Show DEATH OF KING KALAKAUA THE dispatches announce the death january 16 at san francisco of rala kalakaua king of the hawaiian islands he was on a visit to this country on account of his health which had been failing for some time he seemed to be recuperating after his arrival but the improvement was merely temporary the malady brights disease being necessarily fatal the deceased occupied the pogi position tion of king of the islands for seventeen years A number of our elders made his acquaintance while engage engaged din 4 n missionary work in his kingdom they describe him as a genial kind hearted and liberal minded man he never at any time took any adverse position against the members of the church on the contrary he used his influence the other way and prevented the government from passing an enactment which had that tendency he contended for the widest religious toleration era tion and in conformity with that view insisted that all should have the same privileges kalakaua and the queen paid seve ral visits to the church plantation and invariably exar expressed d on those occasions ca much gratification at the con of affairs associated with it they were specially struck with the superior morality that existed there and pleased because of the large proportion of children compared compa rei with the number of adults in that respect the plantation was not surpassed by any other part of the islands the king had considerable trouble in his domin dominion lon especially of late years much of it was occasioned by mr gibson one of the chief officials who had the confidence of his majesty but who was exceed exceedingly angly unpopular about two years ago the sentiment became so strong that it resulted in a revolutionary movement the palace and barracks were attacked attack ea by an organized armed force which however was too weak to accomplish its object gibson fled came to this country and if we recollect aright died in california A result of the agitation was waa a change in the constitution of the islands this alteration resulted in a somewhat radical modification of the powers of the king quite a number of residents of U steb will cherish a kindly remembrance of king Ka kalakaua lakaus in whom there was waa nothing of the nature of the tyrant ho ha t being kindly and sympathetic to aa B unusual degree |