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W HOBAOK WRIGHT AsniBtant
Editor
RestdlnK in Honolulu
WEDNESDAY OCT 4 1899
A SERIOUS MENAGE
From time to time an agitation is
started in tho press nf the Mainland
nml morn especially in California
for rnakiuu Kalawao a settlement
and quarautiue 6taiou lor all tho
lepers within the United States Tho
umtlfcr has bton brought up again
in a more definite form by tho
Troarury ordering Mrs Todd a
leper to be expelled from the Post
House of California aud transport
ed to Molokai
Mrs Todd was dooared a lepr
by the medical authorities of Hawaii
some years nco and was sent to
Molokai She is a British subject
and after remaining for soruo time
at the Settlement she was permitted
to leave tho country If wo rtiranm
bor rightly aho went to Japan and
from there to Sin Francisco where
she was pronounced a leprous per
son and sent to the Pest House
We do not seo why the Hawaiian
authorities should bo compelled or
even asked to receive the unfor
tunate woman here She is not a
Hawaiian aud there is no ruaaou
why she should beeouio a burden
ou this community If California
does not waut her tho State ought
to ship her to home iu Euglaud and
let her becomo a charge on tho
country or city whence she catno
If our authorities accept her here
by order of the Treasury Depart
ment a very serious precedent will
bo established and the Settlement at
Molokai finally be used as an interna
tional dumping ground for lepers
We of Hawaii havo the deepest
sympathy for the poor unfortunate
people who beoome afflicted with
the terrible inaurable disease and
no cost has ever beon begrudged by
thecouulry or by private citizens in
alleviating tho sufferings of tho
lepers But we dont want Hawaii
to be known as Americas Post House
and before all we protest against
baving the harmony of tho existing
conditions at Molokai disturbed by
an invasion of haole lepers
Auyono convorsant with tho senti
ments of the HawaiianB and with
the circumstances under which th
lepers live at the Settlemeut will re
alize the unspeakable trouble which
would ariso if haoles from abroad
wore permitted to ovorrun tho lands
of tho Settlement and there eon
fined under the existing rules of tho
Board nf Health Tho haoles would
never feel contentod or resigned as
the Hawaiians do Thoy would re
bel against the confinement they
would riot against the authorities
they would escape cause trouble
and sow dissension and dissatisfac
tion among tho Hawaiians They
would persuade the Hawaiian lepers
into tho belief that thoy aro illtroat
ed that they aru fools to work or
look after thoit own welfare as long
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as tho govornmont keeps thom segro
gatod thoy would mako tho Settle
ment a plnoo of orgies and debau
chory and demoralizo the wholo
population and thoy could do it be
cause what punishment is there for
a man or woman who is virtually
confined in a liviug grave imprison
ed for life without fault of their
own
We hope that Mr Dolort agent
from Hawaii will do all in his power
to check the men who want to got rid
of their dwn troubles by sending
their lopers to Hawaii If Califor
nia and other states are permitted
to unload their lopers into Hawai
ian territory we Bee no reason why
Hawaii should not be entitled to
transfer her criminals and priconers
to the penitentiaries of tho Main
land
Kawuilun Labor
Coutruci labor iB bciug lauded
iu Hawaii by hundreds iu addi
tion to the thousands that have
been received since the islands
came under the jurisdiction of the
United States
The British tramp steamer Vic
toria was taking on a load of con
tract laborers at Madeira when
the American Consul Mr Jones
served notice on the men thut Ha
waii Jiad been annexed to the
United States and under the laws
of this country their contracts are
void This deterred about half of
them from embarking The
charter party of the steamer filed
a protest against the Consuls
action and presented it at Wash
ington through the British lega
tion The result was an investi
gation by our Government which
resulted in reversing the Consul
and now there is a claim for dam
ages against the United States by
the agents of the ship
The laws of the United States
forbid contract labor It ie a form
of involuntary servitude and that
is forbidden by the constitution
in the United States or any place
under their jurisdicton The
Consul seems to have labored
under the impression that the con
stitution and laws are to be
respected And enforced by the
public officers chosen and sworn
for that purpose Surely it is
time to take an observation and
find our exact political latitude
and longitude With polygamy
and slavery under our flag and
jurisdiction in the Sulus and in
voluntary servitude by contract
labor flourishing in Hawaii and
eight hundred thousand dollars a
day being spent in a war not de
clared by Congress there seems
to be some support for General
Merritts declaration that the
country has outgrown the consti
tution
Recently the lightship anch
ored off the heads to guide vessels
into the harbor of San Francisco
was brought inside the bay with
out notice to mariners It is the
season of fog off shore and ships
arriving tried to find tlie lightship
Some of them nearly struck above
Point Bonita and some narrowly
escaped wreck below Point Lobos
They missed the familiar light
ship and sailed ahead with a feel
ing of safety in the belief that
they were still far off shore The
constitution is the lightship which
guides our ship of state If it is
withdrawn by what is tle state
to be guided There are shoalB
and rocks and bars to be avoided
What shall mark them aud by
what shall the ship be steered
The Republican party does not
wiBh to be made responsible for
the present plan of navigation by
dead reckoning It will cer
tuinly protest against responsi
bility for what may follow It
will refuse to be put in the atti
tude of indorsing pplygamy and
slavery and contract labor It is
this aspect which generally dis
quiets the party while it loyally
supports the administration in
doing all that lies within its con
stitutional power to end the puin
ful situation in the Philippines
but the party has its own future
and usefulness and its duty to the
i cpublic to consider
When Consuls are turned down
Tor deciding that the laws of the
United States must be respected
aud our Government incurs a
clnim for damages by voiding its
own laws there arise responsibil
ities which the party will refuse
to bear S F Call
CONDENSED FOREIGN NEWS
Tbo Austrian Cabinot has resigned
in a body owing to a failure to ter
minate tho parliamentary doadlook
It is now olaimod iu Borlin that
Droyfua was aotually o spy but on
behalf of Russia
An attempt is boing made to forco
Genoral Gallifot from the Fronoh
Cabinot
Forty now obsps of fovor are re
ported from Key West
Mdme Sarah Bernhardt is said
to earn on hu average not far
short of 15000 a year
HAWAIIAN
OPERA - HOUSE
COMMENCING
Thursday October 12
Mr Clay Clement
AND COMPANY OF
Exceptional Excellence
Performances
PLAYS
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BEG1NNINO WITH
THE NEW DOMINION
To be followed by The Bells A
Southern Geutlemuu The Moun
tebank Hamlet Tho Lady of
Lr i Tho Two Orphans
Svmjmi 1 1 v ii le Tiie
School for Scandal Tho Corsioan
Brothers and Lindon Assurance
Prices evenings 150 1 and fjO
Prices matinoo SI 75o and 50c
SEATS NOW ON SALE AT
Wall Nichols Company
1810 tf
FOB BALE
A FEW WxtOO BU1LDINO BITi8 IN
rx tho hiot deslrnblo pnrfe g Knlltii
Price 500on easy terms or 475 cash
Apply to
WILLIAM 8AVIDGE
1317 tf No 310 BVrt Stroor
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HEIHI a
A pessimist is a man who thinks
he sees things according to his
lights but who really sees things
according to his disordered liver
Depabtment or Finance
Honolulu Oct 2 1899
Notico is horoby given that
E R STAOKABLE Esq
has this day been appointed
of Customsfor the Ha
waiian Island vice Richard Ivors
Erq resigned
Signed Henbt E CoorEii
Ministor of Finance ad interim
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A L C ATKINSON ALBERT F JUDD JR
ATKINSON JTJDD
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
OITlro over Wshop Cos Bank OnniAr
Kaatminanuiunit Merchant Stroots
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FOB SALE
A HODBE AND LOT ON QUEEN
rX 8troetIn the Kewalo district House
recently erected Will sell cheap or canh
Apply to
WILLIAM SAVIDGE
nn rf No 310 Fort Street
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Timely Topics
Honolulu Aug IS 1899
Just received a largo assort
meat of
EASTERN GOODS Viz
Glass Land and Foot
Lamps assorted sizes
Blown Tumblers GOcls to
200 per dozen
Bracket Lamps
Rochester Hanging Lamps
Nos 2 and 8 both nicklo
plated and polished brass
A good assortment of
Fischers Steel Ranges
A variety of Cooking
Stoves from S850 to 35
Blue Flame Oil Stoves 4
and 5 burners complete with
Ovens
Star Kerosene Oil
PLUMBERS TOOLS VIZ
Pipe Stock and Dies
Pipe Gutters various flizes
Machinist Tools
Farmers Tools
Blacksmiths Tools
Steel Tape Measures
Metallic Tope Measures
Enterprise Meat Gutters
various sizes
Bono Mills
Coffee Mills assorted sizes
AERM0T0R WIND MILLS
Pumps to fit tho same Built like
a clock works like a charm with
very little care
A Large Asst of Loathor on Hand
Fronch Calf Skins Hab Leather
Harness Saddles Splits Buff Tan
ned and Wool Sheep Skins Horset
Collars assorted sizes Sweat Fads
Hamos Traces chains etc
Tiw Hawaiian Hardware Co Va
268 Fokt Stkket
Queen Street Store
WILL BE DEVOTED
To the Clearance of REM
NANTS for this week only
if there are sufficient i o last
a week
ORGANDIES
LAWNS
FIGURED SWISS
Remnant of Sffif
ZEPHBYR
DIMITIES and
CASHMERES
Mwtku
In Lengths
Suitable for
Shirt
Waists
Skirts
Childrens
Dresses
Etc Etc
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SHEETINGS Bleached Unbleached
WHITE COTTON of all the Standard
Makes
EVm REMNANTS will be SOLD FOR CASH
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