The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-06
HAWAII NEWS
Northern Terminus OF
New Railway
Hilo Base Ball Grouaj--An Athletic
Exhibition and Other Inter
esting Items

{, is cheerful news tina. i,l0 Will
soon be able to ride TO Hakalu ou the
"chu ohu' cars Now that The rail-
ways cenierinE in IIilo have really be-
gun work. the vast changes which
have taken place here during the past
few years appeal to ones Imagination
A. to what may come during the first
decade In the new century. There are
few residents OF Hilo who doubted the
future OF the place, but most Of them
did not realize that changes would
take place so soon. II has been every
where said that with annexation new
capital would come TO the Islands; the
people who made this a subject OF
prayer omitted that which is needed
quite as much as captal-new blood.
There is nothing in the kohala-Hilo
scheme that could not have been car
ried out by local people If they had
been possessed OF the necessary
amount of snap and go. a country as
wealthy as Hawaii has no need to pray
Tor foreign capital to put through "A
railway enterprise, covering at the
most 500 miles of track and which will
probably not be more than half that
length. Opportunities for making
money and for building up Hilo have
fairly gone to sleep in the doorway of
every capitalist in the Islands and on
ly few OF them have gone out 10
grasp them. People who have not veg
etated here see these things and take
advantage of them, and then the other
fellows wake up to a realization of
their neglect, and wonder if they can
get in on the ground floor.
The New Railway.
Judge G. *. Wilder and wife and
Herbert G.. Gehr and wife will leave
overland this morning for Waimea
and Null The visit Of the gentlemen
at this time is in relation to the loca-
ton OF the northern terminus of the
kohala-1ilo railway, and while they
are prospecting the ladies' will remain
at Waimea.
The first division Of the railway be-
gins at Hilo and ends at Hakalau
gulch, distance of fifteen miles. This
division for this distance will be built
very close to the beach. Commencing
at Hakalau gulch, it will move mauka,
but this route will not be surveyed I'M
III after the acceptance of the plans for
the first division.
The matter of northern terminus
Will be settled within few weeks and
a selection VIII be made at either Ka-
waihae, Mahukona or Puako with Kali
lua as a possibility. In order to get
from Waimea to tide water the line
must fall 1900 feet and to obyiate the
necessity of zigZag line n long loop
will be built, and this will end near
Eben Lows place. Messrs. Gehr and
Wilder expect to be absent about two
weeks.
The plans of survey OF the first di-
vision are complete and will be sent to
Honolulu by the mail tonight for ac-
ceptance by the Government When
the company receives satisfactory In
formation from Minister Young grad
Ing work will begin, and as soon as
the material arrives the tracks will be
laid
Base Ball Season.
Hon. G. X. Wilder is TO have charge
of the arrangements of the new base
ball grounds. Interviewed on the sub
ject yesterday, the Judge said: The
grand stand will be as up to date as
may be found anywhere in the States,
with all the modern conyeniences. | !
VIII favor complete baseball organi- |
zation in Hilo that will guarantee a /
season of good bail, commencing about
May /, and we need not have more /.
than three teams. This will allow one
team to rest every other week. The
rules OF the organization will be made
strict and the association will see that
they are carried out to the letter. one
haIf the gross receipts at a game will
so to the Racing Association, which is
really the Stables Company and the {
other hait will go to the clubs, they TO
spIlt II mp as they may see fit"
Boxing in Hilo.
The second athletic exhibition under
the auspices of Jackson Hearde was
held at Long wharf on Tuesday night !
The first set-to was between Mauialani
and Willie Campbell and was four 8
rounds for points. Referee Hicks de- |
!lared the bout draw. The next num- y
Der was three-rOund go between Dris- I
col and Steers OF the Conemaugh and |
was interesting from start to finish, t
.hough Steers was clearly out-matched
by his opponent. The men were lIber-
Ally applauded as Mr.. Hicks decided
n Mr. Driscols favor. >,
The event of the evening was a ten
ound exhibition between G. n. Smith
u Ohio and Johnny Simpson, the local
Captain Mitchell was r
elected as referee. The referee, after /
en- and a half rounds of good work, ,
ecided Simpson TO be winner. L
The Army Mascot. 5
Arthur Gluckman. the mascot on /
he Conemaugh, is a California boy 5
those tale of his experience in the q
is highly interesting He
raveled east with the First New York /,
Regiment on its return to San Fran
isco from Honolulu. and then came :,
vest with another regiment lis first !
tart for the Philippines W. made
January 20 last year, and on March Is
ne was in the battle OF Caintlp, where
le was wounded in the knee. After
siege In the hospital he returned TO the
States, and he is now on his second
trip to the land OF the Filiplnos. He
has been mascot for the Pennsylvania,
New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Seventh