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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, December 16, 1895, Image 2

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ItoiiiliDs it Honolulu
MONDAY DEC 10 1895
ABOUT JVNNEXAVION
Annesntiou will como as silroly
as tho earth moves round the suu
P 0 Advertiser Dec 16
Who wants nuuoxatiou to tho
United States in Hawaii Who in
United States wants Hawaii to bo
adraittod to tho Union Those
questions naturally arise when wo
now seo a ronowed effort to bring
the Hawaiian question before Con
gress and find that tho indepoud
ouco of and tho form of gov
ernment chosen by tht Hawaiian
nation aro to be made objects of
partisan polities and of tho torn
porary sontiments of meu totally
ignorant of the truo circumstances
connected with Hawaii
Tho Washington correspondent
of tho Chicago Times Herald has
stated that he has positive informa
tion there will bo an energetic
and joint move in Senato and Cou
gress for the iirp w of annoxing
Hawaii and that President Cleve
land will join iu tho move The
correspondent for the Chicago pa
per who for financial roasonn has
espoused the jingo policy of annexa
tion and even sent Miss Kate Field
to Hawaii to drink tea with Presi
dent Dole and sing with mission
arios and writo annexation talk
to tho Timos Hornld may think
that ho js right We here in Ha
waii boliovo that ho is as muoh off
his baso as is the official organ of
the Hawaiian Kopublic when it pub
lished editorially tho paragraph
with which wo introduce our re
marks
From our Amoricau point of viow
wo find that tho annexation of Ha
waii or any othor coiiutry owned by
a poople unwilling to bo annex
ed is opposed just as stronuously
und vigorously as it is from tho peo
ple who aro to bo annexed nokns
volena Tho San Francisco Argo
naut a woll known California Re-
publican journal expresses itBelf as
follows
Tho wholo proposition of annex
ation is made absurd as well as dan
gerous by the oharactor of tho in
habitants nearly a third of whom
aro already tamed naturalization by
tho laws of tho United Statos It is
natural that tho whites who have
sot up a form of government down
thoro which thoy call republican
and havo good roason3 to misinift
thoir ability to maintain should
want this country to take tho ex
plosive contract oil thoir hands It
is ovon probabo that tho kauakas
despairing of restoring their quoou
or of othorwiso getting tho uppor
hand again in the government should
prefer to surrender thoir destinies to
tho Unitod Statos although wo do
not beliovo it Perhaps even tho
Chinese and Japanese would like
govornmont by American law bettor
than govornmont by a suspicious
and scared oligarch But whilo
these may all bo sound arguments
for annexation on the part of the
Hawaiiaus white brown yellow
aud prismatic what possible weight
can thoy havo on tho American sido
of tho oaso Thoy should affect us
no more than tho jowolor is moved
by tho dosire of tho ponniloss man
on the sidewalk at his window to
possess the treasures ho soes through
tho glass It would not
bo woll for tho United Statos to sot
up as a roooivor of stolen goods by
way of preliminary oxoroise to set
ting forth as a liborator of natious
Wo should lot Hawaii alono for our
own good
We believe that tho intelligout
people and tho honest Press of Am
erica the judgment of which is on
titled to consideration will support
the Argonaut and say with it Wo
should lot Hawaii alono for our own
good
Tho Amoricau viow of tho matter
is however of loss interest to tho
Hawaiiaus Tho poople of Hawaii
tho owners of tho Boil by right must
bo hoard boforo Congrese and tho
Presidont can authorize a stop
which cau only mean tho forcible
conquest of those islands Tho Ha
waiiaus who admittedly aro equally
intelligent and compotoiit to exer
cise a franchise and decido what
fot hi of government their country
desiro3 as aro tho frceborn im
ported citizens of tho United State
decline to a man the honor of sur
rendering the independence of their
country and lnuling down their flag
in becoming part and parcel of tho
Unitod States
No moans can bo devised no influ
ence u od that can porsuade the
Huwaiians to favor annexation It
iti true that thoy through thoir own
fault perhaps through their im
plicit aud misplaced confidence iu
their leaders and through tho
treachery of the United States re
presentatives to day are under tho
thumb of an oligarchy headed by a
few American capitalists aud sup
potttd by a motloy crowd of adven
turers Tho Hawaiiaus havo shown
their weakness perhaps in allowing
such a state of affair to como to pass
But thoy have never signified and
will never signify theirwillinguossto
surrender the independence of their
country The men called thoir
leaders may to morrow como for
ward and advise them to accept the
proposition to bo annexed Within
twenty Jour hours such leaders
would be stigmatized a traitors
aud bo publicly denouucod as being
bought wjth tho gold of tho annexa
tion clique
The Hawaiian Islands cannot bo
annexed by a voto of Congress Tho
world cannot stand by and witness
such a piratical movo without a de
termined protest If the dominant
party in tho United States wants
Hawaii let war be declared and this
small couutry with its 40000 abor
igenpp will readily submit But if
there is any honor in the men who
boa3t of their respect for liberty
freedom and equality lot thom wait
to talk about depriving a weak but
friendly nation of its indopondenco
until tlicv convinhe thnmsRlvns that
it is by tho approval of that nation
that the surroudor is made If Ha
waii cau go to tho United States as
a gift from the Hawaiiaus take it If
Amoricau policy considers it wiso to
do so Until thou let tho statesmen
of America pigeonhole tho offers
made by Mr Dole aud his consorts
of Hawaii The receiver is at all
times as guilty aud contomptiblo as
tho thief
The Bar Meets
At 10 oclock this morning a large
number of tho members of tho Ha
waiian Bar mot at the Court rooms
in the Judiciary building Attorney
General W O Smith presented thq
following resolution
Whereas It has pleased God in
His wise providence to remove tho
Honorablo Richard Frederick Biok
erton First Associate Justice of the
Supr me Court by death bo it
Itesolvcd That whilo wo bow in
submissive resignation to tho loss
which wo have buffered in tho re
moval by death of Justice Bickerton
from bin high office ax a Justice of
tho Supremo Court we hereby re
cord our appreciation of his unfail
ing courtesy and his conscioptious
and faithful attention to the re
sponsible duties of his position
That wo hereby express to tho
family of tho idocoaBed Justico our
sincere condolence and our sym
pathy with thorn in thoir sad be
reavement
That this resolution bo spread
upon tho records of tho Supremo
Court and that a copy bo forward
ed to tho widow of the deceased
Mr Cecil Brown in a fow remarks
seconded tho resolution of Mr
Smith
Eloquent speeches in regard to
tho decoaed judge wore delivered
by Messrs Hartwoll Kaeo Kaulu
kou aud Oroightou members of tho
bar and by Judgo AuBtin Whiting
and tho Chief Justico Mr A F
Judd who spoko most feolingly
about his departed colleague and
personal friond
Tho Courts adjourned during tho
forenoon
Timely Topics
Honolulu Dec IS 1S95
Ho had boon in tho Hawaiian
Islands nearly a year Ilo ar
rived horo in tho lattor part of
January 1895 and his fortunes
had boon botweon tho ups and
downs This is tho first
Christmas that ho is to cxpori
onco far from home far from
his friends and his relations
Tho old picture of tho snow clad
hills tho morry bolls of tho
sloich and tho blaze of tho
Christmas trees is inscribed on
his mind Ho has mado friends
horo iu tho ovor sunny clime of
Hawaii His friends want him
to forget tho longing for tho
snowy country and tho Christmas
as he saw it and thoy will offer
him thoir prosonts and Christ
mas gifts and try to make him
boliovo that ho onco moro is
patronized by tho King of tho
North Santa Claus
To help in that noble purpose
wo havo imported tho vgry
thing suitable for Christmas
presents This year we have
mado a speciality of Aluminium
Ware and wo propose to present
to tho public something never
seen horo before Aluminium
Toilet Sets aro the rugo and
fashion to diiy in every part of
tho civilized world They aro
made of pure Aluminium and
will not tarnish The Alumi
nium Ware looks like silver
and give as much pleasure to
tho owner as do goods mado of
sterling silver We know of no
more appropriate Christmas
present than a set of Combs and
Brushes in Aluminium Or a
Card Receiver a Mirror a Cigar
Stand Ash Rocoivor otc etc
The price of these excellent
goods brings thom within tho
reach of ovorybody and to give
a truly useful Christmas prosont
has become easy to ovoryono
Whilo wo havo imported a
largo invoico of Aluminium
Ware wo havo not neglected our
Silver Goods Pitchers and Plates
Cocktail Shakers and Fprks and
Knives in tho latest fashions
aro a special feature of our
Christmas exhibition Wo havo
all kinds of Plated Silverware of
tho highest degreo and finish
and wo invito tho public to call
at our store and romombor tho
poor lonoly follows who on
Christmas ovo will feel homo
sick and lonely and dooply
gratoful for tho smallest token
signifying that thoy aro not
forgotten although far away
from homo
Tub Hawaiian Hardware Co Ld
307 Fort Stueet
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Nuuanu Land
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For Sal 1
AT tHK HKAI 01- LILIHA AND
11 JS KlREETS The only nvannuio
Large Tmcc of Lnnil near Honolulu i
benntlfnl vow of tliu city nnrt linr
lor and as cool ns u frosli mountain
brocdo can mako it j
P00AOBB3OP COFFEE LAND IX rHK
tVMor of the District of Kona lit
wi partly undor cultivation
COFFEE AXD TAltO LANDS AT KA
hoknloa Mnul
A UUILDING LOl FOR SIOKE OR
R sldencoat Lahnlnn Man near tho
landing
KONA HAWAII LAND IN PIECES OF
from I to -1 Acres
HOUSES FOU HUNT IN VARIOUS
lorts of tho Olty and FurnMicd
llonsesotWaikiki nnd at the Penin
sula Pearl City
HENRY WATERH0USE
Iteal Estate Commission and Insuranrn
145 Afiont tf
RESERVED
WHAT FOR
Why foi tho wito up
of the
Wall Nichols Gas
Remaining Now Stock
of
Stationery Books
AND
Musical Instruments- -
Yet to arrivo on tho
S S Australia
WATOH IT
JUST RECEIVED
EX LATE ARRIVALS
A Now Assortment of
European and American
DRY GOODS
Also a Number of tho
Celobratcd
Crespent Bicycles
FOR SALE BY
H IIAOKFBLD CO
v 110 2m
Health is Better Than- Wealth
Owing to ill health aud re
quiring a ohaiiRO of climate
I am prepaid to SELL OUT
my Entim Stock of Beauti
ful Jewelry ClooksWatoiies
Etc at a Sacrifice Now is
your opportunity to got Val
uable CimiSTMAS Gifts Cheap
I am also propared to under
take any oraors for Special
Designs in Fino Jowolry and
anything oho pertaining to
tho busiuoss ol Watchmaker
and Jowolor
128 Merchant Street tf
Holiday Opening
Monday Doc 9th I will
opon a comploto lino of
Christmas Goods of ovory
description
IKS Romombor tho 110
Bioyclo I will givo away
Docombor 31st
E A Coupon is jivon
away with Every One 1
Dollar purchase
J J mm Fort Street
Is Coming
We Are Not
i
We Are Already Here
and We Are Here
to Stay
F YOU WANT ANYTHING
in tho lino of Plantation
Suipliks como to mo and got
thom T havo thom If it is
Mixed or Plain Paints you
think necessary to ooat your
house carrhtgo or fonco with I
am ready to furnish it Soap
I havo it and hoth plenty and
cheap Lovers of llowers 1 can
supply not tho flowors but tho
Pots and the Wire hanging
Baskets And in tho cooking
lino whilo you must supply tho
food I can if you want furnish
tho best Aoate and Tinware in
tho market
23 And romombor that in
all these things and in many
others no placo of business in
lown sells yoil what you want
choaper than you can find at
J T Waterhouses
Queen street Store
anta Clans
Has arrived
with
Everything
for
Everybody
At the
Golden Role Bazaar
FORT STKE3B1T
W F RBTHOLDS Prop
t
Steamship Co
FOU SAN K11ANC1SCO
fat
THR x bteambhih
AUSTRALIA
WILL LEAVE HONOLULU
ITOn THE AMOVE IORT ON
Monday Deo 16th
AT 4 OOLOOK P M
The cimlersianod aro now proimreU to
lasuo Through Tickets from thlp Olty lo all
points In tho United States
OT For farther partloularH rexHnilnk
Freight or Paesago apply to
Wm G IltWIN CO Ld
UlMt General Agents
Wi
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