Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-29

him. after the interpreter had let him bawl
OF for some time. tell the latter. Put that
into English" The Interpreter told the
legislature "he repeated the same he said
before! BipiKane was one of the inSur-
gents who tried to restore the queen in
1850. He spent most of a year in prison I'M
til pardoned out
While in confinement, this statesman's
wife died. but left him not disconsolate,
since he had for several years lived with a
highly honorable lady, who was formerly
a favorite attendent Of the late roval
Princess Ruth Keelkolam, half sister of
two kings. This stately descendant of many
old lines of nicnarchs was always much
OF heather, with old-style Hawaiian
ethical notions, joyously unincumbered by
any interest in TIE seventh commandment
Ruth had left her favorte woman we'll
endowed, and after his deliverance from
uurance vie, Mr.. TauvuS returned to much
comfort. But during these latter years.
Christian notions of propriety have been
growing increasingly prevalent in Ha-
waiian society. L. became impressed on
the rather elderly pair, that their social
consideration would not be impaired by
adding the sanction of the church to their
very comfortable union. Accordingly, to
honor their ex-royal liege and themselves
at the same time, they prepared a mighty
feast on Liluckalanis birthday, and We're
duly united III marriage. By these familiar
with court life in Hawaii. no inconsruity
Is felt. In the absence of the court Ha-
named particular.
Progress Of the Hawnifans.
AS has been previously set forth, under
the nearly five years of the Dole govern
ment, the material well being of the native
Hawaiians has made steady and marked
progress. This fact has doubtless ccntri-
buted much towards reconciling them to
the political situation. The recent publica-
af
closes the fact that the number of pure
Hawaiians owning real estate had increased
in six years frcm 3,2Il to 1895, or ~ per
cent although during that same period
that class of our population had decreased
10 per cent. During the same period the
part-native owners of real estate had in
creased from 800 to I'D, or So per cent,
while their numbers had increased 81 per
cent. During the same period the now Is
19l Portuguese having multiplied 76 per
cent, had increased their real estate hold
ings 81 per cent, having in all 43S, or little
more than one-fourth what the Hawaiians
possess in proportion to their relative num-
hers
These facts from the census furnish an
effectual refutation of the SANDER SO widely
repeated. that the whites have robbed The
natives of their lands. The Americans have
been especially charged with such robbery,
and particularly missionaries sons. The
precise statistics now show that out of the
G,32I owners of real estate in the Hawaiian
Islands, 4,I11 over "A per cent, are Ha-
waiianS and part Hawa:iauS, although they
form only 81 per cent Of the whole popuia-
uon. 1t is true thai majority of the Ia
tives holdings small. and that was al
ways the case. 1t is true that the great
bulk of valuable real estate is owned by
the whites, few natives being wealthy; but
most OF that property of the whites WAS
purchased from the government or else
from the large estates Of the old chiefs,
who left few heirs.
The holdings of the common people have
been much Increased in the last four years
by an efficient homestead purchase system,
enabling the people to purchase tracts of
government land on extremely easy terms.
President Dole was the leader in this home
stead legislation fer years before he held
his present office, and has since made it
subject of special attention. 1t appears
from the census that how II per cent of
the native HawaiiaDs own real estate, and
that per cent own the houses they live
ill., Is this not much larger percentage
of owners of lands and dwellings, than can
be found in the nited tSates, or in any
other country? Yet the cutlery is constant
iy made by our detractors that the mis-
sionarles sons have robbed the Hawaiians
of their lands. The writer personally
Knows of enc missionary's son who fore
closed two mortgages on small lands OF
untErifty young natives, the only NOR
cages he ever held. In both cases other
natives became the owners. The Same
person sold over thirty house lots to diff
ferent natives, to their and his own con-
land Some twenty pretty cottages Row
adorn those lots, occupied by thrifty Ia
tive families.
Japan Seeking Control.
We were a few days ago. at first gener-
ally increduloIs about statement in the
New York Herald that Japan has been in
triguinS in Central America, with view
to gaining control of the Nicaragua canal
This news comes from your end of the line
and We can leave you to deal with it. L.
however, rather startliagly tallies in with
the apparent earneStneSS of Japan to Sc
cure control in Hawaii, which would be an
Indispensable link Of connection with Ter
control of the canal. Can it be possible
that the ambition of Japan actually reach
es over TO a commercial domination over
the whole Pacific?
The Japanese cruiser Naniwa sailed for
home last week, after sojourn in our bar
Dor for four months. Notwithstanding a |
certain element of menace felt to attend |
her presence, her captain and officers have |
always been courteous and agreeable The |
same true of them in 1893 when she |
and her consort, the Takachiha, aroused |
considerable apprehension.
Senator Morgan arrived this noon. His |
presence created much sensation among
natives, as we'll as whites. He and his |
daughter are guests of Mr.. S. NJ. Ballou i
whose wife is a relative.
KANJE,LJA META