New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-06
HAWAII READY TO VOTE.
THE REGISTRATION CLOSED.
.-r,roRTs OF THE ROYALIsTs TO KEEP
rup NATIVES FROM REGISTERING.

r.yrs-POsITION OF THE PORTUGUESE
.,,rRA1, WALKERS SURVEYING OPERA
r1oys AT PEARL HARBoR-AMERI-
CAN TRADE WITH THE ISLANDS.
rBY TELEGRAPH &c THE TRIBUNE,
,o,r,u April 2S via San Francisco, May o.
49,, .ho noliucians are absorbed in preparations
81 n'' coming Constitutional Convention. Some
~, -.,or has developed in ward clubs over nomi-
-. .,.ns but these matters have been adjusted
no. ,ns only remaining sign of dissenson is
h" IN the fact that the Portuguese voters
. ~ ae,ermined to two or three extra can
.,,.,os at large. In the hope of securing further
duS''s du..,ot,on in the Convention. The fact that
..' p,rtuc1iese candidates are knitting one an
'ne ur,n nrobably bring them partial, If not
..,., defeat at the polls on May :. Inc regis
lO'A' has closed. but complete returns are as
-, available for only this island. In hohoiuiu
se soO ha g. registered out Of 2.S43 who voted
o.. .so last election OF the latter number. 1,2Oo
s+rss and 200 Portuguese are disqualified by the
..r,.nt n taxes. so that the number reg
,.,sred shows an actual increase OF nearly Zoo
..o,srs over the last election
ns..,s,ent efforts have been made by the Royal
..,..aors % rrevent the natives from register
- Those have mainly taken the form Of alter
ca.a
.ot,o,s that Liliuokalanrs restoration was
~. 90 he ACCOMPLISHED, either through the
al. offices of President Cleveland or through
-. ultimate interference Of England. The real
- - the small native registration Is. now
- .ha fact that heretofore the Royalist poll
- have Maid the personal losses OF the
o,,,os and voted them against the real taxpay-
-. =, tho country 10 retain control OF the Gov
o-rr,ent and political patronage. Since the es-
..h,shr,ent of the present Government the Roy
.us,s are without "spos.' and the natives are
,rtbout votes until they assume the response
.n,es of the ordinary taxpayers. Ihe pracuc@i
80. % This now phase Of Hawaiian politics is
nat for the first time the men VINO pay the
.oxas will have an even chance to cohtroi the
elections. =.
An ,n,nortant statement was lately made by
S.rhor Canavaro Portuguese Consul-General' 10
raveral prominent Portuguese citizens VINO ue-
,,ondad 10 know Ncfore the election whe'her
there was any chance for he restoration Oh 'he
Afonarchv Senior Canavaro is reported 10 nave
said after calling on Minister Willis for i-torir'a"
,,on that he could assure his countrymen tha'
as far as the United States was concerned res
toration was absolutely dead; but he was uii-
able TO inform them as TO the form or cohoi-
tion for the establishment Of the future Gov
eminent of Hawaii. 1t is further UNDERSTOOD
that the active part taken by Portuguese resi-
dents in the coming election has received the IN
dorsement and support Of their Consul-Genera|
There has been much speculation as TO the
meaning of the surveys being made by Aon'irai
Walker at Pearl IIarbor. Since the preliminary
souldfngs On the Pearl River bar were made by
Admiral Irwin Admiral Walker has been pre-
pairing 10 make further investigations and ABOUT
II,
previously made to make sure the bar can De
dredged without coming in contact with .e
coral ieef. 1he United states officials give "ut
that the Admiral Will merely irNeStgate ana re-
port to the Navy Department on the conditlon
Of the bar But it is learned on good authority
that much more than this is contemplated ana
will be accomplished. The pian Is 10 MAKE MAKE sur sur.
veys and estimates for opening a channel lh'o
the harbOr 1900 feet long. 200 feet wlde anu
thirty feet deep. TO allow the entrance or tne
largest United States war vessels rms VIII VII
make necessary the removal Of about @Wouo
cubic yards Of sand, which 1t is proposed 10
dump into deep water. The estimates furnshed
Admiral Walker by local experts for this Work
amount 70 800. 900.
In company with his staff. officers Of the
Provisional Government, and c. a. Brown VINO
owns the peninsula which the Unlted states
Government will probably select for occupauoh'
Admiral Walker has made two trips or IN
speetion TO the harbOr and has viewed the differ
ent sites available for naval purposes. IL Is
learned upon the best authority that a decision
insula. which commands the entrance, ana
where sites adapted for the erection OF cornlno-
dious drydocks can be secured. Arrangements
have been perfected to send a large scoW or coal
to the site this afternoon, after the Austraha
sails and as the amount Of coal to be toWed
down Is greatly in excess Of that needed TO run
the steam launch during the surveys. which are
10 be continued Two weeks from next Monday, IL
IS the opinion Of those best posted that an ac-
tual possession Of the harbor and site will be
taken at once. before work is begun. IL Is also
a fact that the Provisional Government is fur
nishing Admiral Walker the necessary apparatus
and is aiding with experienced men in arrang-
ing details for carrying out future work.
In conversation with a Cabinet Minister IT Is
learned that the future policy to be pursued by
this Government toward the United States dur
ing President Cleveands in' mbency has sew
era times been under discussion in Cabinet
meetings. II Is probable that no further e1orts
will be made 10 secure annexation until A change
In the Washington Administration. The present
Government will turn It's full attention TO the
reorganization and development of the islands
under the new Constitution. Some Of the pro-
posed reforms will probably be submitted in the
forthcoming Ministerial reports for the biennial
period just closed. and Il is understood that one
OF the important suggestions will be to reform
taxation methods TO the extent Of assessing the
sugar and planting corporations upon their gross
income returns. This plan has been suggested.
by the fact that the valuation returned by the
sugar corporations to the Minister OF the Interior
100000 900, while that Of the tax assessor ag-
sresates only Sl0000.000.
The trade reports Of Hawaii for the last year
Eye the best idea OF the importance OF the
sands to the United States. The latter coun-
NY secured trhc over 90 per cent of the whole
c. usae or the islands. and SO per cent OF 1t was
vSssrried by American vessels. The exports for
- .ssS amounted TO $l0,74265S being increase Of
ss1otVO over the previous year. Hawais
Saiance OF trade was s5.7500c0. San Francisco
ccured over 81. 900 worth OF Hawaiian foreign
ss,cnases; and Of 1889 passengers who arrived
s suu departed from Honolulu last year, all
s, n.y. OVD passed through San Francisco. The
emigration statistics show that the japanese
Il" i~" number 2O,9l3 on the islands; Chinese, 15,-
AS and Portuguese. S,OS3