The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-20
Hotel Register Voices the Fact Of
Annexation.
AMERICAS NEW TERRITORY
People Already Patriotic and Loyal
Naval Officers and sailors Treat
ed Like Princes-Briiltan Future
for the IsiandS-NativeA Not ix-
noraut-No Place for q Poor
Man Capital Il Necessary.

W W Bruner, Honolulu, United States
OF America. was registered al tae Rainier
Grand ao;eI yesterday. Mr.. Bruner takes
grea; pride in ,all;ng attention 20 the fact
thar the Hawaiian islands have been an
nexed ana he does not fail 10 take adj
vantage Of every possible opportunity %
let the public know that ne Is now sub
jet OF the United States.
Mr. Bruuer IS not yet - years old. but
ne has been a resident Of Honolulu for the
pas, nine years. He holds the position
OF engineer of the hoard OF public works
there. Since locating N Honolulu ne has
invested his earnings 10 al advantage, and
he il now the owner Of a large coffee
plantation he - al interesting Ia .ker.
and 10 a Post -Intei.iGencer reporter spoke
ia an Instructive and entertaining manner
on the annexation OF the Eaw allan Islands.
He said:
All thinking men knew that the Ha-
waiian islands would be annexed, but they
did not believe that annexation wound
take place 50 soon. The business betwe n
the islands and the United States viii now
he conducted on a more settled basis. In
past years the business between the Unit
ell States and the islands has been 10 a
great extent unsettled, hui now they are
iuSepdEably linked together and nothing
can destroy the feeling % good feilowshp
which binds us together.
1t would be almost Impossible for the
United States to obtain more business
from the islands. as every line is already
worked 70 its utmost l would advise al
men. young or old. 10 remain away from
the islands until such a time as they would
be able TO secure employment there. up-
less they have money - invest Honolulu
- no place for poor man. Peop,e there
are rica and ] will state here that Ha
waii Is not poor mans country.
The people OF Honolulu are patriotic
ard their sympathies are VITA the United
States, OF course. Officers and sailors II
the American warships are treated Ike
princes.
The proprietors OF saloons. cigar stores.
barber shops, etc, did not charge the sol
die:s for anything they wanted. and even
street ear rides were furnished gratis The
Spanish consul complained that the gov
eminent was taking tie part OF the Unit
81 States but no attention was paid 20
him. The letters from the Spanish consul
We're ACKNOWLEDGED ami tina; vas al.
The government even ranked the en-
ve,opes ana paid the postage Of ali letters
sent home by the American soldiers. TIE
first payment Of postage amounted to $50
alone. / have great faith in the future
% tho islands. II IS nos possible 10 pro-
dIce sugar NJ an expense OF 81 per ton
a3d Il sells al so per ton. Owing to i'm
proved machinery and practices, il IS now
possible 10 realize more profit out OF sugar
a the present price OF a. cents per pound
than il was when sugar sold az cents.
We believe that the coffee interests are
also bound to improve. and think that
Hawaii viii he one of the greatest coffee
producing countries IN the world. The out
pat u sugar this year viii be 10000 tons
and If coffee 2G0 tons.
II Wish 70 deny The statement that the
climate is warm and suiiry. on the con-
tFary. the temperature Is delightful and all
tat could ne desired. The impression that
the native sare ignorant is also err0n.-
Gus. as compulsory education has been n
vogue for many years. The boys are sp,ca-
did penmen. ana | think they are The I'm
est IN thc world. The people Of the [ nit
ID States are suffering from a lack Of an
derstaudiDE regarding the natives Of ne
Hawaiian islands bat ! presume TIA. h
emo Is not FAR dist4n; when they will te
cal: hteuef.
Nj Urauer is IN the way to san Fran
cisco 70 visit relatives.