The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07

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An Interesting Display
Made in Archives
Building.

A somewhat imposing display Of his
torical relics, dating from the dawn OF
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 glittering array Of the in
of the jewels being of much value from
their gold and precious stones. This
is the list:
1. Royal Order of Kamehameha l.,
by decree of Kamehameha
W, 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, 1885,
To the same group belongs the coro-
nation medal, struck in 1888, bearing
the profiles of Kalakuau and Kapio-
lani.
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 L 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 its 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 wo-
man of the plains.
Pope Leo Kills letter of coincidence
on Kalakaua's death is exhibited.
Other notable correspondence Includes;
l. Autograph letter of Daniel Web
ster, Secretary of State. December 49,,
1912, containing the declaration of the
United States sphere of influence"
covering the Hawaiian Islands.
2 Receipt of Captain Laplace of the
French frigate LArtemise, July 10,
indemnity from the Hawaiian govern
ment for alleged wrongs to French
subjects.
g. Letter from President Polk in 1S45
to Kamehameha III, cordially recip-
rocating the expressions of friendship
of the Hawaiian king for the United
States.
T. Original of the proclamation of
Rear Admiral Richard Thomas restor-
ing the Hawaiian flag, July 81, 1S4S,
with enclosure of copy of the act of
cession of the islands to Lord George
Paulet representing Great Britain,
February %, 1S43, 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 writing ex-
tant. 1t is signed ''Elisabeta kaahu-
manu- and its subject matter is an
appeal. addressed to 'Christians in
general in the United States, " for more
There is a bunch of letters written
by Princess Kinau, the famous premier.
John Young's manuscript journal,
dating back tc 1901, is choek full OF
curios in methods of administration.
ubA haI,oo1 a
meha to take Oahu and was made the
eonqueror right hand man, wrote IN
fierce diction. In places it is hard OF
Here is an entry OF his
tax collecting memoranda, selected at
random:
December the 20 to Rents from
edy Sa for James Sto 2 Dogs hogs D
tapas cows gon to waho BY John
Clark.
All of this is plain in the original
excepting what is transcribed as
:. edv. ,, There is flourish leading
from the stem of the i'do to the re
which makes the word or name look
as if it might be 'sLedy.' The famous
tax-grinaer interlards his entries with
notes on the weather, etc.
There are proclamations of ali sorts,
comics of earliest laws, etc.
Letters from Kamehameha H., writ
ten in 1928, are preserved together with
one he wrote from London just before
ne died in 1924, giving an account of
the voyage of himself and his queen,
their reception, etc. :.
Not in the exhibit just written about,
vet verv informing of life in the olden
time is a handbilI containing the first
time table of the steamer kilauea,
owned by the Hawaiian Steam Navlga-
tion Co. Janion, Green & Co., agents
II is dated Honolulu, October 80, 1861.
Fares. at least round trip, were lower
than today and there are peeuilarltles
in the return trip fares as separately
charged which may have had to do
with prevailing winds. Thus, while II
cost less to get back from ports on
HAWAII than to go there, 1T cost more
TO return single fare from Kauai thaa
TO make the outward trip. Here is
martial abstract of the rates OF fare:
Honolulu to Lahaina, single fare, SO;
return ticket, $40
Honolulu TO Kawaihae and kohaia,
single fare. SO; return ticket, $40;
single fare back, SIS.