St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-03
TALKS WITH TRAVELLERS.

de said that he expected to reopen his
bank soon. Bank Examiner Lynch, as
soon as he Is through looking over the
affairs of the National German-Ameri-
can of st. Paul, will go to Helena and
examine the affairs of the banks there.
Mr.. Hauser spoke briefly on the silver
question. Naturally he is one of the
most radical of the silver advocates, be-
ing heavily interested in silver mining.
Montana has population of some
thing over 100000" said he, land has
been producing St5,000,0O0 annually of
silver, and If the Sherman law is uncon-
ditionally repealed it must be serious
blow to us. 1t will not be fatal blow,
but serious. 1t will result in the per-
manent closing of all our silver mines,
ana Will paralyZe to large ex-
tent copper, gold ana lead min
ing. 1t does not seem to be under
stood out here that our copper, gold and
lead mines, are most of them profitable
only because of the silver they produce
in addition to the other metals. Very
few of our gold mIues can be worked
probably if the silver taken out of them
is reduced in value. | think | can say
that hardly any one of them can be
worked at profit if the Sherman law
Is repealed Internationally. But do
not believe this law will be so repealed.
L believe the senate will adopt some1
measure that will give relief to cur
silver Interests. Just what measure it
Will be | am unable to forecast. but
believe it will be satisfactory, at least
IN tO
into any specific account of measures
which should be adopted, an will only
say that congress cannot afford to repeal
the present law without making some
provision for our silver interests"
Il. Z, Bond, a prominent citizen of
Hawaii, is at the Merchants. He has
been at the worlds fair ami is on his
way home. He was born and raised on
the island of Hawaii, the largest in the
group, and for many years WAS en-
gagged III the sugar plantation business.
He is now retired and taking life COM
fortably. He is strongly in favor of
annexation with the United States.
~ Gears ago." said he, "there was an
understanding with Great Britain,
France and Germany that if ever
Hawaii became annexed to any country
it should be to the United States. There
seems to be Misunderstanding among
a good many people in this country as
to what brought about our revolution,
the Impression being that it was the
sugar interests. The fact is that the
United States has always been our
great sugar market and by annexation
that cannot be materially increased.
Our government was so vaSclllating
that the good citizens became weary of
it and longed for annexation to the
United States, believing that this would
insure to us stable government.
Nine months prior to the revolution,
Queed LlliuOkalani and her party be-
gan terrific struggle to overthrow the
constitution and the party which sup
ported it. The constitutional party
fought vigorously, and at length was
forced on Jan. II last to overthrow the
queen. She was allowed her full sal
AIRY several months after she was de-
posed, but when 1t was discovered that
she was using the money to further her
political ends her salary was cut off
The sentiment in favor of annexation is
growing stronger and stronger every
day; even the natives are growing rap
idly TO feel that it would be to the best
interest of the islands to become a part
OF the United States. The president of
the provisional government Sanford =.
Dole, was born and raised on the island
of my nativity. He was long justice
OF our supreme court, and is about the
strongest and most Influential citizen of
Hawaii He is one OF the leading advo-
Gates Of annexation.
The principal industry of the island
is, of course, sugar raising. But of late
years there has sprung up strong
sentiment in favor of diverSifying the
products of the soil. So now we are
raising coffee, pineapples. bananas.
Indian corn, and several other kinds of
crops.
Our bread fruit product should have
foreign market, but so far it is hardly
known outside the islands. 1t is very
nutritious and paiatable food. 1t grows
wild and is also widely cultivated. Poi
is practically the staff of life among us.
1t is made from the taro root. This root
should also be introduced in this coun-
Try. | think if it were properly intro
duced here, it would result in building
up good market for it.
Our plantations are cultivated by
contract labor; that is, labor brought
from China, Japan and Portugal. The
natives are also worked Under the con-
tract system. The poor classes of Port
ugal ana the TWO Oriental countries
mentioned. are brought by shiploads
upon contracts which bind them to work
from three to five years. The govern
ment pays the expense of bringing
them, and the planters select from the
cargoes such men as they want, and re-
imburse the government.
The Hawaiian group is composed of
thirteen Islands, the four principal ones
being Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and Kauai.
Hawaii Is the largest, and on this is
Kilauea, the largest active volcano in
the world. Honolulu is on the island
Oahu. Among the smaller islands is
Molokai, on which all the lepers are
kept"
At the Merchants'-H. B. Cory and
wife, Miss Madison, Wheaton. Mimi;
G.. L. Macdonald and wife, st. Cloud:
p. V. Coppernall, A. q. Broker, Wa
dena; T. c. Tucker. Edwin r. Mockett.
[. NJ. Margnott and wife, Lincoln,
Neb.; Henry Bordewick, Granite Falls:
J. r. Canty, Morris; }. A. Lawrence;
E. NJ. WaIDrldge, Northfield; J. G. Nc
Paris, France; John Cooper, d. Z.
Myers, St.CtOud; Charles Keith, Prince
ton; John Hutton, Window.
Rev. Fathers James O'DOherty and
James j. O'Brien, two of the most dis
tinguished Catholic divines OF Boston.
Mass, occupy parlors b and c at the
Ryan. They arrived from the worlds
fair yesterday and took good look at
st. Paul and Minneapolis. They express
themselves delighted with the two
cities. They leave either today or to-
morrow for the Pacific coast. They
will be out some weeks before return
ing to Boston.
At the Metropolitan-C. c. Rirkpat-
rick, Springfield o.; Mrs. Fitch Gilbert.
Eau Claire; Ella Dean. New York; }. NJ.
Little and wife, New York; E. S. Tarr.
New York: j. S. Murray, Pittsburg, Pa;
Miss Darlington, New York; Miss
Foster, New York; Miss Caldwell, New
York; NJ. Mckay and family, Merriam
Park Charles w A il-an flop,h ridra