The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-06
THE PASSING THRoS6.

II. 81. Whitney. Of Honolulu, who - at
the Northern hotel on his Esy home from
the Worlds fair, Is the founder and ssiIi
publishes what Il probsbsy the oldest
newspaper In the Hawaiian islands. the
Daily lssnm<1eiaI 44dsxrtiser. He still 10 the
editor Of the Hamaisas Gasetse, weekly
edition Of the same paper. He established
the Advertiser in 1856 and has succseied in
having i; made the OH sial paper 81 the
provisional government I'VE are simply
waiting for the action Of the United States
government on the annexation question.
said he last night, '-and are contsnt 10 20
on mean While With the provisional gov
erumens- hardly expect that the matter
viii be taken up until the silver question
Is disposed OF, for President Cleveland
told one of the senators thai he should
not deal with Hawaii or any other matter
untii the financial question was settled.
The people are becoming better satisfied
with the provisional government, for about
all the natives care about Is TO have enough
20 eat and drink do not know what xe
should think of protectorate. for what
would II meant Suppose Hawaii were 70
gss into q quarrel with England, would
this country take is up for usf 4 protec-
-
were 70 be defined by treaty. We cannot
believe that this republic would favor the
restoration OF monarchy and we are con-
tent 20 wait for q decision on annexation
The ex-Gueen Is keeping quiet and does
not seem TO be agitating for restoration.
She receives few visitors"
Maj. II. C. Bate, inspector United
States weather bureau. whose home 10 at
Nashville. Tenn. arrived in the city yester-
day on q tour Of the Northwest. inspecting
the work of the bureau Offices. There are
but three Of these inspectors in the service
and their territory Is consequently very
large. In speaking of the Seattle Office,
he said: Seattle has as well an equipped
Office as many of the older Offices in the
country. You can't get these things all az
once, and II the needs of section require
o better equipment of instruments, etc,
the Office will get It. The Pacific coast 10
entitled 10 as good service as any part of
the country. and Prof. Harrington wishes
10 disabGse the people of the idea that this
Coast Is not looked after Since the bu-
reau has been in the agricultural depart
ment | know Prof. Harrington has been
glad to receive suggestions from any one,
nu0 NC VIII Cul9lacf tntm- luc Can
Francisco Office Is second to none in the
United States. You have no meteorologi-
cal committee in this city. and you can't
expect to have full-hedged service with
out passing through the different stages of
growth. A meteorological committee Is
expected to visit the weather Office at
least once month and ascertain its needs.
Suggestions from such a committee 60
further than from anybody else. shall
visit all the Offices on the Straits, and ex-
pect TO be here several days"
@. r. Brand. of Fairhaven, secretary Of
theWashington and Oregon Shingie Manu-
factnrers' Association, is q guest ct the
Arlington. and in an interview last night
said: I'VE are hoping to be able to reor-
ganize the association about the beginning
of the year, but it would hardly be possi-
bic at present. There Is q much better de-
mand. but not such as to cause an advance
in prices, so that few of the mills are in
position to make any money. Six to twos
are selling at LIS to 81 80, and five to twos
at $3.50. There will be q fair demand for
perhaps two months, and then will come
the shutdown for the winter. The situa-
ton has been improved by the acceptance
Of lower scale of wages by the weavers
in the last month or two. Some mills are
running on . sort of cooperative basis, the
weavers agreeing to low rates Of wages
and waiting for their money until the en-
ployer gets his returns for the product,
agreeing also to put no liens on the pro-
duct They seem TO have thought this
course better than to have no work"