The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-08
THE PASSING THEoS6.

Td6 kASSAA6 TnRON6.
slAavs just sseeivsd loog lsttR aud bum
Carter, Who y IN tho islanda,' remarked Mr. ].
r Gait yesterday ssThe letter Il elsar-cut
concise and aitogothee ooe a she mast interest
Ing secounts at the conditfons - they exist In
Hawaii hare met with. OF course Mr. Carriers
vtevS are shose 81 afsintsrestsd party and ars
dispasionste, cieas-hesdsd ohsefvationA From
what h says The provisional govern
mens - running along smoothly and en-
Joys tie confidence Of the people OF The tsiands
- whole. and through their representatives
the nations OF the world. The reports bsine
eent abroad regarding Claus Spfeckels fntrigues
toward restoring Iliuokaiant or forming plu-
tocfacy 70 Ill hosh. That Claus epeeekelS 70 mos
particularly frisndiy 70 the provisional govern
meot to Q fact, but that 10 easily explained when
one 10 scquainted With Affairs in HAWAII, Claus
epsseksls u DESTROYS Of being recognised in
Hawaii - lsa1ef. but because he has posed in
that attitude In the United states and has been
BATTERED with being characterized - the king
Of the Havaiian islands.' the people OF those
Islands ignore him, which very much disturhs
his peace OF mind spreekels does not
openly oppose the provisional govsrnment -
will Be undentood oy any one acquainted With
the people Who compose and support it. but BY
iunueudos and indirocs actions shows his peev-
ishness At not being taken into the councils OF
the peop'& Any overt oct from Spfeckels would
b dealt with in the same manner - from Sam
Parker. Billy Corawell, the AcFarlands OF any
cot. and 10 knows It The Nordho6 af.
fair is exaggerated Charles Nordho6.
the correspondent Of the New York
Herud, has persistently sent % his
paper the vsfiess sort Of rot and some Hbelous
matter. NoFdhc6 when confronted with these
facts. has rushed to the public press in Honolulu
with apologize and promised apologies in HE
own papsr-which never appea1-to escape the
iibsl laws Of Hawaii, which are very stringent
The apologies made, more rot II sent and moro
ialsehoods uttered. and the Herald creates .
wrong Impression Of the situation OF
Hawaiian a6ain while the poor devils there
vince. but are forced to grin and bess It. for an
other apology Il forthcoming. Nordho1 ap-
pealsd to the provisional government for pro-
lection upon receiving . good tongue-lashing
from an ardent annexationise OF course his
wtshes were grsti6ed, and military guard has
been placed IN front Of his cottage. As for the
government Of Hawaii says Mr. CarteS, ft's
gsining strength and popularity. The
honor and dignity OF its conduct are ample
refutation Of tho evil and malicious statements
Of Mr. NordhoG Tho Annexation party, .by
which the government II conducted and main
tanned, in fact, 10 composed OF tho intelligent.
educated ana conservative party OF Hawaii.
Its ranks number the wealth. the enterprise and
the bone and sinew OF tho islands. They pay it,
taxes and bear the burdens OF government They
have developed the country. They maintain Its
good name at homsss well a. abroad. They are
the true friends and supporters Of the aboriginal
inhabitants.'"
Donald Aaclsay. prssident OF the United
States National hank. of Portland, 10 guest OF
the Rainier. He was for twenty six years the
~ Al mn NJ
Corbett 4 Mscleay. but he retired from CONNER.
cial business about eighteen months ago, since
when he has confined himself to banking. Toe
P0sT-lNT8LLI0ENcg8 reportes last night he
said: II have just returned from an eight
months trip to China. where our old
house had many connections. did not hear
any talk while there about che Chinese
government resaliatin upon rs for the Geary
act In fact, one does not hear the matter dis
cussed over there nearly - much - here Ny
brother and I arc now Organizing new COM
merctal company, which will be incorporated
in few days. which will engage altogether In
the foreign trads. We will deal chiefly with the
Oriental countries and England, importing
coffee and spices from the East Indies, teas and
rice from China. teas. silks ana other notions
from Japan and fruits from Hawaii, In return
we will export merchandise and produce to those
countries The consumption OF o. breadstuds
In the Orient II incSeasing very fast every year.
China does not raise - much rice ~ she con-
sumes. aud imports . large amount every year
from Cochin, Burmsh, Siam and other East In
dian countries. and our douf 10 now - cheap .
food for them - this imported rice. In addi-
ton to this the cultivated classes aud the thou.
sands OF Chinese returning home from this
country have acquired the habit OF eat.
ing bread and are changing the fash
ion there. AZ the present time, how
ever. the Chinese market 10 giutted
~VA ShApA &
money IN that line this season, because thu
climate OF that country. being very hot and
moist, 10 very hard upon -four, which won't
keep long there. Regarding the general fnan-
clal and commercial situation over the world. !
think that within the next few months Il will
begin to mend and continue to improve In
our own country think this Northwest SEC
ton. possessing such great resources and Offer
ing such lxrge returns for the labor OF develop
mcnt as It does, will be the first TO recover from
the depression. aud will even profit largely BY
the depression in other parts Of the country.
Judge A. r. Coleman, of Port Townsend, who
II registered at the Grand. 10 authority for the
statement that tho Scow bay region may soon
SEQ some very active operations with the view
OF developing the supposed coal deposits
there. Said he: Experts who have examined
tn cores from the drills thar have been at work
at Scow bay pronounce the indication as'ex.
amined the country there say coal certainly sx-
lists in largo bodies within half mile or 90 Of
the prospecsed ground ct . much lesser depth.
The 6cow bay prospects were ct navigable
waters edge and IL coal deposits could b de-
veloped there 1t would b great thing for our
town"
T. NJ Day. manager and publisher Of Wdshtno-
ton Resources. . monthly publication published
at Fairhaven. 10 st the Occidental on
his way home from an extended trip
through Clsilam county. Mr.. Day
IL coiiat:ng data for . huge edition
for the juno number OF his publication
on Claliam county. The July number viii be
devoted to Sksgit county, and the August num-
Der to King county. Mr. Day says he hnds all
localities in . more prosperous condition than
during the past fou, months
Ex-Alderman Moses kogn left on the Umattlla
yesterday for an extended visit to Caltfornia
points He goes in search OF health.