The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-06-13
MINISTER BL0UNT'S VISIT TO
SPREU KELSVILLE.
The Roya1fsts Spring a Political
Game.
VIII do Their Cause Little Good.

7th inst, special train bore tbs
Blount party, in which were Mr.. anC
Mrs. BIount, Mr. and Miss Nordhoff
Messrs. W. G. Irwin, Rudolph Spree
kels and others, to Spreckelsville
where they breakfasted. During the
forenoon another special of the Ka
hului r. r. Co. conveyed the gentle
men of the party to Wailuku, where
they visited the court, then in ses
sion, and other places of interest un
der the guidance of Mr.. W. II. Corn
well.
At1P. NJ, they returned to Spree
kelsville. and at $3.50 P NJ. a party
consisting of Messrs. Blount, Nord
hoff, Spreckels, Hugh Center, Corn
we'll. Mrs. Blount, Misses Nordnoff
C1rnweu, Vida aud others, few on
horseback and the many in carriages
set out for Olinda and arrived at MIR
III. z. Baldwin's mountain house al
9:3OP.M. On Thursday most of them
viewed grand old Haleakala, and the
whole party, descending the noun
tain during the afternoon, spent the
night at Spreckelsviile.
Friday was spent in exploring the
great plantation, special III. 4. q 3
Go. train bearing the party through
the different fields, past bitches and
reservoirs to Maalaea Bay aud back.
All were much impressed by the i'm
proyements under way to obtain a
larger supply of water. During the
evening of the same day nine Kahu-
lui r. r. Co. cars bore APO people
from the Wailuku and Kahului de
pots to the H g. Co.'s sugar planta-
ton at Spreckelsville. Arriving there
at ITO p. NJ, the assemblage was OBJ
liged to wait in a drizzle for some
tins till after the finale of an elabor
ate dinner The scene of the waiting
and the reception was the verandas
and lawn Of Manager Center's resi-
dence. In the meantime the Spree
kelsville employees had gathered to
pether, and the crowd numbering
several hundred people were com
posed mostly OF Waikapu and Spree
kelsville plantation laborers. John
Richardson acted as grand cham
berlain in regard to iDtroduc
tions, and Antoine Rosa interpre-
ted the different speeches. The
following gentlemen made their little
bows. presented their compliments
and spoke briefly about the 6 terrible
burden now resting upon Hawaii
nei," and hoped that the United
States Minister would soon restore
their queen to the throne, or words
to that effect. John Kalama repre-
senting, Makawao w. Edmonds,
Waikapu Tom Clark, Waikiki /;
Nawahine, Waihee; kamakele, Kula;
and Nakaleta, Molokai.
At the close of these compliments,
Minister Blount made a brief, non
committal address, which, it was re-
marked by good judges, was interpre-
ted to the natives in a somewhat
partizan way by MIR. Rosa. Mr..
Blount said something to this effect:
Since coming to the islands he had
been pleased with many things-the
climate, his reception, and most of all
to see that Hawaiians had so profited
by what Americans had taught them
with regard to the Almighty God, as
to raise them far above many people
who had knowledge of him for
much longer period of time. 1t was
his pleasure, and that OF the PresI
dent of the United States, who sent
him to reduce (the bitterness of
public feeling by having the flag
which tioated over theirs (the Ha-
waiian) taken down, and the United
States marines returned to their
ship. Since then he had sought to
gather the opinions of residents of
all nationalities. But they must IN
derstand that, by the rules of diplo-
macy, he could not divulge to them
the Intentions of the American gov
eminent with regard to its future
action.
At intervals between the introduc-
lions and speeches, the Waihee glee
club sang in a pleasant manner, and,
after handshaklngs with the minister
and his wife, the crowd rapidly dis
persed.
This reception was participated IN
By very few whites outside of en-
ployees of the Hawaiian Commercial
Company, notices of the affair having
been given only in the Hawaiian Ian
guage, posted up around the planta-
,n.ouc. OrelSHeIS SpedhIbS 'HC AnS
hsh tongue took the fact as gentle
hit that their company was not re
quested. To be sure the train was
Tree. but this announcement was
made only in the native language
Many natives also stayed away, beng
Under the impression that none but
foyalists were desired to attend.
Today, at NJ, the Blount party
Viewed the Kahului race track and
Tue horses, and thence visited beau
sful lao valley They lunched at
IP.M. at the Cornwell residence In
Walkapu, and at 3 PM. another OPP
portunity to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
Diountwas given at Kahului through
me me courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. q. z.
Wilder, invitations to this petite
ieeeption having been issued YER
oaiiy in English. After this fare
vel compliment, then the Claudine
"oK her departure for Honolulu.
STRAY sCRIBBLINGs.
The Waimanalo Steamship Co.
naVe recently sold out to the Wilder
Inc There has been no sale OF the
Aaie steamer Waimanalo herself, but