The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-25
HAWAII At
WASHINGTON
island Matters Are Corr
sidered In Vaca-
ton.
CMaiI Special to the Advertiser)

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WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. 1s.-Mid-
summer dullness is more pronounced
in this city than at any previous time
! this year. The return of President
Roosevelt for a few weeks did little to
revive interest in what the adminis-
tration was doing on the banks of the
| Potomac. The President is keeping
absolutely quiet, making no speeches
and conducting his political confer
ences with people who come here just
as secret as possible. He is going
away again to oyster Bay in about
week. Republican leaders complain
that he should go to his summer home.
where it is very inconvenient to reach
him, but this does not affect his deter
mination to keep out of politics to the
utmost
WANT GOVERNORS REPORT.
! The Interior Department has made
the usual formal request for the an
nual report of the Governor of Hawaii.
The officials OF the department have
no advices as to whether Governor
Carter has yet sailed from the Pacific
Coast. His interview at Sacramento,
Cal, in which he emphasized the dis
appointment of Hawaiians that the
government absorbed all their reven-
ues without making any adequate re-
turn in expenditures in the islands was
widely commented upon by New York
newspapers. All this was noted by the
Interior Department where the truth
OF much that Governor Carter had to
say is recognized.
A QUESTION OF CITIZENSHIP.
The request from Hawaii for an op-
inion as to the citizenship of Chunk
K. Al, of Hawaii, a Chinaman who
was born in the islands was received
by the Interior department and re-
ferred to the State Department, with
a request that an opinion on the mat
ter be secured from the Attorney Cen
eral. For some reason the State De-
partment is reluctant to refer the ques-
ton to Attorney General Moody and at
present holds the papers in the case
in its own files. 1t is expected, how
ever that the State Department will
act as soon as it's officials have time
to examine the question in detail,
SMALL FARMERS HEARD FROM.
The more or less numerous pubIica-
tions in eastern newspapers during the
last year about the Territory of Hawaii
seem to have awakened considerable
interest in this part of the country.
1t was stated at the Interior Depart
ment today that numerous letters had
been received from different people In
the East about Hawaii Most of these
letters ask for information about the
products of the islands. Some of the
writer's want to know about the op-
portunities for raising vegetables and
for garden truck farming. In "A MAJOR
ity of cases these letters have been re-
ferred by the department to the ter
ritorial government at Honolulu, where
more comprehensive information is
available than the department could
furnish.
The request of Mr.. Joshua K Brown.
with the immigration bureau
at Honolulu, for a months leave so
mat i4c coOfu itldhS d TRIP ~ tire SidteS
was acted upon here today by the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor. He
is granted permission to travel by
transport, if he can make satisfactory
IMMIGRATION MATTERS.
The bids for the construction of the
immigrant station at Honolulu, together
with other papers, We're received here
several days go by the supervising ar
chitect of the Treasury. All the ~aapers
in the case were forthwith referred to
the Bureau Of immigration i'm the De-
partment of Commerce ard Labor.
where they were approved by Commis-
sioner F. p. Sergeant. Il appearing
that the plans We're entirely satisfac-
tory to that bureau, Supervising Ar
chitect Taylor decided to make the
award at once. Mr.. Sergeant returned
the papers TO Mr.. Taylor three days
ago. Today Saturday Mr.. Taylor said
that the award would be made probably
next Monday and at once cabIed to HO-
noluIu That viii ensure the most
speedy progress possible with the cOfl-
Of the station.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLEC-
TIONs.
An advance report Of the Internal
Revenue bureau Of the Treasury De-
partnent shows that the total internal
revenue collections for the Territory Of
we're