The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-07

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was idle. but expected to soon Get into !
one OF the big Wholesale houses
This week part OF the Hawaiian VII |
lage company has been showing to |
good business In n tent at Hastings.
Neb.. where a great street fair IL un- |
der way. Patronage on the Midway
here continues uniformly and striking
~ bad. The Omaha huis having the
island village. Filipino. Cuban. and
some other concessions. are pretty sick
trust segments or fragments Mrs-
Edwards. wife OF one OF the native mu-
sicians. Is In the hospital at the Expo
sition grounds. but - not seriously 81.
She was wishing she was at home to
enter the Queens Hospital.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show was
here on the 18th inst In the after
noon the audience was 1900 and In
the evening 81 900. I had n good seat
at the matinee. and after the perform
ance was presented to Colonel Cody. a
friend of my boyhood days. by Isabel
la Perry. of Honolulu. Buffalo Bill
has aged frightfully. but Is yet a most
picturesque and attractive figure They
had to quit selling tickets at each open
| ing and at night Mr.. Logan and n par
| ty OF South Omaha friends were unable
to get within reaching distance OF the
II
| and the show Is given in an oblonE
arena OF about five acres area There
are about 200 people. ESQ horses. s
mules. 6 buffalo. old Deadwood stage
coach. United States mail coach. and
machine field artillery. Feats OF rid
ing. roping and drilling are little less
| than marvellous. In the congress OF
rough riders are bona nde representa-
tives of twelve nations. Barring the
MexiCans. none OF the performers ap-
proach in fearlessneSs. dexterity and
skill the American cowboys and caval-
rymen. Colonel Cody has n select hand
OF theatrical Indians. The charge up
San Juan Hill' was produced In most
realistic and exciting fashion by the
entire organization. Some remarkable
marksmanship was shown by. Annie
Oakley. Johnny Baker and Colonel Co
dy. The buffalo hunt was decidedly
thrilling and the scenes of -Indtan At
tack on Stage Coach" and Indian At
tack on Settlers Cabin were especial
ly well done. a light artillery drill
was an exciting number. II was ali
freS's and new and spirited and extra
ordinary. and the audience was in a
frenzy half the time.
The Hawaiians with Buffalo Blll
are: Hoapali. cousin of Morris waho-
kalalole. once st. Louis College stu
dent. once Iron Works employe. later
laborer ut Kailua: X. Nakca. former
~ OF Honolulu police: David ktpi. for
merly of the Customs service: John J..
Kulia. road luna. etc. Eva district:
George Makalcna. cowboy: Isabella
= Perry. Rebecca Nakca. Miss Perry u
n native of Manoa. daughter of n Por-
tuguese who had considerable land
there. Her mother was n native WON
: an. IL was Isabella Perry who was
, taken from the bay the night the na.
Z tive man with whom she was jumping
from the Australia to an Island steam
er. was drowned Miss Perry told ms
she would never return to the Islands
: and in November she was to wed a
theatrical man at Chicago. The Ha.
waiians have their quarters near the
tent of Colonel Cody. They unite IN
the statement that they are well treat
{ ed In every way and are fully salts
: fed. though they would very much
like to be more prominent in the per
formances. II - rather a small part
, they have in the show. They are in
the street parades. enter the arena for
, the grand assembly and the farewell
and take part in san Juan" When
the Hawaiians. or Sandwich Island
: Rough Riders" are announced they gal.
= De" and take position in mass forma.
ton. Oh. yes: they are in ancient
COSTUME" For the women this t. red
pau, decollete shirtwaist. less wavinE
: hair. no hcad-dress. The men looked
; hila hila. for they knew many Island
, eTs were looking. The men had bright
colored sections of cheap window cur.
tanning for saddle blankets. trousers
ill-fittinE and of noissome hue. coats
OF floor mating and n head-drcSs that
looked like the half OF a cocoanut shell
with n plume plugged IN. This - not
at all liked. but Miss Perry anu two O.
? the boys have been promised that next
, season they will be signed to do some
real rough riding. The show started
this year In New York March = and
. closes October II. after playing all the
2 Eastern. Southern. Middl. and most
OF the Western States
p Rev. Charles VI. Hyde. Mrs. Hyde
, and Miss G.. Hyde reached Omaha or
the 2ist in the morning and left IL
4 twenty-four hours for san Francisco.
u They saw something OF the city and
, khe Exposition Rev. DIR. Hyde. IN 4
roller chair. was able to get around
the grand court and to enjoy the Eio-
( ribus picture. All three were delight.
eh with the White City and please
> with the Hawaiian exhibit
: Joseph B. Atherton. Mrs. Joseph u
Z Atherton and their son. Alexander
: registered At the Millard. the Hawaii.
an hotel IN Omaha. on the evening oi
the 2ist and left for the East on the
. morning OF the ed. They thoroughly
4 enjoyed the Exposition and most cor
r daily commended the display mad.
! for Hawaii. On the ed AR. Anterior
: and wife and son were for some tim.
, guests of Exposition officials and wcr.
! given notable attention. The tour in,
, cluded drive about the city. over th,
, ground OF the Greater America show
, and n luncheon
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