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Show TIIF SUNDAY TXAMINriTi: OGDEN, nO ITTA !f. SUNDA Y MOKMXG, AUGUST 12. 100G. country ! tho world ba so Hawaii, lla populattoa ara uada op of elements differing ao widely la , origin, physical aad BirBtal ekaraeterletb-aspeech and a that lhara la no prospect of fusion of tha aarloaa rare. Strangely enough, tbo aatlraa ara tha laaat to nui-- a arovement. Thrj bare aver displayed a willingness to mix with alrantara aad a rraaptlTeuaaa to foreign Influences. Tha woman of tha Wanda ban marrlad freely with every allaa raca, and native atrala ram through almoat every prominent family la tha territory. Tha popalatlon of Hawaii la aomewhat la nlll-niat- It axraaa of 180,0(10. la mnnpaard of Are priori pal alamaata: 1, American, British, Gentians, cle, who oamliar about 18,000; f, Japanese, aamdli 80, nui); g, rhlaoao, S5,0uo; 4, Pnrtngneae, 18.KIU; 8, Kanakaa, or estiva Hawaiian, ST.ono. Tha remainder ronalat of negroes, Filipinos, Malaya and Tartoua othar Pacific Islanders. Tha origin of tha poopla of thla Folyao-ala- a (nap la obacnre. Thalr traditional hlatory, wblrh la woodarfally reliable, considering that It lachai tha vehicle of a wrlttaa character, places tha flrat of tha lalaada at a parted a bant BuO yaara bafora tha birth a f Christ. Tha rlalm of Oaataao, tha Bpaalab navlfxter, to Iba dlarovary of Hawaii appaara to bo wall founded, but ha aiataa that bo fOaad aod Norseman among tbo Hpaalarda patipla. Thaaa forelgnem. tha vletiiaa of alilpwrork, wer happily domiciled la that natural paradlaa, aad darlload tha offer to carry lham bark to tha Waatcra M'orliL Mora thaa 900 yaara alapaad between tbo trlalt of Gaetano aud that of Captain Conk, tha accredited of tha Baudwlch lalaada aa ha aamad thorn. Shortly after Cook'a oqjoura, British aad Yaakaa tradara began to touch at tha Mauda, aud during tha nineteenth century English and American Influence grew powerful la tha affalra of tbo lalanda aud developed a Utter rivalry. Aa aarly aa )TH twa aeamrn aamad Havta aud Toung, the ante from tha maaaarra of tha craw of aa American brig. Battled down aiuongut their raptor. married aod were rained to Iba rank of rhlofa, from these flrat American Ilawullaua two of tha moat prominent faaillica of Hawaii aprang, and utarrlagea between whltaa and native woman have aver since been of coin moo erearrenea. A while woman baa never, however, bean knows to marry a Bauaka. Tha children of aurh uuluun are generally an Improvement upon the native atork, but seldom up to the American standard, physically or mentally. The glrla apiiear to ha more favored than their brothers. They are more vivacious, have greater Intelligence, better features and stronger rooailtutlona. Of the vari . kinds of balf caatea In the lalanda tha Chinese Ilawallans are the most promising aud apparently superior to all others tu physical aud mental t. Tha flint generation of them Is ap-roach lug manhood and bids fair to make Its mark la tba community. Indeed, It is more than probable that some of i will eventually become prominent figure. In our natlonil life, for tfacae young aboula are American cltlionsAll tha .rood qualities of each rare seem to be retained, whilst tha undesirable trails are eliminated. The children are the heat scholar. Intellectually and morally. In the public schools. The boy are clean, manly fellows, with keen ambition and a wholesome prldr In lln-l- i rltigeuaulp. They resppond readily to the efforts of llielr fathers to tlioronghly Ainortrains them. This elriuent of the pipidninu. Hllhuugh will numerics lly small, surely l.iituue tu Important factor In the future of the territory. The Introduction of In large in reniiM- - tn the grent nunilien has demand fur labor tu work ti.o smear plantations. The Kanaka, whilst physically capable, are disinclined to hard or ul labor, and no amount of reinum.'i'-atiowould indio-mem to do the work th.it is performed by the I'orfiisueac and hum! have lieru Im(inertia a. The ported at rrx.il and they are paid the c'i'livah'iii 1 J",i n month, ao that the native tad hern willing might bars a half-whil- a rqulp-mea- Ihi-n- - ana-ta'.- tli-- eurm-- The ,o;( fa- - Hag-- it 'hat - the Kanaka Is practically useless, lie I, heavily Landlcappcd liidoleuce S.i.d Ink of all ambition. He w.vuld ratVr ioiif throijgh life after the u.ai.i-- r of L's than secure the luxuries m.d advantage of firlllxatlon at the expense of ordinary toll. A robust exterior belies hla weak ronalltiitten, a herltsc from nneestors whose lives were one pifu of animal Indulgence. HI . 111001 too, la of the poorest quality. Education him little. If at all. e. It render hint lose fit Indeed, if f1" th struggle of lire. Allocs are pushing him to the wall aud he I clearly dcuni-to extinction The one great native Industry wax the ililvirion of tiro, tbv national futl Tint' Is now ninnoo-liref- l The only ucctipa-tiou- s by the f tili.co-- . left to the Knu.ikfs ace those rep. nefted with the c,i The rntlve lla waiiana are flue seamen anil he g la to their II kit::, blit tue ofiMirtiinlt!es for following It are very limited. M.my of them work as Ktrid..isw. au i.n wlin.li suits tlem of iit.iy on acm-jIts frequent Inteivala of rest, wlst-ra poet may be devoid of vessels for days at MoTZQZXJZXr JtLUZZkZSi. Lost Race A stranger noelng rime. gang at Kaunkaa unloading a ship would Imagine that they wen tha moat anergctle of mortals, for they can and fln work bard by spurt!, but the Ineenllrn Is effort alwnyn Ilea In tho prospective spell of doles far nleals. Tba adurated nitlva aeebs cterieal amploymant or engages In owe broach of trada, hut aeldnm with aucreaa. la neither rapacity can ha with the Chinaman, who la I together hla superior, more efficient and more reliable, fto Kanaka la a thorough ehllfl ef natnre, following the Hues of teaat renlstance and dallying with tha slmpls pleasures that delight hla heart. Ha lives aa the lilies of the field, a harmless, useless, hut picturesque figure, aud perhaps the klndwd fata that can Iwfall him la to lie permitted to drift In bln own happy fashion out of n world which has no luuger n place for him. Tha llawallaua are very enaceptllilo to contagious dlseiaex, aud wlteu Irpmay waa Introduced liy the Chlnri In IMS, It Iniiuevllately tsik mol aud apirad rapidly among the natives. Tbi-- do not any fear of the disease and take any precautions to avoid contact with sufferers. Indeed, the work of the health officer la often lius-dcby lbs disinclination of families to hare mcmliera taken away from their leprous homes. The disease baa heel vigorously eomlmlted ever since Its Inlrndui'llua to tha Islands. The that at present It la eoinpletrly under emilrol It will lie stamped out lu this and that genet a I Ion. There arc veiy few. If any. Infected person at large in the territory. In lbB the gorernineiit set span's ainsll peninsula at the northern end of Hie la About M miles doc aorthweet of Baa Pedro, la California. Ilea a deaert talaad that has all tho eomlilned romaaco of tba ages la Its history. It to rarely visited and has but a single Inhabitant, yet It has a peculiar fascination to many peopla. Tba very elemaota seem to coo, plr to mako tha place forbidding, aa It almost Invariably blows a gale of wind la tha vicinity, and when one raachoa tha Inhoapltabla Island there la no bay or harbor for a craft mack larger than rotn-pet- a a nun-erou- a a o wave-swep- anlh-irlile- ae a leper aet tleuieut. of This neck of land wlilrh ta eailed Kalawao, Is rut off on the Inner sole by a precipice more than two thousand feet in height. If was aoinn-ra- t tba IooIIimiiiip Irliahllaul of tins that the lalwtril for 10 saintly Esther I'anm-year, nnd In their midst hr died of the foul disease that links them together. Everything possible Is dune for the ruin-for- t of the unfortunate wretches who are forever i ut off from the world from the ninnn-they vet foot on Kalawao. They are welt housed and fed and have rliurelies. and libraries, finrern-men- t physicians visit thru' at regular Inter . allowed vais, hut siiangers arc res tn the peninsula, anil mere rnrmsitr-huuter- s arc rigidly excb.nl si. Tlic at prraeet ncinlera noincvv hat more man l.i so'ils Mnety-llvpi-cent, am na lives; tlirei- fifths of the retnab dr nand white- - ' i., fewer than Chinese, average life at Kalawao Is less tt.un ti.e yours, and the lepers seldom i;ff, r nuuti ang-il-..r phrsical rain. The those misernlite oilteaTs la vrdit.'i f.-.-er than we nti coneelve. Seme if tt.,m have heeti crsop of wealth and irl'ne utenl. 1'lien waa a notable egse of n.-Hawaiian, who. SHapeem-that t.e w:is d. ceutaininat-subniltlej hlmsoif to t!ir bcallh officer for cuu'lneii.ni. They de rliled that he was a leper, rod tl"- - cv e oen-.if duly, .iiv i live, with a noble .r eeiie.i i. aiuerted the verdict a- -d Kalawao, he iVci,o,.d tin- Tit'rr of hla ll'e and l- ample i,. , r the aruelloiatlon of the fellow prisoner. The Port ng'iese. who erlgu lahorcra In the eunc fields, an- - e f.ir , 'l..n th most pa t iu the ; T'ln-of eoffe no I heir own . are very n.d if Is ihe'r to make even memb-.- .f tie Tn earn a wage vrsv tin e n suffh .u-ne'in-!o save.) l li of Inud xml slur- . . pati I l.e r,.- iglie- P:SU.1l;cn. ke li t to tr'vi es, like irf file-- social aid p is, rod -- r Hie Jsrxnese are ... p,. ..., r . ef ll-- r.nnv i n'b tin ., , ... ., H lie ,.f no. and ... ... .. - over-Imar- d . .'I . of ! vbl'e, f.any . i f i u whin i f pn j . ,,f tlir firrlmrjr will event t tin r liormv n: lly tl.Hr arrlvnl not one of tli i.v MdH Iii the fllds. It ira C t t tie pl.iuior uiiiHt rtly iihui r.) nAO and tho latter thor--i tie tbo HlluntioD. Thry arc pj a r"'k'i ., litllf'ult to i(op In hand. M' hi i. n t.avo l.oon drawn froui tba .f ' (!ifo tsafive land and niAiij ara inontkH Mp' (f t (Ate distinction oof any color line In lluwall and, therefore no bar to tbo Mial cmimerclal or political adranro-men- t of tlie young Cblnese-HawaltaTbeae youtlia are In grmt demand by hnslnesa houses and banka, tiorernment offiriali and merchants nulto In tbe statement that none better than these youug men ran be found to fill poaitloda requiring exceptional honesty and lutcJUganr In Hawaii tbe Chinaman la appreciated. The whiten want more of blua. They would like to get rid of the Japanese In the sugar plantations and put Chinese In their planes, fteveral attempt hare been rar.de to amire for Hawaii exemption from the Chinese Exclusion Iasw, Imt with little prosper! of sucemL There would he no dinger of Injury to rltlseno of other portions of the United Htataa In granting this privilege to ihe Hawaiian, for tlie organic Inw of the territory i I'hiTi (I'M lli't (o lC rlt-n- r liowover. ground uppn'hf'.'ision, hlilinfiffh th Jjiptiui'v gn iMii .cr i Ji j i mjotik enmiich to ntNr'i n In Die r pcMlirH rhy ii) : ! nt: d'Kj.Iuy nnr ri u H izni-bi- p tlu ordtiwiry p"h of rrliiiiMii!. mi. unruly oliaraoti ra. Violent Vorr few. if fTwo to puUn-ciiivh i riots have Ihd froquont Vo to do mo. on f,i- other Mitro AhM::r !( . run! on more than on ocra-Bio- ii f ovMrn'V I! Aim the J pi - liiMB trouble hus itipio lirn aiirtvd ' vi:i r lo '(ntml tho Inlhir itorforonr of ibelr own gor in. : noiv oi.! luI tliHt l!iy wil to hft' fTu.p.1 l.nltor organ-i- l At (iivent th : i ii .i . !;, ti . atrlvlng to tinlta All tliHr - . h'ngH tn the tam AmMa In i a nil iloni iiHn iht-.l4H "9 i.ii'irjr . fMlInttl- not BpiM'nr t n. up,-imj hai;i ,uj tby Kurct'Ail the augAr A ! t iste for U. f m,i rvrry L hltr ' 'li!! i w'. ' entirely it thrlr tuerex !n''nr bA teen l d In ibr c . uith j I l., hae alroi.I? oimrred, ' h !i r rn c on the raiine of enormous only Im iti'fu1t(ry U 111'! .. Thy n of ill 'i s. 'i ", - nre a nmnUT Iurtii2 f educated Th ooht of At:iu:'Mf. a"1 !it, .v . Jpame rngagod Intrude IT' hiMtiv-ol! fre Alrnt is nt th s eerier, And thee are a Mil ' ill to ' r : "k'iI ' g th niost valued citlsena they tui v - poor no It !: ? or tholr "f lh lorr. crii'.crnto In th- prcNpoi'Mi y. flrnKlrtiA of JpAnme, jr I ! I ronntry. In thU iTTni lljuaii, mill, f r "i 11 'It ho n D !:! h. I'.mj-- it liis'h ltr! isli. i:i:rofSh friin I! r.i Aiimll nun. I h'to inrn -- trl j I.,v iSir tr !S if ! vi hi. i i' n n 1 . ti v i t I I r 4 : - . e r ri l ,! ri;u:e. lie enjiiraoe of the JkOiiiuins - ad .I ' j i . j I ; ' in - l' , y ' a i 4f f h i ; I , - l!-- st is I few American I r r t;. cry .nda i. aSi-M- . IcIvuMug,- - T.jers la no could Island th( a com-c- .' hy en--- 1 suiiill cipital lo th minor agrl-Tirsuch ax frnlt growing fllwr. li.ii riilsing eiaal or .st ef 4 In all to nbnn-lehe Fsiisf.t-ii llli and accept a miaren- ensy life, free -rife htiiI worry. In a splendid e Ff-- l n midst th most heantlfnl v the wrM. Hawaii la an Ideal r the pursuit ef the simple : tm affunl .H.rtuu:tlvs i lit. iking. j C. U. FORBES LIXDBAI. - .1 - ic llrelihix- -l : .i- them-srlTo- . of lie most pleasant portion of th T uitcl Pistes In which to live, there for our owe country--.- f very llrtie rv.-iThey r.inat work Id the fields. yii-re Is Ini id '? my 'and that t:.-Gtcy teke up aud raltlrate. T litre are v. ?. 1M T 12 I ask the composition of the (Hipqiatlon of the territory In tbe fotnrr? Is the present preponderance of the Japanese over ary other rare to be . aad It tint, bow la It to ba pievented? Of cotisc, ih moat desirable sulutlon of the difficulty would lte In tbo A . r.u. Uv;i ov! 't r. Tr.eanb1 Hawallanf teM'bat la to he Iiun-ased- tit . : .1 I. h -- l i n i t . tin I All ntrast to the Japanese are orlulunUy drnfiH Into the .rkrd neM In their at11d rt in the took t lalw.r-- r at.d grmlually s with tlo-i- r s'.v ii.irx. T'-cgml In Ir.i.le, or In th.- With I'sr-I'taro teml. liy are forging alien- l.y Cfiiiinemliil.ie iui.l'lcs. fh.-ibe its mere I:i lens r lr(t ni ff f : iiM rsfu W - ll.i;t el y . !: ilh a 2i4rl lansl f'l ! iMKlnre s ! i,t to ,'!1 a 111' ' h'4 imm! vt ' 1 yi'.,-- ! Hi-r- !fi t :;i froii t' I i 1. f ; i Mt.i:.1 :?( ill S !,,i A t ' no .Is Moro 111 I .i:!e, .iP'l :r i m . i. l i v j . ImV1:. :,vr nr !;!- ! r ,!. !i t I li:t It r. I j i r..-- land. In wown. are employe! aa i,.fjtm nritl In thla rapacity superior a, i i . n'nki's ample prwlalnn for tbe prevention of Chinese from going thence to tbe main- ! s. y iiuv ;i i.'t An- .i- ul ; ! : s i tl yi v i tuf't. ii r.'i rt 4iprfi!ii'i. Aror itl,lil J.ipnu 4i mi of iii i Uj f vs i f.ir I"im M:irtrA Luvc In li 's hcfii I i:n wr. i the tear JZa'z w'z: J'jzas- - --A. land i rowboat. Th Island la about aeven miles long hy two or three la width and rtees to height of 8i0 to l.ono feet, la th center. Windswept, forbidding, haunted by tho spirits of storms. It does not Invito to bavo. been aad appear cursed by the elements, yet fleaplto thla the lalaud waa at on tints tho homo of a people, a tact that has boea lost sight of. The writer mad aeraral attempts to reach th Island la a yacht and was literally blown off. finally making It one day about noon, coming to aiiclinr near a long apeetre-llktonguo of land that extends out Into tbe ocean and where tbe tide run Uke a talllrac and a heavy gruundswell swept around the point from tba windward aids. Ko more forbidding uatlnok can be ImagTh ined. Island of baa Nicola appears Ilka a sand done. Tha landing t beach that received was a a high swell from throe points, . and. It was evident that skill os laatilufi flloua would make It possible. The boat Lay off waiting fog a low oca, and finally went sailing la upon oat of lesser else and the crew Jumped aud held on to th boat that tha undertow and back rush attempted to claim. In this manner the entire party landed and aa Investigation of the Island waa begun. Tbe ona Inhabitant, a Ha Basque, came down to tba beach. hud not beard th nows of tho world not did and any display for a year, But ba waa not ambition to tears IL happy. Too many dead people, too many hon.-that make wind spirits blowha said, and when ba heard that tba party dead was after th remains of the people ha showed an Inclination to tear. Id all probability there la not la any laud a more remarkable monad that can ba seen. About 10 feet la height and nearly a mile In length. It wag at thla time a veritable Golgotha, a collect ion of boars and Implements of tbo lust people, ever changing, ever shifting; today exposing nnmbers of skeleton, tomorrow covering them op la sheets of sand. On could easily Imagine that a battle had been fuoght hare and tba ditad had been buried by tha drifting sand, bnt this waa not th caa. The monad was a town aits opofl which hundreds of people bad lived for untold ages. They had brought la thalr and fishbones, piled them ap at tha doors of their hut, slowly bonding themselves up higher and higher, an til In time they rame to liv on tha top of a vast shell mound. Here they burled their dead, concealed their household giHids, and when a man or worn! died hla or her possessions were borted with them, end so the big monads war arndo np of shell, atone Implements, fish and human Lours a numunieiit to this loot w a ahi-ll- s nice. mma Where the original Islander from, who they were or why they lived on siirh a wind swept, nearly waterless island, la one of tbe myatcri.-a- , bnt It la known that the mission fathers visited Pan Klolaa years ago and took off the few survivors found there and divided them up among the various mainland tribe. When this hitman loot waa beInto execution a storm earn ing rnrri.-up. and in the hurry nf departure it waa found that a woman had left her baby on tlie beach. It wns Impossible to land, an tho captain away, out not with the mother. Kl- - bad plunged into the waves and awam a lore distance to the shore, and, with her - hil l, whs rios-rte- d. the captain la-- t ling to return Inter for br. San N lc--ii I"--. however, m-- t visited or many whs . Tin- - vosuel wt wrecked, bat the lived hti I many after a priest decided to visit the Island and lean If ru-atlH Tool survlvl-- d. An axpeditloa C'-- t up iii W--i. the party making a SiiT-- liid;i-a line formed They -i th:.d oi.i,r t to in Isa any elgna of liih i.ij thin nt,d began a mow :l-south point north.- - They . ii of ancient occupae, tion, and in a deep cauoa discovered a hut of San Nicolas and d woman, tho mother who had ban desalted yean before, fih was living la 1b hut which waa made of whale rlbe and sea Hon hair, her sol companions being arveral wild dnga that aavagely charged the strangers. The woman could aet make herself understood and, singularly enough, no on In all th Indian tribes la Booth California could ba found who understood her. flh told her dlacorerera by elgna that th wild dogs had killed her child long ago, that aha kilted aaa Ilona and art birds with atones and lived en them. At flrat ah appeared to be afraid of the men, but, finding that they treated her kindly, ah consented to go with thna. Bhe took all th rod article ah had used during tha yearn of solltmla, her akin dresses, made mostly from tba skies of th lloa, and ao Interest lug were the costumes that they wore sent to Rout to tho Fop by tho prtest who Instigated th rescue. Tha aromaa waa taken to Santa Barl bara and named Marls, after th little which aecompliebt-her rescue. Mb was placed la ear of a family who did evoryihlng possible figf her. Bhe was bright and vl various la disposition, teamed some Spanish, danced and mag for her friends and waa visited by Indians from various purls of California la an effort to find eomeoae who could understand her. Bnt rivllliatlaa proved to much for her and ah died la threa mouth a. on of tha moot remarkable known, as bar story Is baaed na actual tort aad la Its details la mark stranger thaa Action. Tha Interesting around which Ihe writer examined na Baa Itlcolii wai formed during past centnries by the ancestors of this woman and poaarasea aa Interest on this areonnL Tbe Island Bear tbe landing waa 90 or I u feet higher than th ohore and reached through singular passes, wind bring tba sculptor here. Once oa the heights a broad mew waa see as tevai aa a Inor and marked with lines which resembled ancient plowing or oomething of th kind. Th mesa waa covtred with fln flinty stooee about th atee of pass, which tbo border aaya was picked op by th wind aad blown bodily through the air at times. They were arraigned Ilk chaff oa a beach. Tbo writer followed thle mew for neveral miles, and that tha Island had a largo and rigorous popslatkm at aoma distant time was evident Every abort distance some object was found, now a pip mad from tbo vertebra of fish, a needle of fishbone, a diah mad from a shell, the holes plugged with or pbaltum. Hero would ho a atone club mortar of steatite, a epwrhwd or a linker and (bell hooks that some flshenaas centuries aget perhaps, had dropped aad forgotten. Everywhere pOw of big pearly sheila of a ate unknown her waa found, telling of th live and work of thew people One monad wai fonnd covered by tbe riba af whale and baawth them a flt rock bearing mark of variooa kinds aa tbea tba owner a skeleton la perfect preaervatlaa and all about It la the ini veneris of atoao, flote ef bird hooeg th various objects which went toInmib on np tba homo of this nnkoown. found, spot six laycrx of okeletoni were th lowest apparently very old. Th of ago is always very Interaauug. but no oao 1b contemplating theh grow shell deposits eta form aa adequate idra of their iff. Th Island evidently baa been Inhabited since the earliest times. It ii donbtle tortile then, bnt the element haretoins-oe ta doomed pired against It and It wnL Th toland swept and covered with la bow frequented by prof seal on al eoiimainland the over from tore, who go lire here for week and month, camping rot on the wnd dune, weighting 1 teats down with rock to prevent beng Mown Into the oe. Every morning nicy huntgo out with their hook and pole, been uning for the npolla which hare tb In covered by the wind la the alghL " 11 way ton of material have world. Kerr f here aad nt all over the all the great mnaeama have collect! from Baa Mcvlas The mori on objects are the etoo aartiix at P vessel a weighing from MO to la walking over the large In here would be fonnd broken some vandal or aom eeemy la the wi were f""b ago. Tht these ancient people nf nrnntncnts I shown hy th quantity beads found. vre-ae- wind-wor- n ed qoee-fte- a- -d .'""f"0., a |