Home Rula Repubalika, Volume I, Number 16, 15 March 1902 — Page 1
Home Rule Republican
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
VOLUME I NO . 16 HONOLULU , T. H., SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1902 PER COPY 10 CENTS
CHANGE INAUGURATION DAY.
The Senate yesterday pased, by the requisite two-thirds vote, the constitutional amendment providing for a change in the term of the Presidential office and of the Congress, so that inauguration day shall hereafter come upon the last Thursday in April, instead of the 4th of March.
The only voice lifted in opposition to the change came from Senator Stewart of Nevada. Mr. Stewart laid down the proposition that the occurence of inauguration day in a period of fine weather woulld bring to Washington an unusualy large display of military and a ggreat concourse of people. "Too many military organizations come to Washington on inauguration day as it is," he remarked, "and such as we had in 1896 their prsence might lead to a revolution. I think the inauguration of the President ought to be as far removed as possible from the pageant and display that attend the coronation of a King. It ought to be a simple, solemn ceremony, as private as posible. Personally, I have been glad that many of our inauguration weather, because the crowd has been materially decreased and the demonstration of the military has been curtailed."
Mr. Stewart's view of the case was without effect. When he objected to the consideration of the constitutional amendment the Senat voted to take it up, and a few moments later passed it by a vote so unanimous that Mr. Stewart was the only Senator who voted in the negative.
TAPPA.
Tapa is not a specialty of Hawaii, or of Samoa, or Polynesia, as is commonly suppose. The tappa of Polynesians, made from the inner bark of the wauke or bronsoretia papyufern, has been made from time immemorial by the Javanese and other people of the Malay Archipelago. The Javanese name of the wauke or tappa tree is "gluga," and the common name for this paper cloth is "doluwang." It was very extensively manufactured in Java in ancient times, and some tappas preserved in stone tombs and in bronze vessels in great quantities throughout Java bear date going as far back as the fourteenth century. The process of reducing the bark to a pulp and beating it with corrugated mallets is the same in Java as in Hawaii, and the texture and colors of this Oceanican papyrus are the same in islands six thousand miles apart ; but the Javanese show more skill in design than the Hawaiians, and the former were in one respect pre-eminent above the latter in the knowledge of a written character, so that the accurate history of Java has been preserved for centuries on long rolls of gluga or tappa.
HARD TlMES INDEED.
Not because sugar, coffee, rice or wool or goat skins won't grow, but because the money is tight; and another thing, when we send a shipment of goods to the coast and we figure up so many kegs at so much, and when we get our returns we have not much more left than the value of the hoops on our purchases.
Let us get our productive industries accommodated with money at low rate, and on long terms, and then we can choose our market and our time, and we will get a fair return for our produce and hard times will disappear.
FUNERAL OF E. MACFARLANE.
May take Place on Sunday from the Catholic Cathedral.
The remains of the late Edward C. Macfarlane reached this city yesterday in the Alameda. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Macfarlane and the young widow arrived in the ship as well. The casket was removed to the residence of Mr. H. R. Macfarlane, Punahou street .
Mr. E. C. Macfarlane, at the request of his bride and his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Macfarlane, became connected with the Catholic Church. The funeral, therefore, will take place from the Catholic Cathedral. The plans at present call for the services at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. These plans may be changed if the widow so desires.
All arrangements for the funeral are in cahrge of Mr. J. A. Hassinger, an old friend of the deceased. The list of pallbearers has been partially prepared, but will not be completed until Mr. F. W. Macfarlane has been consulted. Mrs. E. C. Macfarlane will make her home with Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Macfarlane, at Waikiki, for the present.
MR. BERGER.
Our efficient band master has several new pieces of music that he brought home with him, and we hope to hear frequent entertainments which his well trained band boys afford. We hope to have many gala days and the sweet solace of the music of Berger and his band.
"LAIEKAWAI" AT OPERA HOUSE.
This is a work of 214 pages and is an account of some of the interesting daughters of Hawaii, whose story will induce Hawaiians to preserve a loving memory of their ancestors and of their native land, and we call the attention of the people of today to welcome the "Woman of the Twilight" (Kawahineokaliula) with the love of the Hawaiian heart ("aloha makamae o ka puuwai Hawaii.")
The story begins with the killing of several children, but two girl twins, Laikawai and Laielohelohe, were kept by a priest. They were taken care of by two old women who had some fairy power of flying on the backs of birds.
This play will take place at the Opera House on Saturday evening at 7:30, Mar. 15th, 1902. Tickets can be had at Wall Nichols Co.
UP A TREE.
The branches of the trees were filled with an expectant crowd of young men, on the look-out, at an early hour in the morning, the other day. Where, Brother 'Tiser? We did not see. We would rather have missed the luau than the prospect of our city ornaments loaded with such blossoms.
Delegate Wilcox goes to Congress this month.
Money is very close at this time, but not close enough for us—to get hold of it.
Mrs. Russel, wife of Senator Russel, is in town. She will remain here a week and will return to her home at Mountain Veiw, Hilo, Hawaii, by the next Kinau.
Her Majesty Queen Liliuokalani is well, and enjoying herself. She has received numerous callers. She will return to Honolulu in June. She is well received in Washington.