Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-01-29

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After sea bath, returned to the cool
lama, and was joined by Mr. Thomas Il
Evans, gentleman who is stopping a
Sans Souci. Mr.. Evans, WHO'S ROYALS
of the most pronounced type, is Cana
dian by birth. He was prominent in
putting the lottery scheme to which the
missionaries objected 50 strongly. Mr.
Evans claims that it was no worse 10
have lottery on the Islands than for
thousands of dollars to go out of the
country every year to lotteries in other
countries. At the time of the overthrow
OF the Queen, he was in Chicago closing
up the contract with company of capi-
tallsts for the lottery. He says that the
Chicago people were to pay the govern
ment five hundred thousand dollars a
year for twenty five years for the fran
chise. or this sum one hundred thousand
dollars year was to be expended for
cable to San Francisco, one hundred
thousand a year for the Oahu Railroad,
twenty five thousand for the encourage
ment of tourists travel, seventy five
thousand for Improvement of roads and
bridges, and one hundred and twenty
five thousand for the opening of Pearl
Harbor. Mr.. Evans did not state what
was to be done with the other seventy
five thousand dollars, though it was
probably to be used as pin money for
the Queen. The rosy hued visions of
Mr. Evans with other Royalists were all
dlssipated by the sudden revolt of the
missionary element, and the subsequent
overthrow of the queen.
The Royalists are still very bitter
against the Republic. They always refer
TO 1t contemptuously as the Provisional
Government, and the adherents of it are
styled P. G.'S. But theyall have great
respect for President Dole. have met
more than one who says the country is
safe in his hands. The natives all re-
spect him, but they want him to be de-
clared King. 1t is not the man they OBJ
Ject to, so much as the Republican form
OF government.
All OF the more intelligent Roy alists,
however, admit that the Republic has
come to stay, and even the Queen has
lost all hope of being restored to the
throne, unless Great Britain or some
European power espouses her cause;
which even she admits is not probable.
have been informed that Mr.. Charles
Wilson, the agent and trusted friend of
the ex-Queen, has declared that he is
willing to shoulder his musket to sup
port the Republic. He was the ex-
Queens bravest friend in her hour of
trouble. He advised her against the
PRONUNCIATION of the constitution which
brought about the overthrow, but when
he found she was determined, he declared
he would stand or fall with her. When
the uprising came, he was the only one
of her followers willing to fight the
revolutionists. The average Kanaka
doesn't care to fight about any sort of
government. His mind is takenup with
lunas, hulas, and fishing. To him life
presents no serious problems. He de-
votes more energy to a fishing party
than to political matters.
The sun was setting when / left Sans
SoucL and it was nearly dark by the
time | reached the street car line. No
car was in sight, and was told that it
would be fifteen minutes before another
would come along. / walked about two
hundred PAGES further down the track
to where Chinaman has erected and
fitted up small shop and restaurant,
and took seat on the bench under his
awning. The shop keeper. man well
along in years, whose queue is turning
gray, came out to keep me company. On
learning | was from New York, ne tried
to scrape up an acquaintance. He had
once conducted laundry in that city,
and thought the Brooklyn bridge the
most magnificent structure in the world.
lie was more sociable than most China
men, and talked very freely of the Gus
toms and habits of his countrymen. He
said that they had only worn queues for
the last three hundred wears. The
queue was not a religious badge, but
fad of their Emperor. He had been to
China nine times since his first arrival.
Like most Cinnamon he had a wife and
children in China and one in this coun-
try, this, he explained, as a matter of
economy. 1t was much easier to support
FAMILY in each country than to be con-
stantly transporting family from one
land to the other. The average China
man remains in this country from three
to seven years and then goes back to
China, to spend an equal length of time
there, and again return.
The next day in company with Mr.
Timmons, | visited the government
building proper. 1t is large building,
two stories in height, with lofty ceilings,
and a broad stairway. There is a large
hall below, ornamented with handsome
life size portraits of Kamehameha |. and
his wife, kamehameha H., Ill, and ~,
and their wives, and Kamehameha ".
These comprise all the Kamehameha
dynasty, the first great rulers of the
nation. The upper hall is decorated with
fine portraits in oil, most of them life size
There is a fine portait of Queen Emma,
the granddaughter of John Young, the
mate of an American ship who was the
trusted adviser and general of Kane
hamcha |. There is full life size por-
trait of King David Kalakaua, one Of
ex-Queen Liliuokalini, or Mrs. Dominus
as she is now called, and her deceased
husband, John o. Dominus. There is
also fine life size portrait in oil of Ad-
miral Farragut, who was very much ad-
mired by King Kalakaua. Legislative
halls, committee rooms, and council
chambers, with the various rooms of the
cabinets, are in this building. The build
ing before the revolution which over
threw monarchy, was known as the
Palace, and even yet so called by some,
though monarchy is rapidly passing
away and the spunky little republic is
every day becoming more firmly seated
in the saddle.
The government buildings and all the
departments are guarded by soldiers
The standing army, composed exclusive
ly OF white men, numbers about two
hundred regular soldiers. The National
Guard and Citizens Guard swell this
number to about two thousand fighting
men. They have two Gatling guns, two
brass six FOUNDERS, and some iron field
pieces. Their force is sufficient to pro-
tect the island from internal troubles
and from fillibusters.
Their greatest dread is of Japan. The
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