The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-02

prise is great, as we are fairly roasting
mere.
= At the Hawaiian village, on the
Midway. John Wilson has the best
spieler" OF the exposition. The chap
has made up an interesting speech
and tells it well. a good show is Civ
en- and if the expected rushes come the
village hui of Omaha and Honolulu
should make money.
This is ''write-up' of the Hawaiian
village in one of the exposition publi-
cations:
The Hawaiian village opened its
amusement section to the public with
a performance that proved delightful
one. Among its features are the splen-
did music of the Hawaiian double
quartet, which has traversed the globe
and has sung before all of the crowned
heads. 1t provides strange, weird
music that is full of soul and senti-
ment lhe hula-hula dance by six
Hawaiian maidens is another attract
i've feature. This weird dance bears
striking resemblance to the muscle
dance of the Orientals, but is less sug-
gestive and more symmetrical and har-
monious. Within the confines of the
village is a miniature lake, in which
group of natives, including the babies,
show the wonderful natatOrial powers
of some of the tribes of the Islands.
The children of these tribes are said to
take to the water when year old as
naturally as do the waterfowl, and
can live in the water for hours"
John Soper has been with us two
Bill Eassie writes me from Chicago
that he will be along soon. G. P. Will
der was here ten days ago. DR.. Kel-
logg (Sanitarium) was a caller. A
Boston college friend of Rev. H. w.
Peck's was in today.
Dan Logan and myself were wishing
this evening that James A. Kennedy
and others of the Fourth of July
committee were here to see Pains fire
works spectacle, Battle of Manila" !"
The whole story of May 1 of last year
is told with terrific effect. Ships and
forts are demolished. There are 500
Wonderful The fireworks in the wa
ter. like the electric lighting in the Ia
godn, impress us very much.
Hwould easily require ten days (and
nigHts) to do the Midways. The ma
jOfa.y of the attractions are really
firss-class.
) Is.es.'5A it from a Burlington official
that his road will reach the Pacific
coast within two years. 1 find that
comparatively few people on the Main
land have any conception of the trade
possibilities of the Orient The Union
Pacific folks are alive with both pas
senger and freight patronage in mind.
The Union Pacific may tap Honolulu
from the Northwest. The Union Pa
cAIic has been in the steamer business
a long time.
An electrical journal says that the
firm making automobiles for the HO-
nolulu company has, as well, a heavy
order from the United States Govern
ment.
While it is true that there is great
wave Of prosperity sweeping over the
country, 1 have not heard of anyone
hurt by lodging good things, and in
travelling there is no difficulty in get
ting a lower berth.
For w. N. A.-The seventy-five In
dians in gorgeous array. had horse
races and war dance at the exposition
track this afternoon. The band was of
Indian boys-cadets from some school.
When the dance was pau l overheard
one Of the bright young musicians re-
mark: "Well, the whites are ID
easily amused
A big woman s-rightS woman,
thrown off on me by Logan, has been
after me two days. 1 wish 1 could pass
HeI Oh " d lTleHu OI mine IN GER
tain corner of the Judiciary building.
Logan and myself have in prospect:
Bryan and Champ Clark speeches,
Ringling's great circus, Cody's Wild
West and few other pretty good
things. Yesterday we had two Ne
braska editors in tow at once and to-
morrow we are to handle about $50 of
the Missouri Press Association mem
bers. My friend Frank Putnam, the
poet, is coming on from Chicago to
visit me.
1T is reported at Cheyenne, Wyo.,
that when l return to the Islands /
will be accompanied by a bride,
/ ED. T. .