West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-01-30
KINGwooD, W. "a, THURSDAY JANUARY 30. 1886

novel;"
was anxious to meet DIR. Hyde.
the man who so strangely Inspired
the wonderful novel, and when
did meet him | was impressed that
he was more Jekyll than Hyde. He
is a tall, finely-formed, highly cul-
tured gentleman, with fine schol-
arly appearance. He is secretary
of the Social Science Club, a meet
ing of which had the pleasure of
attending, and at which place /
met him.
This club, by the way, is COM
posed OF the most scholarly men on
the Island. President Dole is "a
member, and attends the meetings
regularly. Ia addition to myself
there were other American guests
present the most prominent of
whom were United States Minister
Willis, and the captain of the war
ship Bennington. At this meet
ing DR.. Rodgers, Secretary of the
Labor Bureau, read an able paper
on the labor problem, which was
thoroughly discussed and COM
mented upon. One cannot but
realize the force of Americanlsm in
the club. Chief Justice Judd, of
the Supreme Court, and Professor
Alexander, tho historian, are NOM
bers of the club and were born on
the Islands, yet they, with the
others, argued the question from
an American standpoint.
The meeting was at the residence
OF DR.. Hyde, and, altho l studied
him closely all evening. discov-
cred none of the "incarnate fiend,"
which Stevenson represents Mr..
Hyde to be in his novel.
1t was while living at Sans Souei
that Robert Louis Stevenson con.
ceived and wrought out his wonder
full book, and | decided to visit the
famous resort. To reach Sans
Souci | had only to take the
WAIKIKI street car, 90 to the end of
the line, and walk the rest of the
way. The ride is pleasant one,
and well worth the time and ten
cents it costs TO make it. it was
about two O'Clock IN the afternoon
when | boarded the car driven by
native and went rolling along the
street past the government grounds
and buildings, past pretty houses
half hidden by graceful swaying
palms, ferns, aud the rich tropical
foliage, past banana plantations and
groves of tall cocoanuts, for long
stretches with the sea beach on one
side and delightful grove on the
other.
The manager Of the famous resort
showed me the room which had
been occupied by Jules Verne and
Robert Louis Stevenson, also the
tables at which they wrote, and
narrated some anecdotes about
them. Their rooms fronted on the
beach. After sea bath, / returned
to the cool lama, and was joined
by Mr.. Thomas r. Evans, a gen.
tleman who is stopping at Sans
Souci. Mr.. Evans, who is a Royal
lst Of the most pronounced type, is
"a Canadian by birth. lie was prom
inent in pushing the lottery scheme
to which the missionaries objected
so strongly. Mr.. Evans claims
that it was no worse to have a lot
terry on the Islands than for thous-
ands OF dollars 10 go out OF the
country every year 70 lotteries in
other countries. At the time Of
the overthrow of the Queen, he was
in Chicago closing up the contract
with company Of capitalists for
the lottery. He says that the
Chicago people were to pay the
government Eve hundred thousand
dollars a year for twenty-five years
for the franchise. or this sum cne
hundred thousand a year was to be
expended for a cable TO San Fran
cisco, one hundred Thousand a year
for the Oahu Railroad, twenty five
thousand for the encouragement Of
tourists travel, seventy.fve thous-
and for improvement OF roads and
bridges, and one hundred and
twenty -nve thousand for the open
ing Of Pearl Harbor. Mr.. Evans
did not state what was to be done
with the other seventy five thous-