The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-26

nake up the Grew.
s quarters are forward ara -.
,t, a,aS ana we'll kept and well van-
And now comes n ver, ,..,
polnt IN regard to the Thomas Sh
lilies Iour six-pounders. Mos, 81.
80 NaIry guns, but the proba hi it,.
80 'aat the Thomas NAV have 60,
ssIon 70 use them. She will liis,,, a
s,pi, "anila to the scene of troub,e 81
ahnas., me TOUR hundred recruit .
est ~ s'n discussing with much inter
son, probabilities of their being soon
nt 20 the Celestial Empire. n ia ey'
-. tnat the Thomas will helm trans
49, troops from the Philipninss 20
"ele war awaits them In China
da,' evening and ali day yester-
aiio,.ea ,'rse number of the troops were
s,eu ashore and they immediately
started on I'm all directions o. ,hs
10y, glad TO stretch their legs asbo,n
appy 10 breathe the perfumed air ~
ene tropics, curious to view those ,hins,-
WI mu,cn they had heard and read of bn1
as . neNtr seen, and anxious TO take i'm
ins. a. u " tioholulu as possible dur
here. i"oii'ds Is 10 stay
~ million dollars in coin furnishes n
small portion of the transnort's Co.,
,or Manila. This money is for the boSs
,n,,, e.'e' 4 hIhppines. Then there is also
@"'S apoard 10 pay Off the soldiers at
lamp Mckinley. which fact win doubt
less delight many hearts
rms IL not the first time the Tbor,as
nss visited these Islands n vvas ia
MHrch last that she passed HonoluIr
oy not entering the harbor on account
Sa the then raging plague. dropping a
W Inall INTO boat and departing
on her way. But this is the first TIM
the Thomas has been In this mort and
people here are deeply Interested in tbe
sPiehdld vessel Visitors have aIreadv
oeen aboard to inspect the MANY won,
uc ,- OF her tremendous construction.
Inc many friends in Honolulu of G.
=" layton, quartermaster's clerk on
BOARD the Thomas. are glad IN eco ,bat
genial individual once more here Ctn,,
Ton came first to the Islands with the
soluhteer engineer corps in 1898. fell in
l1.c with Hawaii. as visitors do. but
Ild not linger long. Since he left here
ne mas been To Alaska. where ne made
q plle OF money. He Is looking well and
hearty and happy.
There was quite folly reunion IN
omytons cabin yesterday. There was
layton himself. soldier. gold seeker
ana good fellow generally. n NJ
Ayres, formerly. a member OF the vol
unteer engineers; II. r.. Hartman and
Nnarle raul. also engineers. Paul is
aboard the transport now. Old times
were recalled over a few bottles OF GIN
ger ale and some soda crackers. and
many were the yarns told and re-told
clayton told the boys how he sold n
crate OF potatoes In Eagle CITY for ONE
hundred dollars in gold, and also spun
them yarns concerning the finding of
wealth, which made their eyes omen
very wide. wv"
Among some OF the incidents touched
on at the informal reunion were the
Following: Charles Horsford. an ola
engiaeer who was down here with TIN.
rest OF the boys, and who identified him
selt with the work of the Salvation
army mere, was recently left So. 600 by
ms rather He Is now living on the
interest In San Francisco. Sergeant
william Bloxham. who was mustered
OUT mere. went to Trinity county. Cali
torni1 and hunted for a while. after
which he went to San Francisco and
enhsted in the regular infantry, with
MS brother. Both met soldiers deaths
IN the Philippines fighting bravelv AT
flag.
Many similar little incidents were re-
lated or recalled. Old times I'm Honolulu
was the chief subject of conversation
however. and all agreed as re-united
soldiers always do declare that IL was
utterly impossible that such good times
would ever recur.
The Thomas is being coaled with all
possible dispatch and II Is probable that
she VIII sail for Manila early tomorrow
morning. Meanwhile the officers and
passengers are delighting In Honolulu
and wishing they could tarry here n
much longer time.