Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 155, 5 July 1894 — THE FOURTH OF JULY. [ARTICLE]

THE FOURTH OF JULY.

A Very Tame Celebration. All true Americans resiJing in Houoluln, regret the manner in whieh tbeir uational boliday was celebrated. The bastard attempt of Mr. Dole to mix loeal politics into the ceremony with whieh Americans at home or absent remember the day on whieh a legitirnate aod a truly popnlar republic was born, resnlted iu a dead failure. The town has never on a similar dav presented a more qoiet and peaceful frout. The Hawaiians who geuerally have been lively participators in the celebration of America's Nalional day staid at home, and refused to join the crowd who were forgetting the lofty principles of the great republic by rejoicing in the estrthlishing of a rich man's oli. garchy. The usnal sports took plaee in ditlerent places. Boat racing, athletics. baseball, target-shoot-ing and fireworks. It is noteworthy that good “Amēricaus” delighted most!y in the display of Japanese fireworks. Mmister Willie and Mrs. Willis beld a reception «t the Royal Hawaiiau Hutel. A detachraent of the Naiionnl band was in attcndance. A nnmber of prominent Hawaiians paid their respects to the Anierican Minister. A nnmber of bmldings in town were decorated. Th«n r all looked bke eheap booths «t a village fair. Cistle & C«oke the first prizo. The roof of their buildiug had beeu dra[»ed in the manner of a fuueral poll, and with ; the tioral decorations lookod very moeh like an overgrown coffin.; The Inter Islands Stearasbip Company got the secoud prize. ' The good American, JohnEna,' bad exerted himself, and | his decorations wonld really have i been graceful — like those he ae- j cepted from Kmg Kalakaua—if he had possef-S9d sufficient tact to omit tbe pictures of Washingtou and Dole. Mr. Waterhousei from Van Diemens Land had forgotten the Hawaiian fiag on his building. He is gettiug j awfully Ameneau, don,’t you’ know. It was nottil tbongb, tbat he. this tinie remembered to keep bis “adopted” tiag away from the British coat-of-arms whieh he impndently disphivs on i bis bnilding. Tbe Bell Telephone building was verv haiulsomely decorated. Mr Gcdfrey Brown deserves great credit for his tasteful display of the colorsj of France. The main iuscription was new uud refreshing. Our jeporter might not liavo got it dowu correclly, but ho says it wa» something like this: “United we stand. Our dividends fall.” The drapery arranged like cnrtains iu a maifion de p!ai*ir wasj verv suggestire, aud the trade markof Anheuser Bush Brewery, whieh appeared as tbe maio decoration was very appropriate. E. O. Hall & Son (very limited)| had <\ magnificent decoration. Geo. Wasbiugton looking like a Sorth American torning his back to a large pictnre of Jndge Lyman, or Honee Crabbe, or Captain “Kid” Cooke. It was : impoesib!e to see whieh was whieh owing to the breeze thati made the pictures and the fiags and the whole bnilding look like tbej were all oo a spree. P. C. Jones bad the only decent 4th

of J alr decoration.He didn’t sport Do’e P s pictore, Watshington was good enongb for him. Many other good Americans made fine dispiays. Mr. Hopper decorate<i his Chinese-American rice-mill with a $1.25 Ameiiean flag. Pro bably he conldn’t atford anythiug better. The great flag of Tim Marray*s floateti in harmony with the yellow dragon of China across the street, and lots of other “Americans” hnng out their bunting. When the evening eame and tbe Mariposa arrived, the town was as dcad as the proverbial door nail. W. O. Smith was tbe ouly Ameiiean at large.