The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-16
THINGS
At THE
COAST
People Talking of
Marcus Island
Matter.
kNIUHIS COMING
IN BATTALIONS
Hint to Hawaii in Development Of
CALIFORNIA; Water Power for
Electrical Energy.
espeeiaI to the AdvertIser)

~ AN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.-The
Marcus Island incident is attract
- ing considerable interest here.
All of the papers have dispatches
upon the subject, both from Honolulu
and Washington. The statement that
Capt. Rosehill has taken Mauser rifles
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 10 head him off.
There is no particular feeling mani
tested here one way or the other, but,
as one of the papers puts it, 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 Hail.
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
makirg their guests welcome, is ex-s
ceedfngly impressive and is strong
drawing visitors.
Mr.. Henry Z. Cooper and his son,
Alfred, are visiting San Diego for the
purpose of renewing old acquaintance,
this having been Mr.. Cooper's 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. C. 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
with his style, the forth
coming book Is looked forward TO with
great interest. 1t viii be unique con-
tribution to the literature of royalty
ELECTRICITY FROM WATER
POWER.
The production Of electricity from
water power is rapidly developing
interest in California The
water power companies OF the State are
leading the world in this form Of de-
velopment When they began opera
tons in 1895. the longest iong-distance
of electricity for power
was a distance OF seventeen miles in
Italy Today the Bay Counties Power
Co is producing electricity In the
sierras north of Sacramento and trans
it all over the central portion
Of the State. Marysville Petaluma,
sausalito. Sacramento, Stockton, Oak
and, San Jose and many minor points
are now being supplied with power by
this company at prices 50 cheap that
zyen crude oil fuel al seventy cents
barrel cannot compete thereWith. Po"-
ar is now being transmitted from Ihs
,Iart a distance Of over 200 miles and
the company claims that there y prar
tically no limit within the STATE :"
which they cannot send power ProHe
ably The entire street rail~a ay systsil
Of Oakland is row operated Dy t'.i9
power, and this week the company lla
made an offer TO the Aianieoa ooo'''S