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PROGRESS. The Life of the Land is Esiablishea in Righteousness. f HONOLULU, NOV. 30. 1S93. TOPICS OF THE DAY. It is amusing to see the Star vilifying Mr. Blount, and at the fitiniGtimeslobberingovcr Minister "Willis (ul nauseam, because a contingency has arisen which has caused a delay in the carrying . out of his instructions. It should be rememberod that the Star and its backers were as gross in their flatter' and fawning towards Mr. Blount, and loud in their praises of his wisdom, discretion, impart iality, and diplomacy before his report was published as the' are to-day towards Minister Willis. In the eyes of the revolutionists, every man who differs from them in opinion is a liar, a scoundrel, and a thief, whilo every man who follows them is possessed of some supernatural virtue. "Commodore" George Beckley, has been interviewed in Chicago by a correspondent to the X. Y. HYibunc. Tho "Commodore" has ovidently not forgotten to speak about himself ho never does and wo shall reproduce the inter view below. It does us good to notico that Mr. Stevens' part' and backers in the States gather their information from virtuous mon liko "Commodore" Beckley and don't listen to tho 'hoodlums' from tho "Opium Ring" or "Lottery" fraud. "Commodore" Beckley, one of tho most intelligent and capable half-whites of Honolulu, who is a politician of local influence among the natives, was in the city prior to tho receipt of the news of the docision of tho Ad ministration in regard to the proposed restoration of the Queon. "I do not think tho native Hawaiian pooplo want an more of Queen Lilinokalani. Sho was not true to tho peoplo and her best friouds," he said. When questioned as to annexa tion, ho stated that ho was not prepared to speak on tho subject; annexation with a State coveru- ment might be satisfactory. "How would Kaiulani do for a- Queen?" "Personally, I would rather soo boron the throne than her aunt." Mr. Beckley was an official under King Kalakaua, and his ideas are those of a representative Kanaka politician. Ho was non committal in general and empha tic only on tho point of tho late Queen's unfitness for office." Tho military editor of the Star has conio to tho conclusion that if sufficient sand food, and water are used for tho fortification of tho Palaces and 500 men placed in that ratholo "tho building can bo held against any forco that could bo brought against it at the present time." Groat Scott! what a reflection on modern artillery and especially our modem navies. A couple of well directed shells would blow the old shanty with the sand, water, food, and tho 500 heroes into eternity and they wouldn't even know where the shock came from, but only that a cyclone struck somewhere. We are still waiting for the t Star to point ont to the coramu- ' nity, when and where Mr. "Y un- denberg lied in his statements to Mr. Blount "We are also waiting to learn wby no censure is used bv the annexation organ towards . T)mnn. Waterhouse. Soner. and - the others who told the truth and corroborated tho sUtenients of Wundenberg. Perhaps the Sfn-r n unith Wv as it certnmiv lb afraid, to furnish the information which we ask. The rascals areu't going out: The true (?) American (?) senti ments of tho Star are always cropping ont and make us yearn to become Americans. We always thought that a man who had been progressive in life, and raised himself from comparative poverty to comparative wealth was a man to whom an American would look up and point to with pride. Not so the Star. In its miserable abuses of the men who were interviewed by Blount, it can find nothing more detrimental to say against Mr. W. H. Corn well an American by birth than that he once drove a butch er cart (which by tho way is a lie). Indeed, Mr. Cornwell is to bo congratulated on .having a record which makes that tho severest and only charge against him which the Star scavenger can find. The difference between Mr. Cornwell and nine-tonths of tho annexation clnb is, that if he over in his earlier days drove a butcher-cart for a living he is now minister of finance, a noble, elected by his fellow citi zens, and a social favorite, while if the nine tenths of the club in their earlier days had driven the cart, they would in all proba bility bo doing so to this very day. There are many and loud com plaints against the Board of Fire Commissioners over the appoint ment of H. F. Cooper to bo senior foreman of the department. Mr. Cooper who is a kamaaina here has never, we understand, been a member of the Honolulu Fire Department, and is not a practical or experienced fireman. There are, we presume, political reasons for tho appointment, but wo aro told that thero aro many experienced firemen "true blue" to the annexation cause in want of a job, and much better fitted for it. It would also seem more just to follow a regular system of promotion among the present firemen than, to dump outsiders into tho department If tho paid firo department is to run on principles which mako political opinions the only necessary qualification for its officers, it would had been bet tor if we had retained the old volunteer svstem. But what can bo expected from a Board of Commissioners on -which not a single practical fireman is to bo found. After the above was written we are informed that all the native firemen have resigned on acconnfc of the appointment of Mr. Cooper. Tho underwriters have better get a move on. An .anonymous correspondent in tho Star who signs himself "Annexation'' and hails from Maui has a great deal to say about Mr. Blount's trip to Maui. Mr. Blount didn't g to Maui either to investigate the feelings there or listen to, statements from anybody. Delegates from both sides from Maui had called on him in Honolulu and preseutod their views, and ho could leain nothing more except perhaps find the statements made to him in Honolulu corroborated or other- r -ni I l i. 2 t?w. w - -j - spr0ckelsvillo to see the sugar wise. Jir. .mount siinpiy weai 10 rlantation which is known as the JarfTest plantation in the world Ho went several times to Ewa Plantation in company with pronounced annexationists, but no decent thinking man ever took occasion to make' any un favorable reflections on such steps. .Wheu the Star-correspondent states that "Maui .is strong for annexation, first, last and all the time, and is willing to wait three more years for it," we think, that he talks with his mouth a little too full and speaks without authority. Of course the Bald win ilk and the reform party, always have thought that they were Maui, bnt it was hoped that the defeat of Hockings by Corn well has proven to them that their monopoly is broken for good and forever. Maui is loyal to the independence of Hawaii nei and loyal to the Queen. For a sample of unmitigated Kali give us Curtis J Lvon's letter in the Star last night. This modest "Christian" says, "In fact, some of us feel as if,- in ex pressing our opinions and our wishes, pearls, had been cast where they ought not to be." No, dear, if you had said lies in stead of pearls, you would for once have been nearer tho truth. We need only remember the outrageous falsehoods, the "doct ored" statistics the vile slanders, which have gone from the lips of Alexander, Bishop, Castle, Thurston and tho rest of them, to realise that it wasn't pearls which were rolling from tho vicious entrances to their empty craniums, but something very different. It is of course verv unfortunate that Mr. Curtis J. Lyons made his statements in regard to eventual franchise to jilr. Jtfionnt when "the stenogra pher was not present." Mr. Blount's report is of course alto gether based upon the material in the hand of his stenographer, and not on empty talk by casual callers. If that was the case, very little faith could be had in it,as no man possible could pre serve in his memory statements which fill 5000 type-written pages, even if he had such a very vivid memory as Mr. Curtis J. Lyons. It is a pity that this "friend of the Hawaiians" didn't talk franchise when the steno grapher was around. We must now ask to be excused for be lieving that Mr. Curtis J. Lyons is suffering under a delusion and is mistaken. Tho Star is unfair. It always has something unpleasant to say about the royalists, but it always forgets the failures of its own sup oorters. "Whv do vou see the beam in your brother's eyes and not the mote in your own." Now for once, we have quoted the Bible, and we suppose (if the quotation isn't correct) that Ash ford will get the credit for our remarks. There has been anv amount of abuses against Mr. Colburn on account of alleged short-weight in hay sold to the Board of Health. We have in a former issue proven the utter falsehood in this matter as proven by an investigation of the Board, Mr. J. T. Waterhouse Jr. , being a member of tho committee on investigation. We would now like to hoar from Mr. Waterhonse if short weight doesn't occur occasionally oven among annex ationists? We do not desire to take it out of anybody's "hide" nor did Waterhouse, but even he desirecMull weight for hides sold to ex-councellor McChosney and as we are told didn't get it according to Porter's scales. Don't lot us start recriminations E. C. they will always turn ont unpleasantly to your crowd. And vet Ave say nothing about short weighted turkevs. The Threats against the' Queen. Wo have had numerous oc casions to refer to the empty threats which senseless and irres ponsible men have uttered against Her Majesty's life. We have paid little attention to them on account of tho sources from which such threats heretofore have emanated. We have even been inclined to ridicule tho threats of ladies, like those pub lished in the San Francisco Examiner as being uttered by Mrs. Soper and Mrs. Alexander Young, because we could not believe that these ladies both members of our churches, really knew what they were gossiping about but when wo find that men in prominent possition, mon who have a certain standing in this community, men who by in stinct at least (we cannot accuse them of education) ought to know better, yes, even men who are honored by the most honored Sovereigns in Europe by being entrusted with the responsibility of the Consular duties, repeating those threats and endorsing them, and using them, it becomes our imperative duty to sound a warn in" note to those deluded men. If a hair is injured on Her Majesty's head by the mob which perhaps can be nirea nere oy men who possess tho nature of an assassin, the sufficient coin to pay hireling, the punishment the evil and such and the curse for snch a dastardly act will fall not alone on the head of the tool, but on the head of the cowardly principal who stands responsible for tho act and let us add for 'the benefit of the consuls who have taken part in this business, and although privately exercised their ton gues in this line, that neither the flags which they dishonor, nor their wealth (solid or otherwise) will protect them from the fate of any assassin death. The sovereigns represented tempor arily, by these loose-mouthed commercial humbugs shall be informed of the language used it is for them to do as the- see fit. as far as Hawaii is concerned, at present there are sufficient Lird arms' to accomodate any assassin be he a consul or nor. The police made another "opium catch" last evening. These con stant hauls by the police, speak of very bad management in the Cus toms department. What else can be expected? Mr. Dole's 1500 "Men. Mr. Dole has staied, that 1500 men have offered their assistance and service to tho Provisional Government, end because they have done so '"-Aotcs vkttt Ik feel ing is in Ike Lntietl Slates." Has Mr. Dole stopped to think, that probably those men aro of the worst characters from tho lowost slums on the coast, and do not care for, nor have they any sym pathy for this govornmout, but, are looking forward to expect ant spoils, and would eventually fire Dole and his government out, and take charge thomselvas. Those are tho ."men whom Dole eulogizes. For further informa tion we rotor Dole to W. G. Smith of tho Star. The Minstrels. Tho Minstrels will give another show on Saturday evening tho 2ud of December, at the Opera House. Everybody ought to go there and enjoy tho best ontor tainment in that lino which Honolulu yet has seen. New jokes, new songs, everything new except the boys same old boys and they can't be improved. CORRESPONDENCE. We do not hold ourselves r5inible for the opinions or the uttoranoes of ont correspondents. Editor Holomda: The Chief Justice, on tha stump the other night referred' with a great deal of pride to his "good old English paternal ancestry." He did not though inform the mob which was as sembled there as to tho raco-ing color of tho balance of tho blood in his veins. Can you, Mr. Editor, furnish me with any information on this interesting subject? (Okole-Kah.) We can't, you know, - not being in tho "bloody" line. Ask tho the Star man. Henry N. Castle, at latest accounts living in Ann Harbor, Mich, is busy denying state ments contained in Secretary 'Gresham's letter. Ho proves himself to bo a falsifier, as those statements which ho denies as being true, are the very ones which Damon, Waterhouse, Soper, and others only so far kuown, have over their own signatures stated to Mr. Blount as being the "true fuels." Poor Henry, ho had better read Mr. Blount's report, before ho tells anv more lies. Opera House ! SECOND APPEARANCE ' OP THE HOOLTIXYCJ Amateur Minstrels ox SATURDAY, - DEC. 2, 1893 Box sheet will open on Friday,, at 9 a.m., at L. J. Levy's. EST POPULAR PBIOES. Don't Forget the Date. no50 s