The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-04-12

front OF us, While to our right IS
Diamond Head, bold, rugged promo
tory one an active volcano, but long
since extinct AS the dawn begins
to appear we steam in towards the
pier. Everybody is now on deck taking
in the beauty of the surrounding scene
We line the rail and push and crowd
each other good uaturedly for points
of vantage. The sun is just rising.
/ think it is one Of the most beautiful
impossible for me to describe 1t, SO l
Will not try, bnt | hear many exclama
tions of delight which would be I'M
called for by an ordinary sunrise. A
sail boat comes Swimming toward us
followed by a steam launch. As they
come nearer il proves &c be the pilot
and health officer of the port. The
,ail boat is manned by swarthy,
muscular looking Kanakas, who han
die her with what seems to me great
SIKH. Both officers cone aboard and,
after brief inspection of the hospital
the yellow flag at our mast head comes
fluttering down, which means that all
is well and that we Will be permit
ted to go ashore. We breathe freely
once more. for we were afraid that
the ship would be quarantlned The
pilot takes his post on the bridge and
we feel our way slowly toward the
pier. On arriving | go ashore at
once in company with two friends.
hunt up the postotfice, mail some
letters and then begin to look for the
points of Interest. Homo lulu, the CAPT
tai of the Hawai- an group, is located
on the island of Oahu and contains
about twenty-five thousand inhabi-
tants 1t has every appearance of
modern city. AN excellent street rail.
way system, banks schools and
churches. and, in fact all that goes to
MAKE an up-todate city excepting
places of amusem emit. Thsre is one
opera house but il is seldom used, as
such places do not pay because of the
large Ariatic population. l saw
a number of saloons but not as many
as are usually found in an American
city of this size. One of the first
things that caught my eye was the
name Kentucky Saloon" spread out
over the side of building. / am
alwaJs glad to see the name of that
dear, old state, but would rather see
it serving a more honorable and useful
purpose. We first vjslted the Ialace
of King Kamehyneha. 1t is a fine struc
ture built or stone of coral formation.
The main entrace is set off by
row of massive columns and bronz e
tatue Of Kamehaneha stands in trout
OF the main entrance The palace is
used rs a public building. We next
visited the palace of Queen Lilukulan-
nj, the last ruler of the house of
Kamehaneha, who was deposed by the
whites during the revolution. The
Islands. as yon all know, were annex
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We next boarded street car. which
took Us through the business portion
of the city and out into the resident
district, which is one continuous flow
er garden, flowers, shrubbery and trees
all growing in unending profusion,
among which | say the coco-nut
and date palms, the hauyan and ba.
mana trees The routes took us along
the beach for some distance. About
tw' miles out we left the car and
walked throu Kaplolani park, be-
yonu which lay Camp Mckinley, where
two companies of L. s. Coast Artillery,
are stationed. We took dinner with
the 92nd Co., and after short stay
again took a walk through the park.