The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-17

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OCEAN OUTPOST, where its soldiers may
rstuperate, its ships recoaf and the
horses and hnales. bound for. the Philip
pines, may profit by an absolutely es-
sential period of rest and semi-tropical I
acelimations Z. These animals, so much |
neeqed at the present juncture in Lu-
z6ny cannot endure the long journey |
from San Francisco "a. Mania without |
a break:s They are kept here a week
ory two and proceed generally by anil
other transport than the one which
brought themato Honolulu. The trans |
ports entertained here are of all sorts, |
from the palat al Hancock, the old Ari7 |
zonas extensively refitted with its re-
frigerating plant accommod ating
enough meat to feed a regiment for
six months; its mcdel soldiers kitchen,
its isplating hospital and dispensary,
its electric lights, .armory, magazine,
species%ank,vb u bath rooms and its bilge
keels 70 preNeHtYrolling. to the humble
sea carrier of the unostent9tious mule.
The transport horrors OF the Santiago
campaign. are not for Uncle Sans boys
on the Hancock. Last night recep-
ton was given on that transport by it's
officers, and the ship, blazing with elec-
tric light md ringing W tn dance music,
was Crowded by army officers, and Ha-
waiiahs guests. y =,
The transports in Honolulu when we
entered the. haTbor and those arriving
before our departure were Of especial
| interest to one group ofsthe Minpon's
| passengers. !. These were the wives of
| officers, step or a dozen In number, who
were bonnd for. Manila fGeperaI Otis
to the contrary notwithstanding and
whosin some instances by great good
! luck met their husbands in Honolulu
A COMPARISON Of notes between the
sengef@ hv transport and those on the
Ninron sMaru, who endured substan-
tally the same weather between S"n
L raneiseo and Honolulu, d we oped the
/ fact that the transports. with or with
out bilge keels. rolled badly in COM
parison with this com fortahleGstesm me-,
which with its two sister ships of the
Tnyos Kisen Kaisha (Oriental S eam
ship Company Is the largest. stead e. I
steamer that sails from San Franci co
The Parifc Mail is building two 'arger
J SIPS, but for the last wear or two thc
Jananese have been ard for some time
, will continue to be distinctly in the
: 'ead.
Ex-Miaister and Special Agen-
S6WalI
Before the passengers h41ded from
tos Nsypon met and renewed ac
! quasl.faa.ce with Harold M. Sewail
Ministe4 of the United States to Ha
: waii at the time of annexation, whc
had come aboard to welcome friends
!, from San Francisco. He Is the Repub
i lican son of the latest Democratic can
didate for Vice President, Bryan's run
q ming mate in 1896. He says that sine,
L annexation has rendered superfiuou
8 the legation offices he has retained
: them for his uses as Special Agent o
the State Department, the medium O
transmitting communications between
the national and local governments
. His message to the friends of Hawai-
: in Washington is to urge them not t
q forget the Islands in the rush of i'm
. porsant matters before Congress thi
: winter.
s Mr.. Sewall is here observing. report
ing, waiting. 1t is said that he woul
: be pleased to know to a certainty VIII
will be the first territorial Governor G
y Hawaii.
"The President of the Hawaiia
:. Republic"
> Altar scrambling to the dock fror
the rOwboat which brought me ashor
: drove in search Of President Dole t
# the Government Executive building
e the palace OF the days of Hawaiia
: royalty, but found 1t closed In pursr
d ance Of Saturday half-holiday Gu:
8 tom. Thence I went to Mr.. Dole's fo
e iiage-embowered city home and b
e good luck found him there, though
b and his family have not yet moved
t. for the season from his house at th
lr sea-shore suburb of Waikiki. Thos
,r who saw Mr.. Doe when he visite
.e Washington, prior to annexation, wi
remember his patriarchal beard an
l. stature, suggesting, ineoniunetion wit
e. his wise and benignant aspect, tt
lie great sculptor's Moses. He is under a
" conditions the same courteous, kind
is gentleman cautious and deliberate