The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1892-10-15
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
The Situation Of Affairs In the Hawaiian
Islands Receives the Attention Of
the State DEPARTMENT.

The President has appointed Prof.
Thomas q. Mendenhall, Superintendent
OF the geodetic survey, the United States
Commissioner Of the international Com
mittee TO settle differences between
Great Britain and the United States in
the matter Of the boundary line between
Alaska and British Columbia.
The Secretary Of the Interior has ap-
proved the allotment OF land 10 the
Seneca and Eastern band OF Shawnees
in the Indian Territory. There are 275
OF the former and 200 Of the latter who
will receive sixty acres OF land apiece,
and in some cases an additional eighty
acres, where the land is used for grazing
or is not fertile.
The attention OF the PostofIice De-
partment has been called TO the fact that
many letters from China and Japan spe-
cially addressed 10 20 via Vancouver, B.
c., are forwarded to San Francisco. In
order TO remed y this instructions have
been sent TO division superintendents to
issue orders that will insure the dispatch
Of mails az addressed when intended for
any country and marked TO go by any
particular route.
The two vessels, proposals for which
we're issued recently, will make an i'm
portant addition to the navy. The ar
mored cruiser will cost, exclusive OF
armament, about $3,000,0O0. She will
be 400 feet long on the load line, GA feet
beam and % feet draft; will have $4,000
indicated horse power and make speed
OF twenty knots. The armament is eight
eight-inch rifles, twelve five-inch rifles
and strong auxiliary battery, gatling
guns, six-pounders and torpedo tubes.
The steaming endurance is specified at
$1,000 miles at a ten knot rate. The
battle ship will be 800 feet long, As feet
beam and "a feet draft, with IL 600 horse
power, and will make l61a knots speed.
The armament will be four twelve-inch
and six four-inch rifles, twenty elk
Founders and five one Founders.
The situation OF affairs in the Hawaii
an Islands continues to receive the best
and constant attention of officials OF the
Department Of State. To inquiries as to
the political situation in the dominion
of her Majesty Queen Liliuokalani the
reply is made that it ie regarded as un-
settled. Further than this they say they
do not care TO express an opinion, and
this despite the fact that on September
13 the new Ministry was inducted into
office. The change Of government was
accomplished without demonstration OF
any kind, but the feeling prevails that
there is no confidence in the Ministry,
and any change would create no sur
prise. The department Is under more
or less influence to bring about even
closer relations between the United
States and Hawaii than have ever been
obtained. Annexation is openly urged
the argument being made that the Isl.
ands need the support of strong gov
ernment, which would restore the
commercial credit of the country, give
assistance to the producers and conse-
quent development to the Islands. Un-
less the United States does take these
Islands under its care, it is urged that
some other strong government is likely
to do it, and that government is Eng
land. In addition to sugar rice is cult.
waited, tea can be raised in abundance,
and the coffee of the Islands is OF the
finest quality. All that is needed is some
money and an effort to improve the lands
and cheap labor to work them. Eng
land could easily supply these from hel
surplus capital and coolie colonies.