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Let?- -ft.!9' A THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER : HONOLULU, MAY 11, 1S93 ; i I 11' i -it SHE ONLY WAITS P Gunboat Bennington May Leave or May Remain. ANNIHILATES DARKNESS. There is Much Uncertainly The War Paint is Going on Capt Barker Has the Paris. TIIE CRUISER NEW ORLEANS. The New Orleans, formerly the Amazonas, was built by the Armstrongs of Eng land for Brazil and was purchased by the United States. She carries numerous rapid fire guns and throws 5,040 pounds of shot. Her speed is 20 knots and her length over all is 330 feet. A Bit for Two Bits And some for four and more. These are JENNINGS' BITS, of which we have a full assortment. Ship and house carpenters Augers, German Bits, Gimlet Bits, Car Bits, Extension Bits, and all sorts of BitOf other tools we will just mention the old, well-knowii , Heller Brothers' Farriers' Tools,, of which we carry a full line, bvery tar rier admits these to be the best made on earth. We cannot give you a list of all the tools we carry in stock, but if wanting anything in this line you are about sure to find same at E. O. HALL & SON, Ld. oooooooooooooooo OOOOOOOOCXXJOCXXJOOOOOOOOOO Associate Press Dispatch S. F. Chronicle. ( A LARGE INCREASE OF BUSINESS. NEW. .YORK, April 5. The sales of the Eemington g Standard Typewriter, the world over, for March this year, largely exceeded any previous month in its his tory. Typewriter sales are a good barometer of general industrial conditions. gooooooooo H. HACKFELD & CO., Ltd., Sole Agents, Hamakua Plantation, Paauilo, Hawaii, H. I. Mr. J. G. Spencer, Pacific Hardware Co., Honolulu. Dear Sir: The Secretary Disc Plow 1 pur chased from you is giving us satisfaction. We are using it to plow under a crop of upins. They are threl feet high and very thick. Your plow turns them completely under, at the same time plowing the land fourteen inches deep. I feel satisfied that with this plow the draft for the same quantity and depth of work is as 6 to 8. That is, with the old plow, to do the same work, it takes 8 good mules; with your plow it takes only 6, and they are less tired at night. Please send me another plow by first schooner leaving for this. You are at liberty to use this in any way you may see fit. Yours truly, A. L1DGATE. ' in I i wlffi yQy, nownnrKM' , The Advertiser said yesterday morn- ins that in the course of the day the war painting of the U. S. Gunboat Ben nington would begin. All the neces sary material was aboard the ship on Monday evening. The work was start ed at an early hour and the for.ce en gaged the entire day with crowds of spectators on shore. The funnel and masts first received attention. By 2 o'clock everything "in the air" had taken on the leaden hue and the men went over the port side with their brushes and paint pots. A naval expert on one of the local papers used faithfully the story given him to the effect that the masts of the Bennington were to be removed There was failure on the part of the expert to also reproduce the statement made to him to the effect that the keel of the gunboat was to be removed in order to enable her to beat to wind ward the better. This important bit of information will probably be published under scare heads in a few days. Officers aboard the Bennington ex pect that the gunboat will leave here nrion arrival of the Alert from Mare Island. The Alert is a small vessel with lieht guns. Bennington officers say that possibly they will have in structions today to move, mere ap- npnrs tn he much Question as .o the direction in which the gunboat r.l hpnrl on leaving this harbor. &ne could not reach the Philippines in time to be of any service. She is needed n tho Pacific coast and would scarce ly be sent to the Atlantic side. . There has been no end of speculation on me immediate future of the Bennington as to movement, with no satisfactory answer. When the time for the de parture of the Bennington arrives ev erybody in town will know it several hours before she proceeds to sea. She has not yet started in to coal for a voyage and at the last would of course take on a considerable quantity of supplies that are never taken aboard till the last moment. It will be remembered that m tne papers received by the schooner Tran sit last week it was reported that the S S Paris, a late purchase of the u. S Government, had probably been cap tured by the Spaniards. Advices to Honolulu by the S. S. City of Rio were to the effect that the Paris had reached Sandy Hook, off New York harbor in xi0 (.nmmiinaer uau aau he was entirely confident nothing afloat under the Spanish flag could overtake the splendid passenger liner n th open sea. The Paris is one of ne fastest steamers in the Atlantic People here have a special interest in the Paris from the fact that com mand of her as an auxiliary cruiser i ocoiirnpn 111 o.yj naS at,' - - Phi- who was in charge of the U. S. fa. Phi lldelphia in this port just before Cap Sin Cotton came to the command, rkntain Barker had been, up to the Sme of being sent to the Paris a mem Tof the United States Naval Board .. . viaH hppn aeueuucu ?p0rr .y in. distribution o, the fleets of the Americans. The v lfe 5 Captain Barker, is -ell known here as tourist and writer. Mrs. Barker was formerly Mrs. Maxwell. The very "keenest interest is lert here in a number of the ships in the aSSuc squadron, that is supposed ere to have descended upon Manila, this to na ucav- , , tVlo T?incrshiP ; About every mau tT-enAs Philadeipma, v--- - . . the f JZK TZ fieTe touched at Electric Searchlight to Guard En trance of the Chesapeake. The greatest electric searchlight in the world, now being erected at Fort ress Monroe to guard the entrance to the Chesapeake, has a beam of light nine feet in diameter.- The glass lens is so blinding that it cannot be looked on at short range, and it even hurts the eyes when they are closed. It will illuminate an object 100 miles off, and can be seen on the clouds at even a greater distance. The light is gathered into a nine- foot beam, which has an estimated in tensity of 90,000,000 candles. The light revolves six times a minute. It was manufactured in France, but American generating apparatus has been substi tuted for that built abroad, and the dynamos, engine and boilers are to be duplicated in case of accident. The beam of light from the lamp will illu minate a newspaper at a distance of 100 miles. It will turn day into night around Hampton Roads. Its location at Hampton Roads is especially appro priate, as vessels passing the Chesa peake for Baltimore or Washington cannot be seen from Hampton Roads during the night or hazy weather, and they are barely visible in daytime. The distance from the fortress to sea is 15 miles. Vessels bound up the Chesapeake do not pass within miles of the fort and this is probably the rea son why the channel leading up the Patapsco to Baltimore is to be mined with torpedoes. Baltimore American. Directions in every package of Schil lings Best tea. Follow them no matter Avhat tea von use. :7 l?0 'f A SPANISH XAVAL TRIO. Three formidable Tessela of the Spanish fleet are the Infanta Mnria Tres, Cn tohul Colon and Destructor. The two first named are new armored crtmers. iao Destructor is a torpedo gunboat. She vai built in 18S3, but haa recently been over hauled and brought more upto date. table eturns Oar Success in Making Pleasing PHOTOS Does not find us resting on laurels al ready won. We are trying just as hard now as ever to make the photos we take of you the best you have ever had made. Rainv days do not affect our work. We make just as good photos when it is cloudy as when the sun is shining. Ill I STUDIO. Fort Street: Be Sure and See the Plars of the PROVIDENT SAYINGS Life Assurance Society Of Hew York, Before Taking Out a Policy. Are what business men; have a right to expect from, well managed legitimate en terprises. Hundreds fail where one succeeds, not from want of merit in the goods offered for sale, but because of a lack of the right kind of knowledge as to what their customers require. A good Carriage, Buggy or Harness don't forget to exam ine mv stock? 'IT IS THE MOST COMPLETE K THE ISLANDS. 1 can make you prices which will inter est you and which defy competition. Just received, ex Albert : Extra Fine Surreys. Roomy seats furnished in latest styles. I guarantee all goods. ' SCHUMAN'S CARRIAGE . AND HARNESS REPOSITORY. Fort St., above Club Stables A Cup OT 0ff8 E. R- ADAMS, No. 407 Fort Street. General Agent. RECENT : ARRIVALS! FROM JAPAN: With one's breakfast is the most relished when properly made, nor is that all the coffee must not only be a grade, but freshly ground. We have an. excellent coffee mill (3 sizes), suitable for the kit chen wall, and just as a flyer we will sell them for 20 cts. each former price 50 cts. 20 Cts., 20 Cts., 20 Cts., 20 Cts. We have a coffee pot that will make a delicious cup of coffee in a remarkably short space of time. Sanitary Plumbing a Specialty. JOHN NOTT. 75-79 KING ST. TELi NO. 31 olheships out there , B. . C51tr nAc tW? Port- tm ' lm:s that it has nailUSUHlC OllIV UUUUJ fone "en tSlhe Americans in the Orient. Cricket Meeting. The board of management of the Honolulu Cricket Club held a meeting on Monday evening. The res.gnaUon of Mr W. Thompson as secretary of the club was accepted with regret. His business taking him to the other Isl ands more frequently, made it com pulsory for him to resign. Iter. V. H. Kitcat was eiecteu m r. neon's nlace and Judge W. o.oiov was elected to fill Mr. Kitcat s position on the board of management. It is decided that tne ciuo preset hat to any player who should make 43 runs in a match and it was voted tnai the club start in by giving Donam Ross a bat for his score of 4G on last Saturday. It was also decided to present a bat to the player who has the highest bat ting average during the season, and a ball to the bowler with the best bowl ing average. The cricket club will give a dinner instead of a smoker as its next enter tainment. The finances of the club are better than they ever hare been. The title of "Majesty" was first given to Louis XI. of France. Before that time sovereigns were usually styled ".Highness." BLUE CHINA WARE At more than reasonable prices. WATSON, LA1DLAW & CO.'S FROM SAN FRANCISCO: Gents' : Furnishings ! Everything for the most fastidious as well as for every day wear. Water S. OZAKI. WAVERLEY BLOCK, HOTEL ST. OUST S3:-A.3STXD: A SHIPLOAD OF NITRATE OF SODA An Excellent Fertilizer for Rattoons and Early Cane, And In the Dry Season. KiYnce orders filled as received from the wharf. riven Centrifugal Which does away with two-thirds of the iloor space, three-fourths of the oil, and the whole of the belting required for drving sugar with the ordinary machine. May be seen in motion on application to qufinst. ROBERT CATTON CATTON, NEILL & -0. ounders and Machinists. 213 Queen St., bet. Alakea and Richards Sts., Honolulu. Invito Enquiries for General Ironwork; Iron and Brass Cast ings. Ships Blacksmiths. Cemetery Railings and Crestings Made to Order: Samples on Hand. REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. TEL. 410. For further details address Hawaiian Fertilizing Company A. F. COOKE, Manager. P O. Box 136. Honolulu. Correspondence solicited. i Read the Ha waiian Gazette if "t ! ; j f t V t A. . 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