Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-03

c,nxrirbted. 1857, by Frank q. Carpcnter)
s,eeial correspondence of the NEWS
WASHINGTON, d. C., July Ist, 1897.
s-,,,,,az,.,5t7 HAVE spent some time at the
Hawaiian legation this week
@ II gathering practical up-to-date
M information as to the Islands
which it is now proposed to
l5I annex to the United States.
Ias.%SESis.3I II the annexation treaty Is
l1LtiStS$iG1l confirmed IN the Senate,
MEAN HlIlarge emigration to Hawaii
Ihtqsil3ss,AA will Immediately follow. ard
NaEsSs Thousands of Americans Will
HFflT want to know just what this
MH1 = new territory is and what pos
s o a lsible chances there are TOR
'}s Il Jthem to make money OUT
!, This is what have tried to ascet-
tain Minister Hatch and MIR. Thurston
have put all their resources at my dispo-
sal. They have answered my questohs
ard have intro iuced me to sugar plant
orc and others who have just come from
Honolulu, and from whom l have the
best of news information. l nave also
had access to the large collection oil new
photographs just received by the
Hawaiian minister, some OF which lie be-
fore me as write.
MODERN HONOLULU.
These photographs show how fast the
islands have been modernized. There
are dozens Of residences in Honolulu
which have cost $4,000 and upward.
The city has magnificent stone buildings,
churches which would be a credit to
Washington and Masonic Temple
which would compare favorably with
any Masonic building in the United
States. The city contains about $4,000
people, and in proportion to its size 1t is
one Of the rich cities OF the world. All
OF the houses have large yards and
gardens about them, and many of them
are shaded by palm trees. Honolulu
lies right under the mountains on the
edge OF the sea. 1t is only six miles
from the government house to the sum-
nit OF the mountains at the back of the
town. These mountains are 5000 feet
high, and are covered with woods TO
their tops The government building,
il annexation comes, will belong to the
United States. 1t is a magnificent struc-
iure and was formerly the palace of the
king. There are numerous telegraph
wires in Honolulu. the town has more
telephones in proportion 10 its size than
any other city Of the world Every
house has a telephone, and there are
telephone connections to almost every
settlement on the Islands of Oahu,
Kauai and Hawaii On the Island of
Maui the telephone is being put up and
in short time every one OF the larger
Islands will have its telephone connec-
tons.
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL POLICEMEN.
There is no place in the world where
public schools are SO carefully managed
as in the Sandwich Islands. Those Of
HoTolulu have magnificent buildings.
The high school is held in palace which
was built tor The Princess Ruth, the
sister of The last king OF the Kameha-
meha line. She gave 1t to her daughter,
Mrs. Bishop, who lett II to her husband,
Charles X. bishop. Charles r. Bishop
Is The vice-president Of the Bank o, Cali
LORNA at San Francisco, and he is, am
4 told its largest stakeholder. He sold
lhe building short time ago to the gov
ernlnent tor $50 COO. and il is now used
ior high school. The building is sur
iounGe1 BY tive acres Of beautiful gar
oers, and II is in the very heart OF the
ely. The government has established
fee schools all over the Islands. Every
hlghborhood which has iorty Children
mas school house and teacher, and
mere Is no place in the United States
%here the boys put in SO many school
uaSs IN The year. School is held for nine
months, and the hours are fiom Q 10
aenoci attendance is compulsory, and
tne law IN this respect is enforced every
"heie' In each school district there are
ole or two school policemen, who come
mo me school house every morning and
poi the school If boy or girl Is alb
sent record is made of it, and il no
eoou excuse is given the next day the
poheeWan calls upon the scholars fam
ny . The oiiense is repeated the heads
uie family are called before the police
,outt and nned $40 Such boys as play
- SSA'uiu Oh tlfneS are
taken rom the schools and put in the
government reform schools, where they
aug taught dnring the remainder OF their
nh2riiy. These laws extend to ali
Eases the people The children Of
" ,ne japanese and Chinese are compelled
70 go TO school, as are also those OF the
portuguese. The results that all of tue
r1ftn OF the Hawaiian islands over a
e.llsin age can read and write, and he
n s1Iaue Of education is very high one.
M majority oil teachers are Americans.
VINO receive all the way from $500 TO
N s44oo year as salaries The school
u'll'ufe comes from the United States.
~ 40 40 also The doors and windows and
o.ner lumber oil which the school houses
S,e oui'i; The lime for the houses is
III imported from California.
nohoiulu has public library con-
"liug $1,000 volumes. Its Y. NJ. c A.
rsa splendid gymnasium and reading
;.oul' and there are free public Libraries
"'s'efal other towns on the islands.
HOTELS AND THE COST OF LIVING.
IN nGInolulu has several large hotels.
IN oi 4, biggest one charges s. day. Some
g Of luz others cnarge s.. The expense
~ hg IS dearer than in the United
8 ss, 1t costs. am told, fully iiity
81 ssent more 10 keep house in the
"A As"'eh Islands than IL does in WASH