The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-21
WANING On The Islands Is Given
By Admiral Miller.
Country ana Opportunities a Case
In Point Captain whitins.
Admirars Future.
Is D. Examlner).

Rear-Admiral J n. Miller advises
people to stay away from the Hawai-
ian Islands. as there Is no chance to
walk out OF that country. aud the peo-
pie who are established there have
pretty nearly reached their limit In the
matter of making up purses TO ship
prospectors back TO the States.
The cruiser Philadelphia was reliev-
ed at Honolulu by the Bennington, and
Rear-Admiral Miller brought the Phil
aldelphia directly to San Francisco
The Admiral and Mrs. Miller are stop
ping at the Occidental.
The date OF the Admiral's retire
ment is November 22d, but for person
al reasons he made request to be re-
lieved on October 10. This was post
poned until October 18th, when Com
modore Kautz will arrive.
There is one thing l want to say
particularly" said Admiral Miller yes
terday, for the benefit of the people
who imagine that, II they can only get
to Hawaii, their fortunes are waiting
for them, and can be picked off the
bushes. These people seem to think
that Hawaii is a new country in the
same sense that California and the
otner Western States once were. They
are awfully, and many OF them woe
fully, mistaken.
The simple fact that the form OF
government is going to change has not
opened up any additional resources or
extended any which have been in ex-
istence. There are no new positions
for people who go in, and there are
not likely to be any. The business Of
the city of Honolulu Is as well estab-
lished and as well manned as in any
of our cities. The change In the form
Of government, when 1t does come, will
not call for a substitution of new men.
am not saying anything against the
Islands, mark you, for l see great
future for them, and when the govern
ment changes there Is going to be
growth In all the lines of business, but
what am trying to impress is that at
the present time there might just as
well be rush OF people into San
Francisco expecting to make fortunes
on nothing.
Two young men of my acquain-
lance who have money, went there and
spent several months looking for
chance to invest to advantage in coffee
plantations. They did not invest, and
have returned home. In time, as say,
Hawaii Is going to be a great country,
but l think for the present ! would
prefer to take my chances in this
broad land"
Referring to the Whiting court-mar-
tial, Admiral Miller said:
II certainly admire Commander
Whiting for his position, and am very
mucn pleased to see that he has been
exonerated. He was accused, believe,
Of OBTAINING the monitor Monadnock
at Honolulu after he was supposed to
have sailed. II had been in Comman-
der Writings place and any Of the
army Generals had said a word to me,
l should have very politely told him
to attend to his own business. Com
mander Whiting was responsible for
his actions to the Navy Department
alone. He deserved great credit for
the perilous trip which he was under
taking. To start across the waters
with his monitor was more dangerous
by far than going into battle with q
Spanish fleet. The monitors are not
built for such work, and 1t required
the most skillful seamanship to finish
without accident"
Admiral Miller declined to discuss
the incident in which the paymaster of
the Monadnock was said to have made
some sighting remarks concerning the
nationality of Commander Writings
wife.
There is lady concerned in that"
he said, and | would rather not dis
cuss it. The man who is credited with
having made the remarks Is unworthy
Of notice. Mrs. Whiting, who was a
daughter Of Along, is a most estimable
woman. and SO are all her sisters
They move in the best social circles
In Honolulu. ! was in a position to
observe, and know what am talking
about. Commander Whiting deserves
additional credit for giving no heed to
the slurring remarks of such men as
the paymaster OF his ship"
Asked about his plans for the future,
Admiral Miller says he has none.
II have not even talked to Mrs. Mil
Ter about the matter" he says, "but
We shall select a home somewhere.
You see, ! have no home at present
anywhere. ! have been under orders
and sailing for SO long that 1t has not