The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-08
HISTORICAL
CUR|OS|T|ES

civilization in these islands, has been
laid out by Archivist Lydecker in the
back part OF the Archives building.
First. the table on which the articles
are spread Is draped with the royal
standard Of the Hawaiian monarchy.
There is a glittering array Of the in
sigma of four of the royal orders, some
OF the Jewels being of much value from
their gold and precious stones. This
is the list:
/. Royal order OF Kamehameha l.,
esta blished by decree of Kamehameha
", April II, 1865.
2. Royal Order OF Kapiolani, estab-
lished by Kalakaua, January 81, 1883.
g.. Royal Order of the Crown Of
Hawaii, established by Kalakaua, Feb
ruary 2. 1883.
4. Royal Order Of the star Of Ocean
ia, established by Kalakaua, December
16, 1886.
To the same group belongs the coro-
nation medal, struck in 1888, bearing
the profiles Of Kalakuau and Kapio-
LAM.
An instructive part of the show con-
sists Of the treaties of friendship and
| commerce made by various nations
with Hawaii under its national status.
The fiaring ribbons and the huge seals,
the latter protected by metallic cases,
vie in interest with the signatures of
observation-disclosures of Britain, Will
| liam 1. of Germany, Louis Philippe and
Napoleon III. of France, etc. Unlike
the others, which are fastened down,
the Victoria seal is loose in its case.
Hence it's reverse may be seen, which
bears a fine equestrian picture of the
late British queen in her youth. She
sits her saddle as gracefully as a wo-
man of the plains.
Pope Leo Kills letter of confidence
on Kalakaua's death is exhibited.
Other notable correspondence includes:
/. Autograph letter of Daniel Web
ster, Secretary of State, December 10,
1912, containing the declaration of the
United States Sphere of influence"
covering the Hawaiian Islandc.
2. Receipt of Captain Laplace Of the
French frigate L'Artemise, July 10,
1889, for the $4,000 in coin exacted as
indemnity from the Hawaiian govern
ment for alleged wrongs to French
subjects.
3. Letter from President Polk in 1916
to Kamehameha I'LL, cordially recip-
rocating the expressions Of friendship
of the Hawaiian king for the United
States.
4. Original OF the proclamation of
Rear Admiral Richard Thomas restor-
ing the Hawaiian flag, July 81, 1S43,
with enclosure of copy Of the act of
cession of the islands to Lord George
Paulet representing Great Britain,
February 25, 1913, made under duress
by Kamehameha III. and his premier,
Kekauluohi.
s. Letter of credence Of James Nc
Bride, as U. s. Minister Resident, dat
ed March 16, 1868, signed by Abraham
| Lincoln and countersigned by William
H. Seward, President and Secretary Of
State respectively.
Old Hawaiian papers include many
curious relics.
One of the most precious is an auto
graph letter of Queen Kaahumanu,
without date and the only example of
that wonderful woman s writing ex-
tant. 1t is signed Elisabeth kaahu-
manu-" and its subject matter is an
appeal, addressed to "Christians in
general in the United States, for more
missionaries.
There is n bunch of letters written
by Princess Kinau, the famous premier.
John Young's manuscript journal,
dating back to 1901, is chock full of
| curios in methods of administration.
The bluff sailor, who helped Kameha-
meha to take Oahu and was made the
conqueror' s right hand man, wrote in
fierce diction. In places it is hard of
transcription. Here is an entry of his
tax collecting memoranda, selected at
random
December the 30 to Rents from
edy Sa for James Sto = Dogs hogs 5
tapas 8 cows gon to waho BY John
Clark
All of this is plain in the original
excepting what is transcribed ms
"edy." There is flourish leading
from the stem of the "d' to the "e"
which makes the word or name look
ms if it might be "Ledy." The famous
tax.grinder interlards his entries with
notes on the weather, etc.
There are proclamations of all sorts,
copies of earliest laws, etc.
Letters from Kamehameha H., writ.
ten in 1923, are preserved together with
one he wrote from London just before
he died in 1924, giving an account of
the voyage of himself and his queen,
their reception, etc.
Not in the exhibit just written about,
yet very informing of life in the olden
time, is handful containing the first
time table of the steamer Kilauea,
owned by the Hawaiian Steam Naviga.
ton Co., Janion, Green & Co., agents.
1t is dated Honolulu, October 80, 1860.
Fares, at least round trip, were lower
than today and there are peculiarities
in the return trip fares as separately
charged which may have had to do
with prevailing winds. Thus, while it
cost less to get back from ports on
Hawail than to go there, it cost more
to return single fare from Kauai than
to make the outward trip. Here is
partial abstract of the rates of fare:
Honolulu to Lahaina, single fere, So;
return ticket, so.
Honolulu TO Kawaihae and Kohala,
single fare, $40; return ticket, SIS;
single fare back, So.
Honolulu to Hilo, single fare, $l2;
return ticket, $751; single fare back,
$40.
Honolulu to Koloa and Nawiliwili,
single fare, s.; return ticket, $40;