Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-07-07

I to see the approaching era OF order.
Gordon aud / plunged again int
the search for Winnie. With sold
iers at our back we went over to th
Island Of Oahu, seeking for othe
camps of fanatics or some clue to th,
mystery.
But we found nothing.
There was an evident hatred towar,
us among the natives, aud If they helt
any information about my missing
sister, they carefully concealed til,
fact.
The government took hand ant
instituted search, but had no better
success than we had
Never had an abduction been SO
skillfully managed. 1t seemed as il
Winnie had been taken up into the
air and dissolved. No one could un.
derstaud it. Everybody gave up the
idea Of ever finding her, except Cor.
don and myself
Almost without hope, and certainly
without any foundation for hope, we
kept up the search.
Jollroy Seacamp's new American
Hotel became the rendezvous for the
Liberals. He kept his word. and n
picture of the ex-President, his secre-
tary of state and Minister Stevens
could be seen in the windows.
But Jollroy was not talking so much
about being an American, these DAYS.
He seemed to think that being an
American under the present condition
Of affairs was not so much &c the glory
Of an individual as it had been be-
fore.
And not only Seacamp, but other
pronounced Annexationists besaa to
wayer.
Politically, things were going from
bad TO worse.
The nerves of the people we're at
concert pitch. They we're tuned MP
for anything. They expected the
worst
President Dole remained calm, pick.
ing his way among the rocks cautious
ly aud sagaciously. Aud in the dawn
of the anti-annexation feeling among
the Liberals, he found Uncle Tom Of
great assistance to him, for my unclo
had never hinched from expressing
his opinion firmly for an independent
government. He WAS the leader of
the right wing, which stood out for
the building-up Of country standing
alone. They saw that in the political
autonomy of Hawaii lay her only
chance for future greatness
As Seacamp said one day to a party
of us at the American Hotel:
There's no use beating about the
bush any longer. The present admin
istration Of the United States govern
ment doesn't want us. II prefers
monarchy. That's its idea Of demoe-
raey. 1 suppose. Well, why should
we care? We have every resource for
a successful country, indepen-
dent Of any other. 1t is oae thing to
want annexation under Republican
that upheld the prin-
ciples of republic aud looked out for
the interests of Americans. But who |
wants to dangle at the belt Of an al |
that refuses to listen to |
reason, and thinks only of reducing
this country to state of immortality
and degradation, to restore a corrupt
dynasty, simply because the opposite
political party took rational and fay-
orable view of our position. The only
way to settle it is to put it to vote.
Let the people say their say at the
polls. Then well know who we are
and where we are"
At last Seacamp's proposition met
with favor, and special election was
to decide the question.
Annexation, was the cry on one
hand, and mo annexation" on the
other. And the Royalists, cheered by
he dissensions among the Liberals,
ooked on hopefully, thinking to re-
gain their power and ascendency when
ihe Provisional Government had be-
,ome weakened by internal struggle
md controversy.
The campaign was pushed with vigor
IN both sides.
The election-day came, and we all
waited anxiously for the result.
The close of the day showed a hand
ome majority for the right wing.
The future Of Hawaii was nov secure.
She might unfurl her flag before the
world as q republic, young but strong,
launtless and sure to win.
ITO be continued. \