The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-10
TIE INCARCERA
The ?. G.'S Victims aud Claim
ants Dine at Sans SOuCi.
They Again Celebrate Their Release
From oahu's Purgatorial Pound
With Feast and Fun.

Another year has rolled around,
aud its time wave has washed away
another 9th of January, the day
upon which large number of inno-
cent men we're vilely prosecuted by
their political opponents and placed
into the penetential purgatory Of
Oahu Jail, from the effects of which
some have died and others have suf-
fered materially in health.
1t ia a day which is, and ever will
be so long ae life lasts, celebrated
by those foreign born subjects who
we're fortunate enough to have dip
lomatic and consular representa-
tives here ready to defend their
rights and the honor of their re-
spective countries from the mali
cious and cowardly attacks of the
revolutionists of 1898. This year
the dinner to the claimants was to
have had as its host Hon. Paul
| Neumann, but his unavoidable alb
sence on the Mainland afforded
mine host George Lycurgus, Of Sans
Souci, one OF the fraternity, another
opportunity to display that gen.
crosby for which he is so famous,
and rapidly spread around invita-
ton yesterday morning gathered
the formerly suffering representa-
tives OF the United States, Great
Britain, Portugal, Denmark, Greece
and elsewhere at lovely San Souci.
A few we're, like Neumann, unavoid-
ably absent, but fourteen we're pres
ent to give thanks for brighter
auspices, and to welcome the COM
ing changes which will place their
former foes out OF sight IN their
political graveyards. Salt river will
be sweet water to them when the
nones Of November arrive.
A representative man OF the Unit
ell States presided. and as soon as
due honor had been paid to the
J elegant repast," acted as toast.
master most efficiently.
In the absence Of Mr.. Nsumann,
> the associate counsel reported IS to
the latest information received in
recent dispatches from Lord Sails
bury and the United Sta,es, aud
con veyed the best wishes OF cer ain
, Influential friends to the claimants.
Among the toasts proposed and
, honored with song We're: The
resident of the United States
"The Queen" Liberty" Lord
Salisbury" "Mr. Sewall," "Mr. Ken
n.y." "Hon. Paul Neumann," 1.-The
.. memory of the dead" absent
a friends" "The claims" TIRE INDIE
PENDENT" "Sweethearts and wives
"To our next merry meeting" milne
. Host Lycurgus and beautiful Sans
Souci," and "the president of the
festal eve."
!, Songs patriotic, sentimental, comic
q and mixed, with innumerable anus
a ing "reminiscences, wittily narrated,
and curiously comical incidents
: made the time pass away merrily
y until the presidents gavel fell at q
:, few minutes before II o'clock, and
Q the party separated and drove home
: in the crisp air of the starlit night
: pledged never to forget the day, and
!, to meet together 30 long as even two
= or three could gather together
O 1t may never be their fate agar
to meet at beauteous Sans Souc
with George Lycurgus as the genia
host, for like the Republic of Ha
o wall, all things die and give place
W to filter ideals, but the best wishe
d of all the boys will hover arount
y George Lycurgus wherever he goe
h and the 9th of '95 comes annual
70 around.