Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-01

Sick People on one Beat What Was
Seen and Heard at HOnolnlu-Im-
pressions of the Natiyes-The Rest
of the Voyage Hungry for News
from Home--0ther Notes by the way.
Ar SEA, Aug. s, 1898
DEAR While making
passage from Honolulu to Manila
I'll spend part of the unlimited time
which | have on my hands in writ
ing you.
As you may perhaps know, myself
with 8 other engineers were ordered
from NJ. |. Navy yard to join the
Asiatic Squadron under Admiral
Dewey at once. We left Frisco on
July 18th on the transport City of
Puebla," which has on board beside
ourselves, $50 U. S. regulars and six
hundred tons of ammunition for ADJ
miral Dewey.
We find things little crowded
but otherwise get along O. X.
On coming out from the harbor
we encountered long heavy swell
and in an hour had over five hum
dred sea sick men on board at one
timc At dinner the officers tables
were almost deserted, there being
only one man to table for the ar
my's record aud three out of ten at
naval officers table-myself and two
others But next morning nearly
everyone was all right.
We reached Honolulu on July %
at daylight and got ashore some
where near noon.
] don't believe there can be more
beautiful place in existence than
the Hawaiian Islands. We remained
there until Aug. 4 when at noon
we set sail for Manila.
I've heard it advanced as an ar
gument against the annexation of
the islands. that the natives were
ignorant, debauched, etc. and there
fore wouldn't make good citizens
but don't you think it. There are
not over 51d of the whole popula-
ton who can't read and write their
own language, and not over 1919
who cannot read and write both
English and Hawaiian A much
better showing than any state in the
1 u. S. can make And as tor culture
refinement and true hospitality, l
venture to say the better class of
Hawaiians would put to shame many
Of those even in Gods own country
West Virginia who consider
themselves the creme de-la-creme of
society. | don't say this without
knowing whereof | speak for the Of
/ ficers on the transports were invited
everywhere and we did't fail to 90.
| was at Princess Kaiulami's recep-
tion and found her very beautiful
and accomplished young lady. She
was educated in England and has
Travelled extensively on the continent
and think in theU .S.also. / was at
several other Hawaiian homes and
| found the same culture and refine
ment everywhere-the more wealthy
all send their sons and daughters to
England or e. S. to finish their edu
cations after they graduate at their
Hawaiian schools and colleges which
are of no mean pretensions nor few
in number considering the size of
the islands.
l will say nothing Of the tropical
vegetation for that subject is already
worn out by authors of biographies,
botany, etc.
We left Honolulu on August 4th
and expect to reach Manila by the
25th if we have good weather. But
if we don't have it you will never get
this letter for this old hooker will
90 to the bottom like shot.
Well we are still in good shape on
this Friday, Aug. 10. We've had
the most excellent weather magma
ble-not sign of storm or typhoon
although this is the season for them.
Have been following the goth paral-
lei of latitude approximately. We
are in lat. 10, so north this morning
and as we are not following the reg
ular course of vessels from Homo
lulu to Hong Kong we havn't sight
ed vessel yet, but are numbering"
for sgreasers'' this morning as We
expect to sight the Philippines this
afternoon.
The health on board has been gen.
orally good although the men are