The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-10

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in the whaling business She is. &C.,.
cordiug o. report to De- used as o.
station shin, and in addition to the
many tanks shc win carry for hand
ling sperm oil, the old vessel has
been equipped with wireless aud clcc.
tric lights though to use the latter
win be necessary to establish con.
ucctions with the shore.
II is expected that the Diamond
Head will leave San Francisco short.
ly in tow of a tug on her way to Sc.
attic, from which place she will pro
coed to the Tyee whaling station in
Alaska.
For many years prior TO the advent
f sugar carrying steamers the old
Diamond Head was a regular caller
lat Hawaiian ports, but since steam
ors began to handle the sugar crop,
the Diamond Head, together with
many other noted sugar packets, was
forced out of business, or else are
being used in some such manner as
the Diamond Head
The Fair Jubilation.
Seldom has San Francisco seen
such a spontaneous burst of enthu-
siasm as took place when the news
came that San Francisco had won
the fair
Prearranged announcement signals
had been agreed upon, and told of
in the morning papers Interest was
keen, but suppressed, dampened per-
haps by the drizzling rain which has
been in evidence for days, until late
in the morning the sudden exploding
of a bomb startled the downtown sec
tons. Another bomb, then a quick
series, and the truth was known
Buildings emptied, stores belchad
forth customers and clerks, who run
ming into the street gazed upward at
fiagpoles and windows. There was
no doubt of it by now. Flags were
racing to the peak of every pole,
huge streamers dropped from in
Vulnerable windows, men shrieked
the good news from building tops
through megaphones, and then below
on the streets commenced the shout
ing, singing, dancing and hugging, to
the accompaniment of deep toned
whistles, screaming sirens, bells,
horns, bombs and every known
variety of noise producer Like magic
the city blossomed out into festival
attire. Like a theater the plans
seemed to be laid ahead, and per-
fected All was ready behind the
scenes, and it needed but the word
from Washington to roll up the cur.
tain upon the scene, and let the play
which will mean so much to Cali.
fornia and the West proceed.
The newspaper omces were besieg
ed, and when the vote was posted
2594% in favor of San FraLciScC
pandemonium was redoubled. From
side streets came improvised bands
followed by groups which proved tc
be all the employees of some big es
Establishments. Some stores on Mar
ket street hastily posted notices ant
closed their doors, and the employees
streamed forth to join the merriment
Peddlers appeared with horns, con
fetti blew along the breeze. Teachers
suddenly found the desks before then
| deserted, and they too followed the
crowds of shouting children to the
streets. Courts adjourned. And ther
to help along the plan, the clouds
broke, and for perhaps the first time
in week or more the sun came
streaming down.
Meanwhile telephones tangled, tele
graph wires .,buzzed the details, anC
from all the wireless stations the GLAD
tidings went cracking out to every
ship within a radius of a hundred
miles.
San Francisco rejofced in its OWL
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