The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-08-05


end widow in their affliction and to
keep himself urspotted from the
world"
WHY should Olaa crownland lease
holders receive everything and
more than they ask from the Gov
ernment, aud other crown and Gov
ernment and leaseholders be cinch-
ed2 What is sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gsnderl The Olaa
people took up their lands on lease,
we'll knowing the conditions impos-
ed. So did the plantation and ranch
owners take up their leases from the
crown or the Government If the
one lot must fulfil the conditions of
their leases, why not the other7
The whole business is CO ntrary to
Sections 2 and 3, Article |, of the
Constitution. The Olsa settlers are
certainly one class.
The Land Bill is still unconstitu-
tional. Article 95 of the Constitu-
tion reads as follows:
"That portion of the public do
main heretofore known as Grown
Land is hereby declared to have
been heretofore, and now to be, the
property Of the Hawaiian g vern-
ment, and to be now clear and free
from any trust of or concerning the
same, and from all claim Of any ma
ture whatsoever, upon the rents,
issues and profits thereof. II shall
be subject to alienation and other
uses as may be provided by law. All
valid leases thereof now in existence
are hereby confirmed"
We didn't make the Constitution.
But there it is. And neither the
Grown Lands in general nor the
Olaa crown leasehold lands in par
ticular can be considered in any act
touching on other things, by Article
SO of the Constitution, till an act has
been passed declaring them public
lands or otherwise disposing Of
them.
When the case Of Almira Kahana-
nui VS.. V. V. Ashford, breach of pro-
mise, was called in the Circuit Court
to-day, little friendly spat took
place between Paul Neumann, who
appears for Ashford, and l.. A.
Thurston, who represents the fair
complainant, Mr.. Neumann was
not ready to proceed with the case
and told the court so. Thurston
claimed that V. V. had ample time
to make deposition before he left
the country. Neumann held that
his client, who left under peculiar
circumstances, of which Mr.. Thurs
ton evidently seemed to know moth
ing, had not been able to make a
deposition, but he informed the
court Mr.. V V. Ashford most likely
would be here at the re1t term and at
tend to has case. Upon that STATE
ment Mr.. Thurston collapsed and
the court took the matter under
consideration.
1t is great pity that only Mr..
Hatch is left of our diplomatic pro-
fessionals when Mark Twain arrives.
The sports up town had hoped to
get a lying match between Americas
most famous story teller and (say)
Mr.. Castle of Washington. The
odds were in favor of the latter
backed by the 'Tiser. Hatch is not
in it although he does his best.
Mark Twain will appear in Inde.
pendence Hall, where he, during
recess, can talk horses and politics
with Senator Wright and others
The government machine is work.
ing at full steam to defend itself
against the claims of foreign citi-
zens. The latest move was the
precipitate call for Sam Nowlein
who had to use horses and
steamers to reach Honolulu with
all dispatch and then had to tell the
disappointed government that he
never saw, knew or otherwise
was connected with any of the
claimants now occupying the atten
tion of our wise men. Get some
more witnesses" from Molokini and
Hawaii, dear Smith, Hitchcock, Kin
ney 81 Co, and you might get evi
deuce enough to exculpate you from
the consequences of your blunders
s@s-Na1-1..-..-@
An engine house for the Hilc
Fire Department has been erect eG
by j. Erickson.