ON THE ISLANDS I 1 A about ex premier gibson editor Z bior I 1 i since my illy letter of J june line matters political have a quieter appearance a the excitement incident to a veritable ven tabla revolution having par partially Vally died out but the atmosphere occasionally gets misty plainly indicating that all things thin are not fully restored to serenity T ricus 1 far e everything cry thing has hap conspire on J to t lie fondest anticipations ot of the prompters of the present political read di nothing so ao tar far ahna h as interfered to hinder binder them from carting carrying their de signs to tile farthest limit of achieve ment no opposition from the king none from the people tile plans of operation were vere so BO well veil wrought so well kept from the public ear and so suddenly a d old v opened to ac action lion before tile the as astonished ton u elie king hi nit that lie he was completely sub aub and with ith fear and trembling proffered roff fred ered to make all concessions de in in the resolutions p presented to hlin by the lie selected comm tee of the tha people without even reading them ile ho was ft as told told that he had twenty four hours within which to consider ind and that his answer was expected petted ex to be in in tt writing riling ills his answer to the committee was pub fished next day and plainly indicated chilt he was completely broken down in fit being s spirit irit and was willing illing N to door do or say anything it if lie he ft were era only allotted to retain retail ills cro vii lie ho appeared to realize tha ilia tact fact tint that there were wera but two alternatives to choose between to accede to tile the last demand of the insurgents and bo be ling king or refuse and tome come donn dolvil from the thrown and work for a salary as lie used to do before lie bought his hia position by bribing the eleo electors tors of 1874 lie ile realized most moat vividly the truth of what wai wa said by v lol col at tile the mass meeting of tile insurgents that the people veople hero here are of those thosa who dont see much good 0 of a king anyhow nott it w was a a supposed by those who were era not in it i w with ith tins ilia scheme that it was an impromptu affair excited to action by the recent frauds frauda and foolish and extravagant trava gant expenditures of the govern emment eminent but not fco we wa remember vow now of tile the organization arming and of companies comp unies of nien of their frequent fri luent muster and drill etc ct that 0 we o thought waa a pastime to wile wila anny aai ay lull dull hours of useless time bit it wail till all in ili tile pro gramme glimme which lias has since bince been so BO success ully carried out ono one scene in the drama lioa eer was changed almost at tile last hour to the dissatisfy don of many of the adherents winch was waa to depose the king and establish it republic public le it appears that the leaders had promised this but discretion forbade fearing oaring interference by amei american ican or emogean Eui powers boft erg they were ferraid joffri of more lost t they loose roseall oo all the king has promulgated a new constitution ution which gives universal uni vergal tion 0 of course to the whites but the natives although a sordid indifference to everything done heretofore begin to show bliok decided disapproval of this new constitution and especially to certain articles therein they declare that it makes them all aliens and puts alia government entirely at the disposal oft of the a whites whiten that it was framed especially ally with the design of forever clos nis ill their voice in matters of legislation that it gives foreigners tin ilia right to vote without first becoming naturalized and lastly that although altho uRh the old constitution granted by kamehameha V lias has been abro abrogated abed anti and this new one promulgated in fit its 6 stead lt it is not the promulgated and law ot of the land for it was signed and promulgated bythe by the king under tinder daress and has not been submitted to the a people pe le aaa A petition p lion is in circulation among tile natives tj a I 1 a asking 8 in the kins king to convene the legislature au t for ortho the pur purpose in this 0 of f c course arse evou gouid P d bring to together tether r representatives e presenta tives chosen under ander the 0 old id constitution and they will never voluntarily vote for the adoption of the constitution atit ution as it now stands tho the whites undoubtedly consider it unnecessary to submit it to the people from what appears lit in tile he kings recent forced procla atio mation which says among other things that the con constitution 8 tit ution having tills this day been duty duly promulgated is now and from henceforth shall be to in full force andoe and effect as tile the fundamental law of oe the land these differences may yet breed serious trouble they would without doubt were tho the natives as tenacious of their political and civil ch il rights as the modern white man the llie king icing and and now new cabinet lira are busily engaged demanding and i deiv lere iving lug resignations res gnat ions and makina maki appointments for vacant offices ho bo far not ono haw ilan iian appears on the list of appointees though they held nearly alt all tue the offices under the former reign inability and incompetency have heretofore set beet in places of honor and trust tile native although possessing many terling sterling dualities a of heart lias has not a mind capable of comprehending bending and dealing intelligently camph re 1 with t the most ordin ordinary ary matters of public concern the struggle hero between the races will go on oil a lit alo loneer but we wi will fl I 1 see sea or ere lorm long tho the exemplification odthe oatha famous darwinian doctrine of tile survival of tho the fittest W 31 hi gibson ox ex minister of foreign affairs H lie ho was hold held for several days in durance darance vile v lie bythe by the insurgents was finally ill aa ily prosecuted on a charge of embee clemen t but the evidence evid enco not being suf set ile he was discharged the old man broken down and dispirited quietly lUi etly left lore here for san han francisco on board a ilia ultimate destination no ono con knows nor stems seems to caro care the hawaiian gazette says it IS ia not certain whether mr gibson will go direct to salt lake city or biot probably not thus draw draws s to a close the career of walter baurr murry gibson a man endowed by nature with many fine intellectual gifts a roan man of cul cultures turis and refinement of dignified ap pe bearance poi rance arance and iid genial qualities one who heid lie he listened to the whispering of at that spi slit tit i it that prompts us to do good instead of follow ing after vain ambition arid and self aggrandizement would have been honored in life and mourned mour nied in death fibson it will be remembered joined the church in 0 was appointed to a mission mission to the pacific islands soon after and came here finding an opening t to tarry it rr out t an n ambitious plan our elders of le all il having bibee been called home on account of the war lie he set himself to the study of the native language alter after which lie announced himself its as one oae of I 1 tho ho apostles of the church with full authority I 1 to regulate all things pertaining if thereto i areto lie ile induced tho the credulous native members of the tha church to contribute contri buto to a fund for tile the ble purpose of baying the island of lanai for or a gathering place alico some soma of the natives giving all their earthly possessions such each as an goats sheep hogs etc for the purpose ile ho brov proved P ft traitor to his trust and swin aw in dieu th poor natives 10 ot f all the they had this was the begin beginning I 1 ni ng of hrs his career among this people st step ep by step he has haa since risen to wealth h and prominence till at last ho he sat flat in t tho I 1 0 most mat honored claie aiace in this thi kingdom king doin viz the prime minister 0 ol 01 fla hawaii wail lie he had arrived at that advanced age when man must debiro daire a a respite from public caro care and perplexity plex ity but alas lor for ill III gotten gain in no an hour when he ha nathis recompense found him out and today to day in ia Us ills old od pense ago age ho he finds himself floating off on oil I 1 0 old oceans cheerless bos bosom a man luau without a country and without it friend tri truy i 1 the way ft ay of the transgressor I 1 la ila r 1 J V K 1 urns I kufs lale laie and ch Is lanJa july aw issa