Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 124, 6 February 1891 — AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING Of the Hawaiian People. [ARTICLE]

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AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING Of the Hawaiian People.

I losv>lvitions ( oii'io- ] lenee to tlie C^\UH k ii and Q\ieen l)owii--iinil — i iXKSOLVTIOX& 0F THĀXKS IOIMKAHKKHAN |»KOIAM) TO Vl>MllvV\l. IIUOWN,OPKK:Ki:s \M» M KN Or TH K ( lIAICLI>. TON, ' » | » i . i \ :avvl ;'.ic oi «~it;.\eu>% o»;: \ *<.;»<*l nn ] <Um Ua« au v |»t« v> «kt thv» t.« s vi , -i»tiVo | iv'i'ivM<nt*ti\o* W, 11. Oini!' !Ui», \. Ji»i<t VV, VViK>»x i u- im., uu^u^h r, V\\ it Ht'<wu, i»« v iiijt HV»v,*at . I », ! W. Pan. Aml «»»l t»r mkiuUm - ux»m i . <• Ih-'.HiiiU «»i ' >*!m. Mau., Hawm... Svl *- M tin'<J<h-vn >ti>HS Aunon. I !u< ai« !«»uu'Ov v «»1 tho \*o*th<n «nul t!u< »'!'»: ' n«»t|» ■ Ōt 11>0 iīl«m»| #vV v\v>|-; :.< k ; m.lil A:toM>li*a\V<»; Nt\\VV }

Av-r_* r><oV t t»s • a:i:1 ■•Ut".uvsi-n-:i;!ve* otht*r .strsftT.h> i.uv» '.ju n ; to <t»rik'r. hr Hon.-J. K. l»ri*».'ly | stait i:»«r that the j.ikenii*».! it tbcir duty to eall t'oe „tojotiier.i-h otrtlerit> exm-«s?s» th\Mr >-yinl>athy \v:tli the bcieaveti wiie an/i sistfr; to'ininele their contl«lenres o» thi.- me laiH >v i<»īy ocrasion, asi<i exi»u*saion to tho i;ratit'.iite thoy ielt lo\v;mls ihe iieople <»i the I'niteil States< ūn' the <liBtingniHlie<l ron.si<leration sho\vn to their lato Kin_:r in his lii'e anl «leal 1 :. - Mr. liipikane was Y<>t'.?d t«>. thf <*hair, and (\iUo(l on tiie lion. A. Ma;"«juej> to . a<l«ilres,- the meetin::; Mr. Marijuis roniarkerl that il was always ?a<l to conteiiiplat*> th ut:i, and tiie expresvsion oioui* hv r.me niore sc,lemn when it reiatc\l to a Ru!er \vhowas alsio tha ■♦riēiui aml i iiopen one o( the peiiipie. The ciivnms?tanees?of o.ur. King's <letith \vere peeuliarly sa<i in tlu;t icr a man oi a natimilly robusst constituiio?i he died at a eom}>aratiye!y e&rly agc, a;ul a\vay ;lroui home. Tffe late King, said the speaker, was p*.}isessed of ren>arkable tjct in fiiatters of g«>vertnent, and his di\sire to be impartial wa« often yc*veroly trieil under dit?ieultieB. Hc luul ajealous regard for the inelo pende«K'e of the country. Although he Shilod to Califoriua in search of healih, yet one prineiple ohjeet ofi hit? visit \vas to advance thc eominercial interests of-the coui«trv, and cement cioser the ties whieh bitul us to the pK»ple of llie vlreat Itenubi:c. ~ Thc.kindlv cmrteous rcct|)ti<in wiiieh evcrv\vhere greeted him in Oalilomia, was pro»f fliat the jk-o-ple understood their giiest, and \vas a iiko testimonv to the King aml his people. .iiid as.it is proper for 11 si to *feel praud oi the honor sh#wt» our departo:! Kin<j;, we wili this eveningslio\v »»»ir apprtci:ition of it in ;i i i>ubiic adtiresi< to tiiepeople of ('uli- | fornia and ♦o A<luiiral l>rown aml | l;is oliivTr'* Rnd men: for ncver \ras .s<'en grief *nore sincere than that:of tbe nien wf the I T . navy as \vith .-low tread and soleuin dirge they pei fonued the sad cere<Dony of bringit;g home »urv beloved Kinp aiid Krk)n<i. Anothor <ltity was to exipress onr sywpatby \vith (ite hepaved \vife and sister. All liawiLiians know how good Queert Liliuokalani'? inAuenea was vritli the King tor the peopie, we shall tlu:»reforo pres«nt ©ur condolences anu exuress wliat we «xjxfct. Twiee hivs tiia present Queen acted durin£; her hrotiiers absence and we ha<l evidcnces of l.er pnnleuee, tact and cōurtesv. aud we have no doubt th:it she wiil uphohl the honor and | best interests f»f the ctmu'ry, The ll[>n. gcm]euiun resunied his. seai. ! Tho c:iairtnan.j next eall on the I 11 .m. Ivobert W. W ilcūx Uepre- ! sentative fur t lU'ih \vard Alr. j Wiiec*x <•;; comir\s: {arvvard \vas \v;iirniiy recs#iv.'t! anti >aid: "Years | :m > \yiien the onuueiw ot t i;e c«» mtry \vas al a low ebb the King \vcnt u> the l nited Siates and ol.hiiiK d thc Treaty of Rc.':proctty, \vhether U has pn»vcti th»* blessing to the native j»eople that : w;;.s prooiiscd and ex»)ected we aiv I not goit:«i to.disi»u.ss to-night. The I lale Kin- \vas a thorough c«mu«pohtan; he \vas !ond of travid and i-h-8 swietv of nien of culture. His iHlucation ant( kno\vlfdg* of tlm we.ihl were jirenter by lar than thise of any iormer King. It was | this kno\vietljre of tli« valu« of wiiieh led Wim lo eu* ;e<»;ira£e thc training ofHawaimn i yonth%aorojd, in ordcr that thev u» ght abhv to lake h *»laoe:iu t t)u» mdiMriul pursuits of tht ooun- | m\ and l>e l>etter to hav« a !''xh;m\ in seif govorninent, That | t>v mnde ia hut to aay ! thi« h - vvas hiunaiK but his liene» j voicocr and *ntir*> ims«lttsk»»e<s | \va> > vn iu his r«nvlmees to i the huiublest an .lio', yet he o»>uld, as for\ ig»H 1 oO.en ;>vuvnrk«>l, Ik» every it»ch a 1 Ktnv iivdijinity and dot*rUi»*nt i wh« u \ .ie tw;;*,s ; .on miuiriHL Tht? | !{;>:», sjVMk<»r jmw n«mrr\\ns iu« >tancvs ot l.»> U>ir*" tt» he o«>i*oi--1 h'JiU»rv. whieh. ;;ic ditlioaiUes of Ui> - a*iythmj: . bviv i',\ v. hut ho uoncrally on iho

| nin J v;c.n the those '; i ,vtio diOered from mm. o:wsj ■nixiet)" .wan ever r>araniour»t with j ' h'iu M help the i)oor ar«d the alliiei- j 1 mI Oo.r duty■ to-night waa to'give <s- j } pfession to o»r own eom»w and»to '; es!>rrS.T,our g«>od fe©ling to the peo- j iple of the United St:ites for their, j īoud friendship, and aleo t'o i>er- • ;form tlie sad di;ty of arranging| ! to present *>ur .condolenci s to the • fbcreavcd members of the lloyal. (fan\i]y. .i ; The then requested the j Hon. John E. I>ush, meniber £*>r Koolau|>«ko, to read the resolutions —whieh were prepared' in Hawaiian | an<l Engllsh and are found at the . end of th?s report. They were pnt j t* the meeting and carried, bvai si»en*t standing-up vote, unanitiious-1 | ly- The foliowing oosiniittee was ; no:ninatid and el©cted to h««*ve thc \ addrcsses ehgrosst»d and presented : HOX. JXO. E BUSH HON. A. MARQUES HOX. \Y. H. CUMMIXGS ! HOX. I). W. PUA 1 Ho:\. JOS. NAWAHI HON'. W. WIIITE • HOX. W.-P. KANEALU HOX. 11. W. WILOOX j. MR. J A. KAHOONEI ■ MK. J. KEKIPI MH. J. W. TSIPIKAXE Mll. KUKAULAI.II MU. J. KAXUI MU. C. 13 MAILE The Committee presented to j Queen Liliuokalank who was deeni lv touched at thepassageg referring ! to hei« rovi»l brother, in the address j i by Hon. J E. Bush, who wa* Chair-1 ; man of the committee.and \vhopre- i j s(Mited ihe followiog resolution. j it is the <lt>tinv of this worM. j that all. Knloiv »<hall ooine to an eml nt j the honr Hj»i>ointe<l f«»r tl»em, \vhilnt ! hunianity h&p no other reti>urse tlian to I humhlv Im'Hil un<ler thehlo\\ ; aml | .H'/iit hi'.s the Supreme i Kuler of the l'iiiwn* to into ; mou. nuii; aiul :jrief the expectation of 1 loval alfection, \vith whieh \vethe l'eople ! of ilawaii \vere antieipatiisg the re- ! t»irn in restore<l health of o«r belove»l | Sovereign, King Kai&kaua, au<l \Vlteiras, His pa<l «leoaipe, whieh <ieprives the ixn>ple of their ehoeen Kuler, a!fo exten«fc thi' hurtlen of M>rro\\ on *-the- Knyai y»mUvf4- \rherehnr our i l»resent < iraeions Rnier, Her Maje<«ty | liueen [«ilinokaluni Dio«irnti tlie loss of a l<learlv 1 K'iovo<l I»rother, wh«\*ereijtn will | K' e.te<l in history as a hen«*volent, illus-j-iri<>ns aml reniarkahle one; Therefon? f He H l»y the Peoj>le of llawaii • n»»i in mass hveeting a»«mhie<l, that we ! tlesire to «x»nvey to Her Maje*:ty, Qneen j Lilinokalani our \varu»est «»xpre>sk>ti of j ' tv>n<!oioiHv aiul heartU'lt syn»pi*thies in j j tiiijf onr lH'reavement; att»l at the sanie • tin»e. ii» dne ti»leliiv n» the «ie|xirt***i i . s<>v» !vi cn a:u! in hijrh appiwiaiion o: the , w is»Unn ;uul loyahy a!wavs shi.\vn l>y j , Her Ma]esty while in the t**ni]x>n»rv a«l j i minisirati»»n oi the atf*irs »>i the ll«mv 1 iia.il; King»l»un, \\v, lier M*jestvV iluU- ! tul snl»itM t>, ;he tV«*pU*oi Hawkii, «lo l;e;voy huo*» aiul our lo\'al I allegian« , e, ;.. «vtio»i an«l resj»ect t«» onr! new also **arnt-silv h«>piii£ aiul pravin*r, that -!»o inav e*»j«iy a l»«»ao*tnl v āiul pro>iK«rous »vtjrn, m whi»h ! liie in<le}»oivlen*vn Klai»«W**hall i»e' j«'aKnisly .ū~i»ar«te«l ai»*i maintaiue«l, aiui j their «luly iuvt\»*««i,—(kkUi ' SAVK r*tK j Tlk» eouuniUw »wxt waited #n! thoQ»HH>n lKiwager atid pftiMnteilj , the fbUowing re«o2uiit>n« Tln9 um«|> | :ing lietween tho berea\vd Qot«nl un«l Uh» r »iumittee wuei UMrko»i i 1 the «hvj*\*i euiolum. % j UV: ii has «wtr ll«aw«ky Paihor t ' i>iviue WUi, KUig* an«t lV«»ple a»v aiīke ainl «*|aat % ta iv> i »>»«»ve i»eiuv »o lo> iast i\ *tiaj* |4»>* <mr , l»elo\*>i s>»vv»vu*u» Kī»i« Katak*iu» % an«i lt\W V it»i^X|^let «Wiui*o iu\> thr>»vu a »»wr ti^ N%t»on, an«l «>; riw«l lū* l ««yal i\>«.pse »i thoir «'**« >«-h K.aw t at aiiaH" wi»eii t\e i;»>\* KaniiSr aiui Hi* «mv an»;t iimt nv «acer ami J«jr, evj»*ctatk»Uv i»is tvtur,« iu h«s;!th ;a»hl I w V>i ;.,« »>*i «U l wi*K>\\h««Mti » II * ,\l»*|eMvN « M »r «|sMrty i Ii« » Kar«*4aaH , a»»*ī , »t'*« *•* lh«* »re|«amUK' I»m* aii »»*«»iso ha* h, u» ;i»s un«o%v<\ okv*

»ita<!e tū<»Ke C'hrte£j&g:„gngrc# '•? uuimnlal aiwl unoHi«Mtatlon« boaer»#- tf leaee an<l aftW*t!oa t whieh vu » p*it «( F Majē«ty , sk bt*in£. aud whieii wee» -k hij?%ly aj>prefiaU*<il ar»tl now remetat>er*«4 w-Uh «lei»» jrrjtitud-s by tli« llw PyßOplel Theroū»rtj, H* i* R*'*oh e<l, that we the nf lia;vsii nei, <lo hereby proi*laiin in man meetins? asse!nh!e<l the eleep of i tiie Nati«»n the Iof» whk-h this lVoj)fe 1 ha;< *«'!-< ained in Uie sa<l (UMniw of a kiml HyiiHpathetio un»l uenen.ua Kuler. ami ten«U r to our WiV>we<l Queen, •m er ! < «nu-ion s Maje>ty Kapiolani, the Pe*i- . pieV.lH«artfe!t sympathy aml (•oiulolenee | in thij* ihe hour of her sa<l l«r»iv«mest. j an<l whii h \ve pray ller Majoly will dePĪ£ti ti« aeeepl a !asli:sg ioken oi tfie : sincere re>}«H t aml ui!ailoyatl estee»i in i whieh wea? a Natioa rever»tl>e menriory " o! our iate lainenhxl Pursuant tv anpointtn«nt th* CmHniittee waitecl on Adniir&l Brown at Js:,*)(» o'eloek.. The Comniittpe were cc»nvt*yeHl t* and fn»:u the CharljeBtim in the lx>«ts of the Flsg ship and were mopt oourteou»lv i reeeiv«l by Admiral BroKn. Commander Remy, and ofEcere of tiie Charleston. The chairmati of t!ie Comnasttee then addreB9ed tbe Admiral as follows: Admiral Brown: Wo a8 the UeprtPentativef* of the oeople delegatefl ■by n meeting duly eonvened at the eall of t>»e efocted mei::l>erF of the Mawaiian % Legisht» turo. The purjv»sc. of our visit 5s U> i»resent res«luti<ms tendering the grateful aokn<iw!eiigenients ot tlie Hawaiian People, V)'t.he*Citizenß c-f the UniUd 'Bt;ites of America for the cordial hospitHlity exteiHled J> our late lamente<l Kiug. throusrh the People of C»iifcrnia, aiul through your.seif an<l the «ni(-ers «nd nien under your conm;and diiring his lif<*-tiiii«*, and fur the syiinpHthy ar.d care shown him |daring his hri"f illnes& *We j.n*. j sent von . these resolutions, as> a ! feehlc expression of our gr2titudo s\S| a Xation : Wh<.eas it has AlmH;hty G*«; to Uke away smklenly «uul nnexp*-rte«l!y from thi» l!fe. our hek>v«t| Soverv>n, King Kalakana. «vhile sojo«irning in (Im* State <5f Calrtonila for tlw rewīorat»an of his? heaUh, an«! Wknni* the good and generous IV* of the l'uileil State» oi mtri«-a, tojjetl.fr wilh their Authorities auil Kepre»entahave tendered their »»oet kind a a: ,| cordi*) h'Vjpitality, w;tli anouiUk&N.* si«nN «rf lrieiHl<hip ami e>tei»ineil to «>ar ; Wlowl K:n|t, dui in|s hin \ ip«t am«»n« |thein« aini lwve n«anifesUy exlulMle*l tIHMr rx sj«H t for llim after HL<« isiul ilemi-v. wah their hearty ■ sv!n|»athies uith His lVop!e and Snhi jeet* in thif «»ur liereft\vme;kt, Tl>erefor\ k • /i it hv iln- l.o\-»l . Hawaii nei» in m*.-s UMytini! j.tji*l here* ith \ve expres< wir jthanksajiHl swUnjr oi lastiiv» i;ratiti»K* jta |t!ie iu»l»ie lH<aried l>w)J|t* of I aud o» tlta» l Mates 01 .\«R«*rnr» |in £ener«l» t\vr the eoorteoi»* ana kh*l «attentions and f*v»»rs ext«t»tal %n «wr ' Ui»H*ut«>! Kin£, «n t ior tl»e >ymyfclky | WHI fr»eiHU!up u»io tl«e ! w llawaii «»a tli»v K>rr%« iul * lwnHiv the «\»nliak rt4at*»*»* «h • fcetwve» the tv« N*t**» j will W umiKrr ceu*nitetl and oUm^llile«ifd,«iid i i • I *V*W><ts«u «m» >|m«l | an»l t l«nb »it(K«n«lani In^. hy ten«Wro; u» Adn;īr«l Bro**,th* OMk |eets a»«i Metv iVf tin* |\ s % Ffes»&ip 4 TliarhM««» ' »W their kitt< {aihl «>MkHe«vn9» atte«iti«Miim «*4 Hie | wk*«ui w «MKI jrwl M I Ute l*fc»\rd | The Aihuiml • Uie 1 ii ever wi|| ;disp«»s»«l to this i-mntr\\ lu C«lt> ! lV»biU the l»*ter elass*»f t«o«4e |»l fmuek»rw**n t«» oxt« «Hl exwv wtark ttt«ulsiiip «n«i )MKHir ti ||m i Sn**Mwjc Hnn own ;s»muil t»»u wUk llm Ki«g I it w«* a to U «uy o» the vu\x«e ovtr «m| |* « tti wlm) jhf «\m»s to tM«ke hii vtnw an«l lvt*;r t«» ol' nNtra^ t UiMi **t t* fc««feb | .*n I* **«;"*«&***** IV w*nuh Miw tu

peuple of the Unite<i Su t tes. onter- . tai!i for th!s CMintry, and thai sentiinent has : bv*en ■strcng»itenKil by the last vieit af the late He feit sad ut ,faaving had the iiiolancholy duty of beitig the be.irer of/ihe sorrowful np\vri of liis .death. * |Ie had ende;i-.-^mtred' to i>erform the duty <levolving npoīi liiin as tive of liis coimtSy. iis host anu ;ilso :is a fnend % and it was a p!e«isuer to hiive t hnd the as a for. his personal traits h;id enueaml hī tu to iill with whoni he {•;inte in contaet. Later on the ComniiUe« vkited tbe U. S. Legution and presente<l His Exeellency with a copy of the address. The mātter was approprintely miroduced bv tho Chairinan of the Coinmittee and Minister J. L. Stevens replied as follows: (rentlemen: 1 am pained to meet vour Cornmitte under the ajHictive circuMistances whioh lead you at this time to call at this Le#ation. As the official American re[>resentative at this capitai, I receive the resolutions you present as the ex£>ression of the sincere feeling cherished by the Citizens of Hawaii in respect to the Citizens and Goverament of the United States, and the tnanner in whieh tiie} r are ca!ied forth and the atten<ling circunvstftiices relative to yonr late Sovereign'B death cannotfail to strengthen the bonds of friendship br'tween this , Isiand Kingdom and ths American Nation, so intiuiātel.y vmited bv near neighborhood and eiomnion interests. lt will b« iny Ytuty and iay pleasure to forward a copv of vour resoluti«ns to thc of tho United, to the (toveriu>r of California, and to the Mayor of the City ofBan Francisco. —— . <*•••. Polties having crept in at th'e nieeting at Kaumakapili Chu'rch, to pass resolutio«s of condolence v the crowd 7 dispersed before the ineetinig had done its worK;, whieh \ve regret very mueh.