Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-06
IN MID PACIFIC
Hawaii's Good Citizens all Eager
for Annexation.
ECHOES OF THE LATE DISTURBANCE
Great Expectations Based on the
Nicaragua Canal.
IN IT T.
LAWS OF THE COUNCIL
Of The Evening Star.

correspondencc of The Evening Star
HONOLULU, March 20, 1873.
sorna surprise is naturally felt here about
@ certain degree of credence winch seems
to have been given in the states 10 the
absurd statement that Capt. Davis WHO
landed the rifles and ammunition, mad peen
tortured in the prison, In order 10 MAKE
him testify. This story first appeared III
the Call of San Francisco. Its author Is
unknown here. When learned, we fancied
II too ridiculous, upon the face OF 1t, to 90
anv mischief. Probably the amount OF
p,blic credulity, as well as of hostility, to
ttts government was moderated. 1t mas
seemed necessary to make explicit denial
of the allegation. Before leaving here
Davis made affidavit to his entire exemp-
ton from compulsion as to his testimony.
Paul Neumann never failed on the trials
very sharply to question any prisoners VINO
tecame witnesses for. the government, III
order to elicit the fact of any undue pres
sure being put upon them. He never was
able tc accomplish anything in that way.
Davis was very glad to disclose the Whole
story Of his agency, and of his accomplices,
in order to escape penalty. He Is a good
sailor and for some time commanded a
good steamer belonging to one of the two
coasting lines. This place he lost throug n
drunkenness. He has sterling, good wire,
but treated her badly for some years,
when she got a separation Being alto
Iether on a down grade, he was fit tool
DOR Gulick and Seward but had no scrupleS
about disclosing the whole business to get
himself out of trouble.
The partiSanS OF the monarchy are Dy
no means all men of the worse class. But
among those who went into the late lnsur-
rection it would be hard to find any very
valuable citizens This community does
not suffer in the least by the wedding out
of that crowd. Its average respectaDiilty
and decency has been materially raised by
the operation. About half OF those persons
arrested under martial law have been re-
leased for lack of sufficient evidence
against them. The permanent detention OF
most of them would have been small loss
to the community.
Martial law was terminated on the 18th.
The military commission ended Its last
case ten days ago, and sentence upon the
nine native rebels last convicted was pro
ncunced last week. They received five
years each at hard labor. which was the
punishment awarded to most of the COM
hon natives who took up arms against the
government In all those cases the presi-
dent remitted fine of $1,000, imposed by
the commission, according to the statute.
John A. Cammins got off with only fine
to that amount, which he paid. Very few
IS unlikely that many of the heavy fines
rominally imposed will ever yield much
return to the public treasury.
The Rebel Convicts.
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 pI actice to employ the
prisoners In labor upon the roads, espe-
cialIy in quarrying stone for steam crush
ers. Long flies of them pass morning and
evening through the streets. generally one
or two of them carrying a ball and chain,
tho penalty for attempting to escape
They are rather a healthy-looking set Of