The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21

Committee, but more to their in
spectors aud their able assistants,
the sub inspectors, for our present
heal hful condition. Speed the good
work,
The quarantine restrictions are
beginning to be felt by persons on
the other islands who trade with
Honolulu. If our prescott clean bill
OF health continues, public opinion
will force the restrictive bars to be
taken down.
A Star correspondent says that
Kona postmasters are demanding
"ten cents per piece for all mail sent
overland from Kau, OK Hall arriving
the week previous to Sept. -" Does
Post master General coun tenance
his illegal extortiou7
The Bulletin wishes to make the
Nunanu stream an inspiration for
poets. Probably, even in it's present
condition, the da"k and melancbolic
poet OF disease and death could
draw his fetid inspiration from its
waters and surrounding scenery.
What with fake flibustering yarns
in the Advertiser, and fake opium
lodges in the Star, the town is get
ting tired Of being played for "suck-
ers" Wouldn't it be as we'll to turn
over these matters to the police de-
partment. They make plenty Of
copy, but they don't interest, or do
any good.
General rejoicing seems to be
about to be in order. How about
the upfortuuates languishng 10 the
coral help" Wouldn't it be- a good
tune 10 release them as an act OF
national thanksgiving to the Deity,
who has blessed our efforts in get.
ing rid OF the pestilence which as
sailed us?
The police are busy on the iuves-
tiga,ion into the matter OF who we're
the perpetrators and instigators OF
the Frank Godfrey outrage. The
Government is doing its best and
will continue to do 20. The Foreign
Ministers havs inquired seriously
into the affair, as it may affect the
relations OF other countries to the
Republic, il no adequate police pro-
lection is afforded to foreign resi-.
dents here
When our government gets a mo-
raj fit on it usually strikes low. II
every government employee or
holder of official position were to
have his morality Investigated what
would be the RESULT II we are to
have wave of strictly legal purity
sweep over the community, let it
overwhelm all, both high and low,
equally in its watery avalanche. Let
the old adage be followed out, "what
is sauce for the goose is sauce for
the gander."
How the ladies can call "seasick-
ness" shat most endurable OF all
ills" is mysterious. Let them try
the illness once and then let us hear
whether it is "most endurable" or
not. Every writer, who has ever
touched on the pangs Of this most
frightful OF all painful struggles,
has pronounced that the wish ofthe
victim is to die at once, Immediately
if not sooner. On the first day the
victim IS afraid of immediate death,
hut the second day he is afraid he
will not debut continue to linger
on in agony.
SIN allowing the band concerts
and church gatherings to be resum-
ed the Board OF Health displays an
apparent confidence in the strength
of its grip upon the cholera The
outlook is certainly quite bright
at the present time but we would
suggest what has been constantly
reiterated, that it is hardly possible
to be- over. careful. Better prevent
public gatherings for a longer period
than suffer the possible conse
quences of raising the prohibition
too soon -Advertiser.
Now we know where the opposi-
ton to assembling in church comes
from.
The Citizens Sanitary Committee
has sized up the cholera situation
admirably in one paragraph OF its
appeal to citizens, anent the clean
ing campaign appointed for Monday
next. 1t is the third paragraph,
(Which you will ind on the first page
Of to-day's i-sue). May we presume