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h t INDEPE NDENT Vol. Y. HONOLULU, H. I., SATURDAY, NOYEMUIDR 20, 1897. No. 715 Oceanic Steamship Company. - TIME TABLE: Tho Fine PaBsongor Stoamora ol This Line Will Arrive and Leave This Fort as Heroundor. FROM SAN FRANCISCO: ALAMEDA NOV. 18th AUSTRLIA DEO. 7th MARIPOSA DEO. lGth In connection with tho sailing of tho above steamers, tho Agents are prepared to issue, to intending passengers, coupon through tickets by any railroad from San Francisco, to all points in the United States, and from Now York by any steamship lino to all European ports. 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 Eyo and Blado Forged Entire CYCLONE WIND MILLS, PUMPS, ETC., HOWE'S PLATFORM AND COUNTER SCALES, NORTON'S BALL BEARING JAOK SCREWS, PLOWS IN LARGE VARIETY, VISES, PIPE CUTTERS 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 0 HBB SUGAR FACTORS, IMPORTERS OF G ener al Merchandise AND OOJbuOSSIOIJSr .gonfs for Lloyds, 1 " Canadian-Australian Steamship Line, British & Foreign Marine Insurance Co., Northern' Assurance Co. (Fire and Life), Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Pioneer Line of Paclcotn from Liverpool. i TELErilONB 92. FOR SAN FRANCISCO: AUSTRALIA NOV 17th MOANA DEC. 9ih AUSTRALIA DEC. 15th iH " 6 A I "I P. O. Box 145. fii.E. McIWTYRE & BRO., bast corner fort & king stb.n IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN Groceries, Provisions and Feed Now mid Froah Goods rocolved by every iokot from California, Eastern Stntea and European Markets. Standard Grade of Canned Vegetables, Fruits anrt Fish. V& Qooda delivered to any part ol the City -tam MLAM) TltAT)K HOT.rnTTRn, nAriWAnTTON OnAUANTKKJ) 00 RltESPONDENOE. Vho Overthrow. Oontiniiod, Ed. Tub ji After reviowing tbj.'ro)or(s of nu accurate full and impartial investigation, the lato Bon Walter Q. Gresham, then Sooretary of State, submitted to President Olevoland his conclusions rogarding tho inattor. Ho said: Should not the groat wrong doun to a feoble but independent State by au abuse of the authority of tho United States be undone by restoring tho, legitimate Government? Anything short of that will not, I respectfully submit, satisfy the of justice.' Can tho United States consistently insist that other nations shall respect the independence of Hawaii while not respecting it themselves? Our Government was the first to recognize the itidependonco of tho islands and it should be tho last to acquire sovereignty over them by force and fraud. i In his "message" on Hawaiian Affairs to Congross on tho 18th of December, 1893, Piesident Cleveland said: Believing, thorefore, that tho Unitod Statos oould not, under the circumstances disclosod annex tho islands without justly incurring tho imputation of acquiring them by unjustifiable methods I shall not again submit tho troaty of aunoxatiou to the Senate for its-consideration. In view of tha faot that both tho Queen and the Provisional" Government had at ono lime apparently acquiesced in a reference of tho entire cato to tho Unitod Stales Government, and considering tho further fact that in any event tho Provisional Government by its own declared limitation was ouly "to oxist until terms of union with the United Statos of America Irwo been negotiated and agreed upon," I hoped that after tho assurance to the members of that Government that such union could not be consummated, 1 might compass a poiceful adjustment of thedllliculty. It is that, through tho dilatoriuess of the Unitod States Representative, and by tho notion of U. S. Senate in reooguizing, tho so-called liepublia of Hawaii, that President Cleveland was prevented from consummating his policy of "a peacoful adjustment of tho difficulty." The of the treaty of annexation to the Senate, virtually the Hawaiian controversy. The status of tho Hawaiian is exactly as it was on tho 17th of January, 1893. Queon surrender of authority, on the 17th of Jauuary, 1893, "until such time as tho Government of tho United States, upon the facts being presented to it, undo the notion of its Representative," should again bo aonsidorod. When the Congress of tho United States meets next month for its annual deliberation on national affairs, tho faot will bo made known to that Body that not only do tho Hawaiiaus protest against the 8ohom,o of annexation, but that they are not in sympathy with nor do they favor or aro they willing to loud their support to tho present govornmont in Hawaii. Congross may pay somo attention to tho protests of tho Quoon and of tho Hawaiian poople and for other reasons may docido adversely to tho passage of tho troaty of annexation. Whother Congross in tho event of its rejecting the treaty of annexation, will offer recommendations or to the Presidont regarding tho offootiug a solution of tho Hawaiian mattor, is yet to bo seen. It may be said, that after suuh a decision of Congross the United Status Government will have no further jurisdiction in the matter. Tho United States Government was so drawn into tho scheme ,of dethroning tho Quoen and hor Government by the-act of its Representative, and lately has been drawn into other Hawaiian complications by the Hawaiiau Govornmont, that it iiitiat havo some voice in the sot-tic nont of tho Hawuiii.n muddle. L may also be that the United States having recognized tho Government of Hawaii, cannot interfere with our local affairs, as such au act would be au act of war against a friendly nation. In January, 1893, tho action of the United Statos Minister in landing troops from the U. S. S. Boston, and deposing tho Sovereign and overthrowing the constitutional monarchical government nf tho Hawaiian Islands, was most certainly an unprecedented hot of war, and an act without the eauctiou of Congross. The revolutionary government being then tho government do fnoto, was recognized by tho now administration of tho United Statos (March 1893) for tho reason so as to be in a position to conduct diplomatic intercourse with the existing government, and thereby bo enabled to consider the subject matter of annexation; tho protest of the Quoen against tho action of the United States Minister; and also, further, to be able to ascertain tho true status of the government that was asking for annexation. It may also bo argued that tho status of the Provisional Government was changed, when in July, 1891, it became a permanent govern' ment under the namo of "Tho Republic of Hawaii." Can it be considered a permanent government? Article 32 of tho Constitution of 1891 proves otherwise. The ratifica tion of a troaty of annexation by representatives of the Hawaiian Government, also proves that tho Govornmont is only to exist "until terms of union," etc. It in the same Provisional Government 1 1 1 1 1 1 ti r an. other name. Under tho existing circumstances, it surely then cannot be expected that tho Congress of the United Statos will accopt an offer of annexation from a government which came into existence in the mam er in which the present government iu Hawaii was ushered in. Nor can it be supposed that that body will ignore tho claims of the legal subjects of the country, or allow the protests of tho Hawniians to remain unheard. Iu tho event of the rejection of the troaty of annexation by the Congress of t' e United Statu, tho term of authority of tho present government iu Hawaii, According to the wording of its proclamation, would then expire It should immediately relinquish the roius of government, or else endeavor to establish a government which would bo satisfactory to all political factions. That a stable government which will roceive tho support of tho legal subjeots of' tho couutry can be established, there is no doubt. Tho mothod by which the constitutional Govornmont of Hawaii was overthrown has no procodont. Tho Government of tho United States will bo justified iu exerting its influence nnd'assistuuee towards the settlement of tho Hawaiian difficulty, aud Ben that a peacoful adjustment of tho controversy is accomplished. It offered its assistance to Venezuela, it has offered to assist iu the settle mont of the trouble between Spain and Cuba, it cau, with propriety, also offer to assist the Hawaiiau. Hawaiian Curious Ad. En. The Indei'endent : I see that n dry goods man, who wisely advertises in your inestimably valuable paper, tells our dear girls that it don't pay for thorn to make their own lingerie and coolly states that the unmoutiounbles ho sells so cheap aro ujieciullu made Jor him, Yo Godsl what would wo think, if we saw all our dsar girls sporting round in his but modesty forbids, aud blushes chock the utterance of our thoughts. One or thl Dots. Wilder's btomship Co. TIME TABLE. 0. U WIGHT, 1'rcs S. 13. KOBE, Beo Capt. J. A. KING, l'ort Supt. Stmr. KINATJ, OLAIIKE, Commander, Will leave Honolulu atlO a. m., touching at Lnhnliia, Maalnpn liny and Makena the Banieday; Mahnkena, Knwalbuo and tho following day; arriving nl Hilo the same afternoon. LEAVES HONOLULU. ARRIVES HONOLULU. Tuesday Nov 23 I'rlday Nov 10 Friday.. . .Deo s Tuesday Nov 80 Tuesday Den 11 Friday Deo 10 Thursday Deo i Deo 21 fcrlday Dee 31 Ketimilng will leave Hilo nt 8 o'clook A m , touching nt Laupahoehoe. mid Kawallmo same day; Makena, Manlaen Hay and Lahaina the following day: arriving at Honolulu the afternoons of Tuesdays and Fridays. cur Will call nt 1'oiioikl, Pnna, on trips marked. SST No Freight will be received after 6 A. m. on day of sailing. The popular route 10 the Volcano Is via Hilo A good unrringo road tho entire Hound trip tickets, cohering all expenses, f 50.00. Stmr. HELENE, FItEUMAN, Oorumandor, Will leave Honolulu Tuesdays nt 6 p. u. touching nt Kahului, liana, Hamoa and KIpahulu, Maul. Returning arrives at Honolulu Sunday mornings. Will cill at Nnu, Kmipo, once each otolith, No Freight will bo received after i u. on day of sailing. This Company will reserves the right make chnngiB in tho tituoof departuie and arrival of its Htear. ers without notlcoand 11 will not ho responsible for any nrlMng therefrom. Consigned!! must bo at the Landings to receive then freight; this Company will not hold Itsolf responsible for freight after tt nas been landed. Live Stock received only at owner's risk, 1'lijp Company will not bo responsible for .Money or Valuables of passengers unless placed In tho care of Pursers. W Passengors are requested to Tickets before embarking. Those (ailing to do do will bo BUbject to an addl lions! charge of per cent. QLAUS SFHE0KELS. WM. Q. IRWIN. Glaus SprecKels & Co.. HONOLULU - ."m r.uncwco NEVADA HANK OF SAN FRANCISCO. diiaw uxoiiANOK on BAN Novada Bouk of Ban Francisco. Union Bank of London Lt'd. NEW Exchange Jfa tloual Bank. National Bank. National d'Escoinpte de 1 Paris BEKLIN Dresdnor Bank, . HONG KONG AND YOKOHAMA-Hong 1 Kong & tihanghat BaukiugCorporatlon. NKW HBALAND AND Bank of Now Zealand, 1 VIOrOUIA AND of British North America. I VYnwncJ a General Ranking and F.xchawit Business. Deposits ltocolved, Loans made on Approved Pcourlty. Commercial and Travelers Credit Issued. Bills of KxoiiJngo 1) tight and sold. Oiilliii'tWniH Promptly Ar.countnd Fo MO l