The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-04
WANTED MEN TO ROAST THE
DOLE MINISTRY.

Would Receive Large Pay and
Do Nothing But Pander to
Hoyalists.
Several people from Haywards
would like to meet Edward z.
Stoddard, who credited himself
with being the son Of IA wealthy
plantation owner inl Hawaii. A
few months ago Mr.. Stoddard
took up his quarters at the Hay
wards hotel. He made many
friends by his pleasant manner
and the ease with which he
talked Of his fathers vast wealth.
A few days ago Mr.. Stoddard left
Haywards and several people
would now like to meet him. He
is credited with always paying his
debts and so far as is known left
no unpaid loans behind him. But
he was possessed of a mania for
engaging people to go~and work
I'D the islands for fancy salaries,
at the same time promising his
gulllble acquaintance that the
hardest work would be to draw
their salaries.
Manuel Simas is barber of
Haywards. He was honored with
the privilege of shaving the veal.
thy young Stoddard. Finally Mr..
Stoddard confded to his barber
that he was looking out for good
man to go down to the islands.
He would pay $75 a month, give
board and lodging, while the only
services to be performed would
be to shave his uncle, trim his
aunts hair and occasionally run
a mower over his uncle's lawn.
Slmas thought this was a great
deal better than shaving for a
precarious income at Haywards,
so he accepted the offer and in
vested quite a little sum in pur.
the necessary apparel to
him to become chief lawn
mower and hairdresser to Stod-
dard's uncle and aunt. Simas was
TO go to Honolulu by the steamer
which sailed on the 10th inst, but
On that date Mr.. StOddard was not
On hand, although Mr.. Simas had
vacated his job and packed his
valise.
Stoddard also announced that
It was his intention to go to the
Islands in the interests of a plan
ration owner named Churchill
md establish a newspaper in Ho-
nolulu which should be rabidly
'oyalist. "There is a little pur-
pose in this scheme of ours" said
'Mr. Churchill lost
heavily when the Dole Ministry |
ook office, and he has appropriate
ID $1,000 for this newspaper en-
erprise, his sole desire being to |
yet even with those who did him |
Up. The whole thing is in my |
lands. / will engage a complete |
taft for all departments and we |
will all go down to the island to-
sether and teach those people |
hat the rOyalist faction is still |
live" aasd SRI
With these ideas Mr.. Stoddard
listed many newspaper men and
reated the impression that the
Intention of his principal was to
reate a revolution in the islands.
II course, there were plenty of
journalists who could create a
evolution to order on the salary
4 about $3.50 a week, but when
hey attempted to nail Mr.. Stod-
ard down to facts he made all |
lanner of excuses and promised |
0 return in a few days prepared
0 make definite offers. One man
e spoke to nearly caused him to
amt by telling him that before he |
'ould proceed any further he
Stoddard) must deposit $1,000 in
local bank as evidence of his |
God faith. Stoddard never came
ack, and now everybody is
ordering why he should have in
ulged in such peculiar pastimes. |
II Mr.. Simas of Haywards could
ow meet Mr.. Stoddard the meet
lg would not be conducted under
-arquis of Queensbury rules. |,