The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-19
FOR A PACIFIC CABLE
The Proposition Submitted to Ha-
waits Government.
TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE YEARS.

Colonel spRulding, the Promoter, Asks
Hawaii for = Subsidy of $4,000 Per
Year for Twenty Years, and VIII Ask
Our Government Double That Amount.
SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 19.-The steam
ship Belgic arrived Saturday night from
Yokohama via Honolulu, with the follow
ing advices from Hawaii to Aug. IL:
cable proposition Of definite charac-
ter has been made to the Hawaiian gov
ernment by Colonel q. S. Spaulding,
wealthy sugar planter, who recently re-
turned from Europe The offer seems to
be made in good faith, and has been re-
ceived with favor by President Dole and
his cabinet. The matter will come up in
the senate ON the 2Sth, and it is thought
that the upper house will rRtify con
tract for the construction Of the cable.
The proposition is to build from San
Francisco, or in the near vicinity, to Hon
olulu, branch line being built to con-
meet the other islands of this group. Mr.
Spaulding wants $50 600 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, reckon
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One clause provides for the exclusive
privilege Of landing cables on this terri
tory for the term of twenty years, such
| privilege not to be construed, however,
as conflicting with any right the govern
ment of the United States may possess by
the virtue Of any existing treaty.
| The promoter agrees to have the cable
in working order by Oct. 81, 1898, If he is
successful in obtaining subsidies from the
United States and Hawaii The United
States congress will be asked to appro
pirate 100000 n year for twenty years.
Colonel Spaulding says
"The general plan for carrying out the
cable scheme is the organization of an
American company to control and man
age the same in the United States and to
organize company in Honolulu to con-
troll and manage the Inter-Island lines.
The United States government will be
asked to lend it's aid and assistance by
means of u subsidy. 1t will be time to
| look to other governments for aid when
the United States shall have refused to
take the matter up, and this government
shall consent with such other govern.
ments
81 will, upon the signing of the con-
tract, deposit with the minister of finance
$3.50, 900 in Hawaiian government bonds,
to be held as security that shall construct
such cable according to contract, l being
allowed eighteen months in which to ma
ture my plans and ascertain what assist
ance l can obtain from the governments
The bonds to be returned to me if within
such term L decline to proceed with the
enterprise, or if thereafter, by mutual
agreement with the government, the con-
tract be extended or cancelled.
''The amount of money required for the
construction and laying of different cables
is estimated at over 81, 0OO 600. AS busi-
ness proposition it is quite plain that the
work should be done and the money
raised in the cheapest markets l am pre-.
pared to accept offers from any of the
worlds governments based upon condi-
tions of equality. The main point in view
is to establish communication between
Hawaii and the outer world upon favor
able terms with the least possible delay"
No additional claims have been made
on the government arising out of the ar
rests made during last January. British
Commissioner Hawes has not presented
any claim on behalf of British subjects,
although it is understood he will do so al
a near date.
l. . ~ CoAAihA iLAOoi "AO Nuo SShb lTOIu
the country during last February, has re-
turned and was allowed to land.
j. Mott Smith died this morning. He
held many positions of trust under the
monarchy. He was Hawaiian minister
at Washington when the queen was on
the throne.
The council of state has coniitionally
pardoned William Greig and Louis Mar
shall, now serving sentences ON a charge
Of open rebellion. Both men will have to
leave the country.
British commissioner Hawes has noti-
fed the government that Great Britain
/ has decided that Thomas Walker is O
naturalized citizen of Hawaii. The man
claimed when he was sentenced for re
bolton that he was a British subiect