The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-03-03
THE PASSING HOUR.

THE PASSING HOUR.
The prosecution does MOI seem 20
be making many three base hits in the
! Circuit Court these days.
The local Chinese would be justified
in getting out a second edition Of KO-
nOni on the strength Of the good news
from Washington.
The public cannot but bc grateful
to the Bishop Estate for aiding ma
terially in the opening OF at least one
Honolulu street this year.
Strange to say, the Military Com
mittees OF the Houses OF Congress have
not called in as counsellor on the
Army Bill the great Gen Barber.
Pretty soon 1t will be necessary FOR
promoters of new plantations to re-
quire that applications for stoHk shall
be submitted by letter, accompanied by
a certified check.
Perhaps 1t Is Tom Reeds Job that
Mr.. Cleveland wants. The Speakership
OF the House seems at this time to be
position equal in importance and pow
er to the presidency.
There Is he fullest justice in the
plea for that promised fire station for
the Plains WIKI the known fact that
the money IS available, the delay in
starting on the work is inexplicable
All here who enjoyed the privilege
of acquaintance with Dan O'Connell
will regret deeply his untimely death. |
Mr.. O'Connell. the King OF Munster,
was one Of the men who adds joy to
The life Of his neighbOr
Those big new steamers owned in
Japan and floating the sunburst and |
plying between San Francisco and the |
Orient, via Honolulu, are showing the |
speed that presages Atlantic time for |
the Pacific earlier than many will ex-
pect.
Gen. Miles has too much age to think |
less Of himself after his arraignment |
than before That European trip rather
spoiled Gen. Miles. In the old days OF |
Indian chasing in the West and South |
he did not think himself so much su-
perior to ordinary mortals.
70 Aguinaldo has misunderstood that
American expression smoking out"
He fired Manila, but will in the end |
get fired himself. Aguinaldo should |
send in his rates for being a patriot |
and perhaps then he and some OF the !
intense eXpanslonists can strike n bar
gain.
There is a whole lot of what Is some |
times called Jolly" in the Pope's let.
ter to Cardinal Gibbons. Leo XIII's big |
writing Just before this was an appeal
to all church people to return to the
fold, but the rush was not OF such mag
nitude as TO earn first page place in
the papers.
The Thirteenth Minnesota boys were
restless because they We're held In the
City OF Manila as the Provost Guard,
while other commands We're out on the
firing line. The gallant boys OF the
crack Thirteenth have had the firing
line brought to them and they handled
L magniiicently.
DR.. Raffel, President OF the Apia MI
nicipal Council, who was here on the
Alameda en- route to Germany. talked
Or rather refused to say anything just
ike a diplomat who had been request
I'd to return to headquarters and ex-
plain few things.
The Advertiser feels that it did an
Injustice to British Commissioner Ken
ny and per- APPS inadvertently threw
old water on the Great Alliance by
to state that at the Cricket
Club surprise party Mr., Kenny made
he statement that had played base ball
md liked the game
Without any show or suggestion Of
,aternalism, without any hanging up
II subsidy prizes, the United States