The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-08-29
EU|IUR whitney
Talks TO an "Oregonian'
Reporter.
SAYS Pres cert bet. - the v.r,
se.t Mar 'or oovsrror OF
the islands.

n. NJ whitney OF Honolulu. former
ly editor and proprietor of the Homo.
lulu Commercial Advertiser. and nov
a prominent publisher. was in Port
land yesterday. says a recent number
of the Oregonian. lie recently arrived
In Vancouver. II. c.. on the liner Mo
vera, and will leave tomorrow for San
Francisco, where he will make brief
visit before sailing for home. Mr..
Whitney says there is no truth what
ever In the report emanating from
Washington that there Is likely to be
an uprising of the natives against the
United States Government. President
Dole. he says, is exceedingly popular
With both natives and foreigners. and
has the Government well In hand. The
natives are better off under the Stars
ald Stripes than they have ever been
before. and the most Of them realize
1t. All Of them who can read and write
will be given the franchise, which
gives them very considerable power,
their voting strength being about 1000
while the foreign voting population Is
not more than $500. A call for voters
TO qualify has been made. The regu-
lar election for the assembly will pro-
baby come. off in September, but the
date has not yet been fixed.
Mr. Whitman ragarJ DrouiInpt npla
as the very best man who could be Sc
lected for Governor of the Islands
and says II is the wish of the best
class of foreign residents that he be
appointed. He understands and speaks
the native tongue, and popular with
the native tongue, and is popular with
is considered essential for a successful
Governor. He Is a fine man, and has
given the Islands q plendid admins
tration.
The exclusion OF the Chinese by the
United States will be a great benefit to
the Islands, in Mr.. Whitney's estima-
ton. This and other benefits the ma
tives have been quick to see, and while
the Queen still has a small following
nearly all the Hawaiians are falling in
zens.
The census OF the Islands will be ia
ken by the Government next year. 1t
is expected that 1t will reach 14O, 900.
as many people have come in since the
last census. which placed the popula-
ton at 10000. There are about 10000
people in Honolulu alone, more than
half of whom are natives.
Mr. Whitney says that any industri-
Gus man, with enough money to buy a
small place-$2, 900 or $3,0OO-can do
well in the Islands, and will be sure
to be happy and contented. as the eli
mate is healthful and the surroundings
pleasant. Like any other country, Ha-
wall is no place for a poor man.
II is expected that many improve
ments will be made as soon as the
United States takes hold. The harbor,
which is small, can be doubled in size
by dredging, and this. 1t Is expected,
will be one of the first things that will
be done.
Mr. Whitney first went to Honolulu
in 1856. He has been in business there
since that time. making annual visits
TO the United States. He has frequent
ly been in Portland, and has a large
| acquaintance here. The late w. A.
DAILY was an apprentice in his printing
Office In early days. Mark Twain used
to make Mr.. Whitney's Office his head
quarters when he was newspaper
correspondent In Hcnolulu, many years
ago. and Mr. Whitney tells many pleas
ant anecdotes of the great humOrist.