The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-08-24

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way, that the public, especially the
sugar factors aud plantation owners,
viii have to wait aud hold their
hreath-before prcoouucing their
pet sheet AZ unmitig Gated lar.
To lose the mail by the Monowsi
is said to be "a little less than a
national calamity" Great Scott!
What an exaggerated idea some
people have OF the value Of what
they write. A hundred years hence
it will not make any difference.
Even to-day it doesn't make much.
The fly sitting ou the shoulders OF
the elephant carrying the klng-as
the old fable states-said "see what
honor and dignity is conferred on
us-we bear the burden OF the
state" Some people seem to think
the world revolves round Honolulu
that pin head OF the Pacific.
The proposition to send the Clau-
dine to carry passengers and mail to
San Francisco is one of those hyster
ical symptous OF idiocy to which the
Honolulu community is subject on
every occasion of excitement.
When the war--of disinfectiug lis
over, aud we have safely prevented
all danger, it will he time to discuss
the Board OF Health and its mea
sures. In the meantime, let them
go ahead. If they are right, nothing
is too good for them. II they are
wrong, it is only an excess of zeal
which no doubt has done much good
to our sanitary condition.
Consul. General Wilder in his
efforts to sustain Thurston's news
paper sensation Bureau for annex
alton sentiment in the States, has
found himself at last, to use his own
words, between the devil and the
deep sea-" He doesn't like to say
that his previous "filibuster" talk
was all fake and yet as the present
yarn of "Morrow's" didn't emanate
from his Office and is more circum-
stantial than usual he feels COM
PEELED to deny it. The old proverb
says, Courses like chickens come
home to roost" So do lies: and our
Government will suffer.
As far as we can learn there is no
truth in the report that Judge Ka-
lua has been selected as vice-princi-
pal OF Punahou College by Professor
Hosmer and the trustees.
The proposed sending of steam
or to San Francis % with mail and
passengers Is an extravaganza and
an absurdity. Does auy sane man
here neli-vs fera a fsaomsnt that the
San Francisco authorities will allow
a steamer to enter it's port, passen-
gers, to land or even fumigated mail
to be landedl The American au-
thorities don't trife with cholera.
The Mopowai will have brought the
report that Honolulu ia an infected
port, and that ths Board of Health
has declared thar wa have Asiatic
cholera Uoter sucn rircuW stances
the proposition to land mail or pas
sengers from one of our inter-,sland
steamers flying the Hawaiian flag
would be an impossibilIty. No per-
suasion, sweet words, or even copies
OF the Advertiser, would induce the
San Francisco authorities to allow
such vessel within three miles OF her
beach-not even If our $3.50 month
and covered-brake agent would tell
them that everyth my was all right.
The reports Of the physicians ap-
pointed by the Board of Health to
inspect the city continue to come in,
and they seem to overbid each other
in denonncinP the sanitary condi-
tion of the city. The indigustion
of the Taxpayers against the agents
of the Board OF Health is unbound
ed. Dare the Board retain for an
hour in its employ men, who it is
now proven have betrayed their
trust and neglected their duty in a
most shameful manner. If the
Board does not make change be-
fore Monday it ought to, aud If it
doesn't will be impeached by pub
lie sentiment. Fire out the incom-
petent servants who have drawn
$3.50 month, and place in Office
,,ar r,h1 NIL o.o-ort r~tou.lo.1t.