.
Her body lay in state in her home.
'Ainahu,' near Kapiolani park. and later
in the native church on King street. Last
Sunday she was given a state funeral in
ha "a hds nit tor
volunteer engineers, under command of
Major Langfill. and detachment of blue
jackets from the United States steamship
lroquois and Scandal participated In gen.
eral the features of the funeral We're those
in vogue in other Christian countries, with
a few exceptions
A most impressive sight was presented
by the '+Kahili'' bearers. "Kahilis'' are
cylinders, one to two feet long, made of
birds feathers set in a groundwork of
netting and carried on rods like feather
busters. a line Of kahilibearers stood on
each side of the caSket, waving in deep
silence the Kahilis over the body of the
dead princess, as fond parents tenderly
fan sleeping child. They waved them in
rhythmical motions-now ceasing as BY
command, yet without a sound. holding
the kahilis erect and motionless; now low
ering them in unison, just as silently. to
resume the motion. Crowds of people
passed the casket to look for the last
time at the face of their chieftess. The
oppressive silence was now and then
broken DY the SODDlIR Oh IN THEIR
grief or by the wailing of some old ma
tive in the church or outside of it. 1t
sounded like the pitiful complaint of a
bow CARRYING his sorrow to his mother
Around the bier stood the old Hawaiian
chiefs, wearing about their neckS feather
capes. the insignia of their rank. while
the throng outside the church included
people of all colorS and all conditions. The
gorgeous hearse, surmounted by the royal
crown draped in black. was drawn to the
mausoeum by over 800 natives. wearing
white trousers black jerseys and yellow
capes-
National party lines will not be drawn
in Hawaiian politics for some time yet.
Republican chiefs assembled recently in
council in large number; 1t locked like
they might give birth to a Republican
party, but they did not. The following
motion was adopted almost without OPP
that no auxiliary body of the Republican
party be formed prior to the formation
of the general Republican party in these
islands and further. that the time for
the formation Of such general Republican
party has not yet arrived.
Another heavy rainstorm sent a flood
Tf1 camp Mckinley was cang SRio into
a lake which extended nOrthward for a
distance of two miles.
Indications of an early discharge are
now appearing and Camp Mckinley is
excited. JOY fills the heart of every man,
There is very little sickness Private
Gentry is booked to go to the Preside
hospital. Private Mcdonald received his
discharge, Lieutenant Schneider entered
upon his duties with company M, Cor
poral Lyon was made sergeant Lance
Corporal Gundacker was made corporal
and Private Langston lance corporal
Lieutenant Mills will not be able for
several months TO resume active duties
He is still in the hospital and the ply
hi yottr thac
in course of construction and will be ready
for occupancy before the end of the
month.
camp last Tuesday.