The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-14
NEWS FROM MID PACIFIC.
IA WAITS GOOD CITIZENS ARE ALL
EAGER FOR ANNEXATION.
E.nofs Of tho Late Distarbsnce-G
Expectations Bssed on tho NicsrA-
ana CanaI-Lnws Of tho Council.

ncen given IN the states TO the absurd
abatement that capt. Davis, who iahoeu
the rifles and ammunition. had Dceh ,oI-
tured In the prison. IN order 20 mani ~"
testify. This story first appeared III ,no
call OF San Francisco. Its author ~ u"
known here. When learned. we ia.0'eu
A. TOO ridiculous. upon the face OF H. 10
do any mischief Probably the amount
of public credulty. as well as OF hoSt"h.y
20 this government was undcrIateu. IL
has seemed necessary TO make cNPiicI' ne
Mai OF the allegation. beloIc ico''"e
hero Davis made affidavit 10 his entire
exemption from compulsiOn an 10 MS 'oo
f.nont. Paul Neumann never talleo on
inc trials very sharply 20 question any
prisoners who became witnesses Tot tne
s,nvernment. in order TO elicit the fact OF
anv undue pressure being put upon theni.
re never was able 70 accomplish anything
,n that way Davis was very glad 10 as
close the whole story of his agency ana
of his accomplices In order TO escape pen
atty. lie Is a good sailor. ana TOT some
limo commanded n good steamer belon3lng
40 one OF the two coasting lines THIS
,lace ne lost through drunkenness lie
bas a sterling. good wife. but treated- her
hadlv for some years. when she got sep
arstion. Being altogether on down
grade. he was NJ tool for quick ana
seward. but had no scrupies about dis
closing the whole business 10 get him.
self out OF trouble.
The partisans OF the monarchy are by
no means all men Of the worse class. But
among those who went into the late in
correction IL would be hard to find any
very valuable citizens This community
docs not suffer i'm the least by the weed
ding out OF that crowd. It's average re-
epectability and decency has been materl-
ally raised by the operation. ABOUT nan
of those persons arrested under nidEllu
law have been released for lack OF sum
Client evidence against them Inc per
,nsnent detention of most Of them would
have been small loss to the community
Martial law was terminated on the lSth
The military commission ehueu i's la9'
case ten days ago. and sentence upon inc
nine native rebels last convicted was pro-
nounced last week. They received nVe
wears each at hard labor, which was the
punishment awarded to most OF the com
mon natives who took up arms against
the government. In all those cases the
president RENTED a fine OF 5000, I'M
posed by the commission, according TO
che statute. John a. Cammins got OF
with only a fine TO that amount, Which
he paid. Very fe~ of the insurgents
possess any property. IL rs unlikely thdl
many OF the heavy fines nominally I'M
posed will ever yield much return to the
public treasury.
THE RsBEL cosyfcTs.
The rebel convicts. white and native. are
being assigned to various forms of labor.
They wear the usual striped uniform. 1t
has been an old practice 10 employ the
prisoners I'm labor upon the roads, especi-
ally an quarrying stone for steam crush
ers. Long files of them pass morning and
evening through the streets, generally
one or two of them carrying ball ana
chain. the penalty for attempting TO
escape They are rather a healthy-look-
ing set OF hands. having good diet and
steady, not severe labor. None Of the
whites lately sentenced has yet appeared
on the streets as a convict Gulick ana
Ashford are physically unable to labor.
and Seward nearly so. Bowler and Wal
ker are laboring on mason work upon the
prison premises. of which there is much
10 be done, and they are experts at II.
The cost of suppressing the insurrection
~ Nkely TO foot up over 100000. Fortu-
natSly the treasury is I'm fine condition.
under MFR Bam0n's admirable manage
ment. and the public credit never was 30
good. The sale of six per cent bonds is
steady and all the money wanted for
special public works is thus obtained
readily from local investors. The govern
ment is carrying on quite line of i'm
portant public works, both by borrowed
money. according to special provision, ana
also from the regular revenue OF the
former class is harbOr deepening and
enlargement. a new dock Is about 10 be
excavated by suction dredge, OF capacity
TO hold our largest ocean steamers A
thin layer of coral has TO be peeled OFF the
surface. Below that is only mud. Con
siderable extension OF our harbor room is
practicable by this process. Ii will not
however be able ever 10 meet the rapid
demand for space which will follow the
opening OF the Nicaragua canal Thc
great fleets OF Nicaragua steamers soon
TO GROSS the Pacific must do their coaling
at Pearl hai'bor ten miles west OF the
city But Honolulu will need to make
all possible room for other shipping. our
space is already often crowded
OF the latter class Of public works paid
for from regular revenue. and now IN
progress, Is the enlargement of the city
watcr-works. The ten-lnch artesian wells
have lust been sunk nearly COO feet, yield
ing a flow OF over 100000 gallons day.
A good Blake pump ia being erected 10
force this. with $50 feet pressure, into the
mains. Some three miles of new mains
are being laid 10 receive the new supply
These are twelve. ten and eight inch
pipes The new wells and pumps will
end the water famines FOSTERING the city
every summer. We obtain an exhaustless
reservoir under our feet in exchange for
the uncertain supply in our mountain
valleys. The latter will continue 10 sup
ply the higher levels of the city.
CoUNcIL-MADH LAW.
The councils. which continue to exercise
legislative powers upfu the special session
OF the legislature, which will soon be call
ID. have been engaged for ten days past
upon series of enactments made neces-
sary by the various proceedings under
martial law and by the eXigencies of the
late rebellion. The present circumstances
verify the wisdom of that provision OF
the new constitution OF the republic, by
which the advisory council was continued
in existence until IL should give place e
a similar council TO be chosen partly 10y
the legislature, and by which also IN,
combined executive and advisory council;
are continued I'm the legislative powers
which they exercised under the provision
al government, which proceeded the re
public. But for that provision the govern
ment would have been most seriousl,
embarrassed about securing some indis
pensablc legislation necessitated by th'
circumstances following the late insur
rcCtion.
PROTECTING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
one Of tho most important enactment
was one of idcmnity. securing officers ant
supporters of the government against vex
atious prosecutions for acts OF posi-
uly irregular character performed b,
them In the defense OF the government
during the continuance OF martial law,
The act declares that IAN proclama
tionS and orders published or made AM
all acts. matters and things commanded
directed or done. or 70 be commanded
1.