The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-15
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another native paper was arrested for
crlticlzing the VIGOROUSLY feeble fnan-
Cial policy of the Government. 1t APP
pears as though these missionary
children" as they call themselves, will
make an end of free speech and a free
press on the Islands if they continue to
reign, and make life burdensome to
their opponents or to any one who even
ventures to question their acts. In
their organs very small and insignii.
cant matters provoke endless abuse
under this provisional rule
In speaking of the Lottery bill l
remarked that a considerable number
OF persons now in or employed by the
Provisional Government had signed
these petitions that the passage Of the
bill was a protested cause for upsettiug
the Government and the Queen. This
Is true but had the i'll luck to name,
among number of others, three
Messrs. Hogs, Lansing and McChes
ney-who now say they did noe sign
the petitions As to all the rest there
IS no doubt. These three complained
II me and ! at once published an
apology in the local papers, and I cN
press my regret for being misled as to
them. | also was mistaken i'm saying
that almost all of the Provisional As
sembly signed the petition. Only a
part did so, but | have since looked
over all the lottery petitions which re
maln-tOr some have been lost or
stolen-and | find on a rapid revt W
more than twenty names of men now
in the employ of the Provisional Gov
eminent | find also on these lists the
names OF good many prominent mem
bers Of the Annexation Club
A LOTTERY PETITION.
send you here one lottery petition
To Hon. JoHN S. WALKER, President Of
the Legislature
SIR-We the undersigned merchants Of
Honolulu respectfully represent that they are
informed and believe that there is now before
your honorable body bill for the purpose OF
granting franchise for the purpose of estab.
fishing and maintaining an annual subsidy OF
100000 to be paid to the Hawaiian Gov
which tend to The nerm5nen rICrI, ~. o,'
prosperity Of the Kingdom. Feeling certain
that unless this me sure becomes law these
improvements men VIII not become an accom-
owing 70 the fnanco denrr,.i95 ' ,nJ nr, well
Of the country, we earnestly recommend and
petition that the said bill pass.
Other petitions were from merchants and
men IN other emPIoymen'S'
MR. PORTER VIII pr.,cv
II Is reported that ME- Porter, MIN
IS'et q finance VIII resign on June
ISL II VIII De Dad blow Tor the
TToVISlonaIS' as ne Is the aDIeSt man
they could get Tor that place, and they
are now Trying 10 borrow money enough
TO pay 'he interest on the debt, due
very soon
/ nave not as my letters show, beer
unia'ofaOly disposed TO the Provisional
rulers but am forced to the con,
,,.aaI. ~ s.s,,i ~. M
va" anu o''''io' '"'' ney NY 70
'l- = 3''N' - 49, l'AN''
They encourage a bitter tyranny of
oP''l.on' "ey are no'o'louS'y IeeOlt
III ',S'' "''',iOI'' ''i'''" sGne"' ana.
"o WIZ ~ an, ',ey arc u la'G SeLu's
Ou'Iieu ny 'ne annexation C'uD' Wh'ch
'TtuS 'u0S' '''o''S ~ '''0 NU'oi 'lILlc"'
WHICH arc "'eeNY 'coSl'eu' lh'y
- ,erca t6e ,atiyss ;nto onrer.,t;3, hn,
thesa ha,a s,,on,, d;.r;I.a ~ ,ha ",,,;a
sionor, rh;Idr.,
re old ,n;ssi,oor,.s nan, d.,d NOR.
aka I'D ,.;,, 49, ~ , a,,, snI ,I
,han, 49, ,o,;u.s oar.ad Rnt ~,
Gn,iss;0,,ary cbiIdrsr" are - y.ry d,fr,r
,nt .at ,rba,, ha.a c'raet!or o'' -.
natives and have asT have said hn
fora f,nan nndsr The tsmntot;nns al
Hanr,, yyattarso,'s o,ona,, da,;I Tbar
wonIi lie sngar honnfy and IN 81;