Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-10
HAWAII AND JAPAN
The Latter MOdifies Its Demands
IndepenGence of Sugar Trust.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.-Advices
| have just been received from Honolulu.
per steamship Australia, to the effect that
| the japanese Minister Shima Mura, has
| changed mis- attitude to some extent since
| the last advSsas from the Hawaiian capt.
tai. After t'e departure of the steamship
Peru several conferences were held be-
! tween Ministers Cooper and Shima Mura,
with the result that the Japanese repre-
sentative made proposals Of a much more
reasonable nature than those which he
first offered.
Originally Japan demanded indemnity
for the total number Of immigrants turn
ed away from the islands Now, how
ever. it is understood that she Is willing
to accept damages i'm cases where the im>
migrant was Illegally rejected. This pro-
position the Hawaiian Government Will
accept. The original demand was for
322 . yen for each man refused landing.
The Hawaiian Government admits that
among the thousand or more immigrants
few errors may have been made, and
if any such appear, upon a thorough IN,
VestigatiOn. expresses its readiness TO pay
for such mistakes.
SUGAR INDEPENDENCE
At the instance of r. p. Ritherel,
wealthy ship-owuer CT San Francisco,
the sugar planters Of the island republic
are considering propositions toward indie
pendent action. and throwing off the yoke
of the Sugar Trust. One of these. II IS
understood, IS the establishment OF re-
finery at Vancouver, Il. c., I'm case the re-
ciprocity treaty is abrogated. The Cana
dian Government is willing TO grant
cession 10 Hawaii in return for their busi-
ness and the Canadian Pacific railroad
@.
portation TO the Atlantic seaboard. II the
said scheme shall be carried out. In an,
event however the planters are resolved
to fight the trust, and should the treaty
not be interfered with, IL Is proposed {,
ship all the sugar raised i'm Hawaii 10
New York or Philadelphia. where IL Will
be sold in open market 10 the highest bid
der If the Hawaiian output Is shipped
around the Horn, the large sailing feet
now plying between the islands and san
Francisco will be withdrawn. and an OPP
position line Of steamers, backed by Ha.
waiians, substituted
1t is understood that the cause OF the
trouble between the planters and the
Spreckels combine is the increase de-
manded by the latter for hauling Ha-
waiian sugar-namely. three-eighths OF
cent per pound.
CABLE CONTRACT.
HONOLULU. May 2t.-The Hawaiian
Government. OF the 80 instant. formally
refused TO renew the exclusive cable con-
tract awarded TO H. s. Spaulding eighteen
months ago and which expired or the
lst of the present month. The govern
ment now processes 10 be anxious to treat
with the first organization Offering 70
make definite proposition 10 give the
island cable communication. regardless
OF national or other consideration Il is
understood here that when Minister
Cooper, OF the Hawaiian Government.
was in British Columbia some months
ago. ne obtained certain information from
the Canadian authorities which en-
courages the hope OF inner circles that
Hawaii will form one OF the connecting
links OF the proposed Canadlan-Austra-
liam system, which, IL is now conceded
by all here. will be the first cable line 70
cross the Pacific. and Also Will IN all
probability be the only one operated for
many years 10 come. AT all events. the
Hawaiian Government has determined to
offer every facility and inducement TO
the first corporation or company prepared
TO begin work on cable line that will
touch at some point on the islands.