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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, January 29, 1897, Image 2

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THE INDEPENDENT
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UVERY AFTJ3KNOON
Except Bnnday
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Telephone 811
8OBS0UIPTION BATES
Per Month nnywhero In tho Ha
waiian Islnnds f CO
Her Year 0 00
Per Yoar postpaid to Foreign Countries-
T 8 00
Fayablo Invariably in Advance
1 J TEBTA Proprietor and Pub
lisher
EDMUND NORHIE Editor
W HOItACK WBiaHV Asalstant
Editor
Residing In Honolulu
FRIDAY JAN 29 1897
WHERE ARE WE ATP
Out of tbe total population of Mr
Doles funny littlo ropublio wbiob
is said to number 110009 in round
number tbo following analysis will
show pretty olarly bow tbo wind
blows as regards nnuoxation It will
bo remouiboroil tbat annexationists
in tbeir representations in tbe Unit
ed States claim tbat British and
German residonts are opposed to
tbe absorbtion of this couutry by
tho Unitod Status The total popu
lation is 110000 Opposed to annex
ation as follows
Hawaiians 35000 Portuguese
15033 Jopanose 80CCDj Chinese
18000 indiuoronl British and Ger
mans 8033 American balanco
in favor of Annexation many doubt
ful
In referonco to tho British Gor
man and American nationalities they
can only bo approximately estimat
ed as tho census commissioner has
thus far failed to make known tho
figures It is an open secret that bo
has instructions not to giro tho
figures to the publio until after tbo
meeting of the next Congress at
Washington From careful enquiry
wo gather that tho American por
tion of tho population has materially
daoreased since 1893 whilo tho
British and Germans show a slight
increase
The annexationists aro trying to
buttress a loit oauso with duplicity
and no ono knows this bettor than
Mr Dole unlets it may bo the Chief
Justice Minlstor Hatch and Ad
venture Coopor
The Queens visit to tho United
States will effectually block -annexation
if it accomplishes nothing olso
The Independent desires that tho
best governmont those islauds ever
had should havb an opportunity to
work out its problems Lot Mr
Dole aud his associates work out
thoir salvation with foar and
bling if thoy can The rost of us
can wait
Tho howling and hurrahing of
a cortaln oliquo in Honolulu will not
help tbo causo of annexation It is
lovos labor lost tho signing of rolls
tho interviews with Kaulukou and
tho general humbug superintended
by tbo Annexation Club No one in
tho United States cares a cont for
tho doings and opinions of tho crowd
at this end of tho lino No territory
will ovor bo recoived into tho Groat
Union of North Amorlon until a care
ful investigation of tho truo senti
ments of tho iuhabltnntB of tho
land has been made and thoir con
ditions financially morally and po
litically havo boon closoly scrutin
ized and looked into
If Mr Doles Governmont aud his
noisy followers roally dosiro annex
ation let nil thoir offorts bo diroctod
towards securing an investigation
on tbo spot by an unbiased congres
sional commission A fair report by
such a commission will bo abided by
whou it is guarnutood that full
access to all sources of information
bo furnished by our authorities and
an honost voto of tho people taken
IfHawaii then shows horsolf willing
to surrender hor independence all
will submit to tho verdict and see
tho Hawaiian flag boitig hauled
down for good and forovor and
Hawaiis national oxisteuce be blot
ted out
Tho shortsighted advocates of
annexation do not realize that
Hawaii as nn iudopendont powor
will oventually offer advantages to
hor citizens far superior to anything
possible if sho should become an
iutogral part of tho United States
The Panama and Nicarngunn Canals
will probably bo onmploted within
the next decade Hawaii tbeu aB au
independent couutry and wnU n
largely incroasod population on
titled to make hor own laws in ro
gard to duties tariff harbor dues
etc will have an opportunity to bo
come the great commercial station
of the Pacific As a part of tho
United States the tariff law t suitable
for Now York or California and
otbor Statos will noccssarily become
law in tho Territory of Hawaii al
though unsuitable and detrimental
to our interests
For tbo geueral good of these
islands wo expross a hopo that tbo
present government will devote all
its euergy and influonco in preserv
ing tho Reciprocity Treaty That
will bo a basis on which wo all can
meet in harmony Our govern
mental greody cat jumping for the
annexation rat at full speed now may
result iu tho reciprocity mouse- es
pecially now And that triod mouse
is perhaps of much more valuo
financially to Hawaii that tbo yet
untried aud unknown rat
TOPICS OF TBE DAY
When in civilized countries
invito thoir frionds to partios
and entortainmouts it is gouorally
supposed that only those invitod
show up aud only very intimate
friends of tho host would ovor daro
to presume bringing an uninvited
guest along Tho muchly abused
Hawaiians aro noted for thoir hospi
tality thoy havo bowover become
sufficiently oducatod in tho way of
tbo baoles to resent the bringing
into thoir homos at luaus and other
fostivities of strangers whose com
pany is neither desired or tolerated
Wo mako no personal reforouces but
we will say that tho tirao has come
when tho homo of tho Hawaiians
should bo troatod with tho same de
groo of courtesy as is extoudod to
tho homo of tho haole
Major Z S Panghoru of Jersey
City has published in tbo New York
Sun republished in to days Adver
tiser a lengthy artiolo on Hawaii
and Its politios Wo all remombor
tbo Major and the sources of
his information nnd considering
thoso sources tho artiolo is a
valuablo ono for us abroad nod
contains more truth and com
mon sense than is usual iu tho epis
tles of tho advocates of tho mis
sionaries Taking his artiolo iu con
nection with one rocontly pouuod
by W N Armstrong wo cannot seo
much to oheor up tho drooping
In arts of tho vest ry of the parochial
islauds Wo will attend to it at n
convenient opportunity aud iu our
own way For tho present it re
minds us of a clover and experienced
lawyer who having a woak case
slurs rapidly ovor tbo troublesorao
points aud exorts himsolf so thor
oughly ovor tbo strouger ouos that
tho jury forgot tho woakor Or liko
tho farmer who has a rickotty
brokou down wagon to Bell puts
aside all commonts and unpleasant
questions with the nover changing
answer but look at tho springs
John Lot Kaulukou has told a
Star roportor tbat bis sudden ad
herence to tho causo of annexation
was caused by Norrio and Testa toll
ing him positively that restoration
of tho monarchy was impossible
If Norrio and Testa bad told Mr
Kaulukou that rostoratiou was pos
sible thoir words would immediately
have boon furnished to tho Star tho
Annexation Club aud tho Govern
ment with such embellishment as
Mr Kaulukou is in tho habit of in
dulging iu Tho ox Marshal of tho
monarchy neod not apologize for
having joined the annexationists or
try to excuse himsolf Tho Hawai
ian party can well spare a man of
his character aud tho Annexation
Club is welcome to its acquisition
with thu exception of his whiskers
and his fancied rosomblauco to Ka
lakaun in his own concoit thero is
nothing to commend Mr Kaulukou
to tbo confidence of his countrymen
His iufluonco among thorn U nit
A Hilo correspondent statos that
Colonol Littlo has been retainod as
spocial attornoy for the Jnpanoso
Govornment If our correspondent
is correctly informed a now de
parture has boeu made by tho Jap
anese Govornmont It is news in
deed to hear tbe Imperial Govern
ment prosecute its subjects say for
bigamy or any nthor offenses trivial
among the coolies If tho Colonel
as wo are told roally appears in
Court as special pleader fpr the Jnp
anose officials wo must cougralulato
them on tho wiso choice mado
What tho rest of tbo Hawaiian Bar
will say is immaterial as also is
what the Jopanose think who aro
entrusted to tho caro and skill of
Colonol Littlo
A contemporary statos that some
one offered 20000 for tho stamps
which wore destroyed yostorday If
Minister Damon has rofusod a Gov
ornmout realization valuod at 109
000 thoro must be something radical
ly wrong with tho upper story of
His Excellonoy and tho taxpayors
will bo ju3tifiod in suggesting a visit
to Dr Herberts fountain for a
short period Wo aro inclined how
ever to boliovo that tho offor men
tionod by our contemporary is at
par with tho island which Paul
didnt annex
Whilo wo cannot approve of tho
indocontly jocular framo of mind in
which a onco oditor of tho Hawai
ian Star presumably penned tho
oditorial iu tho San Francisuo
Ohroninlo republished on tho fourth
page of to days issue there is more
common boubo iu it than is possessed
by our vestry of tho parochial isl
ands Perhaps if tho writor bo he
whomsoovor bo may be woro with us
to day ho would have inuah greater
opportunity of using his koon wit
and satirical humor at our Govern
ments expense than ovorboforo
Ho would most cortaiuly find that
tho fow grains of common souse that
tho vestry woro onco upon a timo
credited with possessing have pass
od out of thoir control He would
also fiud that thoy aro in suoh a por
turbed condition of mind in regard
to nortain important matters the
soerots of which havo not boou im
wwawnMt m w
parted lo tho pulic that they
roally do start at thoir own shadows
nnd show thoir troubled coucoru
a thoy pass through tho otreols
They must not look to us to help
them out of thoir own constructed
pilikia They must serve out their
official terms in patience or if they
profor it intbo fear aud trembling
of their remnant of tbeir consciences
for blows thot nover will bo struck
by tho opposition Wo loavo our
rovongo iu the hands of the Gods
above
Guilty of Contempt
Judgo Carter this morning found
Mrs W W Dimoud guilty of oon
tompt of Court Tho caso is closoly
connected with the now pending
divorco suit In spilo of nn injunc
tion isiuod by the Court prohibit
ing Mrs Dimond from outoring tho
premisos of hor husband or attempt
ing to romovo their child sho wont
to his rosidouco at Waikiki upon hor
arrival at Honolulu nnd remained
thoro during tho night Mrs Dimond
stated on tho witness stand to day
thnt sho had taken tho stop upon
the advico of ono of hor attornoys
When reference was mado o hor
child tho defondaut broke down and
sobbod violently Mr Noumann
on hor bohalf pleadod justification
and tbe natural instinct of a mother
Mr Kiuney on tho otbor side point
ed out that no one had attemptod to
prevent tho mothnr from Boeing tho
child at any reasonable place and
hour Ho did not boliovo that tho
rohearsiug of any tearful scene
should havj any effect on the Court
but stated that be aslcotl only for a
warning nnd not for any punish
ment for tho contempt commiltod
Tho Judge thought that Mrs W W5
Dimond had been ill advised iu hor
notion but although finding hor
guilty of contempt imposed no
punishment at thoeamo time warn
ing hor that a repetition of hor of
fense would result in a term of im
prisonment
Timely Topics
Honolulu Jan 37 18DG
Kane Knives and Kutlery
For tho honefit of our Sugar
pluntutions wo havo procurod a
now aluminum cano lcnifoknown
as tho HAWAIIAN SPECIAL
TY It is especially ndaptod
for Hawaiian Cano fiolds as it
was manufactured oxprcssly for
thorn after many years of prac
tical experience Ordors for
thorn should como in promptly
as thoro is already a largo de
mand for thorn
American and English Gallery
In this lino wo cannot bo ap
proached by any ono with our
solectod specialties Whon wo
rofor to our razors wo refer lo
thoso English firms WADE and
BUTCHER and WOSTEN
HOLM whoso famo and imputa
tion aro world wido Thoy novor
issuo any but roliablo and supor
fino goods
Then wo havo tho Grcon
llivor BUTCHER KNIVES
coming from that famous Rus
sol Factory tho largost in tho
worlds Thoir tompor and en
duranco aro marvollous
Seymour Bros is another
world ronownod firm for thoir
SCISSORS AND SHEARS
Thoy aro oxcollont in ovory lino
Wo koop in stock tho scissors
for ladies and tho perfection of
Shoars for Bankors Tailors and
Barbors and no ono can afford
to bo without thorn if thoy wish
to live happy and contontod
Horsomon also cannot vory woll
afford to bo without our horso
cljppors or tho tonsorial artists
without our hair clippors Wo
nood not magnify tho praises of
any of thoso articlos for Ihoir
morits spoak for thomsolycs
Tun HawnilaD Hardware Go IM
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Opposite Bprcckola1 Dank
Mr 5 1 1
Complimentary Concert
TO
AT THE
Hawaiian Opera House
on
SATURDAY NIGHT JAN 30th
At 8 oclock
jfjfiP Box plau now opon at Hob
ron Drug Cos store
Tiokets 1 75 and 50c
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And will loavo lor the above port with
Mails and Passengers on or about that
date
For Sydney Auckland
Tho Now and Pino Al Stool Steamship
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Of tho Oceanic Steamship Company will 4
bo duo at Honolulu from San Francisco on
or about
Feb l ltli
And will havo prompt despatch with Malls
and Pis engers for in9 abovo ports
Tho undersigned aro now propared
to Issue
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United States
For Further particulars regarding
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TIME TABLE
LOCAL LINE
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from S P for 8 P
10
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MnrelSO April 7
AIr27 May5
Mfty Jmw2
Jue2 Juno 30
ily0 July28
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fSm BoptSM
got 12 Oct 20
Nov Nov 17
Je7 Doolii
THROUGH LINE
Prom San Francisco
for Sydnoy
drrlve Honolulu
Monowol Poh u 17
Alameda Marll I7
Mariposa Apr 8 07
Moans Moy 0 1897
Alameda Juno 3 07
Mariposa July 1 07
Moatin July i 1S97
Alameda Aug to 17
Mariposa BojitlM 07
Moana Oct 21 1M7
Alanioda Nov 18 17
Prom Sydnoy for
San Francisco
Leave Honolulu
Alamoda Fob 1 07
Mariposa Mar 1 07
Moana Apr 1 1M7
Alui oda Apr 20 07
Mariposa May 27 07
Moana Jima 21 07
AlamodaJnly2207
Mariposa Aug 10 W
Wnaua Sopi 10 07
Alameda Oct II 07
Mariposa Nov 11 07
Moana Deo 0 1807
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