The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-26
Town TALK
By The Man About Town.

About Town.
ness. I am surprised that the Promo
ton Committee should be an innocent
party to the imposition but evidently
they think it is a good thing and as it
is none of my busin,s / will drop the
subject.
There is a story connected with Nor
gans call upon A. Reuf and here it
is. When Morgan arrived at the tenn
porary headquarters of the man who
is supposed to be the power behind
Mayor Schmitz, there was a long line
of people waiting to see the power.
Reuf was very busy Morgan didn't
wait at the end of the line, but went
straight to the door and presented him
self to a burly Irishman on guard He
explained to the Irishman that he was
from Honolulu, and represented the
Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants
Association, the governor and every
body else, and wanted a word with
Schmitz. The Irishman passed Nor
gan in with much Difference and then
assumed thoughtful attitude. who
does he riprisint?" he finally inquired
of Doyle, who stood by
THE governor" began Doyle "the
Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants
Association, the" but here the big
guard interrupted.
well, he's no politician" he said.
"why?"
IF he had been, an riprisintin' all
that, he'd have brushed passed me
without a word" said tht wise guard,
who knew his San Francisco.
Doyle tells story of a woman who
was seen hurrying to safety during the
big fire, with big dishpan full of fiat
irons. She perspired under the heavy
burden but she stayed bravely with
the job. rs thot all We could save?"
asked an unsympathetic fellow refugee.
"Sure isn't it enough?" was the angry
reply. "whin it's all 1 can carry?"
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There are some interesting stories
told of some of the passengers and
some of the incidents on the last voy-
age of the Korea from the Orient.
Among the passengers was j. L. Harri-
man and his wife. Hartman is a
nephew of the railroad magnate, e. H.
Hartman, and is himself very wealthy.
Hartman and his wife are returning
from an extended trip in the Orient 1t
is said by people who met them at va
rious places from Benares and Colombo,
, to Canton, Shanghai and Yokohama,
that they were never seen to take a
meal together Oh the Korea they had
seats together at the Captains table,
but they were never at table together.
The wife took her meals at one hour
and the husband at another. The wife
spent most of her time on the main
deck with one set of friends while the
husband spent the most of his time
on the upper deck with another set of
friends. 1t became a joke among the
passengers how they happened to take
the same steamer. Acquaintances of
the couple predict a divorce.
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Il object" said Senator Achi dur
? ing the Kekauoha impeachment, Ito
the County Attorney whispering to the
, chair during this hearing. 1t is not
fair to the defense"
The County Attorney sat silent: 81
( will tell you what the County Attorney
q whispered" said the chair. HE want
= ed to know how late the Board would
( sit this evening"
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} What is to become of the stewbums
2 and the stiffs?" said a sea captain who
) has just returned from the coast. you
( know there were hundreds of them in
2 San Francisco who lived on five cents a
l day or so. There were all sorts of
broken down buns who subsisted on an
odd beer and plate of the free stew
. which the cheap saloons hand out
= Then there were the beggers who got a
3 bit more, but never had anything
Where ar they now? 1 think most OF
: them must be in the Hearst relief camp
l They are eating better food than they
2 ever heard of before, and it was fun
5 to see them reach for the good stuff
The camps can't be kept up forever
2 yet 1t will be a long time before there
is any San Francisco big enough to
support an army of these pensioners
: Such hangers on can only live in a big
= city. The horrible suggestion of work
e must be entering the minds of some OF
. the able bodied ones and some will drift
= to old peoples homes. Times are
= hard for the stewbums."
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MARRIED.
COOK-LARSEN-In Honolulu, Thurs
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