Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-16

Immediate vicinity OF Honolulu. Whatever
the advantage to England Of such indie
pendent means of communication. she will
probably have to forego IL. and effect her
cable connections via Honolulu. An ex-
animation of the chart will show that
Necker Island lies in direct line between
Vancouver and Johnson Island. where il
has been said the cable would be laid.
Fanning's Island and Honolulu are more
| likely TO form the route of the line.
Hawaiian Flag Hoisted.
The Iwalani returned to Honolulu on the
evening of the nth. after four days absence.
Nine hours were spent on the 21th at Necker
Island. The highest cliff was climbed,
go feet high. the Hawaiian flag hoisted.
and a proclamation read by his excellency,
Capt. King. Possession was taken In the
name of the provisional government of the
Hawaiian Islands, reference being made TO
an earlier claim made In ls45.
Evidences of former habitation were
found On Necker. such as also exist on
Nihoa. in the form Of walls. The inhabit
ants were doubtless natives from Kauai or
Niihan. Some idols were found and brought
away in broken condition Quantities of
similar fragments were left behind. These
images are carefully hewn by sharp hard
stones out of the softer vascular lava
Ihey are from six to fifteen inches high,
SroteSaue caricatures of human form and
feature In general character they resemble
the ordinary ancient Hawaiian idols. The
type OF feature Is peculiar-enough SO TO
create doubt whether they were the
handiwork OF Hawaiians and not of people
from possibly groups to the southwest. ike
The Gilbert or Marshall Islanders There Is
plainly work there for an antiQuary II.
might possibly find graves with bones
precious to the ethnolugist Turtles were
IN great numbers, fish apounded. One seal
was shot by the skipper and its skin saved
The CONSTRUCTIONS. Convention.
Nothing was seen by the Iwalani of the
Champion, which returned yesterday from
her target practice too late for her officers
to attend the opening Of the constitutional
convention. es en- IL their Minister wode-
house had permitted them, which he would
no. have done. Our American minister.
Wiiiis,. who would not let the American Of
hcers attend the celebration OF the proyis-
ional governments birthday las. January
l'th, turned out to the opening OF the con-
vention, with the admiral ana officers re-
splendent in full uniform. The Japanese
naval officers were likewise on hand, and
the anair was quite gorgeous. There was
no military parade. in fact. the military
were not In sight at all. except a small de-
tachment half a mile away, who fired a sa-
lutte at the moment of opening. Neverthe-
less. the business was conducted in a some.
Whet stately and very impressive manner,
made SO largely by the fine bearing of our
handsome president.
The thirty-six members of the constitu-
tioEal convention sat together immediately
IN 'front.', In the old legislative hall. which
was crowded by large full-dress assem-
bly,. The president came In quietly preced-
ed by number of dignitaries ana after the
chapiains prayer proceeded at once to de-
liver an address to the convention I'm full
clear tones. This address you will proba hly
have already received by wire and IL need
not be here enlarged upon. Ii was serious
thoughtful. courageous and thoroughly
a Fn "a ha Gfr ff.ara
ter than the following Justification of the
minority of the Inhabitants OF Hawaii in
assuming authority IT. the interest of order
and civilization:
progress in civilization has q right TO drag
The other part back TO barbarism, and no
ruler has the right to initiate such a re-
lapse, relying upon the Indifference or want
or political sense OF a portion OF the popu-
latson Those who submit without protest
TO such scheme thereby confess their in
ability 10 accomplish or defend their own
civilization. and surrender the task Ia those
who are willing to do IL for them, There
is. therefore, In this assumption of power
In such crisis by those who would protect
and foster the civil Progress of the state no
violation OF the rights OF those consp,rtnr
against such progress or of those who NAV
contemplate such conspiracy with helpless
Indifference, because unable to understand
the magnitude Of the injury with which We
are threatened"
This effectuaiiy disposes Of the clamor q,
Theoph. II. Davis and his class. who make
cutlery that the rights Of the Hawa iian peo-
pie are overriden by destroying the mon
archy without their consent These moor
blinded natives are fiinging away liberty
and civilization for the sake of a sentiment
OF nationality, Hawaii for the Hawaiians-"
snd no white men to interfere! The whites
are here to stay and they mean 10 keep
the country on its course Of civilized pro-
gress. II tie natives cannot follow with
them. then they must lose share In the Cow
eminent. Hawaii IL not to be remanded
back to barbar ism, to please a so-caIied
sentiment of nationality.
Equally are disposed Of such appeals ana
protests as one presented the other day Ia
Minister Willis for transmission TO the
PRESIDENT by company of natives who de-
ciared that the coming convention repre-
scented only a minority OF the population.
who were usurping power in undertaking
TO create constitution for the unwilling
majority. The fact Is that this natiy.
majority are children I'm intellect without
political sense. and lacking capacity for
public AFFAIRS. or even for private business
Of the dozen or more of the committee Of
natives who presented the protest hardly
one Is CAPABLE Of successfully CONDUCTING
anything that can be called business They
all are either In some inferior occupa ton
Qe2ubcats, or under other mons con,r,l a..