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THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER: HONOLULU, MAY 14, 1S0S. mmm 33. J'fVM.' TP via ' 1 vff i avui i ' v, il THE CUBAN FLAG. Th flap adopted by the Cuban insurgents and which will be the flag of Cuba should the island secure its independence consists of five stripes, three blue and two 'white, with a triangular field of red in which is set a single white star. pi, Having carefully bottled up all the "blowing" done by our competitors during the past few months we are now able to offer the public FREE WlfJ D, and you will find same on tap a little to the East of our King street store door, also near our JBicycIe dis play in the store. Everybody is welcome to wind, and the connections will fit any wheel. By the "Zealandla" we have another shipment of RAMBLERS and COLUMBIAS; also an Enameling: Oven for our Repair Depart ment For new wheels, or forth best repair work, go to E. G. HALL & SON, Ld. 2 X J 0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0X)O00X)O0OCX0O00C0 o Associate Press Dispatch S. F, Chronicle. NEW .YORK, April 5. The sales of the Remington 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. u OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 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 I pur chased from you is giving us satisfaction. We are using it to plow under a crop of lupins. They are three 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. LIDGATE. REPORT MADE! (Continued i'rom Page 1.) off Tortugas on April 2S, just after sundown. The captain says he kept going ahead under full power of steam, with shot after shot coming after him, and soon outdistanced his pursuer in the darkness. by the non-arrival of her armor plates. Otherwise the completion of the vessel is being rushed with all possible speed. There are over 3,000 men employed in the yard, working day and night shifts. FOOD IS SCKACK. Suffering Is Intense Amouar Poor People in Cuba. NEW YORK, May 5. A special to The Tribune from Key West says: The mail bags on the Spanish steam er Argonauta, which was brought in' by the Marblehead yesterday, may prove a most important capture. There were twelve in all. They contained mail both to and from Havana, some confusion having resulted when the authorities arranged to send every thing by way of Cienfuegos to avoid the blockade of the northern coast of Cuba. One letter from Havana under date of April 26 spoke of suffering among the poorer classes of the population who were entirely without means of support. The writer himself said he did not known where he was to get his dinner. Another letter spoke of suffering but apparently the Govern ment had a fair amount of supplies for the soldiers. A large amount of rice had been imported by speculators who foresaw the blockade and placed it in a warehouse. Blanco was expected to seize this. The Argonauta had a cargo of pro visions intended chiefly for Havana. The question is whether these food supplies will be sent under cover of warships to the reconcentrados. CANNOT ASSIST HER. Austria Does Not See Her Wny Clear to Intervene. LONDON, May 5. A dispatch to The Daily Telegraph from Vienna says: Although the position of the Queen Regent of Spain grows daily more difficult no step can be taken by the Austrian Cabinet in the matter, not withstanding the deep and wide sym pathy felt in high quarters here. It is stated at the Foreign Office that separate and isolated action on the part of Austria must be carefully avoided. This is only in strict ac cordance with the principles already laid down. . However, such an attempt at ren dering assistance to the Queen Regent mieht be easily misinterpreted, and besides meeting with the strongest op position from those who side with the Americans could not fail to give rise to misunderstandings in many quar ters. Accordingly there is a firm determi nation here that if Austria takes any part at all with regaf d to the con flict it will only be to take part in united action by European Cabinets and then only if Spain herself seeks the intervention of the Powers. A flair ut Tamp. TAMPA, May 5. It appears to be al most a settled belief among army offi cers here that no movement of United States troops toward Cuba will take place until after the meeting of the Spanish flotilla with Rear Admiral Sampson's squadron, which is now be lieved to be inevitable. Nevertheless everything possible is being done to put the "United States troops in readi ness for immediate shipment. Preparations for the landing of a large force of native Cubans at some point in Cuba, within convenient reach of General Gomez's army, are being pushed as fast as possible. The Cuban recruiting offices that have been opend here are fairly over whelmed with applications for enlist ment, and it is very probable that close to 1,500 men will be armed and ready for service under the banners of Gomez before the end of the week. Tlie Culprit Caught. SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 5. Detec tive Bones of Springfield, who was as signed to try and locate the person who placed gun cotton in the exposi tion building, where 2,000 Illinois troops are quartered, asserts today that William Aiken, arrested on the charge of robbing Secretary Harkness of the Anaconda Mining Company of New York, is the culprit who hid the ex plosive. Bones says Aiken is a sham detective. Lt-Iter Sells High. CHICAGO, May 5. Great as was the wheat famine aboard, that article was found equally scarce in the Chicago pit when the bears tried to cover. July was hovering about the dollar mark when Leiter announced that he sold 2,000,000 bushels No. 2 red wheat to a French syndicate at $1.47. This com pletely stampeded the pit traders. The excitement during the closing was intense. Pr ab Returns When Yon ll est you and w 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 cWt forget to exam ine my stock: IT IS THE AOST COMPLETE IN THE ISLANDS. 1 can make you prices which will inter- hich 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. Cup of Cofff Prisoners of War WASHINGTON CITY, May 5 Sec retary Alger has directed that the ten Spanish officers and the privates and non-commissioned officers taken from the Spanish steamer Argonauta, and now at Key West, be taken to Fort McPherson, just outside of Atlanta, Ga,, for confinement until they are either exchanged for any American officers and sailors who may be taken by the Spaniards, or until some other method for their disposition is reach ed. The Spaniards will be placed un der the guard of a detachment of sol- Hir detailed for that ouroose. The civilians taken from tfce steamer Pa nama are held at Key West and are under charge of the Department of Justice. The. Cuban Scouts. KEY WEST, May 5. The dispatch boat Leyden, sent to Cuba by the United States Government early in the week, reutrned this morning witA four of the six Cuban scouts who left here last Monday. The other scouts were landed with those who have returned, and communication established with the insurgent forces under Gen. Pedro Delgado. The Leyden was twice fired upon. She has snot manes upon ner smokestacks. The Spaniards who opened fire on the dispatch boat were driven back by the insurgents. The Insurgent Allies. WASHINGTON, May 5. The Senate passed an important measure author izing the President and general officers of the army to supply the Cuban insur gents with arms and munitions of war and empowering officers of the army serving in Cuba to supply needy inhab itants of the island with medicines and subsistence. Spanlsjh Bonds Are Ixw. NEW YORK, May 5. The Evening Post's London correspondent cables that the Spanish gold premium is near ly 80 per cent. The Spanish Govern ment is trying to place Treasury bills in London, offering as much as 15 per cent., but at present with only a meas ure of success. ' f- UprlslDer at Porto Rico. NEW YORK, May 5. A special dis patch from Kingston, Jamaica, asserts that the official dispatches passing through that city report that there has been an anti-Spanish uprising in Porto Ricov and the revolutionary move ment is well under way. A Military Governor. WASHINGTON, May 5. It is said that Senator Sewall of New Jersey, who has been appointed a Major Gen eral by the President, may be selected to act as Military Governor of the Philippine Islands. -.. Denies It. VALLEJO, Cal., May 5 Admiral Kirkland denies the published story that he has received information that 200 men were killed on the Baltimore at Manila. 1 Cuban Deputies. uavama Mav 5. The recently 1X1 - elected Cuban Deputies assembled yes terday for the first time to effect or ganization. 4 To Enforce Neutrality. PONT A DEL GADO, (Azore Islands), May 5. A Portuguese gunboat has ar- ri ed here to enforce the neutrality decree of Portugal. "Without Ammunition. LONDON, May 5. The Daily Mail's Paris correspondent hears on indisput able authority that five Spanish ships, including the Pelayo and Alfonso XIIL, are not yet supplied with ammunition. The Daily Mail's Paris correspondent says that want of ammunition for the Cadiz fleet caused the delay in the sail ing of the Cape Verde fleet, and will probably compel the latter to return to Cadiz. mmammmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmtmmKmmmmKmKmmmimmmmrv Head the Haw Gazette Fears Its Capture. MADRID, May 5. Fears are express ed that the United States fleet has gone to capture the island of Porto Rico. 4 Kushlntr the Wisconsin. SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 Work at the Union Iron Works on the United States battleship Wisconsin is delayed 3B 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. TEL; NO. 31 W WATSON, LAIDLAW & CO.'S ter-Driven Centrifugal Which doe3 away with two-thirds of the floor space, three-fourths of the oil, and the whole of the belting required for drying sugar with the ordinary machine. May be seen in motion on application to 212 Queen St. ROBERT CATTON (Hinders and Machinists. 213 Queen St., bet. Alakea and Richards Sts., Honolulu. Invite-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. REWARD OF MERIT. At the CHICAGO CYCLE SHOW in 1S97, each visitor on entering the Siiow was handed a coupon reading as below: "After viewing the exhibits, kindly fill in the name of the Bicycle which pleases you best as regards beauty and mechanical merit, and deposit the coupon in baClot box near exits. Name of Bicycle, The "Shirk" received 17,489 ballots a-ainst 12,377 the next .highest. When it is known that all the leading makes of wheels in the United States were on exhibition at this Show, the above speaks for itself. The HONOLULU BICYCLE CO. have secured the Agency tM strictly hieh grade wheel. IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO CALL ND SEE IT. The SHIRK is the best thing that ever happened. THE ATTENTION OP BRITISH Subjects is called to a notice, now on exhibit at the British Vice-Consulate at this Port, of a Proclamation of Neutrality in the war between the United States and Spain, which has been signed by Her Majesty, the Queen, and will be exhibited as soon as received. W. J. KENNY, Her Britannic Majesty's Acting Con- sul-General. II. B. M.'s Consulate-General, Hono lulu, May 7, 1898. (ftioliiefl sofla lei Ms do -LIMITED. Esplanade, Cor. Allen and Fort Sts. Mantel Clocks, Alarm Clocks, Hanging Clocks. Gold and Silver Watches, Gold and Silver Jewelry, SILVERWARE. SPECTACLES. Ico Right Manufacturing and repairing prompt ly done. Repairing fine and complicat ed "Watches a specialty. M. R. COUNTER. 507 Fort St. HOLLISTER & CO., - - AGENTS. Engrossing and Illuminating DONE BY CHARLES K. HOPKINS. All orders left at the Pacific Hard ware Co.'s store will be promptly at tended to. The Advertiser, delivered to any part of the city for 73 cents a month. All Kinds of Choice, Home Dressed Meats. Tender Roast Beef Sirloin and Porterhouse Steaks, Roast Mutton, Mutton Chops, Pork, Etc. can always be had at our shop. WThen you want THE BEST SAU SACE ask your dealer for "Gares." Central Meat Market. 214 NUUANU ST.