Evening star., 1895-04-05
LATE HAWAIIAN NEWS
Minister Willis Reception, to Which Presi-
dent Dole Was Not Invited.
The Militia COnEra tulatcd for Sup-
pressing the RebelliOn-TheQ ueen's
Offer From Snowman.

The last mail from Hawaii brings in
| terestirg budget of general information.
| An account is published of the brilliant re-
ception given by Minister Willis to Admiral
| Beardsee, to which President Dole was
! not invited 1t was attended by all the
American officers, from the highest down
| to the cadets, wearing their gorgeous uni
| forms The band of the Philadelphia was
stationed in the house and played for two
hours. The reception was attended by the
elite of the city, and is said to have been
success in every respect. Mrs Beardslee
wife of the admiral, sails for the United
States on April 20.
President Dole has restored the writ OF
habeas corpus and abolished martial law
| in the Island of Oanu, embracing Honolulu,
indicating that security again reigns.
The National Guard CoHgratu tuIated.
Adjutant General Soper has issued con-
gratulatory address to the National Guard
and others who took part in suppressing
1.-The late formidable insurrection." 1t says
Every class and condition of society has
been honorably represented among the de-
tenders of the republic. Native Hawaians
and HawaiianS of foreign deScent-Amerf-
cans, Engishmen, Germans and Portu-
guese and others-have fought side by side
in the field and stood guard together under
| circumstances which have demanded hero
ism and fortitude and the quality of self
sacrifice. Laboring men, clerks, mechanics
and business men have been comrades on
equal footing. No act Of cruelty to the
enemy or cowardice has been recorded.
The order speaks of the unprepared condi-
ton of the commissariat when hostilities
opened. In this emergency many patriotic
| women came forward with contributions of
food to the men the field and on guard.
Special recognition is given to the services
of Lieut.. w. Hell Thornton d. w. Lokana
lnd Aar Iytrff ~ o
severely wounded while contcnding hero
icaly with the armed enemies of the gov
ernment, and will carry honorable scars 10
the end OF their lives.
The Honolulu papers say that friends of
the eX-Queen declare she will treat with
contempt a reported offer from a United
States Snowman OF $500 per week to come
to the United States.
One of the papers is indulging in -spccu-
| lation as to President Cievelands reported
trip around the world, and asks if he will
stop at Hawaii.
The Dangerous persons act was adopt
ed just before the mail left. 1t is a radical
law against those who conspire 10 overrule
the government or who l1e from other
countries to foment disorder.
Imports Of Spirits.
| Consul General Ellis Mills at Honolulu
has submitted a report the imports of
| spirits. wine and beer into the Hawaiian
Islands. 1t had been reported that the inn
ports into those islands of California wines
had been falling off and their place taken
| by sake, made in Japan from rice, grain
| and grapes. Mr.. Mills finds on investiga-
| ton that ;his is untrue. The increase in
| the quantity Of sake imported has been
enormous, over 5000 gallons being brought
| in in 1894, as against only ), 400 gallons in
| 1898. For the same years, however, the
| importations of California wines have in
creased from l03,0U0 to 125, 500 gallons.
| Beer shows an increase of nearly 14.O00
| gallons or about 81 per cent; spirits, a gen
eral decrease of 5000 gallons.