The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-28

republic. Blount, the pred ecessor of
! Willis, was thoroughly capable, and ii
/ he had been retained. he would have
seated the queen on the throne and si-
/ fenced the troubles. If the question Of
! the revolution, however, were left TO
the natives to decide, there would new
er be revolution. The natives are
! big, fine-lOOking people, but they are
! lazy and absolutely without ambition.
| II native can get enough poi and raw
| fish for three meals a day his wants are
| satisfied, for he needs no clothes. The
Japanese and Portuguese and Chinese
are hardwOrking people, and the dis
| satisfaction among this element has
| been spreading and has about reached
| the climax"
Yankees In ONCE.
president Dole and a Cabinet of
Massachusetts men are running the
country after their own ideas. Dole is
good fellow, and his wife is a highly
accomplished lady of Maine He is as
nice a man as the Lord ever made, but
nothing but disaster stares him in the
face. The army which he has to- de-
pend upon consists, perhaps, of 100
men, who are employed as clerks dur
ing the day and do their drilling at
night | have often seen the little
army out on a drill, and it reminded
me of children playing soldier. Hilo,
one OF the most enterprising, islands of
the group, is preparing to secede. I
learned from three of the leading men
on the island that plans have been
made to secede and set up an indepen-
dent government, and I believe the
people will succeed. They claim to be
taxed almost to death for the benefit of
Honolulu, and say they are tired maxi
ing a show town out OF Honolulu at the
expense of the other parts of the coun-
try. Honolulu is one of the finest resin
dence cities of the world. The society
is superior to that of the capitals of
Europe. The city has no sewers and is
visited by a wind from the south, which
is known as the sick wind on account
of the pestilence it brings. Once in
while a leper escapes from a little ISL
and in the ocean and lands on the main
island of the archipelago. Then look
out for excitement. Nobody rests un-
I'll the lepeT is captured and returned
10 his exile.
Strawberries and Dog Meat.
Strawberries" said Mr.. Hilliard.
ARE the principal article of diet with
American visitors. They grow all the
year round, but are raised by the for
eign ,laborers, as the natives are too
lazy to so to the trouble. The natives
relish dog meat above all other food
One day we missed our little dog. With
Of 81,
small you could almost cover il with
your hand, was found in possession of
a native Whc was proceeding to fatten
him to make poi The haIf-castes are
a better class Of people than the pure
bloOds. Many Of the haIf-caste girls
are educated in Germany and are fine
looking, intelligent women, even
though they are cOffee-cOIored. The
moment a foreigner arrives on the ISL
and he is spotted. If he says the least
thing in criticism against the Govern
ment he is liable to be arrested and /
placed under bonds Then he finds it |
impossible to get away, for a person |
under bond cannot leave without a |
written permission from the President. |
The queen is ugly, self-willed, tyranni- |
cal and arbitrary. She is now out on /
pE'iOiO D1I SoNI1OI iCetFS ILC ISiduu
Policy for America.
"The proper course for the United |
States Government to pursue toward |
is to remain neutral, but not to
allow any foreign government to gain
a fOothold on the islands. There is
really nothing in the Hawaiian islands
that makes them desirable for this
country. The islands are not self |
sustaining, but they are important as |
q cOaling station for the vessels of this T.
country. It would never do for this /
government to permit foreign countries |
TO take possession of the islands. For /
eign fleets could gather at Honolulu |
and descend upon the Pacific coast /
before the faintest warning could be |
given"
Mr.. Hillard may remain in Denver |
several days, in order to meet old |
friends whom he knew in Europe. He !
at one time visited the city Of Tunis, in !
Africa, for the purpose Of making a |
painting Of the tomb Of John Howard /
Pane. author of Home, Sweet Home - /
The picture was intended for the na-
tfonal capitol at Washington, but Sen !
ator Palmer Of Michigan took a fancy
TO the canvas and il is now in Michigan. /
The paintings of Mr.. HiIlard rank
with the greatest the world has seen |
and are found in all the principal art 1
galleries of Europe and America.