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- a ), ,5 El11 r I I I i. r-A fe . J b V v .-j Br 9 '" Mf' ' . " ' LAST QUARTER'S EXPORTS. Hon. Curtis P. Iaukca, Collector General, Is very prompt this time In issuing his quarterly statement of the exports. Tlio sugar exported was 07,975,270 pounds, valued at $3,230,515.79, an incrcaso of 16, 840,831 pounds over the correspond ing quarter last year. Molasses was almost all Increase, being 15,288 gallons, value $1,002.10, against 1,481 gallons in the same time last year. luce uecreaseil 723,800 pounds, being 1,447,550, value $70,421.75. Coffee increased nearly to the amount exported, 3,804 pounds worth $724.50, against COO pounds in the first quarter of 1885. Bananas increased by 1,585 bunches, being 13,402, value $12,131.25. The re maining articles showing increase are as follow: 3,238 goat skins, $2,148; 0,392 hides, $23,877.43; 15,885 pounds tallow, $795, against none last year; 73,180 pounds wool, $7,000; 3,110 sheep skins, $338; 805 pounds awa, S73.70. Betel leaves, 130 boxes, $577.50, show a decrease of 11 boxes. Sundries re present a Yaluc of $800.50. The total value of the past quarter's exports was $3,857,015.52, against $2,039,473.20 the corresponding period last year. More than quarter as much sugar went from Kahului as from Honolulu, while 1,754,852 pounds was shipped at Hilo. These returns are encouraging not only as exhibiting a large increase in sugar, our principal staple, but also as showing thatothcr productions arc rising in importance, some at a creeping pace but others by bounds. In view of the apprehension felt at the results of the possible abroga tion of the treaty of. reciprocity with the United States, it is in borne degree reassuring to know that the contraction in profits from sugar, in that contingency, may be at least partially made up by the increased development of other resources of our soil. The increased production of sugar is in the same connection gratifying, for competent authori ties hold that all the sugar these Islands can raise ma) still be mar keted at a moderate profit without the advantages conferred by the treaty. One effect of these consid erations should be to excite both ofllcial and popular interest in the, matter of colonization. The more the country can produce of articles . ..required by other countries, in any event, the more wealth will be con ducted into the country. If the vicissitudes of commercial inter course with our nearest and greatest neighbor cause capital to be shy of entering into new fields of sugar cultivation under present methods, an opportunity is afforded of intro ducing a system of growing that article by independent occupants of small holdings. 'These, by being enabled to raise other products for their own sustenance, would bo satisfied with a much smaller divi sion of profits on sugar than share holders in large corporations now regard as wortli while drawing. At the same time their wants would be greater than those of contract labor ers under the present system, so ' Ihat: the creation of such a class would' vastly incrcaso trade and in dustry, thus stimulating the growth of all tho elements of civilized so ciety in the kingdom. Therefore, it would seem to bo the part of wis dom, for those in a position to do so, to take a practical interest in the work of colonization, as well as the simple duty of the Government to aid so far as it can the promotion of colonization schemes conducted in good faith. THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS. Tho trustees of the Kamehameha Schools, provided for in the will of Her late Royal Highness Princess BcrnicoPauahiBishop, havo engaged Rev. William B. Oleson, at present principal of tho llilo Boarding School, to take a similar position in tho School for Boys to be instituted at Palatini. As soon as Mr. Oleson can make arrangements for tho satis factory continuation of tho seminary at Hilo, ho will come to Honolulu to consult with the trustees regarding plans for tho new institution. After ward ho will go to tho United States, where ho will spend some months in visiting educational institutions of note in which industrial training is a leading feature, as it is to be in the Kamehameha. Schools, Eiia PAn,g dtihjmhn BtraratAnyi riomimv, n. r a?njJnaBA,s?, Tho selection made by tho trus tees, of a head for the Boys' School, will undoubtedly be commended generally as an eminently judicious one. Mr. OJcson is n very practical educationist as well as a thorough scholar, whoso works as well as words have given him a high reputa tion in tliis kingdom. Tho site selected for the Boys' School is admirably adapted for Its purposes. Situated near the open ing of Kalihl Valley, on elevated ground, It is one of the most health ful spots within easy reach of the city. The soil is suited for pastur age and taro culture, being there fore capable of producing a great portion of tho necessary supplies of the Institution. There aro water privileges on the lot, adding greatly to its value. A stone fence is build ing round the area with material taken off the ground, by which the laud is cleared for cultivation while the property is being substantially enclosed. The trustees appointed by the will for the Kamehameha Schools arc: lion. Chas. It. Bishop, lion. S. M. Damon, Rev. C. M. Hyde, D. I)., Mr. C. M. Cooke and Mr. W. O. Smith. CERMANS AS COLONISTS. A friend lias given us the reading of an article written by Colonel Rozsas, In a California paper, com mending Germans above all other nationalities, as desirable immigrants to develop the resources of that State. Particular mention is made, in this regard, of people from the grape-growing districts of the Rhine, Moselle, Alsace-Lorraine and Swit zerland, giving several reasons for preferring them. This is a matter requiring serious attention in pro moting colonization in this country. The class of settlers to be obtained should bo a primary consideration, and to obtain people with means of their own, it is essential, on our 'side, that what this country has to offer immigrants should bo mado as agreeable as possible to them. To this end Government aid as well as private capital should be forth coming, for having homesteads meted out and furnished with such' artificial requirements as would make them capable of being culti vated from tho moment of their occupation. EDITORIAL NOTES. Trading of liquors and (Ire-arms in the Arctic, within United States jurisdiction, is forbidden by the United States Government. Similar prohibition is in force on the Russian side. Two revenue cutters are sent out by the United States, this sea son, and vessels caught with spirits or fire-arms on board for trading purposes will be confiscated, with their contents. In spite of prohibi tion and the measures adopted for its enforcement, some vessels that have recently called here, on their way north, are said to have taken aboard largo quantities of the first named contraband for tho forbidden purpose. On the same day that the Volcano of Kilauea, Hawaii, collapsed March 0 a London despatch to the American press announced that Mount ilitnn, Sicily, had broken out in violent eruption, throwing up immense quantities of boulders, sand, ashes, etc. This is, indeed, a remarkable coincidence, if not evi dence of possible subterranean com munication between two great volca noes on opposite sides of tho world. It is said that the "tramp," hav ing secured the protection of the Hawaiian fiag, will bo discharged from the dock on Friday, next and depart for San Francisco. If sho does not go back to vagrancy Ha waii may yet have reason- to be proud of her. In the meantime, however, the people of this country would be better pleased with tho reclaimed Mtratnp" if sho timed her jaunts between here and San Fran cisco so as to give them lcgular fortnightly mails. As it is, both sho and her sistcr-lately naughtily denounced by a Honolulu paper as something worse than old maids havo cast off tho hamo but retalnpd tho ways of tramps. Thoy are of less service to tho public than ulien thoy followed tho road on their own hook, A TRIP TO THE VOLCANO. Tim Inter-Inland Htcnm Navigation ('nuiimny'H Houto Inolitptitn of n I'lenmint rtiMnngc A Delightful Nonnlilc Jteaort Tho llounn of Flro in IluiiiM. Promptly at 3 o'cloek-on tho after noon of March 19th the snug steam ship W. G. Hall, of the Inter-Island Stcom Navigation Company, left her berth at Honolulu on her usual route. Among a goodly number of cabin passengers there were three bound direct for the Volcano, two journalists and a photographer, who were going, in the interest of (lie public, to obtain as correct impres sions as possible of the remarkable changes that had lately occurred in that wondrous outlet of the earth's internal forces. A fourth passen ger was going to make a visit to tho same point in the courso of a busi ness trip to other localities. In holf an hour the vessel was rounding Diamond Head, and under a light southwest breeze the sails were spread, helping to scud her meriily along, also steadying the motion. All that has been heard of tho easy going qualities of the W. G. Hall is soon confirmed to the satisfaction of those who arc now making the first trial of her. Still land-lubbers will display their peculiarities at sea upon very slight provocation, and the gentle ocean roll soon indiTced the writer to pose for a picture of Misery, over the rail ; but unfor tunately the photographic artist was himself too indisposed, from a similar cause, to take ndvantage of the raie opportunity. Indeed, the man of business was the only one of the four who responded to the dinner bell, returning to the deck in such brief space, however, as to create the suspicion that he had only entered the saloon from mere bravado. Former experience Induc ing a trial of repose as one of the bust medicines for sea as well as other kinds of sickness, dreams, mingled with what the wild waves were saying and with the monoton ous muttering of tho propeller, wero all at once dispelled by a great calm, interspersed with the rattling of tackle and voices, the first of the latter intelligible to the waking senses being in the form of the question, "Do they know' you arc going ashore here?" We were in Maalaca Bay, Maui, and the watch indicated 11:20 o'clock. Passongcrs and freight were landed and the boats taken on board again with the precision of clockwork no unnecessary noise or confusion, no waste of time and yet no undue haste. The hoisting and lowering of boats ai e done by special engine and gear, passengers are re ceived and discharged by a very safe gangway, and, in fact, all the difficult conditions of traillc among these island devoid as they are, excepting Honolulu, of smooth havens and mooring docks, seem to be met nlmost to the degree of per fection. Here the steamship Kinau, of the Wilder Steamship Company, is met on her way to Honolulu. Ab she sits on the moonlit waters, with her shapely black hull and brilliant lights, Tavcrnier's picture of her in Hilo Bay comes in mind with greater appreciation than oyer. Reports arc obtained from her of returning fires in Kilauea, wuicli inspire us witli the hope that wo may meet Pole in at least boinc of her former grandeur. The two vessels each representing a different splendid exhibition of Hawaiian marine enterprise go their respective ways, ours entering the Hawaii channel, witli the Island of Lanai to the light, the seat of His Excellency Mr. Gibson's ex tensive sheep ranch, and part of his fervid political opponent, Mr. Thurs ton's, legislative constituency. The embrace of Morpheus is again sought, the voice of tho waves being more strongly pronounced in the Babel of Dreamland as the cradle of the deep rocks harder. Daylight brings a smootli sea, with the triad of Hawaii's monarch mountains looming majestically in view on tho left Maunakea, Hualaiai and Mf.unaloa. There also is the famous Kona coffceNlistrict, dotted with the habitations of the people who live by that product and fringed with desultory groves of cocoanut along tho beach. The 'clear morning air with soft breezes, and tho noble mountain prospect, wreathed and llcckcd with snow-whito clouds, form a health-infusing experience wortli tho whole cost of tho trip to obtain. Kaihm is reached at 7 o'clock. Here tho first house built by a white settler Samuel Rice is pointed out by Mr. Smith, a passenger married to a grand-daughter of that pioneer. In a grovo or orchard, on a beautiful elevation, is also seen the house of tho early missionary worthy, Rev. Mr. Thurston. His Majesty the King is having a house near tho beach the former residence of the famous Gov. Adams converted into an elegant cottage. Another very interesting object is a stone wall, twelve miles long, built In former times by tho natives to keep cattle off tho cultivated lapd. Tra dition hap it that tho whpo fenco was creptpd in n day, 'J'hprc arp also remains of tho 'great fort of Kamehameha I. Tho next landing place is Keauhou, toughed at a quarter to 9. It has cocoanut groves. At 11 Kcalakekua Bay, ono of the very most Important points of his toric interest in tho group, is arrived at. A whito obelisk marks the spot where tho famous navigator Cook met his fate, as the result of his own folly. In tho slang of tho mining camp, his suitable epitaph would be, " lie put on too much side and got badly left.' The site of the hamlet is a bit of rocky reef running out from lofty bluffs. A large number of canoes ranged along the beach, witli several being paddled about the magnificent bay by natives, cocoanut groves on both sides of tho water, and a throng of people to sec tho steamer, aid the imagination in conjuring up tho historic scenes of the locality. Napoopoo, on tho other side, is a larger settlement, witli more abundant and healthy looking cocoanut groves. The dinner bell rings at Ilookena, sharp noon, and at a quarter past 1 we arc at Hoopuloa, the principal awa and fungus producing district of the islands 90 percent of the former article raised, it is said, coming from here. A refreshing prospect of cane flelds comes with tho advancing afternoon. Naalehu, Honuapo, and Ililea, three plantations forming part of the Spreckcls interest, over look the sea from the mountain slopes as Punaluu is nppioachcd. The landing just named, our destina tion, is reached shortly after 0 o'clock, or 27 hours from Honolulu. It is provided with excellent facili ties for traillc, being the shipping point for Palmla plantation, tint property of the Hawaiian Agricul tural Company. Mr. .1. O. Carter, secietary of that corporation, who is the business man referred to above, is now going on one of his regular visits of inspection to the plantation. All nie safely deposited on shoic, where Mr. Peter Lee, landlord of the Punaluu Hotel, promptly takes us in charge. It would be impossible to imagine a more agreeable salt water trip than ours has been. Tho sea was almost as smooth as tho proverbial mill pond, the scenery sublime, while every arrangement on board ship for the comfort and enjoyment of passengers was in the highest de gree satisfactory. Very intelligent design is manifest in the construc tion of the upper deck statcioomsof the Hall, which, while abundantly roomy, have an open air space run ning along their rear, on which an aperture with a slide opens, afford ing the amplest circulation of air. Captain Bates takes unremitting interest iu the enjoyment of the pas sengers, treating them to a large store of the local traditions and in formation of the shore in passing along, also placing a superior bin ocular at their disposal for viewing the country, and in sundry other ways making himself one of the most popular coasting skippers sail ing out of Honolulu. Mr. A. C. Simerson, purser, and Mr, J. Santos, steward, also perform-1 their respec tive parts in a manner highly satis factory to the patrons of the line. Withal the faro is excellent, always containing something to tempt even squeamish sea appetites, and every thing is kept snug, clean andhip shape. Arrived at the water ter minus of the route, the traveller has a delightful surprise in store, in tho surpassingly comfortable, in many respects luxurious, entertainment awaiting him at the Punaluu Hotel. This is no mere puflcry, but a fact attested by the spontaneous evi dence, couched in enthusiastic terms, entered on tho register by many notable and well-travelled visitors, including Chief Justice Judd, Major Dane, of Boston, Mr. Arthur Brown, of England, and others. Situated a fow rods from tho landing, the hotel is built on an artificially elevated plot, in tho midst of a desert of vol canic rocks. A dcliciotisly verdant lawn, with a border of gay (lowers, has been constructed with great labor, the caitli and turf being car ried a long distance in bags. It presents a surface like a billiard table, is kept green with a sprinkler in constant operation, and available for croquet, tho pioprietor having a set of that game on hand for tho benefit of guests. The site is withfn an amphitheatre of volcanic rocks, opening out on tho ocean, tho curv ature of the high walls being so ac curate as to form a remarkable in stance of tho vagaries of nature. It was probably onco a largo lagoon, that somo time became shut in by the sandbar that now Joins the two ends of the lava wall mentioned. The abundance of fresh water within tho enclosuio would prevont tho formation of coial reef if tho bar was not there, and then thcro would be, as a natural consequence, the lagoon. Mr. Leo has tho house very comfortably furnished, tho rooms arc unusually commodious for a country inn, and a better table is kept than any but a first-class city hotel ordinarily prorides. Botl tho landlord and his amiable wife are extremely solicitous of having their guests thproughly at homo and wapting for no comfort possible to bo afforded. Ono of tho accessories to tho hotel is a superb swimming bath, supplied with running fresh Aram a, MWW&. water, about five feet deep, fitted with clean-kept dressing rooms and scats. Most invigorating is it to have a splurge in this splendid nata toritim at the end of a journey by sea or land, or at morning or even ing as tho guest may prefer. It is tho proprietor's intention to add facilities for warm and salt water bathing, for those of delicate con stitution who shrink from a cold plunge. There is n regular system of waterworks on thu premises, operated by a windmill, that pumps water Into buildings, cisterns, water ing troughs, etc., from tho copious fresh springs. The reader may judge, from tho foregoing simplo statement of facts regarding this hostelry, that, apart from its great attractions for the travel-worn pas senger by sea or land, no pleasantcr seaside retreat for weary city folk can be found In all tho Hawaiian Islands. Mr. Lee prepares us for bed by a programme of music on n sweet-toned orchestron, and at early morn bids us nrisc by the same pro cess truly a novel and graceful method of saying, "Go to bed," and "Get up." OFF FOlt T1IK VOLCANO. Ill the morning, owing to cir cumstances beyond the control of a portion of the party, it was voted to proceed oh our journey to the Volcano. Accordingly, the landlord, who is also proprietor of the land part of this route, almost imme diately after breakfast, announced the train as ready for the (list stage. The motive power consisted of four mules in tandem, the car a trolly lit ted up with a carriage seat and a goods box, tho track the iron tram way winding high up among tho lava beds to the Pahala plantation, tho conductor and engineer a strong Por tuguese laborer, who ran all the way up, urging on the caravan, regard less of his bare feet on the fearfully rugged tracksidc. The ground traversed in this four miles of tho route presents, close on both hands, and far into the distance on tho sea tide, a scene full of evidence of prodigious volcanic action, somo of it apparently very recent, the more ancient work being toward the moun tain slopes. For the major part of tho distance the ground is covered with immense beds of, aa, which is the term for the loose boulders, stones, gravel, etc., cast up by vol canic disturbances and distributed by the flowing lava. A vast field of pahoehoe, the congealed pure lava, extends down to the sea and away up the coast out of sight toward Puna, its black, shiny crust, from which it is named (pahoehoe being the native word for "glistening"), showing it to be a modern product. Mr. Carter leaves us at Pahala, where a mule' four-in-hand attached to a confortablc covered coach is waiting to carry us ten miles further, to the Halfway House, leased by Mr. Lee and managed by his younger brother, Mr. Jens M. Lee, witli his newly-married wife of a w eek. The junior Lee is a recent arrival in the country, and a well-educated and handsome-looking young man. He was once a shorthand reporter in the Norwegian Legislature, and later corresponding clerk in a bank, the failure of which induced him to go to America, coming thence to visit his bi other and try his fortune here. At this rest our party had a sub stantial lunch, departing more than satisfied with tiio fare at such an isolated wayside inn. Mr. Leo cul tivates vegetables about the house, besides raising- poultry and indul ging in an occasional hunt after plover and wild turkey, and his wife being an adept at cookery, very wholesome and palatable refreshment is assured tho tourist on reaching this mountain hotel. Tho remain der of the -journey, eleven or twelvp miles, is done on mulcback, active, sure-footed and well-broken animals giving safe transport over a pretty rugged sea of lava hummocks. Till-. VOLCANO. It began raining soon after our leaving the Halfway House, and was pouring tho greater part of tho way to tho Volcano. The heavy weather made it impossible to sec anything beyond tho immediate vicinity of tho trail. Coming abruptly to tho edgo of tho great crater of Kilauea, a very misty view was had of tho interior. A little smoke could bo seen at a point that looked more rugged than the rest of the black bed of lava, while clouds of steam wero rolling up everywhere over tho surface. Jogging along a mile or so, on tho margin of tho towering bluffs, we go down a slioit, steep bank on to a small plain of 100 to 150 acres in extent, rough guess. Tills area is wonderful enough in itself, bearing evidences of thu workings of nature underneath suf ficiently impressive, as a first view of living volcanic action, to one who did not know whether the visible manifestations wero tho results of tho recent collapse in tho adjoining crater or wero an old adjunct of the establishment. Along both sides of this aica steam was hissing up through tho ground in largo volumes. As we proceeded tho wind blew tho warm vapor across our faces, while, lookipg down, chinks In tho very road wero emitting an intimation I that tea was ready in tho basement. ii!iiaiflUMwiMMiMjt.'". ' iji i'rn)wii fti"rtn Ascending a steep hill at tho end of this very desirable site for a steam laundry, the Volcano House is re vealed In tho center of a narrow green terrace, with a high bank sloping up inthc rear and a jump ing off place, over n cliff of several hundred feet, nbout fifty yards in front. This is a moro vaporous area than that just left. From the left, and rear, and front, denso clouds of steam are rolling upward through the gloom of ndvancing evening added to tho already dense atmosphere. This, Indeed, must he the roof of Madame Pele's wash house, but wo aie going to take tho risk of the boilers bursting in the meantime, therefore gladly resign our mules to the care of tho guides and enter the house, where Mr. John II. Maby and his wife, with pleasant faces, welcome us to a roaring wood fire on an old-fashioned hearth, witli a warm dinner follow ing. Learning that it is not true, what we had heard on the way, that there had been twenty-two shocks of earthquake felt a week after tho collapse, and that a gaping rent had opened close to tho threshold of the house, tho photographer and I abandoned tho resolution formed on a discussion of those reports while riding along, of sleeping outdoors under the light of the moon, with an eye mid car open for symptoms of possible catastrophe. The following entry by Mr. Maby, keeper of the Volcano House, appears on the visitors' record: March 7th, 1880. From June 20th, 188.5, up to December 15th, both the old and new lakes were very active in tho way of boiling and surging away from ono side to the other. And in December, nbout the 15th-20th, the new com'inenced to build for itself n wall which car ried the surface of the lake up to 100 or 150 feet higher, by the first of March, 1880, than the surface had formerly been. "On the evening of the 0th of Marcli at 7 i si., both the old lake, 'Halemaumau, and the new lake wero quite full of boiling and surging lava, and very brilliant as seen from tin; verandah of tho House, and continued to remain so up to 9:30 i si. At which time thcro commenced a series of earthquakes, 43 in number and lasting until 7:30 a, m. After the third ,or fourth shako, in looking out upon the crater, there was nothing to be seen of the new lake and only a slight reflection from the old lake. At the hour of between 2 and 3 a. si. of the ,7th all fire and lights in the crater had disappeared, excepting a few sparks from previous flows around on the floor of the main crater. "At 8 a. m. on the 7th, after the mist and stpam had cleared away, it was discovered that all tho bluffs surrounding Halemaumau, that were very much higher than the opposite edge of the crater, had disappeared by falling down in tho lake, along with the path that was formerly used to go over from tho new lake to the old, and the whole, together with tho new lake, forming a deep chasm, making it look like one large lake instead of two. "During tho night, while the shaking was going on, the ground was rent apart in several places. One largo crack opened up on the road to Kilauea-iki, and two on tho road to Keauhou, about ono mile and a half from tho Volcano House. "8:30 p.m. No fire. or light to bo seen in the crater, excepting two small places, that look liko lanterns in the distance. "March 8, 11 v. si. This p. si., at 3 o'clock, the guide crossed tho crater. There'was no firo to be seen, there only being two deep dark holes in place of the burning lake, with a deep valley running from the former new lake to Hale maumau. No fire or light to bo seen from the House, excepting tho two small places seen last night. "Marcli 9, a. si. No signs of fire. Smoke and steam still around the chasm. Tho ground or lava still seems to be sinking. "March 10. No fire in crater ttiat can be seen from tho House. During tho shaking hero there was. nothing felt at Keauhou, and only two shakes felt at the Kapapala Ranch. This ranch is 17 miles, away, toward Punaluu. 8 p. m. Two tourists just return from tho crater and r6port no burning lava." Mr. Maby had only a brief state ment to make of succeeding mani festations: "Tho next day after the collapse there was only a little smoke coining up. A few days afterward it commenced throwing up ashes and dirt and kept falling in. Thcro was an incrcaso of steam from tho openings nbout the house after 'tho collapse, and back to the noithward of the Volcano House there is steam issuing now whero it never did before. There has been only one slight shock of earthquake since tho first night." He believes tho shocks to Imvc been produced by tho falling in of tlto vast bodies of rock forming tho walls of tho different orators proper. Mr. R. 15. Finlay, of Sydnoy, N. S, W., who arrived with a paity on tho 10th, wrote a good description of tho ruins in the record, winding up thus; "Is it possible thatKi 1 "W V il 41 & Ui.l'Mi..Jfc Ai,' ' JtH. ' 'lM l,fl ft fji& ..JU4fe&..V u' su. .. LM'-i'iJtmL-fyi j- H,jhlliJm) :1&4j'llM&mJ.iK: .ukuiiXj!. . 'Viw