The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
,.,,r,eh,ed. 1900. by Frank G. Carpenter.

AGO miles from japan, about
400 miles from Australia and
an almost equal distance from
- No. possessions In the Philippine ISL
80 begin this series Of letters for my
s-evcnn readers. / am in the United
s.tss OF the Eastern Pacific. The Ameri-
z, asg floats from the palace which was
= lonr ago occupied by King Kaiaukaua,
"a IL Il sits the president OF the republic
= laval ready at any moment to give
800 TO the new government as soon as
q sxact form has been determined by
~swrem. I am In the city of Honolulu,
~ capital Of the islands one OF the most
..autfful cities OF its size on the globe. Its
~ avenues are lined with palm-shaded
~rdeus. fenced with hedges of oleanders
"A other beautiful flowers. It's veivety
bvus are at their greenest now, in the
ksrf Of midwinter. and the soft ozonic
~ Of the semi-tropics are ever washing 1t
deaB. Behind me rises the Punch Bowl.
n extinct crater, large enough TO hold
A. drink Of all the gods Of all the ma
cans and not far below Il are the vast plin-
ndons on which Is annually raised enough
war to sweeten the punch OF all human
"
Circ1inG the Pacific.
But before I write more about Honolulu
n see II In passing, let me give you the
s11ine Of the tour which | am making in
ne intereas OF tho Post-Intelligencer. II
I'll comprise more than Is 900 miles OF out
4 ne way travel through the countries and
hsnds Of the Pacific ocean. including ia
~, China. Malacca, the Dutch East In
~, the Philippines. Australia. New Zea-
IND. the 6amoas and the Fills. II will he
circle Of the Pacific. ending after another
visit 10 these islands at San Francisco,
vhsrs II began. l shall spend some months
b eaoh Of tho above countries describing
he present conditions, investigating the
chances for American trade. and picturing
b pm and camera the wonderful changes
which are going on In the far East
want to describe japan under the new
tfesties by which Americans can now do
budneD In any part Of the empire: to
trsvd over China. making my way into
ne Interior; to look into railroads and
ether undertakings which are now there
under WY; to describe how the English
manage their colonies at Hong Kong and
ihe Straits settlements, and to visit the
wonderful island Of Java, a colony Of HoI-
Ind. which supports more than 24OUO COO
pssple on an area about as large as tho
fate OF New York. From Java l may pos
oily visit Sumatra and Bornco. and thence
make my way down to Australia, the great
- a EnsIand's colonial nossassions A,,.-
malta ID continent In itself. aud IL fast
king opened up to American trade. II
- vast cities ana is = world ~ A.. o~,r
The pht,,uu,u.. IN ,ooo
" nrst field of work will be the Phil
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rhla undertaking Is no small one. The
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" the president has stated. rather an ar
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