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Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30

The military editor of the Star
has come to the conclusion that
if sufficient sand food, and water
are used for the fortifcation Of
the Palace, and 500 men placed
in that rathole 9TH e building can
be held against any force that
could be brought against it at
the present time. Great Scott!
what a reflection on modern
artillery and especially our
modern navies. A couple of well
directed shells would blow the
old shanty with the sand,
water, food, and the 500 heroes
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30
The Minstrels.

The Minstrels viii give another
show on Saturday evening the
2ud of December, at the Opera
House. Everybody ought to so
there and enjoy the best enter
tainment in that line which
Honolulu yet has seen. New
jokes, new songs, everything new
except the boys-same old boys
and they can't be improved.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30

Commodore" George Beckley,
has been interviewed in Chicago
by a correspondent to the y. T.
Tribune. The Commodore" " has
evidently not forgotten to speak
about himself-he never does
and we shall reproduce the inter
view below. 1t does US good to
notice that Mr.. Stevens party
and hackers in the States gather
their information from virtuous
men like Commodore Beckley
and don't listen to the 'hoodlums'
from the Opium Ring or
Lottery fraud.
Commodore" Beckley, one of
the most intelligent and capable
half whites of Honolulu, who is
a politician of local influence
among the natives, was in the
city prior to the receipt of the
news of the decision of the Ad-
ministration in regard to the
proposed restoration of the
Queen.
Il do not think the native
Hawaiian people want any more
of Queen Liliuokalani. She was
not true to the people and her
best friends" he said
When questioned as to annexa-
ton, he stated that he was not
prepared to speak on the subject;
annexation with State govern
ment might be satisfactory.
"How would Kaiulani do for a
Queen"
Personally, would rather
see her on the throne than her
aunt.
Mr., Beckley was an official
under King kalakaua, and his
ideas are those of a representative
kanaka politician. He was non
committal in general and empha-
tic only on the point of the late
Queen unftness for Office. -
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30

Henry n. Castle, at latest
accounts living in Ann Harbor,
Mich. is busy denying state
ments contained in Secretary
Gresham's letter. He proves
himself to be falsifer, as those
statements which he denies as
being true, are the very ones
which Damon. Waterhouse,
Soper, and others only so far
known, have over their own
signatures stated to Mr.. Blount
as being the "trts facts Poor
Henry, he had better read Mr..
Blount's 5 report, before he tells
any more lies.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30

The Star is unfair. 1t always
has something unpleasant to say
about the royalists. but it always
forgets the failures of its own sup
porters. Why do you see the
beam in your brothers eyes and
not the mote in your own" Now
for once. we have quoted the
Bible, and we suppose Of the
quotation isn't correctl that Ash
ford viii get the credit for our
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30
The Threats against the Queen.

We have had numerous Oc-
casions to refer to the empty
threats which senseless and irres-
ponsible men have uttered against
Her Majesty's life. We have
paid little attention to them on
account of the sources from
which such threats heretofore
have emanated. We have even
been inclined to ridicule the
threats of ladies', like those pub
Iished in the San Francisco
Examiner as being uttered by
Mrs. Soper and Mrs. Alexander
Young. because we could not
believe that these ladies-both
members of our churches, really
knew what they were gossiping
about-but when we find that
men in prominent position, men
who have a certain standing In
this community, men who by in
stinct at least 1--WE cannot accuse
them of education) ought to know
better, yes, even men who are
honored by the most honored
Sovereigns in Europe by being
entrusted with the responsibility
of the Consular duties, repeating
those threats and endorsing them,
and using them, it becomes our
imperative duty to sound a warn
ing note to those deluded men. If
a hair is injured on Her Majesty 5
head by the mob which perhaps
can be hired here by the
men who possess the evil
nature of an assassin, and
the sufficient coin to pay such
hireling, the punishment and
the curse for such a dastardly
act will fall not alone on the head
of the tool, but on the head of
the cowardly principal who
stands responsible for the act
and let us add for the benefit of
the consuls-who have taken part
in this business, and-although
privately-exercised their ton
CUES in this line, that neither the
flags which they dishonor, nor
their wealth (solid or otherwise)
will protect them from the fate
of anv assassin-death. The
sovereigns represented tempor-
arily, by these loose-mouthed
commercial humbugs shall be
informed of the language used
it is for them to do as they see
fit as far as Hawaii isconcerned,
at present there are sufficient
ward arms to accommodate any
assassin-be he a consul or not.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30
CORRESPONDENCE.

I'VE DO not hold ourselves responsible for
the opinions or the utteances Of our
cOrrespondents.l
EDITOR HOLONUA:
The Chief Justice. on the
stump the other night referred
with a great deal of pride to his
good old English paternal
ancestry" He did not though
inform the mob which was as
sembled there as to the race-ing
color of the balance of the blood
in his veins.
Can you, Mr.. Editor, furnish
me with any information on this
interesting subject'
(0kole-Kdla.
We can't, you know, not being
in the bloody line. Ask the
the Star man.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30

The police made another opium
catch last evening These eon-
slant hauls By the police, speak Of
very BAD MANAGEMENT in the Gus
toms department What else can
be expected?
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30

into eternity-and they wouldn' |
even know whare the shock came
from, but only that a cyclone
struck somewhere.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30

There are many and loud COM
plants against the Board of Fire
Commissioners over the appoint
ment of H. f. Cooper to be
senior foreman of the department.
Mr.. Cooper who is a kamaaina
here has never, we understand 1,
been a member of the Honolulu
Fire Department, and is not a
practical or experienced fireman.
There are, we presume, political
reasons for the appointment, but
we are told that there are many
experienced firemen true blue
to the annexation cause in want
of job, and much better fitted
for it. 1t would also seem more
Just to follow regular system of
promotion among the present
fremen than. to dump outsiders
into the department, Ii the
paid fire department is
to run on principles which make
political opinions the only
necessary qualification for its
officers, it would had been bet
ter if we had retained the old
volunteer system. But what can
be expected from a Board of
Commissioners on which not
single practical fireman is to be
found.
After the above was written we
are informed that all the native
firemen have resigned on accoant
of the appointment of Mr..
Cooper. The underwriters have
better get move on.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30

An anonymous correspondent
in the Star who signs himself
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1893-11-30

The true () American (9 sentl-
ments of the Star are always
cropping out and make US yearn
10 become Americans. We
always thought that a man who
had been progressive in life, and
raised himself from comparative
poverty to comparative wealth
was a man 10 whom an American
would look up and point to with
pride. Not so the Star. In its
miserable abuses of the men who
were interviewed by Blount, it
can find nothing more detrimental
to say against Mr.. W. H. Corn
well--an American by birth
than that be once drove butch
er cart (Which by the way is
a lie). Indeed, Mr. Cornwell is
to be congratulated on having a
record which makes that the
severest and only charge against
him which the Star scavenger
can find. The difference between
Mr.. Cornwell and nine-tenths
of the annexation club is, that
if he ever in his earlier days
drove a butcher-cart for living
he is now minister of finance, a
noble, elected by his fellow citi-
zens, and social favorite, while if
the nine tenths of the club in
their earlier days had driven the
cart, they would in all proba-
bilitv be doing so to this very
day.
The morning call., 1893-09-10
QUEEN OF COURTS.
Miss Bee Hooper Is the
Tennis Champion.
The Best Double Playing Ever Seen
on the Coast-Hardy Brothers
Invincible.

1t was day of surprises. Sir John
Macdonald. Premier of Canada for gen.
GRAFTON, was accustomed to say that moth
ing was so doubtful as an election except
a horserace. Had he lived few years
longer the colonial statesman might have
amended his comparison by including
tennis among the uncertainties.
Miss Susie Morgan has defended the
lady championship against all comers for
three years, and at the commencement of
the tournament at San Rafael every one
predicted that she would again prove vic
torious. The prize was wrested from her,
however. by Miss Bee Hooper yesterday,
after the hardest match ever played by
young women on this coast Many also
expected that Bates and Drscol would
win the all-comers' tournament. but they
were vanquished after close struggle by
Stetson and De Long. The latter team
was in turn beaten for the doubles cham
pionship in three straight sets by the
Hardy brothers, although two months ago
in match between the same four players
the Hardys won the fifth and deciding set
by q score Of 1917 games.
That tennis is making rapid strides in
California was evidenced by the playing
all through the tournament just ended.
The standard is higher every succeeding
season. No other girl west of the Rockies
has made the rapid drive strokes which
gained Miss Hooper the cham pionship.
and, incidentally several pieces of silver
plate. The team work of Stetsun and De
Long, Wilber and Treat, and Bates and
Driscoll is forcing those players into the
front rank Of American racket experts.
The full complement of the socially elect
svuO hnndrah ah ha
benches around the tennis courts at the
Hotel San Rafael. The number of sDec-
tators was greater even than at the July
tournament. and quite as fashionable.
Every one was in holiday attire, and the
appearance of the tiers of spectators put
the average New York horse show quite
In the shade. The enthusiasm of the on
lockers continued without abatement dur
ing several hot hours, and as at o'clock
the benches were still filled, exhibition
games were improvised to meet the gen.
eral demand.
They were in rollicking humor-those
bench-sitters, and during lull In the
across the courts in solitary happiness,
with jaunty air and London stride, the
girls with one accord, clapped their hands,
waved their handkerehlefS and laughed.
Wilberforce smilingly kissed his hand to
bis admirers. At one end OF the court. in
tno oioiins SUI, SAL iIne OF olympic
Club men trinity clad. When they CON-
planned of the heat Phil Williams amused
himself and every one else, except the VIC
tins. by pouring water down their backs.
Attention was directed from this incl-
dent by the appearance Of Prison Director
Sonntag in a top hat. He was the only
man on the ground with snch irreproach-
able headgear. and the whisper went round
the benches, Its the Governor" Then
some kind friend told the Colonel about
the mistaken identity and the clubhouse
bar was enriched So so in consequence.
Ned Schmedell remarked that Miss Bee
The morning call., 1893-09-10

that we should choose some fitting time
and place where we can properly show to
the world that we have not forgotten what
they have done for US. We have selected
the 9th day of September. as it is the ami
veTsary of the admission of our State into
the Union.
II also desire at this time to thank AL
calde, Precita and Olympus parl0rs of this
city, Mount Tamalpais Parlor of San Ra-
tael and Observatory ParlOr of San Jose
for the Kind assistance they rendered US in
making our exercises a success, and l can
assure them that Mission Parlor will
always remember aud appreciate their
kindness.
And now. ladies and gentlemen and
brothers, l dedicate this hall to Mission
Parlor No. SO. n. S. q. W., for the uses
and purposes that it may decide upon, as
home for its mem bers and as a monument
to our pioneer fathers and mothers and the
Native Sons of the Golden West. May it
never be the scene of strife and dssen-
sions, and may it ever stand as the beacon
light to guide all native-born sons of Cali
fornia to our beloved order"
The president then introduced Professor
John G. Pelton, who said: "It gives me
not only feeling of pleasure but Of pride
IS well, to meet you here under such favor
able circumstanc ces, and 1t will always re-
main bright spot in my memory, though
it is pictured on gloomy background.
1T is but half century ago since laid
the foundation Of what has since become
the magnificent public school system of
this State, and probably every one before
me here came on the stage of action since
that time.
The morning call., 1893-09-10

Hooner was unexceled as lady whip and
could drive four-in-hand like coach
man. That put Miss May Hoffman on her
mettle. so with Willie Heath she climbed
into her dog-cart and raced around the
courts in triumph amid generous applause.
Gerry Field bemOaned the loss OF pair Of
beautiful gloves of violently yellow hue.
They lay beside his stick near pitcher,
while he was lining. Miss Hoke. tripping
along with Waiter Hobart. accidentally
kicked over the pitcher and its contents
made radical change in the color OF the
gloves.
The first set placed was for final su-
premacy in the al-comers' tournament.
After a long and keenly contested match
Stetson and De Long beat Bates and Dris-
coll by a score of 2-6, 6-3, CO, Ga.
DriscOll played smashing game. Bis
wrist-strOkes in placing the ball we're very
effective in the first set. Bates made some
hard back-hand returns and fne volleys.
At first Stetson and De Long did not play
their game. but improved later on aud did
some excellent team work. In the last
two sets their volleylng through the match
was the best ever seen in the history of
tennis in California.
AS the match progressed, Driscoll grew
nervous and knocked his returns into the
net. He sent thirty balls outside the
court and missed some balls which,
ordinarily, he would have made. Stetson
played with rare judgment and made some
The morning call., 1893-09-10

this stakeboat. Instead of going directly
about he held his course until almost upon
the wharf. By doing this he got the wind
ward. and was off almost as soon as the
Aggie.
The yachts made the Fort Point stake
boat in one tack. The Lurline was doing
doing good work here, and passed the
Fort Point stakeboat first at 2:30 :55. max
ing the beat from Meiggs in 20 minutes and
Al seconds, and from the start 10 hour 20
minutes and 81 seconds.
She kept the lead from this time on, and
was never overhauled. The Aggie passed
at 2:31 :35. making from Meiggs wharf in
Il minutes 40 seconds, and from the start
In hour 13 minutes and 40 seconds. The
Lurline gained on this beat 50 seconds.
On the run from Fort Point back to
MelggS the Lurline was very slow in get
ting ner kites set. as fully half the run
was covered before they were in place,
while the Aggie's were run up just after
she rounded.
The Lurline passed the Meiggs stake
boat on the way to Southampton first at
8 :49 :45. time from Fort Point IS minutes
and 90 seconds, from the start hour 40
minutes and 27 seconds The Aggie's time
was 2:49:4S, for the run from Fort Point
Is minutes ard % seconds, aud from the
start hour 42 minutes and seconds. She
had gained here on the Lurline 27 seconds.
The lead OF the Lurline at this point (half
of the course) was minutes and Sc sec
0nds.
In passing around this point the Aggie
made one of the prettiest moves ever seen
in this bay. She had 3ot got near enough
TO establish an overlap so as to make the
Lurline bear away in rounding. but Cap
tain Spreckels left enough room between
the Eurline and the stakeboat Tor the
Aggie to pass through, which her skipper
saw and quickly took advantage of, there
by holding the windward position. The
yachts from this point to Southampton
carried the same sail as on the first reach,
except for the jib watersail on the Lur-
line. which was carried away about half
way across on one of the plunges she
made.
The wind had lightened somewhat here
and the Lurline was steadily increasing
her lead. The Lurline made southampton
stakeboat at 3:15:20 from Meiggs in %
minutes and 80 seconds, from the start in
2:06:02. The Agile passed at 3:26:24,
from Meiggs in 26 minutes and Sc seconds,
from the start in 2:0S :39. The Lurlinn
gained here minute 1 second, making her
lead minutes and 81 seconds. In the first
part OF the reach back TO Meikgs the wind
continued to be light and the Lurline kept
opening the space between herself and the
The morning call., 1893-09-10
Day in the City and Country.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Bates Miss Bates. Dell Lin.
derman, George T. Whitney, Miss E. Martel,
Mrs. ). q. Murphy W. ). Hobart Harry N
Stets0n, George b. de Long. Mrs. A. Steinber.
ger, Mrs. b. Trlest, Miss S. Triest. DIR. and Mrs.
II. L. Seager, Mrs John A. Hooper, Miss Alice
Hooper, Miss Rose Faul Miss Florence Davis,
MISS Carrie RixfOTd, LOring p. Rixfold, i. w.
Hellman Jr., Miss Olga Triest A. II. small, w,
j. LandeEs, Alec K. WilDerforce. MIR. and Mrs.
Harry Sherwood. Everett NJ Bee, MIR. end Mrs.
Miss Chesney. Miss Morgan, Miss Sabatie.
MISS Florence Josseyn. Mrs. j. McMullen, A.
+. Allen, Nj. Lowell, Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow,
Mr.: ana Mrs George E. Raum, Miss jessie
Hake, Mrs. Oscar B. Walker, Miss Helen
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Crooks, Mrs. A j.
Bowie. Miss Bowie, the Misses Frledlander,
Mrs. q. L. Lawton, Miss Lawton, Mrs. A. l..
Holt, MIR. and Mrs. Albert Lienthal Mr. and
Mrs. S. e. Murphy Miss Ethel Murphy, Miss
Addie MURPHY, Mr. and Mrs. d. B. Davidson.
NJ. 5. Grinbauin, Baron W. z. j. Won Bolveren,
v. Artsimovitch, Mr.. and Mrs. A. de Lalande,
John Perry Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs C. l.. Canfeld
Mr. and Mrs j. Jefferson Moore, Harry G.
Stilwell, Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Auburn. Miss
Mau. MIR. and Mrs. Hall McAllister, WaId Nc
Aliister Jr.. w. H. Taylor Jr.. E. G. Schmiedell,
p: A: Williams, ii. W. Redington, J. D. Grant.
w. +. Babcock. A. Gerry Field, J. W. Barnes,
A. j. Treat. Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy Wheeler,
Miss c. D. Roper. of San francisco;
Jr.. Mrs. George j. McChesney, Mrs. William
Gift, Miss Elizabeth Gift, Miss Clara Gift.
Miss Abbe Gift, Miss Violet Whitney Miss
Mary Whitney. Samuel Hardy, c. s. Hardy and
A. L. Kaesar, of Oakland; MIR. and Mrs. William
Roberts, Miss Roberts, A. l.. Roberts, Mrs. e.
Lewelling and Miss Hathaway, of San Lorenzo;
c. d: Bates Jr., 5: s. SanbOrn, V. G. Hush, Sew
ard McNear and Fred McNear, OF Oakland; F.
c. de Long and Miss Florence A de Long. of
Novato; DR.. and Mrs. Ogden Rafferty, of Aica-
The morning call., 1893-09-10

A. j. Treat. referee; Joseph DAILY, umpire; Gerry
Field, Robert Whitney George Whitney, A. r.
Allen. Harry Q. stilwelI, S. 5. sanborn, linemen.
The day was concluded with ball. held
in the spacious dining-room of the hotel in
the evening. There WAS a large attend
ance and every one had glorious time.
Many of the toilets were especially rich,
and the girls danced merrily until mid
night. A delicious supper ended the affair.
Among those present were:
Mrs. Edward Martin, Miss Loughborough.
Miss Zane, MIR. and Mrs. j. Parker whitney
Z. &. SchmIedell, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Magee
Jr.. Mrs. Williams. the, Ellsses Bee and Ethel
Hooprr, A. r. Allen, ID. f. Allison Jr. DIR. and
Mrs. j. +. Lane. W. Z. Westlake, FL. L. Tevis
MIR. and mrs. William NJ. Gwin, Miss Mary
Gwin, Mrs. Maynard, Miss Maynard, Miss
Lena Maynard, Miss Bessie Otis, Frank B.
Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schmeidcli,
The morning call., 1893-09-10

A glorious day from dawn to sunset
greeted the foIty-third anniversary of Cali
fornia's admission to the Union yesterday.
There was a perfect wealth of sunshine.
with just sufficient breeze in the atmos-
phere to temper the heat. Such day if
was that has given the State its national
reputation for climate. The Riviera could
never boast more beautiful weather. IT
was the Indian summer of California at
its BEST.
Considering the splendid day it was mot
surprising that the whole city turned ont
in various ways to celebrate the occasion
so dear TO the Pioneers and the Native
Sons. or course, the celebration of the
day was not limited to these. but thew
usurped most attention in their COM
memora'ion of the States natal day.
Inc chlet celebration in this city was the
dedlcatlon OF Mission Hail. on Valencia
ana seventeenth streets. which structure
mas Deen in course of erection for the
last SIX months. Several of the parlors of
the Native Sons stayed in the city to attend
Inc oedlcatory cerem onies. which were ex-
ceptlonally splendid from the fact that the
hall Is the first edifice Of the kind in this
citydedicated to the Native Sons.
Alter the exercises and parade the
Native Sons held grand ball in the even
ing at the Mechanics Pavilion.
Of the many special events there were
the lawn tennis games at San Rafael and
Alameda. which drew large crowds.
The marine outing on the bay, consist
ing of number of excursion steamers
loaded down with passengers, formed a
feature of the days celebration.
The Pacific Yacht Club regatta gave a
picturesque appearance to portion of the
bay, and drew large numbers from the
inner circle of San Francisco's social set.
The Scottish clans picnicked at Shell
Mound, and throngs filed the park to
enjoy the dance and view the games.
At Con tral Park hundreds assembled to
patroniZe the games given for the benefit
of the Midwinter Fair.
There was baseball at Haight-street
Park, coursing at Ocean View, rowing on
the Alameda Creek.
One Of the chief features of the DAYS
celebration was the excursion and picnic
of the Society of California Pioneers at
Ell Campo.
The long list of festivities was concluded
by the grand Native Sons ball at the Pa
vilion.