The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-15
WON'T LEARN ENGLISH
NIGHT SCHOOLS FOR HAwAIIANs
HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.
Chinese and japanese the Chief Pa
trons-Natives of TutuiIa Are
Mnking Good Soldiers.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
HONOLULU. Aug. 8. via san Francisco,
Aug. ll.-Answers have been filed by two
of the defendants in the suits Of the
United States 10 condemn lands for the
Pearl Harbor naval station. They are the
Honolulu Plantation Company and the
Oahu Sugar Company, two Of the corpora
lions principally interested. They claim
$4,000 each, or 100000, for lands which
were valued by the federal condemnation
suit at $4,000. Some OF the navy docks at
Pearl Harbor will be natural stone
wharves. In some parts of the harbor the
reef is already "a straight up and down as
the piles Of a wharf. The land rises like
a solid stone wall. and all that will be nee
essary will be TO dredge away the mud to
permit big steamers 10 lie alongside.
The night schools established here to en-
able Hawaiians 10 learn the English Ian
guage have been discontinued. as it was
found that the attendance was almost ex-
clUsively of Asiatics. The object of estab-
fishing the schools was to spread knowl-
edge of the English language among the
Hawaiians. but, after an experiment of
over a year, it has been found that few
Hawaiians attend. There was a large at
tendance OF Chinese and japanese adults
and children, the adults in the majority.
Reports were brought here from Japan
by two Japanese immigration commission
ers that there are about 5000 Japanese
there who want to come To Hawaii. and
that the restriction on immigration is
about TO be taken off. 1t is stated. how
preparations TO come the imperial govern
ment VIII stop them, fearing objections
The United States gunboat Petrol left
here on Aug 3 on her way to San Fran
cisco: after long service in the Philippines.
On the same day the Bennington arrived
from Manila. also on her way home. The
cruiser Philadelphia is here cOaling, and
will also leave for San Francisco in a few
days.
The United States has a model little
army In the Samoan islands,, according TO
the officers of the United States cruiser
native guard is one OF the best drilled
bodies of troops In the world. The natives
look upon the soldier business with great
enthusiasm when given a chance TO enlist
under the American flag, and they have
been drilled until they show great perfec-
ton In military movements. The Samoan
troops wear red turbans, white navy UNDER
shirts. blue dungaree lava lava" or breech
cloths, with two red stripes around the
hem. The legs and feet are bare.
Fire to-day destroyed $500, 600 worth OF
property on Fort street, in the heart of the
city. The principal loser is the hardware
firm of Hall & Son
A large mass meeting Of Japanese resi-
dents was held last Friday evening TO pro-
test against the action OF DIR. l.. T.. Cofer,
United States quarantine officer. in sub
1ecting s. Okabe. Japanese vice consul, and
his wife to a physical examination when
they arrived here July %. The meeting
ended in the adoption of strong resolu-
tions, copies of which will be sent TO the
Japanese minister at Washington and to
President Mckinley and other officials at
Washington. When the vessel arrived a
case OF sickness, suspected to be plague.
was reported on board. and the vessel was
kept in quarantine until the nature of the
sickness was investigated. Okabe and his
wife, who were cabin passengers, were sub
1ected, 1T Is alleged. To physical examina-
ton, while the other cabin passengers were
not troubled.