The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-03-12
HANALE| THE BEAUTIFUL, NOW WORTH
MILLIONS, ONCE GIVEN LIGHTLY AWAY
RARE VOLUME TELLSO OF RUSSIAN INTRIGUE
History Of the Building of the Forts at Waimea and Hama
lei, and the Advent and Departure of the German
Doctor School, Who Planned to Take Kauai

I interested. He had never seen a fort
| before, but he wanted one. He there.
! fore offered to pay Doctor School
| to superintend the building of one at
! Waimea. The fact that Doctor School
accepted the commission did much to
allay the suspicion which had been
entertained by the natives that the
Russians were planning to seize the
| island
However there seemed to be some
reason for doubling the sincerity of
Russia's friendship. DR.. School at
| tempted to secure from Kaumualii
lease of the entire island. He pur-
chased a small American schooner, the
Lydia, and presented it to Kaumualii
Then he sprung the lease PROPOSE
| ton.
School Raises Russian Flag
The fort which was being built for
Kaumualii was never completed. but
was so far finished that a number of
cannon were mounted, and a small
powder magazine was added. How
ever, the willy Doctor School raised
the Russian flag over it. Kaumualii
failed to recognize the significance of
| that act, and allowed it to fly
School Plans Massacre
Then DR.. School planned a big luau,
to which he invited Kaumualii and
avary ntbar influential ,oop ~, ,Lo
island. The captain of the Russian
brig, however, having taken a liking
to Kaufualii, warned him that School
was planning to get all the big men
together and massacre them.
kaumuaIii Attends Luau
Kaumualii went to the feast, but he
took with him an overwhelming num-
Der Of retainers, all armed, with in
structions to kill every Russian in the
bunch, in case the least move was
made by any of them to harm him or
any of the Hawaiians. Many of the
natives on the island had procured
muskets from trading schooners, and
whalers, and were we'll able to pro
tect themselves.
Word had been sent to King Kane
hameha, however, and to Kalaimaku,
the chief of Oahu, of the suspected
plot, and the King sent back word
to tell the Doctor to get out, and to
see that the order was promptly obey.
ed.
School Ordered to Leave
Kaumualii sent for the Doctor at
once, and told him that he must leave
the island Immediately. He was
sent out to his brig that afternoon.
He was told that he could send for
his personal effects, but that he would
then be required to depart with alac-
rity, and remain in a foreign land with
continued perslstency. The Doctor
sent his men ashore the next day for
his trinkets, and sailed to Hanalei,
where he had a few more goods,
These he procured and sailed away,
never to return. The land at Hama
lei naturally reverted TO Kaumualii.
A short time after the Doctor left,
another Russian vessel arrived at Wal
mea. The captain was allowed to Sc
cure fresh water and purchase sup
plies, but was advised that the eli
mate of Kauai was not conducive to
the health of Russians. He left.
Spectator of 1892
The history of this matter has been
condensed by us from book which
is now owned by Judge Lyle Dickey.
1t is a bound volume of a magazine
called the Spectator, which was pub
lished in Honolulu in 1882. 1t is a
rare volume. In fact, it is probably
the only one now in existence. 1t
contains many valuable hitorical and
descriptive articles, from which we
hope from time to time to be able to
quote.
Population in 1888
In one of the articles treating of
the Hawaiian race, it is stated that
the population of the islands at the
time of Captain Cooks visit was
100000. At the time the Spectator
was published, in 1888, there were
but 100000, The rapid decrease was
attributed first to the excessive use of
alcohol, and second, to the vile dis
eases which had been introduced by
Captain Cooks sailors.
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