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y - i, -T- " " vsrf ir.w vtpp.twtt '' "yF. ' U tr MiT ""'".J"" . ".T-V 1 prSM w IND Hi PENDE JL Vol. V. HONOLULU, H. I., MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1897. No. 723 Oceanic Steamship Company. TIME TABLE: Tho Fine Paasonger Steamers of This Liuo Will Arrive and Loave This Fort as Horouudor. I FROM SAN FRANCISCO: AUSTEALIA NOV. Oth ALAMEDA NOV. 18th AUSTRLIA DEO. 7th MARIPOSA DEO. lGth FOR SAN FRANCISCO: ( MARIPOSA NOV. 11th AUSTRALIA NOV. 17th MOANA DEO. Oth AUSTRALIA DEO. 15th In connection with tho sailing of the above steamers, the Agents aro prepared to issue, to intending passengers, coupon through tickets by any railroad Irom Ban i rancisco, to all points in tuo United states, anu irom Now York by any steamship lino to all Europoan ports. I For further particulars apply to Wm, G. Irwin & Co. LIMITED. General Agents Oceanic S. S. Company. PACIFIC HARDWARE CO.. LTD. NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED THE NEW Improved Planters Ho Solid Cast Steel Eye and Blado Forged Entire. CYCLONE WIND MILLS, PUMPS, ETC., HOWE'S PLATFORM AND COUNTER SCALES, NORTON'S BALL BEARING JACK SCREWS, PLOWS IN LARGE VARIETY, VISES, PIPE COTTERS AND WRENCHES, VACUUM OILS, The Standard of Merit, Universal Stoves and Ranges, PAINT, WALL & WHITEWASH BRUSHES, CALIFORNIA LAWN SPRINKLERS. A Large Assortment of General Hardware. Theo How m Co., L'd i uuvigyy w SUGAK FACTORS, IMPOETERS OF General Merchandise AND Vgonts for Lloyds, Canadian-Australian Steamship Lino, British & Foreign Marine Insurance Co., Northern Assurance Co. (Fire and Life), Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Pioneer Line of Packets from Liverpool. Telephone 92. P. O. Box 145. H. E. McINTYRE & BRO., bast corner fort & kino sts. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN Groceries, Provisions and Feed New and Fresh Goods rocolvod by ovory paoket Irom California, Eastern States and European Markets, Standard Grade of Canned Vegetables, Fruits ana Fish. Goods delivered to any part ol tho City ISLAND TRADE BOLIOITRT). HATIBFAOTIOK OTAUiNTICHSl) SHALTj we weong the ha- V1?AIIANBP Wo Show tho Strengyi of Civilization, Not Its Mercy An Ablo Jurist's Strong Appeal Tho Great Amorican. Bopubllc Has Land Enough Judgo Myrlclt'a Potont ArgumontB Wo Nood Moro Unselfish, Am- - orican Statesmanship. Ono of California's most distinguished jurists, Court Justioo Milton H. Myrick, recently uttered some powerful and unanswerable arguments against Hawaiian annexation in an address before tho Unitarian Club of San Francisco The salient points of tbnt address are hore reproduced from the Pacific Unitarian.y It sup"ports in a clear, forcible manner tho stand taken upon this important question by tho labor organizations of California: In 1818, or 1819, when I wai a student in a town of Michigan, a gentleman living there went to the Hawaiian Islands as a missionary, or was sent by tho missionaries. He was a lawyor. At that timo the islands wore inhabited by and under tho control o'. tho natives, whose ancestors woro there when Captain Cook met with that accidoat of his in the eighteenth century. Mission aries and their friends wero invitod as appliances of the civilization then dawning upon iho islands. Not long after 1849, I'think about 1854 or or 1855, that gentleman from Michigan was appointed by King to be his Attorney-Gen eral. The American and other foreign-born population was small, and had no voico except as permitted. Tho less than fifty years have produced a ohange native population reduced frojh 73,000 to 31,000 and the very chsDgi which has followod tho advent thero of my friend and others, is now used as a great argument for absorption. Tho very government of tho islands is in the Miands of Amoricaus not invited thero for that purpose. Tho first went thero as missionaries to preach the holy roligion of the Divine Master, to "do justice and to lovo mercy" in their wake wont tho tho usual sequences of the strong, tho vicest of tho worst, and while thoio vices were taking hold and "working off" tho nativos, tho pushing business men, so-called pioneers of civilization, got foothold aftor foothold, by gradual aggressions, aud now, having gotten eontrol by a "popular vote," it is said but by a vo(e "popular" only with those who "agree with us," having displayed ''tho strength of civilization without its moroy," they are asking tho Government of the United States to ratify, indorso and adopt what thoy have-done. It is all very well to talk of the "old flag" tho glory of the nation as tho advance guard, tho outpost of civilization; the words have a ringing sound; but, thero can bo no true civilization, unless it be founded on tho etornal prinoiplo of right. Tho people of Hawaii, oolleotivoly that is the native-born people, are, ub a nation, to us, a person a wrong dono to that people is a moral wrong, as much as if dono to an individual. If we, as a nation, of our strongth, take from them without their consent something that belongs to them, namely, their sovereignty, wo commit a moral wrong against them. If thoy had a government, or a right to have a government uo matter if it bo not according to our ideas if it suited them and their conditions or, if that government has boon foroibly taken from thorn and wo bargain with tho dospoilor, what aro wo by tho code of morals? Wo have in our language a maxim as to tho guilt of tho receiver why doeB not that apply? Thin question of Hawaiian annexation is in tho minds of many simply this: Frogrossivo business mou have gono there aud gotten business interests honoatly, let us hope. The government thero did not give thorn tho scope thoy desired, nor suoh stable protection as thoy wished othor peoples wore also gotting footholds thoy now desiro annexation, that our Government may protect thorn according to their ideas. Evon conceding, which I do not, that wo would be justified, in right, in annoxing tho islands, thero are two objections which I wish especially to present; 1 The kind of people we would take. 2 The question of citizenship. First As to tho people. The tables show tho entire population to be 109,000 about one-third the number of this city. Thirty-one thousand are nntivo Hawaiian!, 8500 part Hawaiian, 8000 Amoricaus, 2200 British, 1500 Germans, about 1500 French, Norwegians, South Sea and others; and thon comeB the list tako notice 21,500 Chiuese, 21,000 Japanese, 15,000 Portuguese those three more than half of the vholo. Out of a total of 72,500 males thero are 19,000 Chiuese, 19,000 Japanese (more than half of tho whole), and less than 2000 Americans. Of the American population one-third are females. Of tho Japanese 5000 females to 19,000 males, and of the Chineso 2500 females to 19,000 males. Wo know that the British do not, as a rule, loave their own country to establish homes elsewhere; therefore of tho 70,000 of foreign birth thero nro but 8090 Americans, 1500 Germans and 400 Norwegians who have presumably located there permanently less than 5000 out of 70,000. When wo talk about annexation wo must know what annexation is; thon, what is to be annexed to what; then tho results. In this country we have had but littlo experience in annexation; tho Louisiana acquisition was a purchase; Alaska was purchase; tho Gadsden transaction was a purchase; in each case we purchased from tho Government the then world recognized as tho proprietor of the interest purohased. In the Louisiana purchase, even though it was a purchase, thero was in the treaty a declaration that "the inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admittod as soon as possible, according to tho principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all tho rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of tho Unitod States." In tho territory of the Gadsden purchase, all inhabitants (except Indians) havo become citizens. Iu annexation we have the experience of tho annexation of Toxas in 1845, and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. According to tho geueral laws of the Unitod Status relating to Territories (and if tho islands oomo in thoy como as a Territory or as a State) "there shall bo no denial of tho olootivo franchise or of holding oQico to a citizen on account of raco, color or previous condition of servitude." Every rnalo oitizen above the ago of 21, including those who havo declared intention aud aro actual residents of tho Territory at tho time of organization, shall bo outitlod to voto at tho first election and hold office; and at subsequent oloctious qualifications of voting shall bo such b may bo prescribed by tho Legislative Assembly, subject to tho provision that tho (flnnlinuad in 4th pagn,) Wilder's Steamship Co. TIME TABLE. 0. Ii. WIGHT, Pres. 8. B. KOSK, Seo Oapt.J.A.KING,PortBupt. Stmr. KINATT, OLAHKE, Comiunndor, Will leave Honolulu at 10 a. m., touching at Lalmlna, Mnaloea Hay and Makcna the same day; Mahuksna. Kawalbae and tho following day; arriving at Hllo the name nlternoon. LKAVE8 HONOLULU. Friday 00122 Tuesday Nov 2 Friduy Nov 12 Tuesday .... Nov 23 Friday Deo 3 Taisday Thursday... .Deo 2a AKB1VES HONOLULU, Tuesday Oct 10 Friday Oct 29 Tuesday Nov 9 Friday. Nov 19 Tuesday Nov 80 Friday Dec 10 Tuesday Deo 21 Friday ..Deo 81 Heturning will leave Hllo at 8 o'clock a. m , touching at Laupahoohoc, and Kawalhne same day; Makena. Maalaea JlBy and Lahalna the following day; arriving at Honoluln tho afternoons of Tuesdays nnd KrMnvn. Will xnll nf DV,,1.I Dn... .... 1.1. " "v """ - """ " "U' ,.,, V Sm No Freight will be received after 6 A. m. on day of sailing. The popular route to the Volcano Is via Hllo A good carriage road tho entiro distance. Bound trip tickets, covering nil expenses, $50.00. Stmr. HELENE, FIIEEMAN, Commander, Will leave Honolulu Tuesdays at 5 r. m. touching at Kahului, Hana, Hamoa and Klpahuln, Maui. Beturning arrives at Honolulu Sunday mornings. Will CAW nt. Mill, Kniltm nnnA ahaI. rnonth. W No Freight will be received after i r. u. on day of sailing, This Company will reserves the right to mako changes in the time of departure and arrival of its Steamers without notice and It will not be responsible for any consequences arising therefrom. Consignees must be at the Landings to receive their freight; this Company will not hold itself responsible for freight after it has been landed. Llvo Stock received only at owner's risk. ThlB Company will not bo responsible for Monoy or Valuables of passengers unless placed In the care of Parsers, ttf Passengers are requested to purchase Tickets beforo embarking. Thos failing to do so will be subject to an addi tlonal charge of per cent. 0LAO3 BPBE0KEL3. WM. Q. IBWIN. Glaus Spreckels Sl Co., bankers. HONOLULU San ftancitco Agents. THE NEVADA BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO. DRAW EXCHANGE ON BAN Nevada Bank of Ban Francisco. LONDON-The Union Bank of London Lt'd. NEW Exchange National Bank. National Bank, PAKIB Coniptoir National d'Escompte de Paris BERLIN Dresdnor Bank. HONG KONG AND YOKOHAMA Hong Kong & Bhanghal BanklnuCorporatlon, NEW ZEALAND AND Bank of Now Zealand. VIOl'OIUA AND VANCOUVEUBank of British North America. Ttamaet a General Hanking and Exchange Jiusincs). DepotltB Received. Loans made on Approved Heourlty. Commercial and Travelers Credit Issued. Bills of Kxominge bought aud sold. Oollor.tlono Promptly Accounted For