Note.—­There are several cases of arrests for “insulting and resisting the armed forces of Spain.”  In the case of Pedro Javier, the accused was over seventy years old, and in that of Miguel de la Cruz, he was seventy-five years old; while in one or two other cases boys of ten or twelve years of age were arrested on the same charge.

CHAPTER XX

Hawaii As Annexed.

The Star Spangled Banner Up Again in Hawaii, and to Stay—­Dimensions of the Islands—­What the Missionaries Have Done—­Religious Belief by Nationality—­Trade Statistics—­Latest Census—­Sugar Plantation Laborers—­Coinage of Silver—­Schools—­Coffee Growing.

The star spangled banner should have been waving in peaceful triumph over our central possessions in the Pacific for five years.  Now Old Glory has ascended the famous flag-staff, from which it was mistakenly withdrawn, and is at home.  Its lustrous folds are welcomed by a city that is strangely American, in the sense that it is what the world largely calls “Yankee,” and does not mean bad manners by the most expressive word that has so vast a distinction.  The shops of Honolulu are Americanized.  There is a splendid blossoming of the flag of the country.  The British parties of opposition have faded out.  There is the wisdom in English statesmanship to be glad to see us with material interest in the Pacific Ocean.  In this connection there is something better than a treaty.

Do not mispronounce the name of the capital city of the Hawaiian Islands.  Call it Hoo-noo-luu-luu and let it sing itself.  Remember that this city is not on the larger of the islands, but the third in size.  The area of Hawaii, the greater island, is 4,210 square miles.  Oahu, the Honolulu island, has 600 square miles, with a population of 40,205, and Hawaii has 33,285 people.  The area of the islands, told in acres is, Hawaii, 2,000,000; Nani, 400,000; Oahu, 260,000; Kauai, 350,000; Malokai, 200,000; Lauai, 100,000; Nichan, 70,000; Kahloolawe, 30,000.  The dimensions of the tremendous volcanoes that are our property now are startling: 

        Dimensions of Kilauea, Island of Hawaii.
        (The largest active Volcano in the World.)

        Area, 4.14 square miles, or 2,650 acres. 
        Circumference, 41,500 feet, or 7.85 miles. 
        Extreme width, 10,300 feet, or 1.95 miles. 
        Extreme length, 15,500 feet, or 2.93 miles. 
        Elevation, Volcano House, 1,040 feet.

        Dimensions of Mokuaweoweo. 
        (The Summit Crater of Mauna Loa, Island of Hawaii.)

        Area, 3.70 square miles, or 2,370 acres. 
        Circumference, 50,000 feet, or 9.47 miles. 
        Length, 19,500 feet, or 3.7 miles. 
        Width, 9,200 feet, or 1.74 miles. 
        Elevation, 13,675 feet.

        Dimensions of Haleakala. 
        (The great Crater of Maui, the Largest in the World.)