Arms Feared Landed on Oahu

[…] And if reports from abroad are true, arms have already been landed on Oahu, or are liable to be at any moment. It is not believed natives have anything to do with the business. It may be a part of the filibuster scheme to land arms in advance and leisurely bring in men to start the racket, others to come in on the tail end of the movement. For some time it has been noised around in peace circles that another lot of firearms was to be landed on Oahu. Koko Head was the location, and the shipment would come much as did the munitions by the Wahlberg. The information originally came from the coast. Men there have been in correspondence with the detectives here on the subject. The foreign officials claim to have positive information on the subject.

Samuel Damon returned from California today. It was said that his visit to San Francisco was for the purpose of floating the new bonds issued by the government. It now turns out that his mission was for the purpose of buying the interest of Charles R. Bishop in the local banking house of the same name. Damon was successful, and will take full charge of the business in June next.

The government is now preparing a comprehensive law on the subject of land titles in order to facilitate the immigration of desirable settlers, especially Americans. The country is cursed by leasehold titles, which tie up the transfers of land. These were made at a time when land was without value. Now, when it is needed for coffee, sugar and pineapples, it is difficult to obtain the land, though it is not occupied and brings no revenue to the government.