The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-08-19


- ing considerable interest here.
All Of the papers have dispatches
upon the subject, both from Honolulu
and Washington. The statement that
with him and is going to land and raise
the American flag whether or no, lends
dramatic interest to the subject, as
does also the despatching OF the Jap
anese man-of-war to head him off.
There Is no particular feeling mani
tested here one way or the other, but, !
as one of the papers puts II, an island
Is an island and there are not many
more left to go around, so that. even
though Marcus may not be worth very
much, the u. S. Government should
maintain it's rights, even though the
subject matter Is small.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs CONCLAVE.
The great meeting of the Knights of
Pythias begins next Monday and will
last during the week. Already they are
beginning to arrive today, Saturday,
and San Francisco is putting on its
holiday clothes. Flags are strung
across Market street from the Ferry
clear up to and beyond the City Hall,
while festoons of electric lights almost
roof the street in, making one of the
most beautiful illumination displays
ever produced. The spirit and elabor-
ate display shown by the people of san
Francisco, solely for the purpose of
making their guests welcome, is ex-
ceedingly impressive and is strong
reason for the success of California in
drawing visitors.
Mr.. Henry f. Cooper and his son.
Alfred are visiting San Diego for the
purpose of renewing old acquaintances,
this having been Mr.. Coopers home be-
fore he came to Honolulu. After visit
ing the University of California and
canvassing the subject, they have de-
cided that young Cooper will not enter
the University this year, but that he
will take a year off before going on
with the college course.
W. n. Armstrong is staying at San
Jose where he is completing his book
of Hawaiian "reminiscences. 1t is un-
derstood that the main subject dealt
with will be the story of his trip
around the world with King Kalakaua
and Col G. II. Judd in 1881. The prin-
cipal part of the manuscript is already
in the printers hands and the book
will be out shortly. To those who have
had the pleasure of hearing some of
Mr.. Armstrong; "reminiscences con-
cerning this experience, and who are
acquainted with his style, the forth
coming book is looked forward to with
great interest. 1t will be a unique con-
tribution to the literature of royalty.
ELECTRICITY FROM WATER
POWER.
The production of electricity from
water power is rapidly developing
phenomenal interest i'm California. The
water power companies of the State are
leading the world in this form OF de-
velopment. When they began opera
tlons in 1895, the longest long-distance
transmission of electricity for power
was distance of seventeen miles in
Italy Today the Bay Counties Power
| Co. is producing electricity in the
/ Sierras north OF Sacramento and trans
mittng it all over the central portion
of the State. Marysville, Petaluma.
Sausalito. Sacramento, Stockton, Oak
land san Jose and many minor points
are now being supplied with power by
this company at prices so cheap that
even crude oil fuel at seventy cents a
| barrel cannot compete Herewith. Pow
| er Is now being transmitted from the
! plant a distance of over 200 miles and
the company claims that there is prac-
tcally no limit within the state to
which they cannot send power profit
ably. The entire street railway system
| of Oakland is now operated by this
power and this week the company has
made an offer to the Alameda County
authorities to furnish them with power
at two and one-half cents kilo-watt.
This Is less than IL costs the municipal
plant to make power and the authori-
ties are closing a contract at this rate
Already the single company above
named Is furnishing more electric pow
er than any other water power COM
pany in the world, except Niagara. A
company is now being formed to create
water power in the mountains OF the
San Joaquin Valley, convert it into cleo
tricity and transmit il l40 miles to Los
Angeles. All of this goes TO show thu
extreme cheapness of water power anC
to draw attention to the fact that large
amounts or water power are now golnt
to waste on the Islands which can b'
utilized to advantage for pumping wa
ter, thereby greatly reducing the nov
high cost of irrigation. The Waiana
\ Plantation has for several years beel
. irrigating with this power and the La
a haina Plantation is now installing sew
/, eral plants. II similar enterprise l
displayed by other pumping planta
,..in . n
saving of several hundred thousan'
a dollars a year now expended for fuel.
t WALTER c. WELDON.
e Mr.. Wee1on's lecture before the Y
I NJ. c. A. of San Francisco on Hawai-
d TO be delivered next Friday evening, I
a editorially noticed in the Association
News" as follows: