The morning call., 1893-09-01


while the United States says she shall not.
In an interview with Mr.. Fugii, the JAP
anese Consu!-General. that gentleman said
yesterday that he was not at liberty To say
what the policy of Japan would be, but
that he anticipated no trouble with the
United States.
The trial of George Ryan for the larceny
OF the crown jewels from the eX-Queen's
palace ended on Tuesday in verdict of
guilty. He was yesterday sentenced to
three years Imprisonment and TO pay a
fine of $500. AS he is already serving
six months sentence for attempting to es-
cape while awaiting his trial he is now
decorated with ball and chain.
Annexation Matters.
Since Mr.. and Mrs. Blouni's departure,
many stories Of what they both said to
annexation leaders of both sexes just pre-
yious to leaving are coming out. and all of
them are quite in line with the views
attributed to the American Minister
You know can't say anything here. /"
said Mrs. Blount to friends just before
leaving, bat when l go back homs / shall
be really eloquent about H a waian matters.
Don't worry about your future. 1t viii be
one long era OF peace, happiness anu pros
perity."
Afterward she said. 81 don't know of
course. what Congress may do about
annexation. but yoc may be sure if it does
what Mr.. Bl0uut desires yon will have no
cause 10 complain" A United States
naval officer who WAS about with BlOunt a
good deal. says that when it was remarke !
in the Minister'S hearing some time ago
that the eX-Queen's palace might be used
for hotel, he said quickly: you ought
to save that for guoerpatorial mansion. 7"
Everything points TO the conversion of the
Blount family 10 the cause of the Pro-
ylsloDal Government, and it has even been
suggeste1 that Blount might like to be the
first Governor of the Territory OF Hawaii
and occupy the palace he thought so well
suited for gubernatorial purposes.
The Oahu Road.
Since his return d. F. Dillingham; has been
eXerting himself in the matter of procuring
capital enough TO extend the Oahu Rail-
road from its present temporary terminus
az Eva to Waisnae. on the eastern side
of the island. distance Of about twelve
miles according to the route surveyed.
DespaiTIng OF getting foreign capitalists TO
advance the necessary coin until the Ques-
tion of annexation Is settled in sCme form
or other, Mr.. Dillingham; DOW proposes TO
sell the whole of the campany'S lands at
Pearl City to an Eastern syndicate and
thus raise money enough to extend the
road to Waianae without waiting to see
wnat The United States will do on the
annexation question. Traffic is rapidly
improving between Eva, Pearl City and
Honolulu, the gross earnings of the road
for the month Of July being over $1,000, a
sum III excess of the operating expenses.
During the present year over half a million
pineapple plants have been set out at Pearl
City alone, while at Eva 100, 600 more nave
been planted. The latter place now sup
plies more than half of the bananas eX-
ported from the islands. and the amount
OF land utilized in raising that profitable
fruit is increasing alm0s: monthly. Pearl
City and EVA and the land bordering the
railroad 10 Walanae is destined TO furnish
the bulk of the baLanas and pineapples
exported from Honolulu, and now that
northern market Is opened up in addl-
tiOn to that OF San Francisco there is no
danger OF raising too much of either fruit.
The Oahu Railroad Will get the full benefit
of all this fruit trade. and no one knows IL
better than MT. Dillingham;. Your corre-
spoudent learns that the railroad lands at
Pearl City have been lately looked over by
an agent sent out for that purpose, ana
that matters are now in train for an early
resumption of railroad building.
In addition to attempting to put the
screws on the Government by forcing il TO
pay off the sum of 500, 600 advanced by the
bank of SDreckels & Co., the sugar king
gave notice to the officers of the Reci-
procity Sugar Company shortly after his
arrival here that he wanted the little bal
ance due him from that corporation. As
that little balance amounted to about
SlO0,00O the officials could not raise il, but
finally placed the matter in the hands of
z. G. Jones, the first Minister of Finance
under the Provisional Government regime,
who has successfully f1oated about $4,000
Of boDos of the company, and will soon
free 1t from the grasp of Spreckels.
wnder's Resignation.
AT the regular weekly meeting of the
Executive and Advisory Councils last
Thursday President Dole made his first
appearance in public for the week, having
been confined to his house with neuralgia.
The resignation of William &. Wilder as
Viee-President was read and accepted and
+. Nj. Hatch was unanimously elected to
hll the vacancy. The resignation OF MIR.
Wilder was much regretted. but a he left
the islands on the last steamer and does
not expect TO return for some two or three
months he felt it TO be his duty 20 resign
In ease of ar emergency occurring. The
new appointee is one of the brightest and
most promin ent members of the honolulu
bar, and is IN every way qualified for the
position. He has been chairman of the
Judiciary Committee of the councils and
his election seems to give general satisfac-
tion to the public Since General" Paul
Neumann's falling out with Spreckels
Mr.. Hatch has been acting as attorney for
the Spreckels people. His appointment as
Vice-PresideDt may cost him the loss of
that nice little plum, however. President
Dole withdrew from the Council chamber
on the plea Of ill-health as soon as Mr..
Hatch's election occurred, and the latter
presided during the balance Of the session.
The new military act has become law
1t contains about sixty sections and abol-
ishes all standing or regular armies or
militia. The Government troops are to be
composed entirely of volunteers, all of
whom may be called out for active service
by the President, who is commander-in-
chief of the forces, which may consist of
twelve companies of 102 men or less The
members receive no pay except when in
active service, when they may be paid
such sums a m month as the Council sees fit.
The bill does not affect the present forces
of the Government, all of whom ,volun-
teered for one year, but is designed
to regulate the defects of the present sys-
tenn and insure a large force of reliable
and trained men on whom the Government
may call at short notice. The term of
service under the new bill is three years,
the Government furnishing uniforms. arms
and accouterments and exempting the
members from jury duty, road and poll
taxes.
An act prohibiting the peddlng of for
eign manufactured goods of any descrp-
ton has also passed.
The small coasting steamer Waimanalo