Hawaii, Our New Possessions: An Account of Travels and Adventure, with Sketches of the Scenery ... an Appendix Containing the Treaty of Annexation to the United StatesFunk & Wagnalls Company, 1898 - 534 páginas |
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... thousands of acres , when first seen from the sea it does not look to be more than a hundred square yards in area . Like flakes of snow the houses could be seen nestling among the orange groves , waving palms , or algarobas , while down ...
... thousands of acres , when first seen from the sea it does not look to be more than a hundred square yards in area . Like flakes of snow the houses could be seen nestling among the orange groves , waving palms , or algarobas , while down ...
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... pioneer missionaries , accompanying him . Ever since , Hono- lulu has been the seat of government for the islands and has grown to a city of about thirty thousand . CHAPTER II WAIKIKI AND THE PALI STREET scenes in Honolulu HONOLULU 11.
... pioneer missionaries , accompanying him . Ever since , Hono- lulu has been the seat of government for the islands and has grown to a city of about thirty thousand . CHAPTER II WAIKIKI AND THE PALI STREET scenes in Honolulu HONOLULU 11.
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... thousand feet , with an ocean on each side stretching away thousands of miles , while on the right great dark walls of stone , from the damp sides of which the water trickled , towered into the sky . What scene could be more sublime ...
... thousand feet , with an ocean on each side stretching away thousands of miles , while on the right great dark walls of stone , from the damp sides of which the water trickled , towered into the sky . What scene could be more sublime ...
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... thousand persons had embraced the Christian religion . Nevertheless a cloud of superstition still hung over the people , which has not to this day been lifted . Pele , the goddess of the vol- cano , still has her priestess , and certain ...
... thousand persons had embraced the Christian religion . Nevertheless a cloud of superstition still hung over the people , which has not to this day been lifted . Pele , the goddess of the vol- cano , still has her priestess , and certain ...
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... thousand feet above the sea ; southwest of his home , and only forty miles away , towered another active volcano fourteen thousand feet in altitude . To both of these he often traveled ; to the last without any road at all , but with ...
... thousand feet above the sea ; southwest of his home , and only forty miles away , towered another active volcano fourteen thousand feet in altitude . To both of these he often traveled ; to the last without any road at all , but with ...
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Términos y frases comunes
acres American annexation asked beautiful began Benner boat called cane canoe Captain chief Chinamen Chinese church cliff clouds Cook crater dark deck declared Diamond Head feet fire forest friends gazing Goodhue Government Haleakala Hanapepe harbor Hawaii Hawaiian Islands hill Hilo Honolulu horns horses hour hundred IAO VALLEY Japanese journey Kahului Kailua Kalaupapa Kamehameha Kanaka Kauai king Koloa Lahaina lanai land lava leper Liliuokalani lives Maui miles Minister missionaries Molokai monarchy morning mountain native never night Oahu Paao party passed passengers Pele plantation precipice President Dole queen reached republic republic of Hawaii road roar rocks rolling royalists sailors scene seemed seen shark ship shore side steamer stone surf taro thousand tion told trees tropical United valley vessel village volcano waiian Wailuku Waimea Waiohinu waves wife wild
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Página 497 - Party may at any time terminate the same on giving to the other six months' notice of its intention to do so. The ratifications of the present Convention shall be exchanged at Washington as soon as possible. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the above articles, and have hereunto affixed their seals. Done in duplicate, at the city of Washington, this 15th day of January, one thousand nine hundred and nine.
Página 357 - Government by its own declared limitation was only "to exist until terms of union with the United States of America have been negotiated and agreed upon...
Página 495 - Congress, all the military, civil, and judicial powers exercised by the officers of the existing government of the same shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct for maintaining and protecting the inhabitants of Louisiana in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion.
Página 495 - The municipal legislation of the Hawaiian Islands, not enacted for the fulfillment of the treaties so extinguished, and not inconsistent with this joint resolution nor contrary to the Constitution of the United States nor to any existing treaty of the United States, shall remain in force until the Congress of the United States shall otherwise determine.
Página 495 - States the absolute fee and ownership of all public, government, or crown lands, public buildings or edifices, ports, harbors, military equipment, and all other public property of every kind and description belonging to the government of the Hawaiian Islands, together with every right and appurtenance thereunto appertaining...
Página 495 - The existing laws of the United States relative to public lands shall not apply to such lands in the Hawaiian Islands...
Página 494 - WHEREAS the Government of the Republic of Hawaii having, in due form, signified its consent, in the manner provided by its constitution, to cede absolutely and without reserve to the United States of America all rights of sovereignty of whatsoever kind in and over the Hawaiian Islands and their dependencies, and also to cede and transfer to the United States...
Página 496 - ... by the Government of the United States; but the liability of the United States in this regard shall in no case exceed four million dollars.
Página 489 - The PRESIDENT: The undersigned Secretary of State has the honor to lay before the...
Página 496 - So long, however, as the existing Government and the present commercial relations of the Hawaiian Islands are continued as hereinbefore provided said Government shall continue to pay the interest on said debt.