The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-08-02
THE PASSING HOUR.

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steamer now.
Montana's Volunteer Regiment now
here assays pretty high in representa-
| tive citizenship.
Hilo has imported frogs from the
Coast, and is duly proud OF its new
| kind of croakers.
Affairs Of the Honolulu Rapid Tran
sit and Land Company are in the hands
Of men OF enterprise and action.
The Honolulu Y. M. C. A. leads the
Associations of the United States in
extending favor to American soldiers.
Col. VIM. Bryan took his regiment
from Omaha to Jacksonville to embark
for Cuba and did not make a single speech
| on the road.
An impress has been left by this
years Summer School that will he to
the benefit permanently OF the Hawaii
an educational interest.
After the contract white suits OF the
soldiers have contracted from contact
| with water the combination OF uniform
and soldier will be a sight.
The bacteria known to science now num-
Der $50 species, not counting the men
who get worsted n arguments down town
children.
1t is to he hoped the Islands under
the new regime will never have worse
or more realistic highbinders than
crude politicians with hatchets with
bells on them.
This expedition OF Gen. Otis has a
paymaster with 1t, but no treasure. II
Uncle Sam wants little favor in the
way Of a loan here he can probably get
1t for the asking.
Those 400 engineers who are coming
here to look after the building of the Ho-
nolu1u garrison and to plan fortifications
will doubtless carry on their labors with
of this place.
Police must be American" vas a stip-
ulation OF the United States in the sur
have read: Police must be American
Police" This alone would be technically
and practically correct.
Brigadier General Harrison Gray otis
enjoys the distinction of being one of the
few men whose appointment to command
and commission was vigorously opposed
after he had been named by the Presi-
dent He had been In politics in southern
California.
AS reports of flag raisings. annexation
tiblees and launchings of political or
ganiZations continue to come in from
the other islands it might be well for the
men who have been claiming that the
movement OF progress was confined en-
tirely to Honolulu to rise and explain.
They say there will have to be more leg
room under the tables in the transport
shore dining room when the long men
from Tennessee arrive. And when those
mountaineers yell the echoes will come
back from the Pail In eight seconds and
all the clocks In town will strike twelve
and stop.
"Soapy" Smith. the gambler and con-
iidence man killed by a Law and order
the very few remaining terrors of the
West. These peculiar lawless characters
have been kept on the move for several
years and number Of them have found
Alaska to be really the jumping of
place"
More and more do those Girectly en-
gagged In entertainment OF passing troops
become convinced that the idea OF dining
The affairs on the lawn Of the Executive
Grounds are mutually agreeable. Fur
ther they seem to have the approval OF
the rain doctors. for not once yet has a
shower interfered with picnic.
Perry s. Heath. who has the charter
for the First National Bank Of Honolulu
Is best known In the United States as a
newspaper man and has been an active
and successful correspondent at WASH
ington without ever indulging In sensa-
tionalism. 1t was Mr.. Health who had
very largely the conduct of the literary
branch OF Mr.. McKinley's campaign for
the Presidency.
The Government Of Spain seems to be
SO organized that the whole has an easy
cabled from Madrid to London that Torai
and Blanco were given free hand in the
Santiago capitulati0n for the reason that
the Government did not desire to expose
itself to the criticism that might follow"
1t is doubtful II the spaniards in general
Will be reconciled to. even II they accept
this distinction.
There has come to hand positive, off,
cial and ample refutation OF the absurd
statement that British gunners were pc
hind Dewey's batteries at Manila Bay.
The story Is contradicted from the Brit
ish Admiralty and from the Navy Depart
ment OF the United States. There was
not single Englishman on any gun on
any vessel In Deweys fleet. But II would
have been nobody's business In partic-
ular II there had been.
Among the recruits here for the First
California Regiment, which IL now at
Manila, Is man who had hanging over
his head at San Francisco an order to pay
alimony and who Is now of course out
OF the jurisdiction of the court. Two sol
di"r' were iai sing in camp one night a
long time ago when one said that he
went to war because he was married and |
had a comfortable fortnqe and wanted
excitement The other related that he
was married and had a comfortable for |
tune and wanted quiet life.
of the Harvard class of '9s there were |
iOs members willing to contribute TO the |
statistical table their intentions with re- |
lation TO careers. An even hundred take |
TO the law. Twenty-nine will take up |
medicine. An even dozen will study for |
the ministry. Twenty-Five will teach un- |
Ill they can secure more profitable bill |
let's. About one hundred will enter var !
nj intands ~