Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-01-06
THR NA72pR PRESS.

With this issue Of our Newspaper closes our
chronicle Of the year 1889, and the year ends
tomorrow.
This has been q notable year in the history
Of the internal affairs of our country. The rep.
rcsentatiycs were elected ON the first Wcdncs.
day Of February: the legislature began It's
sessions on the s9th Of April the former cabi
net was put out ON hc roth Of May; the min.
istfy Gin whom the people repusc no conf.
dcnce ~ was appointed on the goth following
the legislature took rcccs, of a week to allow
the new ministers time to prepare themselves
for their work the legislature began It's cor.
mpt work after vacation Of week the
members were led by the nose "by lnchcons
and the cmolumcnts Of office !" aA,ooo acres
Of our crown lands were disposed Of by the
trcachcrous representatives, the ministers con.
scnling to the Transaction, without making any
opposition to the prodigality Of the "half cdu
Gated pagans."
The land was urged to contract debt Of
So, 10000; rum was made free 10 Ilawaiians !;
the power OF appointing district judges was
taken from the supreme court hvonlcs were
appointed to government offices, The lcgsla.
turc was prorogued on the 9Th day of August I;
the money poured in streams from the public
treasury FOR the private ends ofthesc ministers: |:
the bonds for the govcrnmen, debt were offered
for sale here and abroad and were not taken
up the health Of the people has been neg
leeted haste was shown in spending money
on foreign missions; confidence in the lIa.
waiian government came to an end the tax
assessors tried the game Of exorbitan, assess
ment the result of all this was that the nation
rose up in opposition all over the land. and ex.
pressed their opposition to this cabinet of ours
in whom the people have no confidence, not by
words only but by writing to the newspapers.
The acts OF this cabinet are fast recorded in
latest generation.
The country has been greatly prospered in
the large amount Of produce exported 10y the
merchants who have blessed our country,
ters is to be reckoned
a new line of steamers has been established
between here and San Francisco our fleets Of
sailing and steam vessels are always laden
down with freight, a new iron railroad has
been opened in Kohala; marine railway has
been completed ; a number Of substantial brick
warehouses as well as handsome private resi-
dences have been built a new palace, con
suming money like an elephant, also has been
built; many private artesian wells have been
bored the land has been spared destructive
epidemic disease.
Besides the weekly island papers in the Eng
lish and Hawaiian languages, the Ha50diian
Gazette, SATURDAY Press, p. c. AdUeyti5cy,
knokoa, 10 Ha70aii fae Aina, Eieie PoakOin,
and two monthlies, the Fjiend and the Plant
e,y' Aonthb, there have been added two dailies,
Daily T. c. AdJeytiSer and the Daily Bnkhe
tin and one monthly, the Anghem ChHych
Chronicle.
Among the many who have been removed
from us by mans last enemy, are Bishop Mai
gret Of the Romish church, and the Rev. T.
Coan, a representative OF the first church es-
tablished in Hawaii
OF strangers who have visited our shores
there have been representatives from Norway,
from Portugal and from Japan. Two Of them
have come to look into the condition OF our
government, and the status Of the laborers who
are employed here. A representative also
came to arrange about treaty, but he went
away with astonishment and the ambiguous
exclamation, "Hawaii is a pin head govern
ment."
During the past year there have been added
to our population 2,2S7 Portuguese, men,
women and children.
We have sent to foreign countries, two min
is,crial ambassadors, and one commissioner Of
immigration. One Of those ministerial ambas
sadors was fooled while ,ransacting his nego-
tiations and onthat account there has arisen
disagreement between the French Commis
ser and ouriNlinister Of Foreign Affairs.
In regard to the reciprocity treaty we have
hopes it may be CONTINUED. With these few
points culled from our memory we release the
year 1882 with its labors, in the hope that
blessing and progress will crowd the new year
1883.
HArPy NEW YEAR TO You ALI
--/ae dina, Dec. co. 1889.