The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-11-21

Of HAWAII
Cable Men t0Con.
fer at White
House.

WASHING ONs November THE
Department of Justice received a letter
today from the Pacific Commercial Ca
bic Company requesting the Attorney
General to fix Il day upon which Pres
ident Clarence W. Mackay, Vice Pres
ident Ward and Attorney Cook could
meet him for the purpose of discussing
the terms dictated by the President
upon which the Pacific cable may be
laid.
Thus far the cable company has Civ
en- no intimation whether IL will accept
or reject the terms imposed, although
it has gone ahead as though il expected
no objection on the part of the Gov
eminent. a high official of the De-
partment of Justice intimated that the
cable company might be brought up
with a round turn If il attempted to
lay the cable without complying with
the Presidents conditions, which re-
qure that the line shall not be laid on
foreign territory nor be subject to for
eign complications.
THE President is determined to pro-
tect the interests of the government
and the public" said this official. "He
may mention the subject in his mes
sage to Congress, and Congress may be
called upon to act in the premises.
However, the matter may be settled by
a conference with the cable company's
officers, which will take place some
time after November 10th"
WASHINGTON, November lin
regard to the construction of the trans
Pacific cable, Rear Admiral Bradford
reports that so far as he is aware the
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
has signified no intention of following
the government requirement for build
ing a cable as specified by the Presi
dent The report says that although
the officers of the company appeared
anxious before adjournment of Con-
gress to obtain the Pacific cable sur
veys made by the department no appli-
cation has been made to the depart
ment for this information.
The report says that no statement
has been given out concerning the
route the company intends to follow
nor have steps been taken to prepare
relay stations on American territory
considered necessary by the depart
ment, with the exception of acquiring
the site for landing the cable near Ho-
nolulu.
PORTO RICANS WELL TREATED
WASHINGTON November 10.-Sec-
rotary Hitchcock has received from
Governor Dole of Hawaii statement
denying reports of ill-treatment of sew
eral Porto Ricans on Hawaiian sugar
plantations. The laborers went to Ha-
wall at the solicitation of the Sugar
Planters Association. and the COM
plant was made by Pedro ]. Agostini
father of one of the workmen. The
Governor says. after an investigation
that the desire of some of the laborers
to return to Porto Rico results from
inconsistencies, influenced by imagina-
tive persons, and will subside with
time. and that the condition of the in
dustrious Porto Ricans is satisfactory
and their health has improved.
SENATOR MITCHELL TALKS.
WASHINGTON, November S.-Sena-
tor Mitchell of Oregon arrived in
Washington today and called on the
President He will devote the time
between now and the beginning of the
session to the preparation of the report
of the subcommittee of the Senate
Committee on Pacific Islands and Por-
to Rico, which visited Hawaii in Sep
TENDER. Senators Burton and Foster,
who accompanied Mitchell to Hawaii
will come here next week to join in the
work of preparing the report. lyon
may say for me-" said Senator Mitch
ell that any statement coming from
Honolulu that we are to make recon-
mendations to the President for the re-
moval of Governor Dole and Secretary
of the Territory Cooper is erroneous.
! have not talked, even informally
with my colleagues as to their attitude
in the matter The testimony taken
by us would make a good sized-library
1t is in confused mass, and must be
digested and considered before we can
reach any conclusion"
ROSEHILL'S DAMAGE CLAIM.
SAN FRANCISCO, November IL
Captain Rosehill, who came into public
notice some time ago in connection
with little speck OF land in the Pa
cifc ocean, has again appeared, this
time with an international claim to the
State Department and against he En-
pire OF Japan. The requisite documents
came from Honolulu Saturday, and will
be sent TO the State Department by the
Captains counsel In a few days.
JAPANESE CHRISTIAN HOME.
SAN FRANCISCO, November IL
Members OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church In this city interested In ORR
entail missions have decided to estab-
fish Japanese Christian Home In HO-
nolulu, The japanese women working
in the Island rice fields are particu-
larly anxious 10 have the home estab-
lished and are willing TO contribute Ia
the cause,
The committee met yesterday after
noon at the home Of Bishop and Mrs
Hamilton on Buchanan street, and dis
cussed the plans, Mrs, Winston Of Pc
cine Grove was present and gave a
report Of what she had accomplished IN
the Interest ~ the effort She had re-
oalYed some contributions and while al
the Kansas convention ~ the Women q
Home Missionary Society she had laid
the cause before the assembly and re-
gglkfd hrHTtY aBsuTaUGf Of QnOUHTaf ion