The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
ONE TRANSPORT FROM MANILA
OTHER VESSELS ALSO EXPECTED
 AT HONOLULU.
A Matter That Is Now Displeasing Hawaiians Is Tax Levied Upon School Children for the
 Lafayette Monument.
BY HORACE WRIGHT.
Special Correspondence Of The Call.

HONOLULU, Oct. 4.-The army has been improving in condition, thanks tC | better treatment and athletic games | Their newspaper, the News Muster, Is full of life and fun, and the boys are soon to come into contest with the town teams in football and baseball Marches out around the island ace be- ing arranged and Company H of the New Workers set the example thls morning. There are now but 102 men in the military hospital 49 New York CTS. The maj jority UT the men are af- fl;cted with bronchial or malaIial trou- bles Some $50 patients have been treated there with only three deaths and two of these were In a hopeless condition before they were taken there.
 W hile our Red Cross Society has been doing noble work, yet 1t has initiated considerably against military discip- line, even if no heed is paid to the cur rent gossip which imputes to some of the ladies a desire to unduly interfere iu national politics by making the men diScontented with their lot. However, be this as it may, General King has net added to his popularity among cer- tain oflcious class by addressing to the ladies of the Red Cross Society very complimentary letter, for they claim to read between the lines expressions of feeling of rebuke which the author per unently disClaimS.
 It was practically decided this morn ing by the civil branch of the Hawai- ian Government to give the site re- cuired by the naval arm for a front age for their coal depot. This will eX- "a China GliI 1lOnV Ci6a the Pacific Mail wharf to the fine of the Bishop estate, or about the King $ boathouse. This is almost immediate ly an front Of the new United States Coalsheds, in which there are now some cU.000 tons stored, and will be adGpta- ole for the largest vessels t0 come alongside and load at saving 7f at least S2 a ton and much valuable time. Captain Tanner U. $. N, and Consni General Haywood have engineered the matter with the Minister of the Inte- rior.
 The United States transport Pennsyl- vania arrived in port last night from Manila, via Guam, to coal She ex- poets to take on board about 400 tons and to leave within two days. She re- ports humps, measles and dySentery to be prevalent at Manila, the last men tioned being caused mainly through in discretions of diet. The troop ships GL H. uCbtds 4NCN pOA anu Aoh. e AA were expected to follow her In about week Her visit to Guam was caused by her returning the Spanish doctor removed thence by the Charleston through inadvertence. They were loudly cheered and deliriously thanked for returning the physician. Her pas sengers include Dr. Smith of +Na Balti- more, who is returning to undergo his examination; four regulars, whose terms of service have expired; two First California men, invalided; a ser geant major of the Montanas on fur tough; three United States sailors. in- sane, and the quartermaster or the Bal timore.
 The Supreme Court having decided that the Council of State may decide the parlous question of what an "emer- gency'' under our constitution and one within their power to appropriate, MT. Damon, the Minister of Finance, has decided that there is no necessity to go before them for the amount with which to purchase the site for the new Reformatory School, as he will fund the money until the next Legislature meets and appropriateS it. The know alls have an impression that MT. Da- mon has high political aspirations and know how to pull the wires He pulled a strong one or Saturday with his fete champetre at his country residence at
  and navy. It was one of the most successful garden parties or entertain~ ments ever given here. He rallied around him all the old regime for the first time since the death of the mon archy, as well as the representatives of the new order. Unfortunately, Ad- mfral Miller had sailed and MT. and Mrs. Sewall were out of town. Since his visit to England MT. Damon is much impressed with the English baronial sys- tenn, and consequently. assisted by the President and MT. Dole, he received in a lOrdlY and generous fashion with special trains, bands dancing pavilions and all that the heart could desire at his country seat, which, in course of time. will be a marvelously beautiful spot, full of rare collections in botani- cal, geological and historical treas ures.
 Considerable unpleasantness has been caused by Minister Cooper and his Su- perintendent of Schools publishing "by authority notice calling upon the school teachers and punils to observe October 19 as Lafayette day, and for all the pupils to contribute as much as they can, or at least 1 cent. to the La fayette memorial fund. This is re- garded by the poor Hawaiians and the of all foreigners as being rather AmericaniZation by legislation. Many children will absent themselves from school on that day, although the obnoslious circular has been withdrawn from circulation.
 As another instance of the summary of the men we do not wish to have as rulers over us when we set tie down to business Is the following: For certain reasons, which the street alleges, but do not care to repeat, the regular quarantine physician was called away from the quarantine sta- tion, and the port physician placed in temporary charge, with the result that the large number of Asiatics in quar- antine were discharged two days ahead of their time, in order that they might catch their special island steamers
 
 DELEGATE TO CUBA.