The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-17

the men on board and friends on shore
The California contingent had man,
friends and acquaintance here. Blu
Montana's boys knew quite a lot Of peo.
pie In this faraway land. DR.. Cooper
who formerly practiced medicine In
Butte and who came here for his health
) or 10 years e was one OF the busiest
men ashore. He had to shake hand,
with hundreds OF former a~cquaintances
DR.. Cooper has been one Of the most sue.
cessful men In Hawaii. He has a mag
niicent medical practice on the Islands
and his prosperity is constantly increas-
ing. He lives in one of the most paIa-
tial residences in the Sandwich islands
and he has much valuable property in
this city and elsewhere on Hawaii. A
few years ago he married a Miss Nc
Grew. daughter Of a retired army officer.
She is one of the most charming Of wo-
men and she and her husband have kept
open house since our arrival here.
one OF he men who met the Mon
tana men when they landed was Alex
Morrison, who formerly lived in Ana
conda and who is now employed as fore
man in the Hawaiian Iron Works. He
is prospecting, like most Of the peopIe
who came here from the states, and
likes the country better thai any place
he was eve in.
Another Anaconda and Butte boy is
thriving in this land of lowers and sun
shine John Sullivan is unnlng a bust
ness here that is bringing him Montana
profits. He is in the furniture busi-
ness. Fifteen years ago he worked in
Butte and Anaconda. He met many of
his old acquaintance with this expedi-
ton. In fact, II is wonderful how many
or the white residents now here former
ly lived in the state OF Montana at one
time or another. Captain c. w. Wilder.
once a resident OF the city OF Helena.
Is now the head OF the great Wilder
transportation and Lumber
an institution rated into the millions.
when the boys set sail from San Fran
cisco they did not expect to see any for
NOR friends from their old home in the
mountains until they returned again TO
Americas shores, but they have been
very agreeably disappointed. Some of
them even met horses here that hey
knew. John Sullivan has the fastest
harness horse on the island. she is an
They call her Irish Lassie
she has won all the money In sight
race days. Her time is the fastest
ever made or the Sandwish Islands
a poor track. Irish Lassie is
by Marcus Days st. Patrick out of
and she was brought here by
John McCandish.
Every man in the Montana regiment
Is in love with Hawaii and her pe.ople.
II is one of the most delightful coun-
lries on earth. CALIFORNIA; people were
In the very extreme. but the
'esidents OF this lam have completely
the soldiers heart. This Is a
.ruly hospitable land. The climate is
and kind-there are no ex-
.refnes here-it is an almost uninter-
summer the year through. Not
people in Montana have any idea
" the beauty Of this region. Let me say
word here about the country that has
% hospitality entertained 1000 citizens of
during the past few days.
h city Is the coaling station for
.teamers between San Francisco and
Australian points. After the vessels
cave here going west they do not ex-
'ect to sight land again for weeks. Re
ent political events have served TO at
ract the worlds attention To these isl.
nds. One hears Strange stories here
very day OF the events of recent wears
Walking along the streets with a prom
tent young merchant the other day he
aid, pointing to the tower Of a large
church: 1T was in that steeple
hat ] spent several days and nights in
ne revolution of 1895. We were sharp-
hooters and were stationed there 10
eep watch on the natives. Across the
'ay Is a large and delightfully."- beauti- !
garden. Behind the thick stone /,
all that surrounds the place were sta
oned a lot OF citizens with rifles. They
ere engaged in a sac work-seeking +,
Keep a people who had owned these
lands for amounted years from ruling .
lie Ian In accordance with their Gus I
ms. over there is the residence Of the Z
oman who was, up to a few years ago, r
lie monarch Of all these regions and q
Ter OF all these people. She is now
the sea returning from Washington. '
here she went to enter a protest
the great government that de-
lived her Of her queenly crown. also
her private lands. ont =
in that pretty park, surrounded
: rich tropical trees and flowers. hid
- NV MI IidNdlldn sun, STANDS
e hospital erected only a few years :
20 by her royal bounty I'm behalf of !
e poor and afflicted of those islands. y
through the trees and foliage on ev- y
side shoot the tall spires Of magnih- d
Mt schools. asylums. churches. palaces. ;
ID public buildings erected by the late =
ing kalakaua and his unfortunate q
ter. Queen L~iliuokalani. In those n
lendid parks and public grounds "
We taken place many roy 4
feasts and louas. Now the natives X
eak around and peer over the back a
rd fences into the spacious grounds %
d splendid palaces OF the white men q
10 came here originally to teach the T
spell of Christ and remained to pos "
IS the country. The poor, ~inoffenslve q
inakas nave now no country and no VI
q. The other day with great. sad m
es. they stood on the streets of their q