The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-22
HAWAII SAYS BUILD
LEGISLATURE RATIrlEs TIE con-
TRACT WITH SPAULDIHa
Agrees to Pay the cossraetoe Forty fheas.
and Dollars Year for Twenty Year,
Congreas viii b Asked for Quarser
Million Annual Subsidy - Exelsslve
Right Guaranteed. saving Treaty Rights
Of Other Nations-Grcas Britain Rscos-
Mines the Legality OF Havairs Ce~ss
Martial

Honolulu. Aug. ~. per steamer AuA
tralia. 10 San Francisco-The senats
and house have ratified the cable con.
tract made by President Dole with z.
5 Spauiding. who viii ask the mex:
congress fer an annual subsidy %
S2so. 0oo.
The contract signed by this govern
meai grants an exclusive franchise for
twenty years. but provides that the
grant shall not prevent any foreign
government having existing treaty
rights with the republic OF Hawaii al.
lowing any such government so 10 do.
20 land cable upon the Hawaiian group
Tor other than commercial purposes.
from any'point on the North Americas
continent The government agrees to
pay the contractor an annual subsidy
OF $1,000 for twenty years from the
date or establishment OF telegraphtc
communication between Honolulu and
a point at or near San Francisco. and
the islands OF Hawaii. Molckai Maui
ana Kauai, the subsidy 10 be paid In
quarterly i1stallments OF $4,000 each.
Work on the cable must begin on or
before May 1. 1897. and the line must
be completed by November 1. 1888. 9TH
erwise the contract Is void IL Spauid-
United States. the Hawaiian govern
ment may cancel the contract. The
company VIII be exempted from duty
on material. taxes and prSt charges IN
addition 10 other privileges.
The maximum rates for telegraph
Ing other than government rates be-
tween Honolulu and San Francisco
shall be as such as shall be agreed up
on in any contract which shall be made
between the contractor and the United
States government not exceeding 81 per
word. and any contract with such gov
eminent shall prescribe a maximum
scale OF rates.
REBELS AND THE BRITISH.
The Hawaiian government received
a communication from the British gov
eminent acknowledging that the MILL
tary court which tried those partici-
pating in the January uprising was ie-
gally established.
The British foreign Office concedea
that every prisoner with the exceptions
OF V, V. Ashford. had a fair and ina
pa>tial trial. After reviewing the evs-
dence IN his case. they are OF the opin-
lon that there was not proof enough
10 convict. and request that his con-
viction be set aside.
Mr.. Hatch states that the answer 10
the British government has not been
as yet made. He declined TO state
whether or not the Ashford conviction
would be set aside. as requested.
Ashford was convicted on a charge
OF treason and was sentence
ed 10 one years imprisonment ana
a fine OF 81 600. He was recently par.
doned on condition that he leave the
country. He accepted the condition.
and Is now in California. He II .
brother OF G. w. Ashford. q voluntary
exile.
Chicago. Aug cl-w. n. Castle. the
new minister from the republic oe
Hawaii TO the United States arrived IN
Chicago today and Will leave for Wash.
ington tomorrow.
Mr.. Castle said In an interview that
the affairs of the new republic are In
a most promising condition and that
the present government has nothing To
fear from he RoyaIists.