Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-15
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ton. Their subscription papers are certified
to BY the sigra tures Of the presidents of
these gentlemen, who are totally without
business or social standing, propose to go
on the commission. The. third is very
worthy part-white lady. wife Of Scotch
invest IN such an unpron.ising undertake.
ing, altlI1, gh quite bitter partisan OF
royalty and Yankee -phobien. These sub
scription papers are eheerfuily presented
to us by the jolly natives, in happy uncon-
seriousness of any unfitness in this indis-
eliminate soliciting of funds from friend
and foe alike. .e, 4.e .-..t
Many amusing colloques have resulted,
when there was Knowledge enough Of each
others language for the purpose. some OF
the canvassers would disclaim any desire
to restore the queen. I'VE Ike mukky
mukky) Mr.. Dole. He is good man. rms
good government. We want to keep this
government. We want no American gov
eminent. We want to. keep Hawaii lrde-
pendent. 1t Is quite likely that they We're
sincere in these expressions. There is little
animosity remaining toward the present
government among the common mattress
Then many of them are quite stupid. and
suffering from poverty OF ideas. At mass
meeting a majority of the hearers would
comprehend very little of what the speak
ers said. They would have general notion
that somehow the haoles were continuing
to get their country away from them, and
that something ought to be done about ~
but. after all, poi and raw fish are still
easily obtained in plenty.
Interest In Lfliuokalani.
With all our political animosity toward
the ex-queen, many. of ,ns were genuinely
panied the other dav.yto hear of her as
dangerously i'll in Washington, and were
much relieved to near that the report was
an error We should be truly sorry to have
our old neishbor and friend meet with any
personal disaster in a strange land. This
makes 1t apropcs to notice the falsity OF a
statement lately published by Chicago
reporter, and given wide ulation, that
Mrs Dominis. while crossing the CONT
nent, was insulted by a group OF young
Honolulu people on the same car, who sang
opproorious songs, SO that she: had TO
seek quarters In another car. The facts
were quite the contrary A letter was re-
ceived here from an estimable young lady
OF the party, written before she had heard
of the false report. She stated that their.
party was In another car, and were invited
by the queen to come into her car and sing
to her, which was DONE, to mutual gratifi-
cation. Two of the young party were part
white ladies and royalists.
Sharks Lie I'm Wait for Perjurers.
Last spring I sent you a shark story.
which was copied by the Youths Compan-
ion, about noosing the tails of sharks while
asleep on the bottom. That fact was fully
certified to. do nQks feel so sure about
another story told by An resident of Laysan
island, a thousand miles northwest of us,
who tells about sharks there crowding to
sleep in holes in the Teef, sometimes as
many as forty pilink. M on top of each
other. This week, however, had shark
story, connected with thy universal belief
of the natives that viola taon Of a vow in
sures to them injury or death from a shark
the next time they entSrt the sea. This
story l had from leading official who has
long been intimate withithe natives. He
was told 1t some yearsIaSodby the wife OF q
prominent native pastor WHOM used to
W. a chs md
ability. but not wholly free from the old
superstitions. His wife went into the sea
with party fishing WILMA net In a cove
at Waialua. They had mutually agreed
not to eat any fish until they were all land
ed and divided. In DofHdment of inadver-
tence however, this lady bit into a luscious
| little squirming mullet y Instantly her leg
was seized by shark She verified the
story by pulling up her, skirt and exhibit
ing to my friend scar some four inches
long where the lancet-like teeth had lacer-
ated her calf The mill Of the shark-god
grinds swiftly.
There Is a savage snecies OF eel or publ
which frequently bites the fisherman. often
decorating the wrist fearfuily when seized
In the net by the neck. have an old
friend who has a deep-red birth mark COW
ering his wrist. Shortly before his birth his
mother assisted her husband missionary
to dress such wound on q fisherman's
wrist ! have myself seen ragged wound
of That sort. As q rule. the natives have
very little fear OF sharks, and will boldly
dive and attack them with knives from
below. There Is, however, occasionally met
q large species Of shark, known as Nfuht
which bears q formidable reputation. The