New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-08

lar as POSSIBLE they are on deck. both 10 stretch
their muscles and to afford them occupation
Ihey are put through various Setting -up'
movements and part Of the manual. When
not 50 engaged they occupy themselves in
reading. talking. card-playing or writing letters
but there are too many Of them to allow much
walking about
THE OFFICERS FARE WELL.
Inc officers are very comfortably auartered
IN staterooms. and the first cabin IS not at all
oVercrowded. The food provided for both Off
GERS and men is fair. and about what would be
expected in the first second cabin on a coast
wise steamer Unfortunately the fresh water
must be carried in tanks. and consequently
Only salt water is available for WASHING Even
with so-called Saltwater soap such ablu-
tons are very inefica cious That is lust a trine
less important than Il would be were there
women on bo9rd 1t Is rather odd by the way
among so many people never to petticoat
or near treble voice The kindness and min
istering which one thinks Of as feminine are here
due entirely to the chaplain of the 14th In
fahtry, c. G. Pierce. II any one is poorly but
not Ill enough to be willing to appear on the
sick list. the chaplain sees to IT, If any one
wants a chessbOard, or something to read or a
table to play cards at. to inspect the ship. the
chaplain is the man to apply to. 1t is he. too
who plays small portable organ the fore
castle, and gathers the men about him Sun
day with fluent words Of moral instruction.
The days roll on and little happens. That old
hooker. the Peru. Is slow: and We who could
may not outsail her. To certain extent she is
company. Sometimes we hear strains OF music
from her band. and nearly every day messages
pass between the ships by "wig-wagging' flags
At night her lights shine If from a neighbor-
Ing shore. Vessels rare in these waters
and only once have We passed within signalling
distance OF eastbound craft.
GOOD FISH STORY.
Since the last words were written have a
fine fish story 10 tell. on the morning of July
81. less than five hundred miles from Honolulu
beautifully modelled fish. at least eight feet in
length. was observed by several passengers at
about three hundred yards from the vessel per
forming extraordinary feats. He shot perpen-
dicuarly out of the water until his tail was
fully his own length from the surface. For an
instant he hung in midair his white belly and
dark back cleaning in the sunshine. Then, with
a sudden violent effort he made nearly com
plete somerset. his tail describing three
fourths OF a circle. and came down the
face horizontally with great splash. This
wonderful jump he repeated less than six
times in the same way. at intervals Of few
seconds and seemingly at the same spot. The
fish was as shapely a salmon. but appeared
TO me to have the snout and tail Of a shark.
Soft steady breezes-the trade winds follow
us with just sufficient strength TO crown the
waves with crests OF foam
The temperature Of the air rises just percep-
tibly each day IT is now - degrees at MONDAY
and there is no chill even in the night air.
ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
on July % The approach by water is charm
ing The land is a serrated complex OF ridges
recognizable as volcanic when miles away. The
valleys. separated by these ridges. are narrow
and all lead down to a coastal plain Of no great
width The general impression on approaching
the town is not unlike that received In nearing
MADEIRA although the high land at Honolulu
is much less elevated, and the slopes near the
sea are not so steep. The community OF appear
ance arises from the common volcanic origin
Al Honolulu the only rock besides lava Is coral
reef Of late date which Is said TO nowhere reach
more than fifteen feet above the tide The gen
eral elevation Of the country Indicated by TINS
uplifted coral beach explains at least IN part
the presence of coastal plain.
The sea view from the land near the town IS
beautiful Because the island rises abruptly
out OF an ocean Of immense depth. truly blue
water reaches comparatively near the coast. on
the shore. however. along tht sandy peaches,
the water is malachite green Now. looking
seward from the shore. the distant water aI-
pears not blue. but magnificent purple This
effect seems To be connected with the presence or
the belt Of green water. for find That II ms
and the vegetation are screened of ny an UNI
hrela the distant sea looks gradually bluer ana
bluer until to my eye, the violet tint fades com
pletely. 80,
1t is said that there are thirteen nationalties
represented in Honolulu. which Is town or
about twenty thousand inhabitants. very
large majority consist Of native 1awalians. Jap
anese Chinese and half-breeds. China-and-Js.
pan-town seems to extend over hair the area OF
| ii fFfn lla ri a ed
horsecar without meeting single White race.
The well-to-do whites. however drive about Tor
the most part in their own traps. 1t Is rather
amusing TO find the Chinaman here held IN
much esteem while the japanese Is denounced
az dishonest tricky and immoral The native
character would Of course, require long study.
but that they are hospitable, lazy, inprovident.
musical passionate and almost Incapable or
rising to the level OF professional success seems
certain. While apparently more intelligent than
| the Southern negro they seem TO share some
mental characteristics with him. They might.
perhaps be trusted to manage local AFFAIRS
| within the limits Of we'll defined general laws;
further than this II would he dangerous 10 trust
| then, There are only 81 900 -blooded Ha-
| wailans left in the islands. The immense pro-
| norton OF Chinese and japanese VIII ada scri-
ouslv to the difficulties OF administering the ia
| waiian territory. but without them industry
,rould die in this soft air. where white men
can york with their brains, but not to advan-
| tage IN the field A study Of British experience
| vii be helpful in that regard If we Will only
| consont 10 learn at their expense
THE TOWN DESCRIBED
The buildings Of the town are commonplace
| orouph The stucco executive building. former
" the palace is neither good nor excruciatngly
had The houses OF the well-to-do are cheaply
constructed frame buildings as a rule but
some OF them are attractive. and they stand In
gardens which are simply astounding to the rye
Of n Northerner. The most fanciful and likable
narts Of the geography book the illustrations
| wb,ch used to seem borrowed from some good
sensible fairy tale. are here realized without
| even the ceremony or hocus-pocus. Cocoanut
| noi,ns abound in groves or along the sidewalks;
nvaI Mains which never by any chance vary