The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-03
4 CANE INCIDENT.
1t Is Agitating the Ha-
Waiian Politicians.
A Business Revival in the Islands
Rep0rted-SOme Quick
Voyages.
Correspondence Of THE MORNING CALI.

HONOLULU, Fl. l.. July 26.-The royal
lists who presented cane to Claus Speck-
els just before the Australia sailed have
deeply offended Minister Blount by The
unauthorized use of his name. and the
matter has become the subject OF diplo.
matte correspondence. E. C.. Crick. the
conspirator who was not held for trial,
has sued the Government to recover
$50. 600 damages. The r0yalist leaders are
endesvoring to make political capital out
Of the segregation question. Professor
W. D. Alexander. special Hawaiian Com
missioner to Washington. leaves with
carte blanche instructions on treaty mat
ters by the steamer Monowai tomorrow.
Outside of the stir raised by The cane
episode. matters political and govern
mental have been running without any
steamer Australia left purt prearranged
scheme of presenting Claus Spreckels
with cane inscribed with list Of names.
headed by those Of Llluokaiani and
James 81. Blount, was carried out amid
the popping of champagne. The royalisis
took occasion to assert on the boat and
wharf that Minister Bl"unt had allowed
the use of his name to show his apprecia-
ton Of Spreckels and the ex-Queen's cause.
On July 20 Minister Blount sent the Pro
yisional Government note calling their
attention to the matter. and the Govern
ment at once began Investigations as to
the persons responsible for the outrage.
Charles Creighton, VINO made the presenta-
ton speech. has been officially written to
and an answer is expected from him to-
day, but it is probah BILE 1t will be sent too
late to learn it's contents before the Rio de
Janciro sails this afternoon.
Business Is decidedly on the improve in
spite of rOvalist assertions 10 the contrary.
The electric light company are about to
put in an entirely new plant and plans
have been prepared and adopted for
handsome brick building 10ox102 feet in
size to accommodate it. The present
plant, which was considered good enough
two years ago, is entirely inadequate. In
three months from now Honolulu will be
better lighted than any other city In the
world of its size. Its telephone service
is alre 'dy far anead.
White. Ritman 81 Co. have started new
iron works. and many new stores are being
opened and new buildings are going up.
The Star newspaper has purchased COM
pete outfit, consisting of engine and
boiler, news and job plant, formerly
owned by the San Diego Sun.
Two quick passages have been made In
the schooner Transit In Is days and the
barkentlne Irmgard In ~ days.
The creditors Of Samuel Parker. one of
the ex.Queen's favorites. have petitioned
to have him declared a bankrupt. His en-.
tire real estate is covered by two mort
cages. on the frst of which there is over
due interest amounting to $4,000, and on
the second to $4,000. His assets consist
solely of household goods, etc. A meeting
OF his creditors who are unsecured was
held to-day. when 1t was found that bis
unsecured debts alone amounted to be-
tween 100000 and $4,000. while the
amount due on the mortgages is S232, 900.