Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-17
DO|NGS IN THE ISLAND KINGDOM
The Hawaiian Cabinet Forced
to Resign.
Difficulty Experienced in Forming
New Ministry.
The Louisiana Lottery Trying to Get a
franchise to DO Busiasss in Hon
olulu-A Tempting
Offer.
By the Associated Press,

Honolulu, Sept. &.-Political mat
ters are becoming interesting for the
reason that there is deadlock in the
legislature, relative to thequestion as to
who shall fill the now empty seats OF the
cabinet. A vacancy was caused on the
evening of August 30th, when Ministers
Parker, Widemann, Spencer and Neu-
mann were retired by RESOLUTION of
want of confidence being carried against
them by vote of 81 to 10. Neumann
had only been in Office about a dozen
hours, and by the action of the legsla-
ture, not only lost his position in the
cabinet, but his seat as noble in the
legislature. From August 30th to
date, there has been no harmonious ac-
tion by the three parties which exist In
the assembly, and consequent dead
lock ensues. Queen Liliuokalana has
called upon Hon. Arthur Phelpson to
form new cabinet, but, although
nearly week at work, he has not yet
succeeded. In the meantime no work
is being done by the legislature.
The Louisiana lottery has presented
itself for public favor here, and a bill
was read in the legislature August 30th,
granting an exclusive franchise to d. Fl.
Cross, of Chicago; w. B. Davenport, st.
Louis, and John Phillip, J. ]. Williams
and DIR. Gilbert Foote, Honolulu. to es
tablish a lottery in Honolulu for term
of 25 years, the company to pay for the
franchise $500,000 eacn year, in quar-
terly installments, the minister of the
interior to disburse the sum fo- the fol-
lowing purposes
An ocean cable between Honolulu and
any port on the North American CONT
nent, connecting with the American tel
egraph system, 100000 per annum; a
subsidy for the construction of rail-
road around the island of Oahu, $50 600
per annum subsidy for a railroad
through Hilo and Hamakua. Hawaii,
$50, 900 per annum roads, bridges, land
ings and wharves in the Hawaiian king
dom, SIZE, 900 per annum; improving
Honolulu harbor, $4,000 per annum !;
for the encouragement of industries in
the kingdom, $4,000 per annum. If,
however, the reciprocity treaty with the
United States is abrogated, the last two
items are to be applied to building
dry docks. The last item is $4,000 per
annum for encouragement of tourist
travel and immigration. The capital
stock of the company ia fixed at $5,000,-
900, OF so, 600 shares, which may be in
creased to $l0.000000. The bill pro-
vides that two commissioners shall be
appointed by the queen, at salary of
$4,000 PEI year, to preside at all draw
ings of the lottery. The grantees are to
be exempted from all taxes and license
fees, and to have the use of the
Hawaiian mails. The bill has created
much discussion, and though there is
strong opposition, present appearances
are in favor of the passage of the bill.
There is some probability that Mar
shal Wilson may have to resign his
position upon the formation. of new
ministry, and rumors are rife as to the
position he would succeed to, those of
chamberlain and crown land commits
Rioner being mentioned. From relia-
BILE source, however, it is estimated that
he will be appointed Hawaiian consul at
San Francisco.
The U. S. S. Boston is the only war
vessel in port.
Everything remains quiet in the line
of trade, with no prospect of a revival
at present.
The queens birthday was celebrated
on September End, and a levee was held
at the palace.