The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-12
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draw constantly from their stock of
poi in cold storage. Yesterday the en-
tire company was given a big dinner
by Mr.. Eli Peck of Honolulu, who is
here for an indefinite stay. Adjoining
the big building of the village is the
Aloha restaurant, run by -four Omaha
women who understand their busi-
ness" The coffee is all right, being
McCord-Brady Idol Chop brand, origi-
nally from Hackfeld & Co. The wom-
en- of the village busy themselves max
ing hats and mats and using their sew
ing machines. The Hawaiians make a
good impression everywhere.
PRINCE OF PROPHETS.
Every concession on the Midway has
"spieler." They were formerly called
bankers, or ShOuters. The "spieler'
must have a big voice, a persuasive
manner and decided talent for indi-
rection, combined with ready wit and
a vivid imagination. Until today the
prince of the prophets of the Midway
was the man in the employ of the Ha-
waiian Village Company, Limited. He
went over to the Filipino combination
this morning and there is to be law
suit about it. AS Tobin/ intends to
visit the Islands next winter, l enclose
his portrait. He is an industrious
young man and he read up on Hawaii
before he mounted the platform His
pronunciation was ali right and his
vOlubility something marvellous In
three lectures TObin could tell more
about Hawaii than had ever been writ
ten or thought of. To one from the
Islands this 'ESpieler'S'' descriptions
were as funny as anything could pos
sibly be, and the chap has such a
grace of FEASIBILITY that he makes his
talk go. Tobin tells unblushingly of
the 600 varieties of tropical plants in
our tropical gardens, of the perform
ance of our entire company of forty
two people, of the exhibitions of shark
catching, surf-riding, and the national
sports and so on to beat all the circus
posters ever written. Well have some
fun with Tobin if he ever does come
to the Islands
BACK IN 80.
Henry Newell, aged 60. American
resident of Omaha, called on me this
morning. He landed in the Islands in
1852 from the whaler Franklin of New
Bedford, Captain Josiah Richmond
Newell remained at Lahaina some
time and while there was employed by
Rev. DR.. S. E. Bishop as teacher of
English in a school for children rang
ing in ages from 6 years to 60. Mr..
Newell remembers much of the native
language and he used the old pronun-
Citations. He has a strong aloha for
the native people. There were at one
time in the north, nine native Hawaii
ans in the crew of the Franklin. Mr..
Newell says that at the time he was
in the country he thought there would
some day be a great city at Hilo, on
account of the harbor. 1 assured him
that he had figured rightly and gave
him copies of the Hilo papers.
NEW STEAMERS.
John H. Wilson left last evening for
Chicago, Washington and New York.
Mr.. Wilson, with Honolulu associates,
is going into the inter-Island steamer
trade. He has two small steamers at
Seattle now. One-S0 tons-will be
started for the Islands within fort
night, with Captain George Townsend
in command. The other-200 tons-is
to be ready within a month or six
weeks. l have not seen anything of it
in the Honolulu papers, but Mr.. Wilson
is probably pau with road cOnstruc-
ton and will go out of contracting en-
tirely when he finishes his $50, 900 sew
erage system job. He is at the head
of the "Mid-Pacific Steamship Com
pany.' There is some Chinese capital
in this concern, as we'll as Mr.. Wilson's
money and coin controlled by the clev-
err young man.
/ am told of a well-developed pro-
poSal to put a fast, firSt-claSS pasSen-
ger steamer, to cost not less than $780,
000 in the Island trade. 1t is to have
cold storage, is to make the circuit in
a week, is to make present schedules
look fifty years old. The way the en-
terpriSe is presented to me | believe it
will be a go. The matter of being con-
sidered now is whether to have only
one vessel, or to have a pair, in case
of mishap The Honolulu wharfage
facilities are already secured. | have
been shown photographs of plans of
the steamers, which are to be built on
the Atlantic side and brought around
the Horn. The stipulation is for IL
knot boats, but they will be placed on
15-knot schedule. There will be
steerage cabins like the steamer Aus
tralia. Neither live stock nor heavy
freight will be carried.
NOTES.
Mr.. Logan and myself have been
made knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. This or
ganization is like the Yelled Prophets
of ST. Louis or the Mardi Gras Of New
Orleans. 1t is scheme of the best
business men. The last week in Sep
TENDER a big ball is given and there
are three nights of magnificent parade
l have seen the floats and am sure
the display will be a big one. We were
let in on the ground floor, but the peo-
pie who are being initiated every Mon
day evening are having experiences
they will not soon forget. We have
the authority to use the work in Ho-
nOlulu.
l have been looking at the machin-