The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-04-08
Honolulu
Newsletter
Racy Paragraphs From the Capitol On
Current Topics.
(By Oscar Brenton.

lature, meetings in which the right
of the Rapid Transit Company to
an extention of its franchise was
discussed, the removal from steamers
of numerous tramp Filipinos who
hungered for trip to Alaska, the
past seven days have indeed been
strenuous.
The strict quarantine under which
Honolulu has dragged for several
weeks had an uprising on Thursday.
What the near-epidemic of cholera
that has passed caused the merchants
of Honolulu cannot be reckoned.
Hundreds of visitors who had sett-
led themselves for comfortable
stay in the islands got out when the
first cloud appeared on the horizon.
AS many more left by the first stea-
mer following and more than one
hundred stayed back when the Sierra
left San Francisco on her last trip.
Those of the strangers who remain
ed to see it out had a fairly good
time, and a laugh on those whose
toes grew pink from low temperature
and flew de coop.
am glad to see wise legislature
has decided upon a monthly stipend
for the queen. Those of us who
have lived here generation or more
have warm spot in our hearts for
the woman who allowed herself to
be misguided at a time when she
should have her senses. | remem-
Der when a resolution was introduce
ed in the old drill shed on Bereta-
mia Street, IN the early days of '93,
and speeches were being made by
those who felt they had the interest
of the community at heart A ma
jority was for drastic measures and
prompt action, but Henry P. Blad-
win, whose interests, measured f.
nancially, probably offset those of a
dozen others, was called upon for an
opinion. He was for mediation
and he got boots from the mob for
his pains. With smile he remark
ed to the men on the platform
Gentlemen, | guess you do not want
me here, or my opinion" Now that
she is to have a Liberal sum for her
support the Queen will find life less
worrisome and the sky freer of clouds
that have lowered over her for
eighteen years.
A figure somewhat prominent in
the days of the monarchy, at all
events during the Kalakaua regime,
was Frank Unger. In those days he
was jolly curly haired beau, good
at all times for song or story and
he could hold an audience of con-
,, genes for hours while he recited
some of his experiences. Today he
is guest at the Young arranging a
piece of work for the Bohemian Club
to present to Raphael Weyl a month
or two hence. / saw Frank the
other day and | could not help re-
marking that Father Time had left
his imprint in wrinkles around his
once bright eye, and with his sythe
cut some of the luxurient growth of
hair from his crown. | noticed a
perceptable stoop, also, which had
no place with him in the old days.
He was one of the Gilling party vi
sitting here often during the life of
the King and came once, afterward, g,
| think. Unger was the man of the
party to whom every other fellow,
and girl, looked for contentment
following a day of sport, for it was
he who devised some remarkable
dinners and no less remarkable COM
binations of booze which everyone
considered good licker'' He has
not the same springly step and by
my halidom he seems TO seek the