The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
AT THE HOTELS.

During the last SIX months the karbol
II Honolulu has been dredged. said Dr..
T. Il Stiles, Of Honolalu, Hawaii, at the
New Willard. last nigts. and not long
ago a Sf9.9G) job was fnishe5s so most
any vessel can pass into the harbor a0w
without trouble
The United States government IS not
taking any chances. added the physi-
clan, in allowing It's island possessions
10 80 unprotected and open % foreign
Invasion Many fortifications are being
erected, and the works around Honolulu.
20 cost, when completed. over Ss.o0e009.
are to be the finest and most effective Of
the kind IN the world.
The government is also beginning 10.
dredge Pearl Harbor, and BY the tine
It gets through Il win have spent over
10000 or this sum s1,0o0o19 has al
ready been appropriated, and the contract
for the Job has been let 20 a Honolulu
company at about s5.5G0.eo0.
In month OF so bids VIII be opened
for S2.0o9.oo0 CRY deck They figure on
spending S, ,00e5oo at Pearl Harbor IN the
next Eve years for dredging, dry docks,
and fortihcations-
There are now FIVE G-ton mortar
batteries mounted on Diamond Head
slope. an3 a tunnel is being driven az
present into Diamond Head, for some
purpose which the army people win not
dlyuIge.
IN the next few months Iong-range
rifles VIII be mounted al Pearl Harb0r
and Honolulu, and also at Hahubu. They
figure that when this is completed they
viii have the greatest fortifcations IN
the world. Il seems that both the army
and the navy are pulling together il this
which should be the case.
About two months ago a major from
the regular army was sent down 70 Homo
lulu with Instructions to have barracks
erected for the accommodation Of SO
cayalrymen and their horses. All the
carpenters available were rushed to the
government reservation at Wabiawa. The
cavalrymen. with their mounts, are now
IN their new quarters.
u few days later the cruiser Boston
arrived and left so marines, so that at
the present time there are go marines on
the island.
''The new army post has about 80
soldiers. and i Is being enlarged so as
10 accommodate I0e0 infsntrymen- Be
sides these. We have 159 OF Uncle Sans
engineers out at Waikiki. so you see
Hawaii has a military force OF about
1910 men
IF any foreign power should take Il
into its head We are easy prey. they
are mistaken. Our soldiers can hold
their own against any CT them.
William y. Saunders. Of Seattle, Is at
the Ebbitt. n connection with the expo
siticn- Speaking Of what his part OF the
country can offer in exciting entertain
ments, he said that Alaska was prepar-
ing for a Sla.090 dog race
"All Nome has forgotten about big
gold strikes continued the Westerner-
'-The operators and prospectors of the
Seward Peninsula are looking for class
among dogs rather than for pay dirt
running S.9oo 70 the pan, and the streets
Of the big mining camps from Juneau TO
the Arctic Circle are filed with racing
dog teams. hardening up over the well
packed snow in preparation for the be
event on April !. 1863
TIE annual Arctic classic. the all
Alaska sweepstakes, was inaUgUrated on
April ! OF last year. The race course Was
from Nome 70 Candle and return, a dis
tance Of 40 miles Ten Cog teams we're
entered for the first event, racing for 4
purse OF $3.50 for the winners. sl.515 10
the second team, and 800 70 the third. A
cup valued at Sla0 was also carried away
by the winning dogs The three winners
were the only teams 70 finish. The other
seven entries net with bad luck in the
shape OF q snowstorm and were buGeted
about for two days. lost their bearings,
sr5 we're forced TO leave their fate to ths
.nsliEsvt % -he dogs When the storm sub
sided the animals turned back toward
Nome. and finally carried their badly
frosted drivers over the traA 70 the
starting point
1t was a pursuit race. The entries
started at intervals Of tNo hours. April
was chosen for the event. es the month
most free from the arctic blizzards- Thir-
teen telephone stations were installed
along the route, so the drivers could re-
port the progress Of their teams hack 70
Nome Scarcely 4 man IN Nome slept
during the entire four days. Big crowds
gathered around the bulletin boards where
the progress OF the teams was posted, and
the bookmakers reaped q harvest One
prospector. formerly z KentUckis1, de-
scribed the interest IN the event BY say
ing It WAS the excitement OF a few sec
onds in a big Derby event prolonged for
FIVE days
Teams from slI over the terr.sorv ere
entered for this years race. A purse OF
$1,000 viii go to-the winning team; 1850
wiz be divided between place and show
dogs. A CUP valued at $50 win also b
carried away BY the successful team.
This trophy must be Won twice before Il
becomes the property OF the winning
team. twenty-five teams have entered
for a try for the S10,ooo. and the man
ayers OF the event expect double this
number before the entry list closes
The alliance between Germany, Austria,
and Italy, according to Camille Bor-
miolli, Of Turin, Italy, Is as solid to-day
as It ever was, and is lot. as has been
claimed IN the last few weeks, en- the
points of dissolution The Italian IS a
banker, and Is travelling IN this country
for pleasure he is at the Raleigh
Much has been said recently OF tbs
loosening Of the bonds Of the triple al
Hanee, and Italy has been charged with
entertaining a desire 10 cut away and ally
herself with England and Russia The
proposition is too ridiculous to discuss.
but on account OF It's serious meaning
the people should be set straight in
the matter. In the first place let me say
that Italy is a stanch supporter OF this
alliance, which has been OF incalculable
benefit 70 the contracting parties. Il
is due exclusively 70 the efforts and in
huence OF the triple alliance that ths
peace OF Europe has been preserved, all
reports TO the contrary notwithstanding.
Often Germany has been accused OF
aching for q war with France or England.
Past events and facts speak for them
selves. Emperor William has been on
the throne ROW over twenty years. and
although supported BY q strong army
and navy he has always used his power
ful aids IN the service Of peace. Z Is
jealousy or the part Of England. France.