The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-06

signed from that Office, and the new incum-
bent. L. g Hitchcock OF Hilo. assumed the
duties of the position on Monday last.
Hitchcock was at the time of his selection
for this position Sheriff of Hawaii, in
which capacity be was a terror 10 evil
doors. and established an enyiable reputa-
ton SIS a uaintaiHer of law and order. He
was born on The Islands, being of good old
missionary stock. but more thorough
going American never trod the soil OF the
United States, nor Drawer. prompter man
in an emergency. The appointment of Mar
shall Hitchcock to this important Office IS IN
full accordance with the present watchword
of the Provisional Government-"Put none
but Americans on guard"
There is an Engiishman of considerable
means. residing in Honolulu. named James
Campbell, who owns the Campbell block, at
the corner of Fort and Merchant streets
The offlee of the American Consul is stu
ated in this building, and here, too, the
newly formed Annexation Club hired a
room for its headquarters. On Saturday the
executive committee OF the club decided to
swing the American flag from the Camp
bell block across Merchant street to the
. Mclnerny building The elubrooms, how
ever. do not open upon Merchant street, so
the Committee asked, and were granted by
the American Consul, permission to dis
play the flag from his window to the build
ing opposite.
On the appearance of "0ld Glory" Mr..
p Campbell sent the Consul note to the eff
feet that he was forbidden 10 use any part
Of Campbell's building for the purpose of
sticking streamers or flags across Fort or
Merchant streets. He notified the Annexa-
ton CLUB to the same effect. and in their
case added that if they did not like his
action they were at liberty to vacate the
room they had rented. 81 took" says Mr.
Severance. the American Consul, ''the letter
back to MT Campbell and told him l did
not want communications of that sort. l
had nothing to do with it, I asked him
whether he wanted the English flag hung cut.
but he said no, he wanted a proteetorate
The American flag still floats proudly across
Merchant street, to the delight of every
true American. but the committee has re-.
ceved the following notice:
HONOLULU. H. L. March 81, 1898.
Erec'HiUe COMMITTEES ofthe Invocation Cl,tb-
hIRs-Iou are hereby notified to Quit possession
Of roem 8. adjoining the American consulate
Campbell block, on Merchant street on eKpira-
ton OF your present month. April "a. 1898.
Aou's' etc. JAMES CAMPBELL.
This. it will be observed. is purely and
simply notice Of eviction served upon the
American flag
saw Old Glory" on 4 small scale and
IN an unusual place on the morning the
commissioner arrived. Out on the Inter-
Island wharf great crowd OF natives had
assembled and were gazing at the Rush
lying at ancnor, where she had taken up
her berth between the Boston and the
Naniwa. Among the throng 1 noticed a
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the household of the late Queen Emma, and
worn cOnspicnously upon the waist of her
dress was little silken American flag
Aren't you rather rash?" asked. edging
my way toward where she stood. Pm an
American, but hardly think would ven
ture to wear the flag just here and in this
company"
She glanced proudly down at the little
emblem. 1T expresses my sentiments"
she said, "and l am never afraid to let them
be known"
Yet all around her were hundreds of
frownine, augry-looking natives and half
castles, who eyed the flag darkly so long as
she stood there.
The natives seem to have lost good deal
OF their anxiety regarding the disposal of
the Islands, and are. to all appearances, very
apathetie; all efforts to arouse them TO the
point OF any popular demonstration have
been vain. a number of them seem to have
become convinced that even in the event of
annexation the franchise will be extended
to them, and that is about all they want
anyway. Ali the demagogues need, in fact.
TO insure them absolute political control in
the Islands is that the natives should have
tie franchise.
A new paper, the Hawaiian Star, has re.
Gently sprung into existence, the first num-
Der having been issued yesterday. The
managing editor, San francisco news
paper man, who ought to know better. is
playing his leading cards along this line.
singing the natives TO sleep, as it were. to
the music of q franchise lullaby. He as
sures them, in the editorial columns
Of the Star. that they will all be en-.
franchised in the event of annexa-
ton, and quotes the fifteenth amendment
in support of his assertions. The United
States would better let the islands alone
than annex them and extend the franchise
TO the natives at once. They are no more
ut to exercise it than are the Japs and
coolies. They are wholly ignorant of tie
a b c Of the principles of popular govern
ment and their vote, such as they have had.
has always been VIGOROUSLY purchasabIe.
In promising them entranchisement the
Star is dealing in goods it.can never deliver,
and IS heaping up for itself wrath against
the day of wrath.
Honolulu IS. by the way, one Of the most
thoroughly misrepresentation communities
in the world. 1t seems as though there were
more newspapers than readers there, and
yet, in all this multiplicity of newsmonger-
ing. there is an extraordinary dearth ofnews.
The foreign corresp ondents give US about
oil nfar &, 49,
citizen remarked to me-
Even they, however. are sometimes little
behind the times. At least such was the
case the other day with the correspondent of
that prince of newspapers" the London
Times. This worthy. who. understand,
has been in Honolulu for several months,
came to one of the San Francisco reporters
the other day with surprise and incredulitv
mingling in his eountenance SIS it true
he asked, tentatively, ''that troops were
landed here from the Boston?" When as
sured of the truth of t his "rumor" he could
scarcely believe that he was not being
''guyed."
The royalists, who are determined to con-
vince the world that there is trouble in the
Provisional Government camp, have been
loud in declaring that the fine italian hand
OF w. g. Irwin was traceable in the resigna-
tion Of p. c. Jones and the appointment of
Minister Porter to the Finance portfolio.
This is wholly untrue. Mr.. Irwin is an
EuglishmaR, who has lived so long in the
islands as to have acquired strong feeling
OF liking and sympathy for the natives and
the native government, as have many other
Of the revolutionists, but like these, ne sees
the country going to ruin, and believes that
only in annexation can there be financial
reconstruction. Mr.. Jones' resignation was
rendered necessary by the state Of his
health. which more than two years ago
compelled him to give up all his private
business interests. He is now TusticatinR
on Maui, seeking needed rest after the
recent troublous times through which be
has passed. He is spoken of for the post