The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-02-07

The Royalists are still very bitter against
the Republic. They always refer to It CON
temptuOusly as the Provisional Govern
ment, and the adherents of 1t are styled r.
CPS. But they all have great respect fol
President Dole. l have met more than one
who says the country is safe in his hands.
The natives all respect him, but they want
| him to be declared King. 1t Is not the man
| they object to, so much as the Republican
| form of government
| All OF the more intelligent RoyaliSts,
however, admit that the Republic has come
hope of being restored to the throne, unless
Great Britain or some European power es-
pouses 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 support the Re
public. He was the eX-Queen's bravest
friend in her hour of trouble He advised
her against the PRONUNCIATION OF the conSti-
tuition which brought about her 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 fig about any sort of govern
ment. His mind is taken up with lunas,
hulas and fishing TO him life presents no
serious problems. He devotes more ener-
gy to a fishing party than to political mat
tiers.
SOuci, and it was nearly dark by the time. L
reached the street car line. No car was in
sight, and | was told that it would be fif
teen minutes before another would come
along. | walked about two hundred PAGES
further down the track to where emma
man has erected and fitted up small shop
bench under his awning The shop-keepeir,
man we'll along in years, whose queue Is
turning gray, came out to keep me c0mpa-
ny. On learning l was from New ork,
he tried to Scrape up an acquaintance. he
had once conducted laundry III that city,
and thought the Brooklyn bridge me most
magnificent structure in the world. lie
was more sociable than most Cinnamon,
and talked very freely of the customs and
habits of his cOuntrymen. He said that
they had only worn queues for the last
three hundred years. The queue was not
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 country, this, he explained. as matter
of economy. 1t was much easier to sup
port family in each country than to be
constantly transporting family from one
land to the other. The average Chlnaman
years, then goes back ty China, to spend an
equal length of time there, and again re-
turn.
The next day IN company with Mr.. Tim
mons | visited the government building
proper. 1t is large building, two stories
in height, with lofty ceilings and broad
stairway. There is large hall below, Or
namented with handsome life-size portraits
of Kamehameha L. and his wife, Kane
hameha H., ILL. and w., and their wives
and Kamehameha V. 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 lifesize. There is fine portrait of
Queen Emma, the grand daughter of John
Young. the mate of an American ship who
was the trusted adviser and general of
Kamehameha |. There is full life-size
portrait of King David Kaiakaua, one of
ex-Queen Liliuokalani, or Mrs. Dominus as
band, John o. Dominus There is also
fine life-size portrait in oil of Admiral Far
ragut, who was very much admired by
King Kalakaua. Legislative halls, COM
mittee rooms, and council chambers, with
the various rooms of the cabinets. are in
this building. The building before the rev.
OiutiOn which overthrow monarchy, was
known as the Palace, and is even yet so
called by some, though monarchy Is rapid
ly passing away, and the Spunky little re-
public 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 exclusively OF
white men, numbers about two hundred
regular soldiers The National Guard and
the Citizens Guard swell this number to
about two thousand fighting men. They
have two Calling guns, two Hotbhkiss rap.
id firing guns, two brass six Founders, and
some iron field pieces. Their force is suf.
ficient to protect the island from internal
troubles and from tilibuSterS.
Their 1eatest dread is of Japan. The
Japanese, flushed with their late victory |
over China, have given utterance to some
portentiOus threats against the Hawaiian
Islands for discriminating against them.
With a fleet of gunbOatS, few heavy guns
and two or three war ships the Hawaiians
could easily defend themselves against the
Japanese Their harbOrs are in excellent
conditiod for fertilization. Pearl Harbor
and the harbOr of Honolulu have promon-
tories, such as Koko Head and Diamond
Head, which; if fortified, would be impreg- |
nable barriers against warships.
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