The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-04
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The California, Oregon ind Mexico Stea mcrs-
Opposition Thercto-AnnexatiOn Feared


Opposition Thereto-Annexation Feared
Exports.
HONOLULU, May 10, 1888.
The Legislature is still in session and will doubt.
less be engaged for four weeks longer.
Several questions have been decided. which, IL
they have done no other good will prove to the
Ministry that with all the machinery in their own
hands to govern elections, they have succeeded In
obtaining bare majority to support their views
and measures. The Ministry have suffered defeat in
several instances, and they will soon be engaged in q
strife their pet measure, rather the measure
which their master, the King, has signihed his ap-
prevail of. | allude to the bill granting q subsidy OF
$4,000 to the California, Oregon and Mexico Steam
ship Company. The subsidy question is opposed by
almost the entire mercantile community and the
natives generally opposed to it, and it Is ex-
tremely doubtful If the bill pass the Assembly.
Young Holiday is hcle using what influence he
can command together with the house OF IIackfeld
& Co.., and for who has few friends to sup
port his measure certainly keeps up a good heart.
All sorts OF anoat about the means he Ia
using to make friends for the bill.
1t is said that money and liquor are used with
out stint. The native members may be ap-
preached with money, but take them as whole
doubt IL much is to be gained by the means resOrted
to- The friends OF the subsidy seem afraid to let tho
bill stand on its own merits. Among the arguments
brought up to kill the bill, the one which has the
most influence with the natives is that the establish
ment OF the line will be the fOrerunner to anneK8-
ton. This argument was used to influence the ma
tives against the election OF the sOcaled American
ticket, at the late election, by the Ministry and they
now find 1t turned against them to defeat the sub
sdy. The natives now believe that the Americans,
who IN the late election e were called traitors and
accuse the Ministers OF desire to squander their
money and jeOpardize their independence. The MIN
listers doubt dread the position which Mr.. Seward
may take the insult to the United States govern
ment touching the Lackawanna matter and hope ~
substituting an American line OF steamers to hOlltfy
| the Secretary Of State.
Another reason why they are friendly to the bill
satisfied that radical change Is necessary to re-
vve the resources OF the Kingdom and thus continue
| them in power. As a manufacturing people, we have
nothing to boast OF, ana for that matter never nave
had. Hawaiian shipping interests have name. ana
that Is about ALI our main stay therefore, s In our
agricultural and grazing interests, and, to increase
these, system OF internal improvements Ia most es-
sental. together with more liberal policy IN regard
DESTROYS Of settling There can be no doubt but what
line OF steamers would revoutiOnize the trade OF
the group and this Is feared BY the majority OF mes
dependency Of California eared and this no doubt,
has great weight with importers, who now receive
most OF their goods from Atlantic pOrts but, to my
mind they are fighting against an Inevitable result
when the Pacific Railroad and other improvements
may be that they will be in better trim in year OF
two hence and again they cannot see the policy OF
| paving roundly to bring about the result
| To my mind no fears need be entertained by the
United States as to the occupation OF these islands
| by England or France. The day has gene by when
they had the opportunity to return. The pur'
chase OF the Islands by the United States, at any
| price, would be poor policy. The group would prove
| vertable white elephant.
The Pacific Railroad and cheap freights by steam.
via Panama and San Francisco, to these islands will
slowly but surely Americanze the group, thus maxi
| ing them available for all purposes to the United
| States.
The steamer Idaho left on her last trip with full
freight and but thirty-fOur passengers, while the
| bark ID. Q. Murray sailed the same day with fult
| freight and thirtyeight passengers.
| The fact that German house has the agency OF
the steamer Is telling against the company, and Will
continue to do time rolls on. This fact Nc
doubt helped to create an influence against the sub
sidy, and II IL somewhat singular that the United
States should subsidize steam line to these islands,
| the agency of which, being placed in the hands OF
| foreigners, helps to cripple American influence
Three departures for san Francisco last week took
hence 25l9 sos pounds Of sugar, "a, 500 gallons mo-
Iasses $40 pounds OF hides and other items Of island
produce
on the 18th inst. another smart shock OF earth.
quake was felt on Hawaii and the island was stAt
quaking and trembling at last accounts.
| Heavy rains have caused freshets on most OF the
| islands, which have yet done but little harm
| license to sell opium recently sold for $4,000.
| The OF this drug IL becoming very common both
with the Chinese aud natives.