Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-21

Mrs. j w, Cuchan, OF Madison, has n
Letter nt interest from Il frjeud, Miss
Marguerite G. GNcnc, in the Sand.
which islands. 1t is dated Honolulu,
Jan u, and is substantially as fol-
h,wS:
u lett home Aug, Il, sailed from
san Francis,N the ND. NV,ching This
lovely land the mth, 1t Is indrcd beau,
titul here and often think nt YOU AL
in the states slnvrriug and wishing the
summer would come
Il am nNvhing III u boys school
We have about forty five young boys
Hawaiian AND half white am the
music teacher hut there isn't much mu.
sic to it, only an hour In singing each
day with the boys. They sing very
swcrtly and learn quickly take the
parts naturally without n great deal
of practice The rest Of the time
teach the common branches the one
thing ON earth have always said
wouldu't do, Nhc kamchamchA
schools are an boarding schools and
gerry wrll endowed by Mrs. bishop,
now dead The girls school hcau-
tirul new building, is nj our right, ut
a little diStarcc, 1t has Just been
started The interior is beautiful IN
every way and the furnishings are
very fine, 1t Is for Hawaiian girls.
Then ours Is the preparatory school FOR
Young boys. | have IN my room the
oldest boys In our school, from 10 to
H. years Of Hgc At our left and back
Of us IL the big boys school Very
fine Stone buildings and many frame
dormitoriNS and several teachers
homes surround partly n large campus,
There are about too boys up there
Church and Sunday school and enter
tammcnts are held for the three
schools there In bishop hall In the
three schools we have thirty teachers,
so we have quite Il village right here,
Won Src, and we have very good
tines.
1--WE are having or have been having
Il rebellion here, You have probably
read Of It,. We have been very mcrci-
fully preserved, think. The rebels
had planned to- blow up the Central
Union church during evening service
two weeks ago Nvcrvthing was
ready. The plan was found ont Just
in time. and then the war began We
felt pretty nervous when we heard
cannOns, etc, going off. aud had to be
Guarded every night for over n week
10y three mon. Guards were all over
the city and then the Sharpshootcrs
were In their places ready to fight,
There We're cannonS on every side and
In the doorway Of the palace or what
Is now the executive building. no street
cans or telephones and martial law
even yet. All the conspirntors are In
prison now ANA court martial Is being
held Tine prisoners are marched every
afternoon from the prison to the exec.
uivc building to give their testimony.
rho cN-quccn Is imprisoned IN the rN.
ccutivc building. Any quantity Of
ammunition was found In Washington
Place. her nome. and twenty -Onc
bombs Just think of it, @, II II ter
riblc, but they win not kill her because
she happens 10 Do a woman and a wo.
man who has set men on to what they
did Papers were found in her
house giving Offices etc, in the govern.
mrnt 10 All those rebels now impris.
onrd Ior see she fully expected TO
be restored Ia he throne and All these
things were TO take place In the new
government All the white people in
town. were 10 bc killed, their property
cOnfscatcd and divided up among The
rebels, as well as II great deal burned,
q, it Is too dreadful to think Of but
the government Of the republic Il
strong and President Dole and his
cabinet are wise, good men and feel
safe ana feel that all win come out
well IN the end There has been IN.
tense excitement ana II Is by no moons
oyer yet"