The herald., 1894-10-27
The Alameda Delayed on Her
Voyage.
No Recent Conflicts Between Rival
Natives in Samoa.
Rumora of . RoyaIist Uprising In Ha-
waii-The British Pacific Gable
Preject--Ths West Austrs-
lian Gold Fields.

time, having been delayed st Apia and
Honolulu. In over ~ years sseady SER
vice the Alameda has never before failed
to arrive on time.
The Alameda brought the following
news advices from special correspond
ents OF the Associated Press:
SAMOAN ADyIcEs.
APIA, Samoa, Oct. 10.-Thsre have
been no recent conflicts between rival
native bands. All the warriors are
still under arms, however, and the peo-
pie here are prepared for an outbreak to
occur at any time.
The Samoan land commission, which
had prepared TO hold sittings in the dis
srict OF Ataa to dispose of matters there,
were Notified by the heads of the rebol
party that they would not be allowed to
do 30. The letter sent was moes i'm
pertinent one. 1t 10 expected q commits
sion will now proceed to Atua on one OF
the warships.
A movement has been secretly ineugu-
fated here to circulate petition to the
three treaty powera urging the removal
Of President Schmidt, with whose ad-
ministratien there is considerable dis
satisfaction.
The German warshirs Buzzard and
Fake are still here. The British cruiser
Curacao will be relieved in about week
by the Wallaroo.
The Union Steamship company OF
New Zealand has inauguratsd monthly
steamship service between here and
Sydney, via Tonga.
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Honolulu, Oct. lS.-- Rumors OF a
Royalist uprising have been very scarce
for the last few months, but now that
the first election of the new republic
draws near, these reports have again
been circulated. This time election day,
October 29th, has been chosen as the
date for an attempt to restore the ex-
queen. But little stock is taken in the
story.
Nominations for senators and repre-
sentatives have been made. Out of IL
chosen for this island Oahu only two
are natives, and this has caused Home
criticism among the native annexation
ists. Every nominee has been pledged
to the support of the annexation plank
in the platform, to the exclusion of ev-
erything else.
THE CABLE PRoJECT.
SAN FRANcIsco, Oct. 26.-Sandford
Fleming, commissioner from the Cam
sdian government to Hawaii. in the
interests OF the proposed Canadian
Australian cable, arrived here on the
steamer Alameda today. In an inter-
view he spoke freely of his mission to
the Pacific islands, whittier he was ac-
oompanisd by W. III. Mercer of the
Colonial Office in London. The govern
msnts Of Canapa aud Australia, he said,
have resolved TO lay a Pacific cable.
There are q number Of islands in possess
sion OF Great Britain between Australia
and Canada across which the cable
might be stretched as stepping stones
across the ocean. He mentioned the
Solomon, Gilbert and Fiji group and
Forfolk and Tanning islands. With
stations at these points there would be
no absolute necessity for landing the
cable on islands which are not British.
However, the projectors Of the enter
prise appreciate the business considera.
tions which make 1t essential that any
Pacific cable shall touch at the islands
OF Samoa and Hawaii. Samoa. it is
proposed to reach by short branch
from Fiji. 1t would be possible to
connect Hawaii by branch from the
nearest midoceen station at Fannin
island, which, however, is over $40
miles distant from Honolulu. To avoid
this long waste of cable it would be
necessary TO obtain route nearer the
Hawaiian group. To secure the conces-
sions from Hawaii was the mission of
Messrs. Fleming and Mercer to the
Islands. Concerning the measure Of their
succeBs Mr.. Fleming said:
If the Hawaiian government evinced
any desire to meet US, we were instruct
ed to open negotiations and to point out
how and ON what terms the Hawaiian
people could eecHre the advantages of
telegraphic service. After a number of
interviews with the principal officials OF
the Hawaiian government cordial un-
derstanding was reached, and before our
| departure we left with them memo
randum OF agreement, the terms OF
which we are prepared to recommend to
those whom NE represent. We did not
ask them to cede any island or any por-
ton OF Hawaiian territory to us. What
we did ask was that they should lease to
us Bird, or Necker, or some other unin-
habitsd island outside the main group,
probably 300 or 400 milas from Homo
lulu, to be used "a o telegraph mid
!
branch line would be run to Honolulu.
We asked for no exclusive rights for tele-
graphic connection, but We proposed. if
! given q satisfactory lease OF one of
these islets and subsidy of $35, 900 per
annum for Is years, to establish and
maintain connection with the nearest
cable station ON the American coast, our
charges from Honolulu to be ! shilling 9
word for ordinary messages, pence q
word for government messages, and 6
pence for press messages. The arrange
ment is, OF course, subject to the approv-
al of all the governments concerned, and
may mention that the United States
has something to say in the matter. BY
the terms Of Hawsii's treaty OF reciproc-
| ity with the United Statea, Hawaii ia
forbidden to grant to any other power
any lease OF or lien upon any portion OF
Hawaiian territory. 1t 10 quite under
stood that the first atep of the Hawaiian
government will be to appeal to Wash
ington for assent to grant the privileges
which we ask. No difficulty is antici-
| pated."
II is understood that MeHsrs. Fleming
and Mercer will proceed to Washington
to urge their cause. That their investi-
cations were made by authority of the
British government there is no doubt.
At Honolulu H. M. S. Hyscinth was at
their service. Accompanied by the
British minister, they were taken on
the Hyacinth to inapect Bird island and
make the necessary soundings in the
vicinity.