The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-03


them aboard the various ships
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There was a big crowd and music
by St. Louis College band for J. Q.
Woods great free ball game. The
Honolulus bested the Regiments. 9
10 :.
The Charleston and the three steam
ships will leave port some time Satur
day. They will go direct 10 Manila
and will probably keep pretty well
punched.
The Hawaiian Oregonians gave the
club call TO the Volunteers from that |
State while the Australia was getting |
alongside. The response was quick !
and hearty.
The Stanford boys were piloted |
about town in wagonettes by VIII |
SOper, John Wilson. Frank Andrade, |
Leslie Scott and Olaf Sorenson, all !
Stanford men.
General Otis will be in command OF
the Second Brigade and General Yves
| ley Merritt, who will command the
| entire expedition, will accompany the
| mira Brigade.
Capt Houdlette and Chief Engineer
| Neimann of the Australia go TO eX-
tremes. They have just come from the
| H1ondike and are now en- route TO Ma
Mia to thaw out.
Charles Eagan, son of Colonel Eagan
of the United States army, was a pas
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left for his coffee ranch on Hawaii
yesterday afternoon.
a. Nelson Adams, of Stockton, Cali
fornia, is the musical author of the
California Volunteers. He has COM
posed several marches in honor Of the
Philippine expedition.
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The soldier boys drank soda water
to their hearts content at Hobron's
yesterday. They were not allowed to
pay for it. p. G. Jones and w. A. Kin
5 ney shared the expense.
Soldiers started with the expedition
who never in their lives had pulled a
trigger. They were given loading and
firing practice from the sterns of the
2 ships on the way down.
Live bullock to the number Of doz-
en- brought by the City of Picking were
taken to the slaughtering pens last
= evening The dressed beef viii be car
ried on in cold storage.
H J. Nolte donated 1000 cigars and
5000 cigarettes to the soldier boys
Hollister & Co., Hebron Drug Com
pany, Capt. F. B. McStocker and Wing
! Wo Chang also made contributions.
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w. D. B. Dodson, a bright young
, newspaper man, is enlisted in the Ore
\ gon Regiment. He will send special
stories to the Portland, Oregonian. Mr.
Dodson is an old friend of Ed. Dekum
D The Oregon boys are being wei
looked after. Ned Adams and George
Carter lSave turned their office over tt
e them. Mr.. Pearson has also establish
: ed headquarters for them at the Ha
waiian Cyclery.
A register for all the Oregonians i!
q open at Ned Adams office and the
Hawaiian Cyclery. A report will b.
sent back to Oregon by the next mail
y Mr.. Pearson treated all corners to tn,
= use of bicycles.
The Senate and House had more
f than a quorum present yesterday
b Both bodies adjourned and the Law
makers placed their desks containing
Government stationery and stamps a
: the disposal of the boys.
The Island boys who are member!
of the expedition are eagerly sOugh
: after. They include Sam Widdif1eld
e Lionel Jackson, Harry and Frank Tur
ton, formerly of Lahaina, George Mar
shall and the Hammer brothers.
: t'Please give me some medicine,
was the earnest request of Boy II
Blue in the Benson, Smith & Co. drug
= store last evening. Then he explained
I've been eating them mingoes' al
day and 1 feel mighty sick
A goodly number of the enlisted mer
= have means and drew here on letter:
< of credit. One private is pointed ou
as worth 100000 and another as quit
ting a $4,000 a year position. Scores
! ! left good places and established bust
, nesses.
Private Adams of the 18th u. S. A.
is no stranger in Honolulu. He was
= formerly a sergeant in H Company
n. G. H, and is said to be a credit tC
the First Regiment OF the Islands. He
enlisted with the regulars so soon as
war was declared.
Brigadier General Anderson, who is
in charge of the expedition is a most
pleasant gentleman. He is vice-presi-
dent of the National Society of the
Sons of Revolution and president OF
the Oregon Society of Sons of RevOlu-
ton.
f Honolulu capital is liable to be at
tracted by the apparent certainty of
strong future demand for pie in Ma
Mia. The boys of the First California
are challenge champion pie-eateTs,