The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-08

islands would tie.
The government under the queen
consisted OF royal institutions, sup
ported by two legislative houses and a
judicial system much like that OF the
United states. The republic has pre-
served the two legislative houses and
the judicial system as II found II. y fine
system Of public instruction is IN aim
tanned, numerous schools Of high class
are maintained on the islands, quite a
number of them under the direct aus
pices OF various religious denoml-
nations. The small percentage of lllIt-
eracy on the islands indicates SUB
stantially the efficiency Of the system.
Honolulu has about ZOO people, is
the seat of government, is the princi-
pal city Of the islands. A number OF
educational institutions are located
there, as we'll as hospitals for the in
sane, for the sick, and the state prison.
The home tor the aged and INDECENT
people founded by King Luualilo is
located there. The city is well lighted
by electricity, is supplied with excel
lent telephone service, its streets are
we'll paved, kept in splendid cOndi-
ton, it has good water service, best Of
order is maintained by the strong and
sufficient police force, seconded and
strengthened by the military force Of
the islands. The army Is not strong
IN point Of numbers, but seems to be
sufficient 10 maintain order and good
government, even during the present
supposedly trOubiOus times.
The revolt in January, 1895, was
not felt anywhere on the islands eX-
cept at Honolulu. 1t was promptly
put down by the present Government,
and "A number Of the leaders, includ-
ing the ex-queen, were tried, convict
ed and have been imprisoned. During
the last few months quite q number Of
persons convicted have been released
by absolute pardon, some few were
Dani-hed, and IL Is reported and cur
rently believed that the ex-queen Is
about 20 be liberated.
The general sentiment seems to be
there that the present Government Is
sufficiently strong to maintain itself.
Talk of the Cable.
There is an earnest desire upon the
part Of the Hawaiians to establish n
cable between the United States and
Honolulu, and they believe that the
operation Of a cable would be I'm a
business sense not only beneficial to
themselves, but extremely so to this
country. Colonel Spalding, one of the
representative planters on the island,
has interested himself very much in
the cable scheme, and Is in this cOun.
try now negotiating for the construc
ton of such q cable. The Hawaiian
Government has voted a subsidy for
term of years. The people there are
all anxious that IL shall be construct
ed. III our people were advised of the
importance of the present productions
of the islands and of the possibilities
for development they would be inn
pressed with the Importance of this
measure from purely commercial
standpoint. The engagements of the
present Government in respect to this
subsidy seem to be as generous as the
conditions on the island would allow.
The permanency of these engagements
need hardly be questioned as any
government OF the islands would
likely be disposed to carry them out,
for the requirements Of the country
would, under the circumstances, JUS
tifY the expense. Again, any engage
tiers by the United States would tend
toward the establishment OF a firm
and stable government there.
All One Garden OF Flowers.
Honolulu is an ideally beautiful
town. Its streets and the grounds of
the residences are filled with most
beautiful trees, plants, shrubs and
more kinds of flowers than / can de-
scribe. The royal, date, the sage, the
cocOanut, the Pride OF India, the UNI
brella tree, oleander trees and fern
trees are in endless pTofuSion. Every
body there loves flowers and every
body wears them. Ordinarily the ma
tives decorate themselves on the street
and everywhere else with wreaths and
garlauds of flowers at all times of the
day. On the streets the native women
flower sellers offer To the people
strands OF all sorts of beautiful flowers
ut the rate of 10 cents a yard. They
call these strands leis. Tourists always
buy them. The only one offered that
/ knew in this country was the tube
rose. Many other kinds, however,
We're to my eye more beautiful and
certainly more fragrant than the tube
rose. The city is an immense garden.
The residences generally sit well back
from the street in the midst of spaci-
Gus grounds, and great care has been
taken that all available space shall be
decorated with some beautiful plant.
tree or shrub. There are but few brick
buildings in the city. The impression
il given one that many of the inhabi-
tants are wealthy, a very great num-
Der in moderately comfortable cir
cumstances and that the poorer people
are so comfortably and beautifully
located in their homes that they can
not feel the privations of their poverty.
Pearl HarbOr, in which the United
States has some interest as a coaling
station, is magnificent harbor, lying
about ten miles from Honolulu on the
line of the Oahu Railway and Land
Company's railroad. This magnificent
harbor is sufficient to float the navies
of the world. 1t is land locked, easy
of access. Its mouth is not INSTRUCTED
by any bar. The reef which surrounds !
the island is from half IA mile to a mile !
away from the shore and the opening |
through it leaves the deep water en- !
trance into the harbOr almost IN /
INSTRUCTED. 1t is claimed that the I
only distractions to this harbor are a /
few hundred feet of coral rock, which |
could easily be blown out, so as to give /
thirty feet of water at the lowest tides. /
The principal productions of the ISL !