New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31

/ few days ago as a courtesy 10 an association Of
/ editors from Geor:ia.
The Georgia editors. two hundred stroaS. we're
pas ing through town and wildly anxious to see
/ the President. In the abs ccs Of the Georgia
delegation, Claude y Bennett secretary 20 IIoke
Smith hen he was az the head OF the Interior
/ Department. was asked to gain them tile de-
! sired Interview. The President a:aiahly con-
scented TO receive the Southern qll-Gr;yers. The
RECEIPT. was to be- held u tLc Cabinet Room.
but when the hour cane the President Was hav-
ing a private conference with the Secretaries Of
War and Navy the Porto Rican campaign.
The editors, meanwhile, who had arrived
promptly. were enjoying the freedom OF the East
Room, and many passersby. attracted by their
presence, had joined them.
Learning Of the members below. the President
decided that he could get through with them
more quickly by going downstairs to item than
by having them go upstairs to him. Before his
presence was realized he stood among them, and
the reception was begun. Everybody fled into
line with the editors. and Mr.. Bennett soon
found himself master OF ceremonies at the larg-
est reception recently held at the Executive
Mansion. introducing to the President people
from dozen States instead Of one
The success OF the late war bond issue OF
500 900 900 has been 4 source of satisfaction TO
the country and qualification to tie Treasury
Department officials. The total issue Was APP
piled for many times over The bonds are al
/ ready at handsome premium. and this must be
counted a red-etter time in the history Of the
Nations credit.
The popular intention OF the loan was per-
fectly carried out. Every dollar II the bond
issue. far the carefully kept records Of
the Treasury show went to private investors.
Not a dollar was given to National banks or
other corporations. In cases where banks sent
in tho subscriptions Of individuals the banks
made 70 sign a statement To- the eject that
the subscriptions were bona fde FOR the benefit
OF the individual named and not Tor any corpO-
rate interest.
50 careful were the Treasury officials 70 meet
the popular idea OF the loan that they shut out
every kind Of corporation. Churches. Sunday
schools, Christian associations and all other or
CARNATIONS were u rust aside FOR individual sub
scriptons Assistant Secretary Vanderp said
to-day that one Of the last and most earnest ap-
peals FOR bonds came from Sunday-school OF
whose righteous purposes he was fully cogni-
zant but that there exceptions 10 the
rule Of the issue. and the check of this we'll
known sunday-school promptly returned.
The Controller Of the Currency. Nj Dawes. IS
now watching with great interest the increase in
National bank circulation. that he may judge
thereby whether the banks found any way 70
ovade the law ard get the bonds The evidence.
However will he negatived by the amount OF
bonds purchased by the banks in open market
Mr.. Berry, OF Kentucky, the strongest Demo-
cratic champion Of Hawaiian annexation in the
House said to-day in regard to the
QUESTION:
Hawaii is most fertile and will he a most
prosperous country. The lower lands the
finest sugar lands in the world. They have a
ready soil made Of decomposed volcanic matter,
which sometimes produces as high as twelve
t,rS cf sugar o. the acre. It produces coffee
equal 70 he Mocha ard as good a. any on earth.
The lest coffee | Yer crank ! got N Hawaii
Rice also grows well there and they raise fine
Iananas pineaprl-s and alligator pears. Higher
up peaches are cultivated, aud in many portions
q the island grass grows finely. and stock rails
ing can be made q profitable industry. on the
uplands ordinary vegetables such as corn. cab p
bage ard potatoes grow well. while the fruits OF
the tropics flourish in the lower lands. The
temperature is most equable 1t rarely goes be-
low G3 degrees anC never above -. You can
plant there any month in the year
THE government to be? In all probability We
shall give them a territorial form Of government
until they are ready FOR Statehood. Their Fed
craI officers will be appointed by the President
ard their Legislature AMI local officers elected
by the People The Newlands resolution provides
that their present government shall remain in
full force until suppianted by the government
which Congress will devise The commission
which the President has appointed will report to