The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-03-07
THE PASSING HOUR.


THE PASSING HOUR.
1t is believed that the cold wave on
the Mainland struck Gen. Miles.
Wanted-A fire station on the Plains.
The appropriation has been made and
is available and the site has been Sc
lected.
There IS alarm in the tone OF dis
patches from Manila by both Dewey
and Otis. The only deduction IS that
there Is cause for alarm.
The Advertiser has slowed away up
to date more prints of the left hand
palms of citizens than there are palm
trees on Nuuanu avenue.
Up TO date the new Republican party
made the 4. L. p. monotonous. There
is no opposition in the field
The U. 5. V. Engineer officers and
men who are coming into town are
to be congratulated. Garrison life on
the kapahulu road has become rather
monotOno"s.
1t is to he hoped that the Rev. Mr..
Twombley, in preparing his history of
Hawaii for the public schools of the
Mainland will follow the model known
as AleXander's History.
Ii appears, but the statement cannot
be made by authority, that the Rev.
V II. Kitcat, the popular clergyman
of the stan Of Bishop Alfred Honolulu,
is the representative in Hawaii OF the
American Protestant Episcopal church
1t looks like a rising temperature in
affairs strictly political at Washington,
when the gentleman from Ohio Is re-
pudiated on the floor OF the House by
his colleagues of the same partisan
stripe.
Probably 1t as not contemplated in
the compilation of the plans and spe-
clfications, but making a bit OF dint
into that 100000 cash surplus in the
Government strong box Is OF necessity
part of the plan OF Capt. Goodman for
a larger harbor force.
One notable difference between the
white man bearing a burden and the
brown man doing the same thing, is
that the brown man, IL lie fail, is not
held responsible by the judges-the
judges getting their commission from
no one knows where.
Small wonder that President McKin-
ley, largely on behalf OF his Secretary
OF the Navy, urged the construction
of a cable to Honolulu. In the alb
sence OF a wire the battleship Oregon
has been practically lost between San
Francisco and Manila.
\ quiet, modest appeal is made by
the ladies' OF the Free kindergarten
and Children's Aid Association. II is
believed that the few words OF earnest
suggestion will result in securing what
is needed-a firm financial footing for
an institution which is doing really
grand work
The Republicans organizing here
should take note that the National
committee has declined to have any
thing to do in any way with the SEN
atorial battle in California. This means
that the National Committees policy
is TO keep hands off when local
wrangles are in progress.
The intimation of Mr.. Strahorn that
there should be sort of life saving
station at the Waikiki beach seems
To be worth listing as we'll taken.
There is u vast increase in the number
of bathing and canoeing parties, and
1t Is only matter OF time when fatal
adventures will be recorded.
The rumor that Speaker Reed is 10
retire does not open a vein of hope
for those who thoughtfully regret that
one man can have and exercise so
much power in shaping legislation for
the Great Republic. The system re-
mains and less safe man than Reed
may come into the scepter of the car.