Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06

washington where the disease might We
studied. 1t is, you know, bacterial dis
| ease and a cure might possibly be discov-
cred 1t would 4.ot need a large appropr1a-
ton. I should think $25,OO0 year might
he sufficient to carry on the investiga tons;
they might result in vast good not only TO
Hawaii but to the whole world. You have
lepers In almost every city of the United
States and there is leper colony not far
from New Orleans. We do not absolutely
know that ieprosy is hereditary. Indeed,
the doctors now say that consumption Is
not hereditary, and very likely leprosy is
the same
Are there many children born on the
island of Molokai?'
NO" said Governor Carter. The lepers
have but few children, and the number OF
grown-ups is decreasing. Altogether there
are $50 there now
Consumption and Native Eawaiians.
do you have consumption in the Ha-
waiian islands,"
ITO some extent, but chiefly among the
native Hawaiians, who are decreasing very
rapidly. In 1895 there were more than
100000 natives on the islands; sixty years
later there were less than 10000, and today
we have only about 10000 The Hawaiian
Islands generally are very healthful. Our
temperature is about equable as that Of
any part of the world We call our country
the paradise of the Pacific" and every
one who visits us says the islands are right
ly named"
''Is your tourist travel increasingly"
VERY rapidly. The Pacific ocean is be-
coming one of the pleasure resorts of the
nations and with the big steamers which
have been recently added to the Pacific
fleets the travel will be greater than ever.
There are good hotels in all parts Of the
far east, and Honolulu has one of the
finest hotels of the Pacific. 1t cost $780,,
coo. 1t is a modern six-story fire-proof
structure, with a great roof garden Of one
third of an acre, capable of seating $500
people We have other good hotels in Hon
olulu and at Waikiki, our seaside resort
close by, and also in other parts Of the is
land. There are now good facilities of
travel from island to island. and there is
no place where one can see so much grand
scenery under such pleasant conditions"
Honolulu in 1904.
rs Honolulu growing?'
Yes; we have many new buildings, and
altogether about 1900 inhabitants. The
city has twenty miles of electric car tracks,
1000 telephones. four public parks, two OPP
era houses, three boat and yacht clubs and
social clubs of various kinds. In a bust
ness way we have chamber of commerce.
a merchants association, seven banks and
stores of all kinds. The assessed Valua-
ton of our property is $2S,O0O,OOo, and the
rate of taxation is l per cent We have
morning and afternoon newspapers, and
since the cable has been completed We
have telegraphic dispatches from all parts
of the world.
How the New Cable Works.
How is the new cable working, gov
ernor?"
TT is doing very well, indeed, and we
think it comparatively cheap. The cost is
85 cents word for dispatch to San Fran
cisco, and about Al cents word to Wash
ington. Your question as to how 1t works
reminds me how the cable was explained
tIa hn nm
nection was first made. The native could
not understand how you could send mes
sages such long way under the water
until at last the wire was compared to a
dog Said the cable agent, who was ex-
planning the matter: Suppose you had
dog. one of these long-bodied dogs with
short legs. If you pinch Its tall the DOG
will bark. Now, if you Will suppose cog
so long that If it's hind legs stood in San
Francisco and it's front legs in Honolulu
and some one pinched that dogs tall In
San Francisco, would not the front end OF
the dog bark in Honolulu? 1t is on that
same principle that cable messages are
sent from one place to the otner.
The Government Reformed.
Speaking about the natives. Governor
Carter" said 1, how do your people get
along governing yourselves?
We are doing very well now, was the
reply, although the last legislature or so
has been very extravagant and has made
appropriations unnecessarily heavy: l
made a speech to the legislature which l
called together in special session rev
months ago, and then preached retrench.
ment economy and reform. AS result
the appropriations were reduced about one
third the session was short and the bills
passed were in the interest Of the whole
ppaonIe Self-government is a comparative
~ new thing with us. think we shall do
very well from now on -
FRANK G. CARPENTER.