The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-19
MANAGER OF THE SEATTLE BREW
NC AND Mailing COMPANY.
His Experience fn Hawaii-Horss-
back Ride Through the tsfsna-
Annexasion Favsred-Troubfe Has
Been Exaggerated - Journey
Through Jspnn--impressfoH "t
the Country and the Peopie-Incf-
dents I'm the Inf~rfor-Tr"ubie
with the unf@rrfa~d Hats-Yacht
Azgfe Not to he sold.

tlaK Of tbs other stockholders o. the s@-
attic Brewing Il Mating Company. ac-
cspted the position OF manager OF the
eqnrern. which has been vacant since the
reclamation o. George r. GBnd. Mr.
Sweeney occupied the position % prcsi-
dent and general manager a year or two
ago. giving II Up to attend 70 other busi-
ness.
sssfy trio 20 Japsn," aaid Mr.. Sweeney.
al the Rainier Club last night, was one
really Incidental 20 my yisft 70 the Hawaii
an Islands where I went with the idea
OF investing some money IN a coffee plan
.atIon. By reason for not doing 20 was
because the proposition o. coffee grow
ing on a basis OF commercial profit has
not been demonstrated In the islands.
The product Is exceptionally hne both IN
appearance and favor. bat the expert
ments thus far have not been successful
from a business standpoint.
Il had a delightful trip over the island
OF Hawaii on horseback. when ! went
10 engage a horse for the trip I vas told
that the rental OF the animal would De
tS, 90 / bought one for 80, the idea OF
ms proprietary rights contributing &c the
enjoyment OF the excursion. OF course II
/ had rented an 80 horse / would have
had 10 pay a fabulous sum n anything
had happened 20 II. I would have had
20 pay ~. TOO. az there is no getting away
from the islands Al the end OF my trip
l sold ms horse for 50. so you sec II cost
me very little.
while I was Ia the islands heard
some talk OF annexation. / believe the
rumors OF any controversy over there be-
tween the United States and japanese
government are greatly exaggerated. on
the steamer returning from Japan there
were 90 japanese landed at quarantine
without any trouble at all.
a.
met while IN the Hawaiian islands was
Andrew Moore. who does not deny that
the beet sugar industry In the United
States is a menace 10 the prosperity Of
the islands. The beet sugar growers OF
California, Iowa and Minnesota have com
bined with the cane growers or the South
ern states, and they will soon be hedged
about with a protective tariff. When a
high tariff h levied on the importatious
from the islands II Will greatly operate
against their chief industry. As things are
at present everything out there is pros
porous. and the companies are paying
large dividends. This In undoubtedly
owing 10 the war I'm Cuba. which will pre-
vent the raising OF a crop OF cane.
II continued my journey 10 Japan. and
my experiences there were about the
same as those who have visited the place
from Sir Edwin Arnoid's time down TO
! was disappointed IN the japanese. They
are not as progressive as they have been
represented. a. a nation They ara iTni-
tators: not inventors. In the banks all
the responsible positions are held by
Cinnamon. not only because they are more
dexterous. but on account OF their hon
esty. The japanese are dlstruztfuI OF
one another. Ny guide warned me when
we got into the interior not 10 wear a
gold watch. saying that might be rob
bed Of IL. The Grand hotel al Yokohama
t. finer than any American hotel on the
Pacific coast. both In the matter OF cuisine
and appointments. Here most OF the
better class Of tourists stop. A soiourn
there is however. rather colorIess.
I'm the interior you find the japanese
who have not become contaminated by
constant contact with Europeans and
Americans. Their natural delicacy and
good breeding prevail. and adventures and
experiences are pieasanter and more
novel. For Instance. In n hotel they VIII
bring you a mating and place Il on the
floor: over this they will spread a com
forter or two made Of wadded cloth
This Is bed. Being down on the floor
one Is brought into constant and close
communion with rats. One night I LEFT
my candle burning TO keep them away,
hut II made no difference. they are entire
~ nnierrorized. owing I suppose. 10 the
fact that they are never killed
There Is n superstition among the jap
anese that the souls OF their dead reia-
lives pass into the bodies OF rats. No one
ceres to KIN his parents or an uncle. or
zen distant cousin and az there + no
way of distinguishing whether the soul q
ones own kinsman or an enemy has en-
tered into the particularly disturbing rat
he Is allowed 10 live unmolested
"A great deal Of beer f. drunk in Japan.
and the taste for II IL increasing. although
al are loyal 30 tea"
Mr. Sweeney was IN Tokyo AZ the time
OF the earthquake. February Is. az which
time $50 people were Killed IL, describes
Il rs an experience he viii not soon forget
EARTHQUAKES are OF frequent occurrence.
In japan" said Mr. Sweeney ''lsut they
ara usually short shocks OF limited vtn-
fence. The earthquake OF February Is.
however lasted a. minutes ana thu whole,
world seemed - be shaken by IL 4 great
deal OF damage Was dome and as 7 say. isi
people were killed. Another thing that
impressed ma was the climate. The pre-
vailing opinion saeus % bee that the cN-
mate OF Japan Is always baimy ana beau
THU This Is a mistake or the six
weeks THAI I sncat ga the land 81 tho mi
kado bat I've DAYS were really pleasant. ''
Mr.. Sweeney states that he has not sold
hts yacht the AEgie huf explains that
the runor was put in circulation bv ar
Offer that Mr. Irwin. the manager IN the
islands FER Claus Spreckels made him
Mr.. Irwin offered 8 sla sor the Arete ard
wrote 10 Seattle 90 fra what ID would
cost 10 deliver her AZ Honolulu. Nj
Sweeney. no Never wants her himself and
81 no time contemplated parting with ths
beautiful pleasure craft.