The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-20
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
Disappointment In the Islands Becal
Congress Gives No Aid.

congress Gives No Aid.
Honolulu. April u. via San Francisco,
per steamer Gaelic. April ls.-Col Spauld-
ing's friends here are not pleased with the
report OF the senate committee on foreign
relations on the cahas bin. They take Il
for granted th4ks1k present congress Is
not disposed to aid the company of which
Spauldlng Il the head The Hawaiian
government allowed Spaulding eighteen
months in which to launch his scheme;
the option Will not expire for nearly one
year and in the meantime the hands of
this government are practically tied. No
proposition can be entertained from any
other company.
If congress should refuse to grant a
subsidy to the New Jersey company, this
government is assured that Spaudins will
assign his contract and option to any
company that might be able 10 secure the
desired aid Cable supporters here would
be glad TO have the New York and New
Jersey companies combine, II sucn a COM
bination would insure the building of the
cable.
II has been stated that congress Will
not act on the cable question unless the
Hawaiian government opens the field to
any American company having the ap-
proval of the United States congress. In
regard TO the foregoing a cabinet minister
stated this morning that much as they
II.
from any other company would be con-
sidered until II was known definitely
whether or not congress would aid Spauld-
ing; II the aid was refused then they
would consider the latter's option as end
eG and other companies would be dealt
with.
A dispatch was received by Minister
Cooper April 10. per Alameda, from r. w
Irwin. at Tokyo. Japan, 10 the effect that
"A Chinese ma
the Gaelic had left the steamer secretly AZ
Yokohama March % and diei OF black
plague in the Chinese hosp al there on
April !. The affair was not discovered
until April 3
The same day the vessel arrived at this
port the port physician visited the shin
and reported that she had go s.eerare ma
sengers and 700 tons OF freight for this
port She left Yokohama on March a. and
on April case OF smallpox was d,scoy-
erred The doctor OF The Gaelic reported
that there was sickness between Hong
Kong and Yokohama. and that upon ex-
animation OF the stserage passengers the
day after leaving Yokohama one China
man was found missing He got awav In
sore secret manner. This was the man
who died OF the black plague al the hos
pital in Yokohama.
The board of health decided to allow The
Gaelic to come in alongside the Pacific
Mail wharf, but under the strictes, quar-
sntine. The passengers will be landed a.
Quarantine island.
Ths United States steamer Detroit re-
Gently made fast TRIP between Nagasakf
and Shanghai. She made the ds<.a-ra n,
twenty-slx hours, which is thirty minutes
faster than the time made by the En-
press % India the previous record holae-
Tho Detroit averaged about nineteen knots
al hour.
The United States vessels Pe;rs, ana
Concord have sailed fo- home. via Homo
lla- The Petrol left Yokohama March y
and the Concord March -. The Petrol
has beer IN Chinese waters for MANY wears
ard his viii probably be her Ia, -,
voyage.