Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-01


When the excitemeht which follow
ed our arrival had somewhat subsidized,
| determined to try to make my way
on shore. With my arctic oveTcoat
ON my arm l descended from the gang
plank, wiping the Precipitation from
my face, and approached the over
worked custOmhOuSe officials. There
were a hundred or more people pres
ent, each anxious to have his or her
trunk, handbag, or ValiSe inspected
first. The officers were busy opening
every sort of Satchel and travelling
convenience, and plunging their
hands into Soiled linen, Superannuat-
ed neck-ties, and other sacred articles
of apparel. In one yalise were found
some pistol cartridges, which were
seized by the cQStomhOuse officer,
who made the owner dive into his
hip-pocket and pull out the revolver,
which with the cartridges was held
until he could prove he was not fill
buster but a man Of good character.
Another gentleman had Winchester
rifle in his trunk, which was taken
charge of in the same manner, The
arms were receipted for, and upon
proof that the person having them
was peaceful citizen, a permit was
given to carry them.
After a long, WeariSome wait, the
inspection OF my own baggage came.
This trying ordeal over. / passed
through the street, where | met a
Kanaka coachman who asked;
'.Wantee la carriage?"
Eyes, take me to the Arlington, :"
i answered, and, jumping into his
one-llorSe surrey | was driven to the
hotel, through an avenue Of palm,
date, and fig trees. | seemed to have
suddenly entered an immense flower
garden, Alighting | asked the driver
his fare. He answered:
1.-TWO bits"
Shillings, quarters, and cents are
never used in Hawaii Twenty-Five
cents is two bits, fifty cents is four
bits, and seyenty-fiye cents. six bits.
No one had yet appeared to well
cQmesme. saw some people on the
lama or porch, and some monkeys in
a cage. but none seemed to have any
special interest in my arrival /
stepped upon the lama and then a
lady appeared and called a Chinamah,
tell him to take me TO Number Six
teen. The almond eyed Celestial
picked up my YaliSe and gave my over
coat a stare. That oyercoat was as
much OF a curiosity in the city as q
native Samoan in full dress would be
in New York or Chicago.
We had only gone as far as passage
way between the two houses when a
Japanese girl, with her hair pulled
and feet bare, came running toward
us chattering like a monkey. She
took my valise, and John Chinaman
disappeared, The lady Jap then
went out into a vast court laid out in
regular walks boTdered by tall palms,
cOcoanut trees, banana plants. and
every variety of bright Foliage and
towering shrub Of the tropics The
air was burdened with the sweetest
of perfumes, and the gentle cooling of
ring doves tloated about me. 1t
seemed more of park than a hotel.
On either side were rows of neat lit
tie cottages, all belonging to the
hotel, and all empowered in the
verdure of the tropics.
My female escort, carrying my va
Use. walked down the lawn path, |
following. We soon passed through a
gate into the street. Turning alb
ruptly to the left, she entered another
building, and assembled Il flight OF
stairs with me, carrying my overcoat
and perspiring at every pore, bring
ing up the rear. In a wide corridor
above, we were met BY another Japa-
nese called Tito. VINO took my yalise
TO room Number Sixteen.
Ny apartment was large and sunny.
a great window opened on the porch
on the west, and 1 sank into a seat.
for few moments gazing out upon
n rear court, The scene was bathed
Ia the sunlight OF June, although
vas told that this was rs cold weather
as one might ever expect in Honolulu
The houses in Honolulu. By the way.
are constructed without furnaces or
other heating apparatus. There is
but one fireplace for heating on the