Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-05-30
WE ARE THERE.
THE P. CONOUERS
PICKER ISLAND.
See the Conquering
Hero Come (.

who has detied the British Lion
and the Champion (that wasn't
therel and who has hnisted the
flag of Hawaii over lava rock in
tie North Pacific. The expedi-
ton l. back. King has returned,
and the island is our. The flag
of Hawaii-daily trodden in the
dust-foats tproudly according
to the P. C. A. over a useless
rock, over empty beiaus, and over
the mocking gulls and laughing
turtles.
In 1887. the organs of the men
now in power filed columns in
ridiculing the expedition sent out
by Gibson which took possession
of Ocean Island. The proclaim
alton read by Colonel Boyd was
held up to scorn by the men who
now applaud the proclamation
read by Minister King. 1t was a
by-word in those days when We
met Mr.. Boyd to say How do
Il. james Hardbottle Boyd -
now, it will be in order to hail the
ex-skipper and present minister
with "how de-" Il james A.
King The name has been
changed, the form of government
has been changed but the un-
speakable ridicule and absurdity
remain.
The Hawaiian Islands have
gained a rock which it is claimed
belongs to them and has been
under the Hawaiian flag for
nearly so years. The country
has been robbed of nearly
So ,000 the expense of the expe-
ditiou, and it has gained 5 stone
Idols discovered on the barren
rock and brought back in triumph
to prove the success of Mr.. Dole's
vigorous foreign policy
The idols are there. They
may fill the heart of Professor
Brigham with despair-because
he has better specimens on hand
(Ionger than these), bnt the tax
payer stands amazed and asks,
Why shall | pay one thousand
dollars Isl ,000) piece for stone
images that only can be used to
portrait W. G.. Smith in the
A {reltisel' or curio in museum!
The affair IN toto is rotten, ex
tremily rotten! Hawaii does not
want the lava rock, seized, any
more than she does the moon.
Read, friends, the log Of Captain
Freeman. and read it carefully,
ard Judge for yourself, if Hawaii
has gained anything by this out
rageous expedition. The Captain
describes his journey as follows:
Left Honolulu at $40 p. m.
May %, bound to Necker Island.
in lat % degrees, 30 minutes and
Is seconds North. Longitude
164:34 West. Made the island of
Kauai at u. IN. bearing ". y.
W. Took our departure from a
point of land In lat tude ~ de-
grees. 10 minutes north, longit- |
ude 159 degrees, As minutes west,
bearing east BY sonth, and con-
tinued on the same course until |
noon when we found our position |
by sights. At z p. M. we passed |
Bird Island to the northeast dis |
tant three miles. and hauled the |
ship up for Necker Island. Sight
ed the island at 9 a. IN. At ii a.
m. arrived at the island and drop
ped anchor in Is fathoms of
water. We lowered boat and
proceeded to land at once with
His Excellency Capt j. A. King.
Captain Freeman. G. b. Norton
and nine sailors, leaving the YES
'el in charge of the second officer.
After considerable difficulty the
party was safely landed. A hard
limb up a rugged cliff 300 feet
nigh. was successfully accomplish
d. when His Excellency Capt.
King hoisted the Hawaiian flag,
cad the proclamation and took
of the island in the
iame OF the Hawaiian Govern
cent.
The island is a large lava
ock, and was formerly inhabited,
5 there are square walls about
feet high. 4 feet wide. and from
0 70 40 feet long; on the top Of
Ihich are large Hat stones stand
ng on end and ab..ut 2 feet apart. s
was first thought that some
hipw rocked crew had made
ln,ling here After a search.
owever. nothing could be found
, indicate that snch was the
lse. Captain Freeman found .
'veral old images aud idols in
bod state Of preservation. except