The herald., 1898-03-14
DOLE is NOT DOLOROUS
OVER PROSPECT OF HAWAIIAN
~ ANNEXATION
TREATY WON'T BE RATIFIED
Kanaka Hope IL Pinned to the Passage
of the Joint Resolution.
Railroad Rivalry
Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO. March 13.-By thu
steamer China, which arrived today, thu
Hawaiian correspondent of the Associated
Press sends the following:
HONOLULU. March 6-President Dol,
returned to Honolulu on the morning of tn,
4th. After a cabinet meeting held imme
diately upon his arrival he was interviewed
by an Associated Press reporter. He spok'
very frankly on matters pertaining to hi
mission to Washington. "Yes, I shall b.
very glad indeed to tell the people any
thing 1 may know relative to annexation.
said the president. 1.-THE Maine disaster
absorbed the attention of the statesmen
in Washington previous to my departur,
I believe Hawaiian annexation will be par
amount In congress. When l. was II
Washington l met many friends of Hawaii
They feel confident that annexation will
come. While there was a doubt whether
the treaty would secure the required sixt,
votes in the senate, still 1t was the con
sensus Of opinion that joint resolution
would carry in both houses. l place mucl
reliance in what was told me by senators
and congressman who are fighting fol
Hawaii. for l know them to be working
faithfully and earnestly
What is Speaker Reeds attitude?" tho
president was asked
when l was in the American capital
learned that he has always opposed an
nexation, although he has made no DEM
onstration against the treaty.
my impression Of President Mckinley
Well, l will reply that it is extremely fav-
orable. / found him to be an unassuming
frank and sterling man. He seems to have
his heart and soul in the annexation treaty.
Our reception was extremely cordia.
and hospitable. All along the line to and
from Washington throngs of people came
to see me. We shook hands and in many
instances l was obliged to speak briefly
from the car platform. 1t was from thess
people that ] gathered the impression that
Uncle Sans adoption Of Hawaii was the
popular sentiment throughout the land.
Other advices received by steamer China
were as follows:
The native sons, the island of Maui, are
In state Of considerable excitement
caused by the rivalry between the Kahulu.
Railroad company and the new railway
line constructed in the interests of the
Spreckelsvile plantation The employees
Of the interior, it is alleged, tore up the
track Of the Kahului company to cross its
line. The work was performed on the night
of the 1st inst. by about 800 men. who,
to orki I'M he
ton of the plantation management II
is believed the government will act in the
matter, as the rails Of the newly laid track
cross the government roads, permission
not having been obtained for the work.
1t is understood that the object of the
new line Is to obtain seaport terminus
where the output of the Spreckelsville
plantation can be landed to connect with
the new steamer line running in its inter-
est. Hitherto the sugar has been shipped
over the Kahului line in order to reach the
seaport. The plantation railroad will now
run clear to the sea, where a steel wharf,
built in Scotland, which is now en- route
here, will be placed in position in the har-
Dor Of Kahului.
Capt. James A King, minister of the in
terror, left on the Mariposa for a trip to
the Australian colonies to benefit his
health.
Some fears were entertained for the
safety of the barkentine Amelia, but she
arrived on March 4th, twenty-eight days
from Seattle, after an unusually rough
trip.
The u. S. S. Bennington has gone in
search of the dangerous derelict reported
afloat by Captain Calhoun Of the Archer.
NATIVE SENTIMENT
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13-Benjamin
Cluff, jr., proprietor of the Brigham
Young academy at Provo, Utah, returned
today from several weeks visit to the
Hawaiian islands. where he went at the
solicitation of United States Senator
rank G.. Cannon to determine the status
of annexation sentiment among the Ha-
waiian islands He speaks the Nanaka
language fluently. and has made thor
ough canvass among the natives of the
islands of Oahu, Maui and IIilo. He said
tonight: ''As result of my investigation
| would say tfRt probably one-half of the
intelligent natives of the islands are pro-
nounced advocates of annexation. OF the
half, would say that the great
are, primarily, in favor of the
of the monarchy, and second
ly. they would much prefer annexation to
the United States to continuation of the
prestn government