The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-01-15
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

81 We find the following mot going the rounds
of American papers. 1t is taken from the Washing
ton correspondence of the Chicago Tribune. We
have changed it slightly to make it respectful. for
foreign writer's, particular American, are not prone
to speak respectfully or sovereigns in the Pacific
General McCook, now Governor of Colorado,
described to me the life he led as Minister to the
Sandwich Islands, with his young and beautiful wife.
sAll we did, he said, was to walk every night
up a little strip Of beach, which led to a spot where
we could look toward the United States. And we
looked, and we wished we were there =
McCook had been sent by Secretary Seward to
transact a big job in real estate--to buy the Sand
witch Islands outright. The King, named, think,
Kamehameha, said
General McCook, l like the Americans, and [
know that we are powerless to hold these Islands a
day against any Power that in our lnotenslve
weakness lies our independence and, really, me and
my people are fond Of the American flag. But what
is the user Here [ am a King, and | get $4,000 q
year. You would not want to pay me that IN perpet-
uity, for this is more than you pay your President.
l would have to be q citizen in America, and proba-
bly, not q very distinguished citizen. So l think L
had better be a King off here. Don't your
McCoOk says he looked at His Majesty q minute,
sitting there very fat and good humored, smoking
his cLeroot, and drinking a San Francisco cobbler,
and he said, just orally: Your Majesty Your
heads round.''
The above item certainly conveys news for
instance, nobody would have thought from the man.
ner in which the mission was conducted that the
purpose of the Minister was to buy us out. Again.
that SAC, 900 a year is too large a sum by just one
half. -
THE KAoNA1TEs.-A local paper seems to be very
much exercised about the Kaonaites, because they
are getting together again and reported to be PLAN
ming to build a church edifce somewhere If the
Kaonites disturb anybody in an unreasonable manner
by their form of worship, they would doubtless cease
the annoyance if they were requested to. We do not
believe in annoying them simply because they are
Kaonaites, and feel confident that persecution will
only strengthen them. The proper way to deal with
them, in our opinion, is to severely let them alone
until they commit some overt act.
A NARROW EscApE.-A correspondent informs us
that Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth of Hawaii had a
narrow escape recently. He was crossing the Kohl
koli bridge when it broke down with him, the result
being the loss of his horse and a scare on the Sherif's
part. Parties on the other islands complain that
bridges are left standing seemingly to see how much
weight rotten timbers will carry, and that if a COM
moner gets hurt, as "Toots' says. it isn't of the
slightest consequence. However We may be thankful
for one thing that steps we're taken Immediately for
rebuilding the bridge.
THE ScARLETINA.-This scourge is still ravaging
some parts of these islands. 1t has appeared on the
windward part of East Maui. One case of death
after but two days illness is reported. Fortunately
for the Hawaiians at Hama, DIR. John Rae is within
reach, and has been successful in treating the disease.
1t is to be regretted that physicians are not located
on different parts of the islands, even if at the
expense of the public purse.
Road REpAIRING.-The road which we Travelled
over between Hama and Haiku, and styled the worst
piece of road on the island, has been repaired. And
the Job is said to be very creditable to the contractor.
Money or the contract gave out however before the
was finished, and about a third of a mile
remains in the original state, probably to remind the
traveller how bad the balance might be.
MARX TwAIN.-An Eastern correspondent of a
San Francisco paper, says that Mark Twain was to
in Washington in the latter part of Deem
Der subject, IS The Hawaiian Islands"