St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-18
CAB4E TO HAWAII.
COL. SPAULDING RETURNS FROM
EUROPE WITH A DEFIN-
TIE OFFER
DOLE GIVES HIS APPROVAL
FIFTY THOUSAND LIKELY TO BE
GRANTED BY HIS Gov
ERNMENT.
AMERICA MUST GIVE 100000
SpauIding,s Scheme to Organize
Company of Capitalists in
the United States.

HONOLULU, Aug. TO-, via San
Francisco, Aug. IA cable propo-
sition of a definite character has
been made to the Hawaiian govern
ment by Col. z. S. Spaulding, a
wealthy sugar planter who recently
returned from Europe. The offer
seems to be made in good faith, and
has been received with favor by
President Dole and his cabinet The
matter will come up in the senate
on the 2Sth, and it is thought the
for the construction of the cable.
The proposition is to build from
San Francisco, or in the near Vicin-
lty, to Honolulu, a branch line be-
ing built to connect the other islands
of the group. Spaulding wants
$4,000 year for twenty years, the
government to have the right to
use both systems for the transmission
of official messages free of charge,
up to the sum mentioned per annum,
reckoning at the regular rates
charged. One clause of the contract
provides for the exclusive privilege
if landing cables on this territory for
the term of twenty years, such priv
ilege not to be construed, however,
as conflicting with any right the
government of the United States
may possess by virtue of any exist
ing treaty. The promoter agrees to
have the cable in working order by
Oct. 81, 1898, if he is successful in
obtaining subsidies from both the
United States and Hawaii. The
United States congress will be asked
to appropriate 100000 a year for
twenty years.
SPAULDING'S PLANS.
Col. Spaulding says: 1.-The general
plan for carrying out the cable
scheme is the organization of an
American company to control and
manage the same in the United
States, and to organize company in
Honolulu to control and manage the
inter-island lines. The United States
government will be asked to lend it's
aid and assistance by means of
subsidy or guarantee, and any assign
ment will be with the full approval
and sanction of the government. 1t
will be time to look to the other
governments for aid when the United
States shall have refused to take the
matter up, and this government shall
consult with such other govern
ments. I will, upon the signing Of
the contract, deposit with the min
lister of finance $3.50, 900 in Hawaiian
government bonds, to be held as
security that / shall construct such
cable according to contract, 1 being
allowed, say, eighteen months in
which to mature my plans and ascer-
tain what assistance 1 can obtain
from the governments; the bonds
to be returned to me if within such
term 1 decline to proceed with the
ua1 agreement with the government,
the contract be either extended or
Cancelled.
"It is perhaps unnecessary to say
that no political or eXtraneous ques-
ton entered into the project. The
amount of money required for the
construction and laying of the
different cables, with neces-
sary connections and land lines,
repair shops, together with a
sufficient working capital to insure
efficient service, and provide for the
maintenance of the lines, is estimat-
ed at over $4,0O0,O00. AS a business
proposition it is quite plain that
the work should be done and the
money raised in the cheapest mar
kets But I am prepared to accept
offers from any of the worlds gov
ernments, based upon conditions of
equality. The main point in view is
to establish cable communication be-
tween Hawaii and the outer world,
upon favorable terms, with the least
possible delay"
MOTT SMITH DEAD.
J. Mott Smith died this morning.
He held many positions of trust
under the monarchy, and was Ha-
waiian minister at Washington when
the queen was dethroned. The coun-
ell of state has conditionally par
doned William Greig and Louis Mar
shall, now serving sentences on the
obaroa of oman rebellion Roth mon