The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-27

the meetings regularly. LII du-
dition to myself there were
other American guests present,
the most prominent of whom
were United States Minister
Willis, and the captain of the
warship Bennington. At this
meeting DR.. Rogers, Secretary
of the labor Bureau, read an
able paper on the labor prob
lem, which was thoroughly
discussed and commented up
on. One cannot but realize the
force of the Americanism in
the club. Chef Justice Judd, of
the Supreme Court, and Pro
fessor Alexander, the historian,
are members 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 resi-
dence of DR.. Hyde, and, altho
1 studied him closely all even
ing, [ discovered none of the
"incarnate fiend," which
Stevenson represents Mr.. Hyde
to be in his novel.
It was while living at Sans
Souci that Robert Louis Steven
son conceived and wrought
out his wonderful book, and I
decided to visit this famous re-
sort. To reach Sans Souci |
had only to take the Waikiki
street car, go to the end of the
line, and walk the rest of the
way. The ride is a pleasant
one, and we'll 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 houses half
hidden by graceful swaying
palms, ferns, and the rich trop-
ical foliage, past banana plan
tations and groves of tall CO.
coanuts, for stretches with the
sea beach on one side and a
delightful grove on the other.
The manager of the famous
resort showed me the room
which had been occpied by
Jules Verne and Robert Louis
Stevenson, also the tables at
which they wrote, and narrated
some anecdotes about them.
Their rooms both fronted on
the beach. After a sea bath, |
returned to the cool lama, and
was joined by Mr.. Thomas E.
Evans, gentleman who is
stopping at Sans Souci. Mr..
Evans, who is Royalist of the
most pronounced type, is Ca
madam by birth. He was prom
inent in pushing the lottery
scheme to which the mission
aries objected so strongly. Mr.
Mr.. Evans claims that it was
no worse to have a lottery on
the Islands than for thousands
of dollars to go out of the coun-
try every year to lotteries in
other countries. At the time
of the overthrow or the Queen
he was in Chicago closing up
the contract with a company
of capitalists for the lottery
He says that the Chicago PEG.
pie were to pay the government
five hundred thousand dollars
a year for twenty-five years TO,
the franchise. Of this sum one
hundred thousand a year was
to be expended for a cable tc
San Francisco, one hundred
thousand a year for the Oahu
Railroad, twenty-five thousand
for the encouragement of tour.
lists travel, seventy-five thous.
and for the improvement OF
roads and bridges, and one
hundred and twenty-five thous
and for the opening of Pear
Harbor. Mr.. Evans did not
state what was to be done with
the other seventy-five thousand
dollars, but it was probably tc
be used as pin money for the
| Queen. The rosy-hued visions
of Mr.. Evans with other Royal
lists were all dissipated by the
sudden revolt of the missionary
element, and the subsequent
overthrow of the queen.
The Royalists are very bitter
against the Republic. They al
ways refer to it contemptious
1y as the Provisional govern
ment, and the adherents to i,
are styled the P.G.'S. Bur
they all have great respect fol
President Dole. T have me-