The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-31
SINGERS MAKE A
GREAT HIT At SEATTLE
SING TO TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM AN OUTRIGGER
CANOE IN THE LAKE IN CENTER OF THE BIG EX-
POSITION-WON THE GREATEST APPLAUSE ON
THE VENETIAN NIGHT"
Especial Correspondence.

WASHINGTON D. c. August I5-The harbor bill to
passed next winter probably will be modest proper
rnt for Representative Alexander the chairman of the River
and iarbor committee and impressed him the the admin
corporated in the river and harbor bill expressed desire that
all unnecessary improvements be temporarily laid aside
Mr. Alexander who had previously conference with Speaker
assured the President that river and harbor appropriations
would be cut to the bone and that only amounts would be made
available as In the committees judgment shown to be reor 70
'@TIy on work tn ats urgently demanded by commerce
Inc War Department will materially River and Taor COM
e IN noang down appropriations in the next BILL for will pare
IT'S eSrmaeS The War Department estimates now form the
basis tor river and harbor legislation the House. and never are ap
preparations made of these as rule the
praions less than the estimates PP'
Therefore if the Departments estimates are made abnnu 1
T ana Haroor committee makes its appropriations mate
less than the estimates it be readily figured that there will
&c no seventy or eighty million dollar appropriation bill passed next
The tendency the committee probably be to adopt very few
new projects ony those are shown by reports Of the A
Engineers to be most pressing will be Ali others that
only limited amount of commerce will be passed over until the
@ when possibly the state of the public treasury may JUS
thy more liberal appropriations for waterway improvements
At this early day is utterly impossible say what projects will
favored and what will when the new river and barbo
bill reported Provision undoubtedly made for all the large
ana haDors that are material factors in the world commerce.
and where continuing contracts under way appropriations of
necessary amounts will be made in the sundry bill But the small
T rivers and the less important habors of the country will be laid
over for future consideration.
oEALlLE Wash Aug I5Hawaiian making as big
ut at the Alaska YukonPacfc Exposition as has everywhere
md there probably popular musical organization on the
grounds than the Hawaiian gee club Besides the thousands which
wa e Wah building daily listen the music MANY also hear
lie boys at dances and other social functions The orga1 a.
ct SO much sought after for that the chief difficulty
TO keep the singers from wearing themselves out entirely
one OF the biggest successes of the season Hawaiian music was
scored last Friday night when the took part in oreat n ar
scal event. designated the program as 81" NIGHT in Venice
event occurred IN the Court of Honor on the big e
er BASIN about which the main building Exposition are local
LOauS Dand and grand opera company mandolin and guitar
rD an American Indian orchestra band of ppe MN
M OF prominent vocal soo and not least the Hawaiian
made up this musical concourse which international
Fan Ventlan announced
Da and operate singers the north side Of the
oaS and rendered the Msere from Verdi great opera II Tro
Tore ana other classic selections The ppers took their turn ar
While the Hawaiian musicians seated in GREAT koa
Vood ouge canoe oated about the the great basin
j the glare OF earchligh the main government building ami
g native Hawaiian songs to ukuee guitar accompaniment
Inc Wnoe program good and the great audience 600 or
oe which tronged the Court evnced pleasure at the
gng OF the Italian singers by hearty applause But of all the Sc
uo rendered during the evening" notable only those of
he aWaans demanded and in instances the anns
vas not ed after second had responded The
eg seemed to be especially suited to the Hawaiian
o Tor coming from the surface of the reflected back
the buildings on either side and seemed little of its nten
y while at the same time being melowed by open air
Everybody here comedies that the awaan added much TO
ne success of the whole affair." which that other events of
ar character already being planned say that
7aWal will play conspicuous role anything charac
4 tnat may be arranged WILL J. COOPER.