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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23
THE AMERICAN LEGATION.

The statement which has been
published that Mr.. Stevens has
been recalled is not correct. He
sent his resignation to Washington
in October last, during President
Harrison's administration, and
again sent it to President Cleve-
land, and it was acknowledged with
a request that he would remain
here till a successor might be ap-
pointed. This he declined to do,
as all his arrangements had been
completed and his wife's health
forbade any change in them. The
following, from the Washington
Star, confirms the above and also.
the selection then of Col. BIount to
be his successor. We understand
also that the latter accepts it very
reluctantly and only temporarily,
as he also plans to return to Wash
ington soon.
The resignation of Mr. John l.. Ste
vens as United States minister to Ha-
waii has been on file at the state
department for some time. Therefore
the officials feel no surprise at his ex-
pressed purpose Of coming home next
month, specially as he has been prac-
tically relieved of all diplomatic au-
thority and responsibility on the
islands since the arrival there of Com
missioner Blount with plenary and
discretionary power, paramount to
that of the minister on all questions
affecting the present delicate relations
OF the two countries Mr.. Stevens
successor will be selected soon after
the president returns from Chicago,
aud whether it will be Mr.. Biount or
some one else remains to be seen.
Although it has been repeatedly
stated that Mr.. Blount will not be ap
pointed minister to Hawaii, there are
good reasons for the belief that the
selection will fall on him, the prin-
cipai being his superior knowledge of
the Presidents views in regard to the
questions at issue and the further fact |
that his appointment would result in |
no interruption in our diplomatic |
representation on the islands.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23

election our countrymen in Honolulu
took so much interest in what they
knew to be going on at home that
they went through the form of
voting.
1--WE may well imagine the excite
ment that prevailed, and when at the
close of the polls it was announced, as
with preseient knowledge of what was
happening at home, that the tickets
headed by Cleveland and Stevenson
had swept the field, it needs no seer to
tell us that the usual manifestations
of Disappointment on the one hand and
of rejoicing on the other closed the
tension of the day in true American
fashion.
"Do you wish to see such patriotic
kinsfolk, whose ways are mostly the
ways of the true New Englander, ever
put under the dominance of the Brit
ish flag at those tropic isles? No; the
flag of the United States should go up,
and no other.
"Note the fact that Hawaii is the
only remaining point of any value that
European greed has not yet seized
and possessed by strong army might,
too often regardless of the rights of
the original inhabitants, and some
times under circumstances of
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23

| being almost impossible. Being ONLY
the forest trail, IL is full OF holes and
ruts, which hosres are continually get
ting into and stumbling around or
falling down. Out of the eleven tour
lists that went up on Thursday last
sroza tho Hiuau seven had their
horses fall with them, by getting into
bog holes or blind holes in the Laws.
The place is dangerous to man and
horse alike.
That such o state of things should
exist is shameful. There are one
hundred men employed on the road
and the superintendent must know
its condition, as it lies under his verv
nose. If these one hundred men were
turned loose to repair the road it
would only be a matter of three or
four days to put it in passable order.
Mr.. Z. &. Macfarlane, who has been
with the party to the volcano, states
that unless something is done at
once that they will direct the
travel by the Kau side until the
road is put in order. The writer has
information that private parties win
subscribe the amount necessary for
the completion of the road If il Is
forced through, accepting the govern
ment's assurance of its return later
on. If good large force were put on,
a fair carriage road could be COM
pleted to the volcano inside of three
months, and the tourist travel forth
coming warrants the effort being
made. Besides, the reports that these
tourists send abroad are very injurious
to the encouragement of travel. The
volcano road wants looking into by
the government, as the way the road
is being built now is burlesque un-
der the circumstances $1,000 month,
appropriation, of which $500 goes to
the superintendent for salary; work
q few hundred feet a
The Hui Aloha Alma entertained
Mrs. Blouns at q picnic this afternoon
at COcoanut island. A large double
canoe, decorated and canopied, was
prepared for her trip to the island,
where a native feast was all set out
and enjoyed by those present.
Hilo, May Is, 1898.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23
THE HERAID's CORRESPONDENT.

Mr.. Charles Nordhoff, the now
notorious correspondent of the New
York Herald, has been at his dirty
work again. Mr.. Nordhoff has used
nearly five thousand words to prove
to the Hawaiian public he is an un-
truthful and unscrupulous cores
pondent of a paper that has long
had the unenviable reputation of
ordering its correspondence to
agree with a policy outlined with
out reference to the facts.
In fact it is reported of Mr.. Nord-
hoff that he has stated to private
persons here, in order to ward off
the burst of popular indignation
which his first batch of misrepre-
sentations produced, that he was
simply fulfilling the orders of his
paper in following the course he
has. Should Mr.. Nordhoff deny
this statement he will convict him
self of journalistic infamy; should
he admit it by his silence, he will |
emphasize the fact that he is
the hired traducer of American
interests here and of the annexa-
ton cause, which embraces the
very existence of good government
and future prosperity in Hawaii.
Mr.. Nordhof's letter is capable
of complete refutation as far as
facts are concerned. This it shall
have in due time. Mr.. Nordhoff
has perfect right to be a royalist,
but he has no right to follow the
methods he has in an attempt to
prove his case by perverting the
facts of history and deriding men
and principles worthy of at least
honest and gentlemanly considera-
ton.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23
HEAVY IRoNcLADs,

Others fast cruisers like the Charleston,
and all armed with Krupp and Arm
strong rifled cannon. In this you will
see something of the significanc. of
the maritime progress of that notable
people, in little more than one genera
ii IN.
"Note also the fact that so anxious
is that government to hasten the in-
crease of it, naval marine to still
larger proportions, that the Emperor
has recently announced his intentions
of contributing from his pr,vy purse
an immense sum yearly, and has de-
creed an income tax of 10 per cent.
upon the salaries OF all officers of the
empire towards this end.
Among the objections raised to the
annexation of Hawaii is the alleged
difficultyof managing the present mon
grel population, but nation that dealt
successfully with the great problem
of reconstruction at the close of our
civil war need not fear the trifiing un-
towardness of things political at Ha-
wall.
'It would be suicidal in US as
nation to permit these islands to pass
under any other flag than that of the
United States"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23

CERTAIN royalist newspapers
claim not to understand the mean
ing of some of the facts and figures
presented lately in the ADVERTISER.
The royalist editors may be some
what obtuse, but the intelligent
reading public of Hawaii finds no
difficulty in comprehension. For
instance, if we state that the total
assets of the government on March
31st were s7,s15,0OO, and the
liabilities on the same date were
$3,265, 300, and claim the govern
ment is solvent as long as it keeps
within its present income, none but
a royalist will have any trouble in
knowing just what is meant.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23
FL0TSAN.


The present political situation
proves the truth of the ancient
adage that the way of the trans
gressor is hard. When the Pro-
visional government went first into
power its enemies were for time
so conscience stricken at the mis-
deeds of royalty they could offer
no defense. They could hardly
muster sufficient courage to enter
protest. The people had quite un-
expectedly knocked the political
chip" off the shoulder of royalty
and the royalist politicians had as
suddenly discovered they had been
without expecting to
stand upon their courage or con-
victions. In fact they had neither
convictions nor courage = what
royalist, or boodler or other anony-
nous politician ever had?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23
Secretary of legation.

Mr.. Hastings, the newly appoint
ed secretary of the Hawaiian Lega-
ton, will probably leave for Wash
ington by the next through steamer,
if not by the Australia next week.
He will not at present remove his
family there owing to the heat
which becomes oppressive along
the river Potomac during the
summer months. 1t is understood
there will be several applications
for the secretaryship left vacant in
the foreign Office.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23

The ex-queen had violated the
constitution she had sworn to sup
port and the greatness of this
obstacle precluded any direct at
tack on the political principle
upon which the Provisional
government was established.
The royalists hoped that this prim-
ary fact underlying the revolution,
and constituting its chief cause,
would in time drop into the back
ground. AS soon as possible they
began lamenting that a great in
justice had been committed against
the monarchy, and proceeded to
fish for sympathy through the for
eign press. This course has been
lately supplemented by general
allegations of weakness made
against the Provisional govern
ment, coupled with misstatements
of its financial condition and ex-
penditures.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23

Work on the new addition to the
museum building at the Kameha-
meha schools is progressing favor
ably, the second story being already
completed. About thirty stone
masons and cutters are employed
on and about the building.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23

The plain refutatiou of these
allegations has never been replied
to by the royalists, and never will
be. They at once shifted their
ground. The "poor native" was
Immediately held up for public
sympathy, which the royalist cause
had signally failed to draw. It
was alleged the pure native paid
the bulk of the taxes, when in fact
he pays less than one-seventh of
them. 1t was alleged that the
natives were being crowded out of
the civil service, when in fact he
holds two-thirds of the paid offices
under the government. 1t was
alleged the native should be con-
sidered first, last and all the time,
as the owner of the country, when
in fact he is a cypher compared
with the $30,0O0,OO0 of capital in
vested here.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23

The native, in fact, represents 20
per cent. of the voters and pays the
least amount of taxes. In place of
being taxed without representation,
as the royalists would have people
believe, the native Hawaiians are
the only class who enjoy all the
benefits of representation upon pay
ment of a minimum per capita of
taxation. The fact that the for
eigners resident and born here
have, by their pluck, energy and
perseverance, transferred Hawaii
from the grass house to the modern
home; from savagery to civiliza-
ton, with all its attendant bless
ings, does not even yet seem to
have dawned upon the average
royalist. He has even refused to read
the signs of national evolution
which have already attracted the
eyes of the outside world.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23
DIRECT CRUELTY.

Note also how Hawaii stands di-
rectly athwart the track of England's
commerce as between her dominion
| of Canada and her other numerous
| colonies, and how the seizure of Ha-
waii would round out the sum of
Britain's possessions in the Pacific
and give into her grasping and capa-
ciOus NAV the most advantageous
position in all that region, thus en-
abling her to threaten and thwart our
interests in that great ocean at her
sweet will and pleasure.
"She has long cast wIstful eyes in
that direction, but the note of Mr..
Webster, our secretary of state half a
century ago, apprising the cabinets of
France and England that the United
States would not look with indiffer-
ence upon any obstruction of the
autonomy of those islands by any
power whatever, coupled with the
fact of our constant maintenances of
ships of war in Hawaiian waters for
many years, has stayed England's
encroaching hands.
"But within brief period she has
achieved railway communication
across the continent on her own do
main. This has led to the establish
ment of British steamship lines from
Vancouver to China and Japan, New
Zealand and Australia, and the port of
Honolulu was never so desirable and
important to British interests as now.
''The temptation, therefore, on her
part to seize and hold the islands is
great. Where her interests are con-
cerned her conscience is elastic, and
her procedures none too tender. Her
commercial activity is tireless and
her diplomacy never sleeps.
'But she should bear in mind the
growth and claims of her oldest |
daughter Columbia, and not begrudge |
her her chance.
"It has been argued that because of
the alleged discovery of the islands by |
Capt. Cook, that in the event of the !
proved incapacity of the natives to
maintain stable government, Great
Britain has the prior claim to absorb
the group, but there is sufficient
evidence to show that the Spanish
navigator GaetanO discovered several
Of the islands, as early as 1912. and
that long before the DAYS of Cook the
Spaniards had chartred the entire
group.
"Blt while we keep one eye on
England, with the determination that
he fruits of New England work at the
Stands shall not go for naught, we
hould also keep the other wide open
lpon the schemes and movements of
apan. That autOcratic empire aims
o be great Pacific power. She is
nxious to establish colonies after the
manner of England, and pursue like
ommercial policy.
"With some 10000 Of her subjects at
laval and a considerable and grow I
ng navy, intelIigently Differed and f
7ell manned, she will bear close s
at the islands in view of S
er vaulting policy. /
"At the recent naval review at New a
'Ork, we had but nine vessels of our f
WIN, yet in April, 1890, | saw the 5
likadO review twenty TWO ships of r
is imperial fleet at Hiogo, most of Q
lem being of European construction, i
1me of them $
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23

A large Mexican pineapple from
the plantation of the Pearl City
Fruit Company is on exhibition in
the window of the Pacific Hard
ware Company's store. 1t was
grown without artificial irrigation.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23

A stern political fact is now star
ing the royalist in the face. Before
he can compel the revolution to
turn backward, so that restoration
can be made possible, the stability
Of the Provisional government must
be undermined. This he now feels
can never be accomplished. In
truth it cannot be. The Provisional
government is confident of its own
strength. 1t is able to stand on its
own merits and run within its pres
ent income for an indefinite time
which will only be determined
when the object for which it was
called into existence is consum-
mated, viz: annexation to the
United States of America.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-23

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-18

They had been housekeeping but little
willie, and when shc met him with such m
excited, illustrated manner on his return
FROM the Office, and with such fioury evil
dcnces all about her. George knew in his
heart Of hearts that hc would be called on
soon To go into raptures over culinary tri-
Umph. $50
George, darling" she said, 1--WE such a
delightful surprise for you. See, love, I've
made 81 cake all alone. The first time I
ever tried In my lie. and made n the rec.
ipc myself too. made !: all for my own
dear hubby, and want him to ca: it all MP
every crunb himsclf-and say that it Is
the very best cake lac ever ute in all his
life"
The young husband gazed nppreliensive-
ly mt his brides hendiwork for n few mo
men,s and then he said solemnly: "Woman,
you nsk too much. Willingly will I risk
my life ut Your command. will eat the
cake To the last morsel. hut, oh, darling,
AZ you love me, do not ask me to imperil
my immortal soul."-Charlcs Newton
Hood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-18
REALESrATE SALE.

Bv vir:Ec Of an order and decree Of the CONT,
court. Of Rock island county. sim,- of Illinois,
made on the petition 81 the uud, r>icnrd, Conrad
Schneider administrator Of the estate Of
Harry G.. Mason, deceased. for leave to sell
IN. estate Of said deceased AT IN. Sovemb,r
terra, n. d. Is.e3. Of said court. fo-wit: TN the
18th dav q nov mher A. D.. ISg:, I sheIl
ON the ai-; aay &C December mex, ut The
no .r Of o'clocS in the af'ernoon If =. id cav
sell n public sale. N the north door OF the curt
house In IN" citv Of Rack l-iaud. in said county,
10 he h gncst and best nidic. for ash IN han,i
all tn, rrri. title and intcrs ~ which the = id
Harry g Mason. dccca- Il. hal ut the time Of
his dea'h ana all the dover and HON. stead
rights II Nav Mason. widow 81 Harry e. NJ
-on. escascd. In Il To the following Il, scric.i
real .~ia -itnaied in the UNITY of ho:k Island
and ga of lllinois, TOWN.:
Lot number three tn, in Brooks Eth (a) adj
dition tpthe city of Ro,k leland.
said premises will he sold subject 20 tSc len o'
two certain mor'g ccs, one Of whi'h il r,cur led
In Rock 80 of Mortgages. PAGE ~ and the II H.
err in Book - nj Mortrn,cs. an pay ! 8, in the
z c"rdp-~ !iicc Of said comfy
Dat. this s1-t dny of So-smb"r. 4. u. 1922.
CONRAD sCilSEIDEr,
| Admins rnfor of the EetAtc Of II rry e. Mason,
deceased
JACKSON & nrRsr. Attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-18
Rather Unlucky.

Fer sit down at . table where there
were just 1872 asked the man in the shay.
gy ulster
Once" replied the man with the white
spot in his mcs'achc.
We'll, you never observed that any had
luck followed it, did you."
"Why-haw-yes. Bad luck for most OF
the IS"
ANY OF them Gie."
NO; that know of. Never hear. OF any
OF them dying.'
Not enough vic.uals to 60 around.''
qncricd the man with the Stub nose.
who's talking about victuals? There
wasn't any victuals."
81 Thought you said you sat down to q
table where there were IL pcrsons"
That's what I said. The table was in q
lawyers Office. 1t was meeting Of cred.
itors. There wcsc I: Of them. l was the
other man.
There was n long pause and then the man
with the lsst:cy trousers inquired:
In what WHY lid the meeting prove un-
lucky. IL ] may ask"
None OF 'cnl ever 80: blamed cent o;it
Of me, answered the man with the white
spot in his mrs;achc, hcavirg a deep sigh.
Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-18
Reckless.


With flushed cheek .ad fearful eye the
child listened.
And WIS my PAPA hillci!" she asked.
bre:..hless with horror
Her mother srnoothcsi the golden hair
over the t.Irobbins temple; of the orphan.
Yes. my dariing,' she answered He
went n = missionary among tine canni-
bais."
And did,
And the little ono buried her face in her
hands cnd shiisidercd.
-''tlinse horrid people murdered him TO
eat him;'
The parent WIS weeping now. The har-
rowing recital OF her bereavement had
opened anew the wounds in Ter heart.
mo. my child''-
1t was with difficulty tina, she spoke.
The undertook to umpire Il baseball
game between the Epworth league and the
Sunday school teachers"
For u time both We're too overcome to
tGlk.-Dctroit News Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-18

STATE OF ILLINOIS
ROCK Island COUNTY.
TO the january term A. ID. 1884,. crcuit court in
chanccrv:
Royal Tn'ilc, William Tutilc, Isaac Turtle,
Eirnnor Turtle. Vary - Wall. Lydia =. Tn,tlc
Calvin +. Tu'ilc. II. W. lutte, Aly- l.. Tu;,'c.
Avn L; lutte. II. pnkncw,, heirs at Law
% william r. Tu: deceased, the I'M
unsuowu heirs at law of John NJ. ,u;.Ie. de-
ceased. the unknown heirs ri law OF Calvin Il
ut,ie: deceased. the unknown heir a, law Of
je-.e Tnttlc. deceased. the unknown owI ers Of
the following Inns in Township seventeen 40
orth nge two ,2l. west Of the fourth principal
ms,,disg II saa county Of hock leland deseriS
4. q cas- half Of the nntthuc-t quarter Of Sec
ton tw,niy-scve t.si containing 50 acres. as,
nine u d s3ito 9G'-i'nl acres In the northeast
quarter 81 the southwest qnartcr Of said section.
b uIded as follows: Begin Ing at the center 81
said sci ton, running tn me-. sor;h ON the half
section line. fourteen chai-:s ant ninety three
lipss C3Ei c.,r,: thence west six chains aug.
forty -sx link. t6-46 thsl; thence north fnurt, en-
cis,r- ~u Tin .fy-f three links ia. chs,: thence
the place beginning. Ais, the west twcnty-
seven foriiefh- gs-SW rf md northeast quar-, err.
Of raid sou,h~ est quarter section. bounded n
follo~s: beginning ats stone Set for tie south
est corner 81 said northeast q nrtcr Of 8 id
scsIthwclt q arter section. running thence rorth
nineteen =ni M5-10O chat s TN ~ c.is,: therc,.
east OF the hslf section linz thirteen rnd ~. no
chs'rs us @Ol,-l,O cssl: thence south riuct en-
an, ~. ih0 chains ,9!:-1UJ chs) thence ives, ON
.hth section line thirteen and an, 100 chains
a. it $50 chsiLsD to The piece Of beginning, con-
I. ininx u acre.. m NJ or less; dele dsnis
To all he above named de elsarnt-. including
the above named unk nown hcirs- at law, and the
unknown ~pereO Of q above described lande.
Yon. snd cscb OF YOU ~ II asc oti e thu Mary
Turtle, the above ramed complainant hiss .his
day cd in said court h r amend. d bill If CON-
plant aganst you .Or the a. til " Of sab l-nds
un1 ass,gu cnt uf ds'~er and Homestead tn REIN
to her. that summons IN chancerv HIS been Is
rued therein against defcndant.. willi,m Tatile
aud II. W Tutilc. directed to the sheriff Of COok
county. state 0f illinois. TO cxccut-: thst Q sum
mose IN caafccry has beeu issued therein against
Nil the other named defendants, Except de.
fendsut joan u'tlel directed to the shcfiG Of
sand county III kOck Island. 10 cxccut both 0S
81 d eummOns nsc reiuruahle To tho January term
A. u. 1921. oftll- circuit t0urt Of esit county Of
r. OK Island. ~ be nc1un ind holden nj the curt
iou.c. In The city II lock isand, In eaid county
az -Ock lelsnd, on tho Grst Monday II January
neA:, 1T which time eod pace you. and each III
y"s. wili appear. sn1 plead. snswcrOr dcmuf to
said dill.
Rock sland, lllinois, November. q. IsQ8.
0BOR0E W. GAMBLE,
Clerk NJ oaia CoMrt.
JAcKsox : nUnsf. So' elton for COaplsin'ts.