Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 9, 11 January 1894 — From Lahaina. [ARTICLE]

From Lahaina.

The Annexation Clab bas sent to the ditferent districts a kind of cast iron oath whieh tUe faithfnl have to subscribe if they desire the goodwill of the Siuiths, Jones, and Browns. The oath provides that the snbscnber will guarautee uudying fealty to the P. G. that Ue will never (hardly ever) divulge any of the orders or cominands given to Uim in the name of the Club; that he will faitUfally obey all instrnc tions of tho men designa ted as otficers of said Club, and that Ue will resist to Uis last by force any attempt of the U. S. to restore tbe Queeu. A document containing something to the above effect was forwarded to Lahaina frora the Annexation Club by the hands of the great annexationist ( pro. tem.) Mr. John W. Kalna. SomeUow. or othor the good citizens of LaUaina didn’t 'flock together and spill their iuk on an atterapt to bo the first on the list. TUe “Uaolea'’ of course eame to the front and the nuraerons flornor I family placed their valnable signatnros to the oath and were followed by tbe few straggling foreigners who yet inhabit the ruins of LaUaina. Among the natives the Sunday-school based Judge Mr. KaUaulelio aud Uis two sons eame to the fore. Noue of thom could shoot a sick cat if they tried, and they were ably seconded by the moral and virtuous, discarded preacher, Mr. Pali and his virtuous famiiy. TUe jailor and the ex-deputy ' sherift’ who presumably still hoi>e , to get back to the flesh-pots of ; Eg\-pt filled the nuraber of 1 Hawaiian supporters of the P. G. , Despairing over such a poor re- ! sult the manager of the P. G. ' show called on the different i CUinamen and most of the eonvicted opium thieves attached their signatures probab!y in ‘ Chinese figures. With that re;onforcement Lahaina was oousidered safe and twenty rifles were successfully landcd s at Kaanapali, and handed over to Fred Horner who now we ; srtppose is ready to distribute them to Awae, and Ah Baldwin, | and the rest of the AU P. 6*8. Talking about opium thieves, | reroind ua of a case whieh was triod a short while ago in LaUaj i°a. A raid was made on tbe Uouse of Awae who for years enjoye<l the repntation of running i an opium den and a lot of opium, j and some sraokers were captured. j The P. G. deputy-sheriflr of I conrse didn t know enough to ;prosecnte the case, and Mr. Henry Long was imported from j Wailnkn to represent the P. G. | Our hon«t (!) friend Mr. J. W. I Kalua was sent for by the | defense and—it doesn’t snrprise | the initiated—between Jndge I Kahanlelio. Kalua, Long and . Awae the latter got and was ’ Hischarged. He immediatelv | swore to suppori the P. G. and ! tho necessary fees like a | Iittid well like a little cornered j Chinaman. And of such ia the |Kingdom of Dole!l