The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-23
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hid cqual IN t0Ht respect except, possibly,
japanese policeman. The latter can
arrest. try. nne ana pocket the money Of
an offender within space OF five minut's.
GREAT IS THE ALCALDE.
The alcaidc Of this city seems to be worry
bitter against Americans In general lie
putA on the clamps when one Is arrested.
He has even fined American witnesses
who have tried to help fellow-country-
man. From his decision there is no APP
peal. lie has original ideas Of taxation.
Cigars are taxed which are made outside
Of the city. He has lately taxed busin ess
siGns, which has had the effect Of having
them all painted out from one end OF the
town to the other. | would not advise
any sign painters to come here at present.
Saloons and ginneries pay little tax. and
| cannot understand why he does not get
after them, as there are possibly 3GJ Of
them. Every business house sells rum
They sell very choice brand here At one
cent n glass, which Is guaranteed to make
a sane man start out to slay his relatives
after partaking OF few high balls.
There are two political parties Of impor-
tRnce-the Republicans and Fcderals.
There Is also a labor party. composed of
oilers and agitators which does not cut
any figure. The first two have their
strongholds in spots This city appears
to be strongly Republican, they make
1t warm for prominent Federals. having
completely demolished the organ of the
latter party during the riot and caused the
editor to carry on business in a remote
town. Advlces from there state that he
will soon move to Washington or New
York. SO as to be in close touch with
Americans and patent insides.
The American paper-the News-here
continually states that 1t Is an independ
ent paper, but the editor has evidently
voted the Republican ticket always. 1t
doomed a candidate for the Republican
nomination as Delegate to Congress. who
was completely showed under. / Imagine
that result will hold the editor for a
while, who will evidently resume the in
dependent role.
There will no doubt be many thousand
Illegal votes in the coming election. the
personal possession of the value of S25 il
the lowest requisite. Thousands of them
have not got that many cents.
Americans are taxed to their utmost to
provide entertainment for themselves.
Their principal social organization Is Il
yacht club, which Is oddly named, they
have no yachts, but devote their building
to balls and dances. The Americans do
not mix with the Spaniards any better
than oil with water, and fear such con-
diton will remain until the new genera
ton. The natives do not like Americans
or their institutions, which has been
clearly shown on our holidays and cele-
brations. The American flag is only dis
played on such occasions on Government |
buildings and the residences of Ameri- |
cans, with very few exceptions: wheroas |
on n Spanish holiday the country Is lit
| rally covered with yellow and red bunt- |
! ng. The youngsters take kindly to us and |
are rapidly picking up the language. but |
j am sorry to say they generally pick up |
expressions first which would be better
not learned
The latter have universally adopted the
.ational game of baseball. and also the
art pugilistc. Hardly day passes but
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each other with uppercuts and swings.
This will have tendency to wean them
from the knife In settling their disputes.
which will have to be considered an ad
vance. as these people are noted for their
dexterity In inserting a knife In vital
portion of the anatomy of the party of the
second part.
A SURE CURE FOUND.
Somebody has discovered that the water
In the cocoanuts here Ia a sure cure for
kidney diseases. so NIL the boys with
kinks in their backs are continually del
uging themselves.
often feel sorry for the ladies' OF the
better class here. They appear to spend
their entire lives inside the house. except
OF an evening, which they spend loiling
on the upper porches. They will look M
you with n steady gaze until one Is forced
to turn away. They mean nothing by II.
but are naturally curious. Courtshlp ~
n hard proposition for the young man. Gs
the chaperon Is always at hand. and Is
generally carried to a successful issue by |
correspondence. The sutton who possesses
the most tlourishing hand wins first mon
ey. The young men tell me II IL an art |
to carry on conversation with Il young
lady and an eagle-eyed chaperon when Z
one is only Interested In the former. n
The better class live In the upper stor- {
lea and the poor on the ground floor. in c
small, cell-like rooms The latter are evil ,
anti ulI lam fhnNy n. 4
ways washing clothes and the doors con- G
tinually remind one of Washington /
r
Their funerals odd from our point t
OF view. The coffin is carried on the Ii
shoulders of men, and no ladies accom- I
pany the remains to the cemetery. There l.
Is an alarming number daily. MY window 7
gives me view of the cemetery. and II .
Is very rare to look out and not find bur :
al going on. Ono of the most pathetic
sights | ever saw was II small boy with |
. tiny blue box on his head In which was
an infant sister He was followed by his
father, the only mourner.
When two gentlemen meet they en-
,Tace with outstretched hands and pat lc
each other on the back. 1t looks very nice j
them Is winking the other eye while the A
other is feeling for soft spot. q
There Is plaza in the center OF San n
Juan, of one block, which is devoted vice -
1 week TO pToHlenhues, Wnlle n native
Dand plays quick and snappy music Tn
Ter Spanish rule the better class hu" the .
inside track while the poor and cher
wise were compelled TO perambulai on
he outside, Under American rule II is a
rec for all and the Rrlstocrats have re-
ired from participation.
ASKS HIS INTENTIONS,
a few Americans have married Porto
Rtcans, and the percentage will largely in
Tease when their knowledge OF the Ian
;uage gets beyond the sign limit. when
N American calls upon "A family In which
ire marriageable daughters the father
oses no time In finding out II his nten-
ions are matrlmonialy inclined.
The greatest social event since Ameri-
AN occupation IL the marriage OF Gov
'Inor Aliens daughter TO Lieutenant Lo- n
IAN OF the Navy. which takes place at the
'alace In the near future, Thia VIII boo