The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-20

ers are after the prizes just the same
as the yote-getterS and the jOb-chaS-
erS. The carpenters had the heaviest
representation in the column. The
painters, bakers and blacksmiths came
next in the order given. There We're
hardly any printers. Railroad en-
ployes were not seen at all, and there
are sixteen railways running into this
place There are half a dozen great
packing here, but none of their
employees were parading. The plumb
ers were in carriages. This was really
laughable. | am not saying that or
ganized labor is weak or puny, but we
down in the Islands have not under
stood just how big row few people
could make in this great country.
The Hawaiian village was dark
last evening. So many members of the
company were i'll on account of the
heat and overwork that performances
could not be given. Business was re-
sumed this evening. Ben Jones was
quite sick for a couple of days, but is
all right again.
On Labor Day there were % 900 peO-
pie in attendance on the exposition
and all the buildings had crowds and
the Midway attractions did big busi-
ness. These Midway shows corre-
spond, exactly, to the old booths that
were an adjunct to markets and fairs
in England a century or two ago.
Many of them fail to reflect any cred
it on Omaha or the exposition.
John H. Wilson is the only man l
ever knew who was able to teach the
Western Union Telegraph Company a
trick. and he naturally refuses to teach
it. John was in Chicago a few days
fn1n to ,f 10
Hawaiians. He so handled the words
that the actual sixty-fOur sent count
ed sixteen. None of the operators rec
OgniZe the language and think the
young man is using cipher.
The head of the department that sup
plies the exposition grounds with 64,
900 electric lights is Harry" Rustin,
aged 80. He is the brightest young
American in this section. Mr.. Rustin
was this day engaged to take charge
of the lighting for the Pan-American
Exposition to be given at Buffalo, n.
Y, next year. The Pan-American will
be the closest approach to Paris fair
that this country has ever seen.
Ringing Brothers Circus, the great
est that ever travelled, gave two per-
formances here this week to audiences
of 10000 in the afternoon and 10000
teen trick elephants. Another was
horses, including Silver King, the
horse that cake-walks. You may be
sure the town was circus crazy. The
opening number was a spectacle I'm
Gle Sam Freeing Cuba; in the scene
were 200 horses, 800 men, 6 full bands
and enough red light and flags for a
Dewey reception. The company had
altogether 500 horses and 60 small po-
nieS. Of course, the menagerie was
complete. Ringing Brothers have not
yet decided to visit the Islands. The
next big thing for Omaha is Buffalo
Bills show, with representation OF
San Juan hill.
Bellstedt fairly outdid himself with
his Labor Day concert. AS a response
to the third encore, or recall, rendered
him for his cornet solo, he gave, in
most realistic style, 'The Strike of
the Musicians. Nearly everybody was
fooled At first the men refused to
play, standing up in their places in
making speeches. Finally they did
little work in half-hearted manner.
Then they commenced to walk away.
The police actually offered to inter-
fere. The audience took sides, imag
lining the break to be in dead earnest.
In time Bellstedt was left alone and
announced that to satisfy the audience
that had gathered he would give q few
cornet selections. He started up An
ME Laurie" as only Bellstedt can play
a ballad. At the end of a few bars the
whole band came marching back play
ing Annie Laurie" and the crowd
simply went wild.
Messrs. LOmaX and Darlow of the
Union Pacific, who have done so much
to promote tourist travel to the Isl
ands, will not cease. They have faith
in their plans and firmly believe that
a large number of people from this sec
ton will visit the group if the possi-
bilities and pleasures are made clear
Mr.. Logan and myself have been in
vited to a conference on the subject.
We have been questioned pretty close
ly already and 1 expect there is much
more yet to answer.
Dudley Smith, secretary of the ex-
position, has promised to visit the
Islands next winter, and we are urg-
ing DR.. Geo. l.. Miller the president
to come along. ED. T.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 6, 1899.