Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-18
PROPOSES
To Lay a Cable Line to
Hawaii.
AN OFFER MADE TO THE ISLAND
REPUBLIC.
ASKS FOR A BONUS.
WANTS $4,000 FROM HAWAII AND
100000 FROM AMERICA
A YEAR.


San Francisco, August H. - The
steamship Belgic arrived tonight from
Yokohama via Honolulu. As the Bel
glo left Yokohama before the last Can
adian Pacihs steamer, me brought no
new Oriental news. Following are the
advices to the Associated Press from
Hawaii
Honolulu, August 1O.--A cable propo-
sitiqn OF a definite character mas been
made to the Hawaiian government by
Colonel $. II. Spaulding, wealthy
sugar planter who recently returned
from Europe. The offer seems 10 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 II is
thought the upper house will ratify a
contract for the construction of
cable.
The proposition is to build from San
Francisco or In the near vicinity to
Honolulu and connect with new cable
now being built TO couneet tie other
Islands Of the group. Spauldng wants
$4,000 year FOR 20 years. the govern
ment 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 provides for the exclusive
privilege OF landing cables on thls ter
rltory for a term OF twenty years, such
privileges not to be construed. how
ever, as conflicting with any light the
government Of the United States nay
posses by an existing treaty. The pro-
moter agrees to have che cable In
working order by October /, 'SgS, II he
Is able TO secure subsidies from Roth
the United states and Hawaii. The
United states congress will he fsked
To appropriate 100000 Year COR 20
years
Colonel spauldlng says: ''rhe gen
eral plan FOR carrying 5ut the cable
scheme Is the organization Cf an
American company 10 control ana
manage the same in the United states.
and to organize In Honolulu 10 con-
troll and manage the Interest in the
island The United states govern
ment VIII be asked To lend Is ala and
assistance By means of a sdbslly or
guarantee, and any nrrangen mt will
be In full approval aud Sanction of
the government. II viii he time to
look to the governments for Id when
the United States shall have refused
70 take the matter up and thrir Low
eminent VIII consent with zach ether
governments.
THE main point In view is to estab-
llsh cable communication between
Hawaii ana the outer world mon IN
vorable terms with the least possible
delay"
No additional claims have been made
on the government arising out of the
arrests made during lUsr January
British Commissioner Halves called on
President Dole yesterday and spent an
hour conversing on various topics. lie
did not present any claim on behalf
of British subjects although il Is un-
Understood that he Will do 30 Mt an
early date.
p @. Camerlnos. who was sent from
the country during last February, re-
turned yesterday and was allowed TO
land. He made application some time
ago through an attorney for permission
to return. The lawyer was informed
that only pe'sonal application would
be entertained, so Cnmcrinos, through
Notwithstanding, came himself In
stead Of sending written request. He
was detained on board the steamer
for hair an hour and was allowed to
land finally
j. Mott Smith died this morning. lie
held many positions OF trust under the
monarchy. He was Hawaiian minister
at Washington when the queen was de-
thrAned.
The council OF state has conditionnlly
pardoned William and Louis Marshall
now serving sentence on TIE charge OF
open rebellion. Both will have to leave
the country.
British Commissioner Halves has no.
titled the government that Great Brit
ain has decided that Thomas Walker
ana W. Richard are naturalized citi-
gems OF Hawaii Both men claimed
when sentenced for rebellion that they
were British subjects