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V TJ. S. WEATHER BUREAU, July 10. Last 24 Hours, Rainfall, . .00. Temperature, Max. 81; Mis. -71. Weather,. clear, with-strong trades. VOL. LI NO 57 rKahMMMMMMMHIMHMMM BATTL ESHIP KfrjPtftfjrjS'S?tf,K,KVtftf,,tftftfV .g.sC.ist.g.y.S..Jt.M.... FLE AGNIPIOENT beyond any spectacle of ,the kind these waters have ever, seen' boforo was, that which presented itself to the waiting thousands as tho vessels of tho Atlantic fleet rose, one after' another, out of the Eastern horizon, .'as in column formation they advanced, with statoly movement. ... - ... i. j I............... II -. 4.1... ..nti IB tho north. jadjoln it and stretch along toward the east, and buttress it on was a procession that numbered thousands. It was mado up of ell ages, all classes, all races, and all nationalities. It wont to the rendezvous in ovcry kind of conveyance. Of course, tho street cars carried tho larger number, nut ny .narch along tho narrow anil dusty road which leads around Diam:nd Head.- h 0 irrow thick on tho soaward sldo of this road, prevenuag a view or automobile, and carriage, and scores on horseback, pcoplo found their way to thoy mt. la HAWAIIAN' GAZETTE, FRIDAY, iJULY I?, I90S. ET ARRIVE 0 -SEMI AVEKIvLY 3 rj H"""fl ffK Vi!" 1L! H 3 la i- Schroeder on. Pearl Harbor r was tCnt impressiveness about that column of twolvo battleships which Tho Pearl narbor naval station will bo made a modol for tho Torld, a com. ovra the immensity of ocean could not destroy. Slowly the column moved, as !' .., - . w u ...,. .n .-- . -,,, ment that Rear-Admiral Schroeder has expressed In connection with the work something so great and powerful that haste was unnecessary. So slowly tte,of . Qf Jg j coraonces lts work today vessels moved, in fact, that tho smoko from their funnols was not left hohlnd f th(J establishing of & navai station on the Federal reservation at Pearl" by their speed, hut was carried forward over tho port how hy tho fresh north- Harbor. It was In order that the work of , this board mlghtgo .forward without east trade wind. tho least delay whllo the fleet Is here that the flagship of the Rear-Admiral" Honolulu testified its appreciation of tho spectacle and tho importance of camo j th0 uarb0r t0 aock ana 414 not .lie outside with tho other ships off ' the event by turning out en inasso to witness it. her division. . Tho morning opened with tho sky overcast, and some gentle threats cf tairi Thero are no naval stations in tho world like the one planned for Pearll In tho daik clouds that tho trada wind kept bringing up in battalions from tho Harljori tno noarcst approach to ifbeing ono of tho Italian naval stations, nowi northeast, but which could scarcely keep their formation after they passed the tne aamiration of the naval men. of all nations. Tho naval stations of tho zenith and reached tho southern half of tho sky. But by 9:39 o'clock, when) TJnited Btates, like thoso of overy other' naval power, aro tho evolutions of Clmtain Noilson's class first brought tho smoko of tho Connecticut out of tho former wooden-ship building yards, changed from time to time as tho exigency 1 luur of cloud wheio tho sea and sky meet, tho sun had got the mastery of tho j,rOBOl patched up to meet the changing' conditions of naval construction, tho f . ... .-. - M1H M. .... . . . ....- .. a. . I .. , !.- clouds, ana mere wao no iurwur iuar m iuui. I ouuaings oeing put wnero possioie uiatcaa 01 wuere iuu&i. cuuvwicnv, wu wiu Then began tho procession toward Diamond. Head ana ine.neigura mat arrangemcnt mado to fit conditions existing. . . . - ..' ... At Pearl Harbor the authorities liavo an absolutely clear field to go on, and a free hand to place tho various buildings so as to a complete equipment arranged as a homogeneous whole. Nothing Is in tho way of a perfect arrangement, and thero are no old equipment plants or buildings to bo used up as best Diamond Head, or Kalmukl. Tho Rapid Transit Company ran their cars on Much data JYr the use of tho board has been gathered by Engineer Parks, thejiKiug street lino in threes, and tho biggest cara tho company operates wcro wh0 has been on tho om f0r g0metlrne, and tho engineers of Captain Otwell's us?fl; ana tnoy were crowaca. is xuuuy w iut - du., vmmi .---"-." glau flavo Decn vrorKins out mo aetaiis, . ,. , .... 11. ... n.. Tin.i.K, Tit.f t'Yrrt'rt cow way on a single car, scarcely quo iui uu u " i.uu.0 u , afilundred on a trip. At the end of tho car lino in Kapiolanl Park tho procession tocK up itsi -4- N Efficiency of the Ships ;bo ocean, until tho sharp grade near Judgo Dolo's residence brings tho way-1 Thg Atiantlc fleef'arrives at Honolulu In a state of greater efficiency than arcr above the trees. At this point tho ocean Burst upon rno viw, ana 10 au . h b t ttao h newest from th0 shinvards. On the cntlro tut tho earliest arrivals tho column of the fleet as wclL As peoplo roached this twonty.ono hundrea mue run frora San Jranclsco, during which dally evolutions J Xjoint exclamations or Burpnse, 01 wonaer, ami ui buu uiuu w """'were performed by tho battleships in line, the "breakdown" flag was not onco cfter another. But still the procossion moved on to lao level pciris in xno toad near the lighthouse and tho Lookout Station, and the greenr.vrid of their grounds was the attiactivo point for most. Along this point of tho road for a hair an nqur Deiore me uonnecucui wau Diamond Head itself were occupied by many daring ones, who thus mado of the ancient crater an amphitheater for this modem spectacle. Thn uuuibo of tho fleet from tho fore the spectators, it stood out in all is massive solidity as a floating fighting machine. Tho view of the fleet from hero was superb. Diamond Head juts out considerably from tho general coastline, bringing the vessels, as tbey proceeded along an undeviating courso, nearer to the spectator. As tho fleet passed Diamond Head, tho vantage point, of view changed to -the Waitlkl beach, and tho procession r 1 iwcivo uio uonnecucui, having taken Pilot Macaulay aboard, started to enter tho channel. Slowly sho proceeded, whllo from the fishing fleet and from the outer wharves beyond tho boathouses began the bombardment of daylight fireworks. An explosion, a spreading puff of cloud high In air, and out of it thero would float' tho figures of animals, of fish, of flowers, and the tboosond and one ingenious phantasies of tho pn page 5.) displayed from any of tho sixteen vessels. This is a wonderful record, and ono of which Admiral Sperry and his officers may feel Justly proud. Tho "breakdown" flag, which is the signal broken out by a vessol when, thrcuirh accident to or cnirincs. she becomes for the time unman. nbreast of Diamond Head there were hundreds of peoplo and scorej cf vehicles. ,j.a unaba t0 keen her nlaco in tho formation, was a frcauent sightl It wai a fine point of vantage. It was well occupied. 1 1 01: ring tho run of tho battleships down the eastern South American coast, a, But not aU were content to stop oven of soeclatois took up its westward e,at gieir esa common M the men,in command learned tholr vessels, tho Here. The very ridge and crest of se, W B "; S SS endnecrs their amines, and the wo'ak spots in tho gear strengthened. Prom beach. J the Strait north the flag was used at times, but not once.has it been flown was Just twelve o'clock when the taetu San Francisco and this port. , Connecticut camo off tho entrance to j ij,ts is a tribute to tho valuo of tho practical lessons learned by the men of tho channel. Thero sho hovo to while .. . ... .fc., , ., . .n , ,, i., , ,ie "uv l""" "" ""-" uus ''. "" " " " " tho othor vessels of the fleet tooX their ,, I assigned position, tho socond'BivisIon'as tho Atlantic fleet is talcing in teaewng tnat a uaitiesnip can bo taiten caro Xeper Settlement past Diamond Hoad meloxiag t0 tn8 eastward of the en-'of when thrown on its own resources. On tho Pacific coast it was found that w: ras nearly due west, irom uiamon0 trance or the channel, and three thero wcro Xow dmagM the battleships requiring attention, repairs1 having Head, after the column came in view, , sels of the fourth division to the west- Bati6faCtorv. " m.1. ..!. noriTiOfHtrn an that WOrQ, WUUO XUO30 OI IBO J1IBV UIVUIOU, " , tnai tho position gave perspecuve, so Wisconsin of tho fourth, took1 The battleships in and off port today aro in better shape for ciuiso or idle the whole twelve vessels Were in readv to enter tho harbor. As t.s Oun thm, havn over Imn at snv time and thn men alioanl them urn re. view, each individual vessel stood out in their course since they were sighted, 'monslblo 'for their fine condition. clearly to tno eye, moving, sccminmy, u p "" w rauiraa uu u . . toward the spectator. As they came:-- -- - j nearer and nearer, moro and moro of Be8. Each took its position as in a outline and configuration was mado . well-ordered ceremony, There was in clear, until, as eacn vessel passea do- overyiuing wo ueauiy 01 precision. 1 To Sail One. Day Ahead It was announced aboard tho flagship yesterday that the ilnto of sailing for tho South Seas and Australia had been changed to Wednesday, July 22, instead of Thursday, the 23d. Tho fleet will leave Honolulu at. 0 p. ra. The division now at Lahalna will return to Honolulu on Sunday after finishing coaling there. None of tho warships now at Honolulu will go to Lahalna for coaling or any other purpose save the, Nebraska. H BOSTON, July 17. Tito Anti-Imperialists have endorsed the candidacy of Bryan for the Presidency. SUGAR. DO Decree Test Centrifugals, 1.30c. Por Ton, $87.20. 88 Analysis Boots, lis. lVjd. Ter Ton, $87.00. IN WHO US NO. 8025 Advertiser riioto. 9 BATTLESHIPS PASSING: DIAMOND HEAD. HOW MELBOURNE fetes on tho 300th anniversary of the founding of tho city. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July Prohibition National convention Is now In session. R. H. Fatton has been chosen temporary chairman. FRIEDERIOHSHAVEN, July 10. Flight of Count Zeppelin in his airship yesterday was postponed for a week on account of an accident. Count Zeppelin has made tho most successful air. ship flight so far recorded, having re M 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft ' 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft & 1ft 1ft 1ft 'A 1ft 1ft 1ft 1ft fe 1ft 1ft 1 1ft In It 1ft Is IS PREPARING (Associated Press Cablegrams.) MELBOURNE, Australia, July 17. The program arranged for tho entertainment of tho officers and men of tho American Atlantic float provides foe dally entertainments whllo tho fleet Is in tho harbor, for dinners by tho Governor and tho city officials, and for receptions to Admiral Sperry and hi3 officers. IXCPPNEB, Oregon, July 14. A cloudburst yesterday did much damage here, but there was no loss of lifo. MANILA, July 15. Tho constabulary has stormed Cotn, in Mindanao. Pourtoen outlaws were killed. HANTANDEB, July IP. In a storm hero fishermen have been drowned. LONDON, July IB. Tho Prince of the effect that It was unlawful for ,-Wales 'and suite havo sailed in the transportation companies to provido " transportation of iutorstato nature as payment of advertising bills. 15. Tho DEKVETt. Julv IB Alia, the anar chist, who shot and killed a Roman ( Catholic priest whllo receiving holy communion sevoral months ago, was hangod yesterday. On tho scaffold he cursed tho priests and roviled tho Soman Catholic religion. I NEW YORK, July 10. A bomb explosion yesterday wrecked an apartment malned in tho air over twelve hours and houso. No fatalities resulted from tho directed his machine over a great ex-'explosion and tho perpetrator of tho panso of territory. I outrage Is unknown as Is his reason for LONDON, July 10. Baron Eomura, 'the act. who has been here as tho Japanese Am. j ST, PAUL, July 10. Tho Shriners bassador, and who it is expected will in conclave hero havo adjourned and bo named as Minister of Foreign Af- selected Louisville as tholr meeting fairs In the Katsura Ministry, will sail place for next year, for Toklo on tho twenty-seventh of I LONDON, July 10. France carried this month. He will return to Japan off tho honors In tho bicycle via America, race yesterday at the Olympian games. CHICAGO, July 10. Judge C. O, I POTTSVILLE, July 10. An explosion Kohlsaat, of tho United Btates Circuit in a mine yesterday killed seven miners Court, yesterday rendered a decision to and injured others. WASHINGTON, July Vicksburg and the Princeton have been ordered to service In the Atlantic coast defence. It is oxpected the ships will stop at Honduras as they proceed to tho Caribbean Sea, Tho Marietta is now at Jamaica, and has been directed to bo ready to proceed to Puerto Cortez. The cruiser Tacoma will take one hundred and fifty marines from the Isthmus to Honduras, whero tho rebels aro threatening tho seaports, The cruiser Albany has arrived at Amalpa, ) WASinNGTON, July 10. The gunboat Marietta, Captain William J. Maxwell, has been ordered to Puerto Cortez, and her commander has received orders to make a thorough Investigation of tho situation at Paducah, PANAMA, July 17, Ono hundred and sixty marines havo been ordered to prepare themsolves for field service. It is bellevod that thoy are to be sent to Honduras. Tho cruisers Des Moines and Albany each carried ono hunt drcd marines to Amalpa on Sunday, PARIS, July 17. Count Boni de Castellano, tho formor husband of tho Princess do Sagan, who was Miss Anna Gould, has asked tho courts to award htm tho custody of his two children -and compel the mother to pay twenty thousand dollars annually for the support of each, COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 17. Tho Prohibitionist National Convention baa warned E. W, Chafln, of Chicago, as its candidate for President, and A. E, of Ohio, as Vice President, j mzw BWJN'Si;! w Li;'- mm K'ASHKfflKSr?' i lV3 "' S.' li a r F ' ',' (."n r v. f mi Ui ;r,s ImMf', H ' .'II ill ' JSC J,fi