Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18

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the boys we're taking In the town.
We were greatly surprised at the ap-
pesrance Of the city. 1t Is situated near
the center and at the foot Of q long
chain OF mountains, fronting the bay.
Owing to the dense foliage, one viewing
the city from the deck Of a vessel an
chored 10 the bay would hardly imagine
a city OF such Importance nestled there.
As regards public improvements and
corporation enterprise 1t differs In no re-
spect from that Of an American city OF
the second class, Electric lights and
street cars were In operation.
The displays In the show windows
were up to date, and prices marked on
them indicated that IL WAS possible to
obtain the necessities OF life as cheaply
here as In the states. Chinese merchants,
however, seem to predominant. Their
wares are neatly displayed. and all lines
OF trade are represented by them. and the
stocks carried would do credit 10 any that
are In Albuquerque.
Owing 10 the fact that the day was one
OF festiyity. numerous flower girls lined
the sidewalks, and their stock was In
p~rofusion.
There Is q great Chinese and Japanese
population here, and like san francisco,
Honolulu has Its Chinese quarters. In
which respect IL will compare fsvorably,
80 II you have ever taken In China town
In Frisco by lamp light, you have q fair
representation Of what is here. We were
back on board ship by IL o'clock for at
1880 business is suspended until q O'Clock
Monday morning. This law Is rigidly
enforced, and there are no saloons or
gambling houses open between the hours
mentioned. neither are there stores OF
merchants open for business. This, II
struck me rs being un- American-m
only observation that wasn't.
sunday is q bright, sunshiny day and
we raise anchor and are towed up TO the
dock. We are privileged to 60 and come
at will, and as on the night previous.
the ship is practically deserted. There
are many places Of interest here, and one
is constantly finding something to at.
tract attention. In company with my
friend Meyers q stroll over the city was
begun. We visited the Queens Palace,
now the governmental headquarters. 1t
Is a building OF three stories high, with q
frontage OF about 100 feet. built Of stone
and modern architecture. The interior
Is furnished up in up-to-dste style, with
Q view TO convenience and comi Ort. The
grounds surrounding are large and com-
modious, and profusely dotted with ma
tive s%hrubbery. The numerous drive
ways and walks leading TO the different
portions Of the grounds shows the handi-
work Of an experienced landscape artist.
Beds Of dowers Of great variety may b.
seen OF every hand, cOaconut trees, ba-
nanas, In fact all the fruits Of the tropics
may be found within this enclosure, and
TO the stranger On first beholding It, it's
q veritable garden Of Eden. Directly op-
posite Is TO be seen the palace court, now
the court house. This Is also o fine build
ing, In front Of which stands q bronze
statue Of Calakin. the first king Of the
islands. We next visited the park,
which In appearance is similar to the
enclosure OF the palace grounds, though
more profuse In %shrubbery and native
fruits. 1t is kept In good shape, and for
beauty would compare fayorsbly with
similar resorts In the large cities of the
states.
Strolling further we find ourselves In
front OF q large coaconnt grove; further
on we see a leld Of banana trees. which
tempts us to play the small boy and pur-
loin q few OF them. We are constantly
passing trees bearing fruit that we
never saw before, and IL Is with great re-
luctance We turn toward the city again.
On our way we pass several ine churches,
the Japanese Kindergarten, Hawaiian
Orphans Home. and many other build
ings that are OF interest to the sight seer.
There is also q fine Y. NC. A. building,
and the interior Is fitted up as Is Gus.
tomary In such institutions, and visitors
from the states are made doubly well
come.
We visited the police station, which
building Is large and c%ommodious, the
Interior well looked after as TO santa
ton and ventilation. The fare and ac-
commodations for criminals for sur
passes any similar institution In the
states that l have seen. Here he is given
q good bed, clean cover lids and q mos
quito bar. To us 1t had an inviting ap-
} pearance rather than q place to be
Stunned. And the fare, we are told, Is
both wholesome and plentiful.
The kalakui hospital, directly opposite,
Is also a fine looking structure, and Is
|, even more inviting than Is a majority
OF the hotels In the states. There are
also several other charitable institutions,
which we learn. are up TO date and o
pleasure TO visit, among which is the
sailors and soldiers home, a large three
story brick building fronting the bay
near the wharf.
We next come to the depot Of the only
; railroad on the island. This building, In
all appearance, resembles the small depot
along the railroad lines In America. The
track Is narrow gauge, and the rolling
stock differs In no regard from others OF
! It's kind. The length OF the road Is
eighty-hye miles, making nearly a cir.
I cult OF the island.
Many other places OF interest to us
we're visited, but a description OF which
. we have no space TO give.
! There are two daily newspapers, one
morning and one evening, and the
mechanical departments are up-to- date.
Both papers have the Mergsnthaler Lyno-
type machines. On the morning paper
we found our friend Kelly, rough rider
and printer. who many of your raadars