Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN.
BY J. E. GRIFFITH.
FROM HONOLULU.

of Audubon, was received by
Geo. A. Clark, who kindly allows
us to print the same.
The Sandwich Islands, and especially
the city of Honolulu is center OF
great interest to all the world and to
the people of America in particular.
Mr.. Walker writes entertainingly con-
corning the beauties of the Hawaiian
lands and of the recent rebellion in IA
vor of Queen Liluokaliani.
''We are in the Hawaiian hotel at
Honolulu, III. /. Arrived here the 10Th,
after voyage of seven days from San
Francisco. The first four days out 1t
was quite rough, and good many pas
'sengers were sick, but Mrs. Walker
and were on hand for every meal.
The last three days were pleasant and
the water was splendid. When we en-
tered the harbOr and tied up to the
pier we found the city to be under mar
tial law, an uprising having occurred
on the 9th about four miles from the
center of the city, where the fighting
commenced. There was only one man
whose name was Carter. Some of the
natives on the rebel or royalist side are
reported killed although the number
has not been ascertained. Their plan
was to have taken the city by help
from the inside, and to blow up the
electric light plant and leave the city
in darkness, but the plan was frustrated
by the government, as it was discover
Il IN 20 hnf r-in
out.
The citizens are the militia in one
sense of the word, they have about 1900
men who are always ready to respond
to call, some of them closing their
stores to participate in putting down
the rebellion.
The dethroned queen was in one of
her residences, and ammunition and
arms were found in her house, a guam
thy being buried in the cellar. We are
about 100 feet from her residence at
this time. She is a prisoner, being
confined in one of the rooms of the pal
ace. The qneen's palace, which is now
a government building, is where the
prisoners are having their trial. There
were four leaders on trial before the
commission today. This commission
is a military one aud consists of the
judge. judge advocate and six others.
We went in to the trial this morning
and found it very interesting. One
man testified to making bombs and
stated they were to be used to help
overthrow the government He testi
fled to having fought against the gov
eminent and l suppose expects to have
his sentence mitigated. / cannot tell
what will be done with them. The
trial was held in the throne room of the
queens palace, which is large pleas
ant room and finished finely. We also
saw portraits of the kings and prin-
cesses who have ruled the islands for
centuries. Mr.. Willis, minister from
the United States, the American consul
and British commissioner were pres
ent at the trial, as was number of no.
tables. The rebellion is crushed out
think.
This is lovely spot, the weather is
mild and balmy, but it is hard to realize
we are in the middle of the Pacific
ocean.
Have been going to see the different
places of interest, and having kodak
with us have taken a number of snap
shots. We were out to the Eva (pro-
nounced Eva sugar plantation where
they have 1850 acres under cultivation
and mill for getting it in shape for
export to the refinerics. 1t is put in
sacks about the size of grain sacks.
The mill turns out at the present time
about sixty tons a day. The mills Ca
pacity is about 100 tons a day. The
help is mostly Chinese, of which there
are about $4,000 on the islands. The
Japanese population numbers about
$4,000. The city of Honolulu is inhabi-
ted by about 80, 900 people.
Were out to the Pail Cor Precipice)
it is about eight miles from the city
and the road out is fine drive. Vege-
tation all the way, in fine valley. We
saw beautiful ferns and trees-a num-
Der of pineapple and banana planta-
tons, etc. When you arrive at the
Pail one of the grandest sights meets
the eye. The height being 600 feet
perpendicular, while the mountains on
each side are about 900 feet higher. and
the view below one of grandeur, the
valley level and green and mostly cult
tivated. Looking over distance of
from twelve to twenty miles you see
the ocean, and it was a sight long to be
remembered. Returning we took
lunch and then took ride in one of
the lines of horse ears and rode out in
the suburbs where they are fine resi-
dences, and the lawns and enclosures
are filled with trees and shrubbery, an
are elegant homes.
Had shock of earthquake here the
other night and it loosened the stuccO
work on the ceiling of the queens pal
ace where the military commission is
trying the reyOlutiOnistS. and piece
feet long, y inches wide and inches
thick fell on the table at which the
commission was sitting. They took a
short recess.
We went on a visit to the Pinch
Bowl, not the one which sometimes
contains certain eXhilarating drink
but what was once an active volcano
from which point were seen magnifi
views of Honolulu harbor and the sur.
rounding country. There were two
old cannons lying on the ground thai
were about II feet long with 4 inch
bore. They were formerly used in g
fort built by one of the former kings.
We spent considerable time at the
Kamehameha school and museum. The
museum building is large stone edi-
flee. finely fitted up and contains many