The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
And Prophecies at
Hawaii.
WHICH FRIeHrfi THE NATIVES
voleanie Gruptloa the Most Mag.
nihosnt and Disastrous
Iver siosn Predicted

HONOLULU. March ai-(via snn
Francisco. April 50 There are por'
teutuoua alRns and wonders on thf
island Of Hawaii IN the district Il
Puma a native woman. who ia belicv-
Ell % be over 100 years old. and has
reputation o. being kahuna. a
secrcss ana a prophecies % great ec.
cuN powers. has been predicting al
Eruption ~ the volcano 81 kilsuuH.
which shall be the most magnificent
and disastrous ever known IN mod
crn times, Along With this prcdlr-
ton she has given uttennee % a
vague prophecy u a death which
viii make uaWHilAns mourn. The
death 81 the Princess kaiulani has
been taken by the natives as ful-
nllmcnt % this part % her prophecy.
and has given greater er~deuee and
more acute feeling Of apprchen-
sion In regard - the prophecies Ia
regard 70 the yoiVano.
Added 90 this - the fact that there
are some slight physical signs ~ vol
cauir activity For several weeks
the cracks radiatiuS from the crater
have been Increasing In heat The
amount Of steam and smoke sseap-
Ing has slightly Increased and there
arc other similar Indications that
are taken b. those who arr not su-
perHtitloua as indicating the possibii-
iiy % an Eruption. These signs AMI
w9nters have principally affected
the Hawaiians and those whites
among whom by long assoc tat ton
have come TO share In some degree
their superstition, ui nov come 9TH
sr signs which affect the japanese
population Of the Island. - that al
meet che whole population Is more OF
less Affected with an undesirable aps
prehenslon - impending calamity.
These last signs are mysterious
nolnra issuing from the mountains
ana heard particularly all over the
iceward side u the island They are
described By a resident Of some
scientific attachments and who has
no supsrssltloas fears regarding the
noises. as being pretty veil repre-
Manted BY the notes do. "a and Ia Of
the musical sofia system. Some
times they are heard In the ascend
ing scale and sometimes In tho de-
seendlng scale and sometimes In oth-
~ combinations. But the pitch u al
wayH the same. sn IL proved by ex-
perlments made BY striking the keys
Of an organ when the noises are
heard. showing that they are always
in the same pitch and In the same
key. when nrst heard they we're
thought 60 resemble tho distant
whistle 81 a steamer. but either b.
cause they have changed their char
arter somewhat. OF because Of great
er attention paid 20 them the sue
csnsiou u nodes 10 now clearly dis
tinRulrhsd. Sometimes it wiii be
hours between the times they arc
heard. ana sometimes the succession
u notes viii be heard every few
seconds The time occupied in ca n
run Of the succession % notes IL in
the nsiRhborhood u ten seconds.
The Japanese. who are unaffected
by the native suueraiitlau are very
much affected b. these noises. In
vague way they associate with
some similar phenomena--of which
they do not seem 70 have clear re-
couechon-they have known IN the
HHAA AElAA ENAAHN IS aaAfH A#A AAtf 2
take tho noises an rrsmaniiiuna Of
volcanic % seismic outbreaks Tho
natives and other ignorant ami Hu
persiitlous persons take Il that Il =
premonitlon OF some impending
calamity.
Among some 81 the more soieniifi-
rally inclined there ir a movement
on foot to make systematic observe
lions Of the sounds and try TO dis
cover their cause. As they are heard
along the whole iueward coast Of the
island and more or less elsewhere
/ Il is proposed 10 utilize the teiephons
system OF the island. which reach
eH every part Of Il. in making OBJ
servHtionH ana collecting data as "a
time. place. character and duration
/ Of the phenomena NJ various points
on the island.