The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-14

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HILo, Hawaii, Sept S.-Hawaii
gave fine welcome to the Congress.
sional party today and the reception
at Hilo this evening "wednesday was
one which will leave pleasant memories.
When the Mauna Kea arrived along
side the Hilo wharf the party was met
by a delegation of young ladies and
crowned with leis. After the long trip
from Honolulu the Congressman were
glad to be on terra firma again. The
cordiality of the people of Hilo who
turned out en- masse, was a distinct
pleasure to all. Some of the party
had left the boat at Mahukona to go
overland, and will not be in Hilo until
Thursday evening.
The reception over, the party was
conveyed in a special train to the de-
pot and from thete taken in carriages
to the homes of Hilo residents to whom
they had been assigned as house
guests.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock the
party goes by special train to the Vol
cano, remaing there until Friday
morning, when they will return to
Hilo to be the guests of the city.
senator Dlulngnam case.
Senator Dillingham;, Of Vermont, has
been discovered to be good story
| teller, and something he said at break
| fast on board the Mauna Kea this
morning is worth repeating. 1t came
| after a discussion of corkscrew rail-
roads in Oahu and Vermont. "It re-
minds me of a very peculiar lawsuit
| brought in Southern State,' he said.
| "There was railroad station where
| some of the inhabitants, who had moth
ing else to do but loaf, made habit
of waiting for trains. They picked out
certain places around the building
where they leaned and slept or dozed.
These leaning places were regarded by
them as fee simple ownerships. But
the railroad company played horrible
trick on them. One night the station
was moved to a new location, no no.
tice being given to the lean-toers.
They were on hand as usual the next
day, but when they leaned they fell
over One brought suit for damages
against the railroad company for a
broken arm.''
"He really had lien on the COM
pany," quietly remarked Governor
/ Frear.
Claudius Had a Message.
When the Mauna Kea arrived off La
haina Z. j. Lord wanted to take a
look at the ancient capital, and got
passage in the first whaleboat. Claudius
Patrick Henry Mcbride, private sec
retary-in- extraordinary to the Gov
ernor, had the same desire, but the mate
held him back. A happy thought then
came to Claudius. He walked down
the gangway with wireless message
in his hand, and announced that he
had a message to send for the Gov
ernor. He went. Claudius and Lord
missed the return boat, but a little
Buick was pressed into service and a
wild ride to McGregor's Landing en-
sued. 1t was after dark and was ex-
citing Something was struck which
looked suspiciously like steer. They
finally arrived breatheless at the land
ing, having motored. ridden in a hack,
run a mile on foot and rolled down
the side of HILL
Music on Board.
On Monday night the promenade
deck of the Mama Kea was lively
with music furnished by quintet club
and members of the Orpheum compa.
ny. Claudius Mcbride gave hui
morous selection which said something
about a cablegram worth 500.
Crowd Off for bitches.
A jolly crowd of Congressman with
local men for pilots left the Mauna
Kea at Mahukona about ! o'clock this
morning, starting for the Kohala and
Hamakua ditch country. Two big
autos belonging to F. E. Thompson
and +. J. Lord were taken ashore from
, the steamer to transport the party
r which will inspect the big ditch and
irrigation enterprises and land in Hilo
Thursday night.
The Governors Party.
S Governor Frear, U. S. Senator Dill
J. lingham, U. s. Immigration Commits
sioner and Mrs. Wheeler, Mr.. Mellis
: expert statistician; Private Secretar!
> Mcbride, L. A. Thurston, Chairman
Richard lvers of the Territorial I'm
i migration Bureau, and Geo. b. McClel
;; Ian, Secretary to Delegate Kuhio, lef
the steamer at Napoopoo and tool
J. autos for the homestead sections wher,
l. the Immigration officials will secure
data on what has been accomplishel
, in the way OF home-maklhS' Inc.
will continue on to Hilo.
Beautiful Kona District.
/; At Napoopoo landing the party wa
D given n hearty welcome, the wharf be
ing decorated with ferns and welcome
signs while the members walked to tn
autos and carriages over a road strew
with ginger blossoms and leaves. Sen
ator ]. d. Paris was on hand to wei
come the Congressman.
Then began the attractive driv
over the twelve-mile road to Kailu'
u AS the cavalcade rose to the highe
levels and came into the fern and chi
pepper section and finally 10 the coffe
30 plantation region they became enth'
TO siastic. For miles and miles they pas
O. ed through region beautifully Gu
m tiyated with red and green coffee be
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