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REaIsrER,s ORDRR.
PEGIsTER,s ORDER.
INlIanERia OEEICn

thGlDA AiAih - NikAtiAAts
RBGISTER'6 OFFICE
New Cnstlo County Del, April II, iBeA
Upon tho application OF Robert Blakley,
administrators OF Emma Blakley, late 81
Chriatiana hundred, la said county, DE-
ceased Il ~ ordered and directed by ule
Register that the administrator aforesaid
give notice OF granting Of Letters Of Al
IniniRtration upon the estate Of tho do
Censed with the date Of granting thereof
by causing advertisements 70 be poated
within forty days from the dnte OF suc4
letters In ak OF the moat public places %
the county OF New CeAue requirine az
persons having demands against the oil-
tate TO present the Same, or abida an mct
OF Assembly In such case mada and pro
vidod; and also cause the nafno 70 bo irps
serted within the same period In thq
Evening Journal, q newspaper puhliahoQ
IN Wilmington. Del. and 20 be continued
thoroiu three weekA 70. q. a.
Given under the hand and seel
OF tho Register aforesaid,at VIII
mington, la New Castle county,
Ia 81 aforesaid tho dny and yoot
above written.
CALVIN ", CRossAl0.
aaGietee.
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Briradier General For Ohio.

COLUMBUS, o., April 2S-President
Mckinley will appoint Colonel George
A. Garretson of Cleveland brigadier
general of the Ohio national guard when
1t has volunteered.
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snnin wim seour the PaeIao.

MADRID, April 2S.-There is a report
in circulation here that some of the
Spanish cruisers now gathered about
Manila will be used later to scour the
Pacific and destroy American commerce
IN those waters
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NOTIcm

NVIICM
Notice - hereby given that Isotturs a
Administration were IN due form OF law
Erented unto n the unnsaorssslgned, ssds on the mn
persons having claims against the estate
of the deceased must present the same,
duly attested, 70 tho said administrator,
abide the Act OF Assembly IN such case
made and provided.
ROBERT HIAKLHY.
Administrator.
Address. Henry CLAY r. O.. Delaware.
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EXCURSIONS.
CHURCHES. LODGES. SOCIETIES,

Ana other OrFnnizatiOns can now cllartdt
or secure dates for benefit excursions on
PALACE STEAMER REPUBLIC
Al 40 per cent discount for 70 or over.
RUsSEI,Is, ans Walnut street, Phlladel-
phiR, or Captain Quicksan. steamer Re
public, Harlan and Hollingsworth COM
pany's yard. Wilmington. Del.
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A Merchant or Professional Man
can have is a well printed Note
Head, Envelope or Gard We
are doing only the best kipd OF
rlmtirg. Give US a call.
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IRRIGATION NOTICE.

Holders of water privileges, or those
paying water rates, are hereby notified
that the hours for irrigation purposes
are from to s o'clock a. m and from
70 o'clock p. N.
II. Holders of water privileges on
the slopes of Punchbowl above Green
street, and in Nuuanu valley above
School street, are hereby notified that
they will not be restricted to the irri-
cation hours of to 8 a N. and to 6
p. M, but will be allowed to irrigate
whenever sufficient water is available,
provided that they do not use the water
for irrigation purposes for more than
four hours in every twenty-four.
ANDREW BROWN,
Supt Honolulu Water Works
Approved:
J. A. KING.
Minister OF the Interior.
Honolulu, H. L, Sept. 7, 1898 5019
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LOCAL BREViTiES.

Sugar, / 81: quiet.
Hawaiian Commercial s5s.75 bid;
$57 asked.
Hama Plantation, s17.67 u bid; s17.-
81 IL asked.
Hero Hobson viii be aboard the Gae-
lie, due tonight.
Hutchinson Plantation. $64.67 Il
bid; $50 asked.
The Sugar Trust, it is claimed, is
lighting expansion.
Oceanic steamers for Australia viii
leave san Francisco hereafter at 10 p.
IL. instead Of , 2. 70.
\. traveller named Morris claims at
san Francisco that he was muicted
out Of $50 here by people with whom
ne played whist.
Prominent passengers per 5. S. Pc
king-Marshal Brown and wife, Gen.
\. 5. Hartweu, Cbas. Brown, Mr.. Good
man OF the 5. p. John Ena and family,
Arcn Gillian.
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Week of PR. yer.

Pastors Of the city met in the Y. n.
c. \. parlors yesterday afternoon TO
make arrangements and appoint lead
ers Tor the week Of prayer which as
usual viii be held in the Y. NJ. c. A.
building the first week of the New
Year. The services are union meetings
and will begin a 10. 30 each morning,
The leader and subject for each day
is as follows:
Tuesday-H. E. Coleman, Consecra-
ton for service.
Wednasday-F ~. Damon, Prayer
for the Nation.
Thursday-W. c Weldon, Prayer for
the Church.
FRIDAY. 3. Wood, Prayer for AL
Lands.
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In accordance with Section 1 of
Chapter XXVI of the laws of 1885:
All persons holding water privileges
or those paying water rates, are here
by notified that the water rates for the
term ending June 80, 1899, will be
due and payable at the Office Of the
Honolulu Water Works, on the 1st day
of January. 1899.
All such rates remaining unpaid for
Is days after they are due will be sub
ject to an additional 10 per cent.
All privileges upon which rates re-
main unpaid February 18th, 1899, GO
days after becoming delinquency are
liable to suspension without further
notice.
Rates are payable at the office of
the Water Works in the Kapuaiwa
Building.
ANDREW BROWN,
Sup't. Honolulu Water Works.
Honolulu. II. l., Dec. 20, 1898
sos
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a Boom in Cigars.

The lear that American tariff laws
may come into effect here very soon
and practically without warning has
anlivened trade IN several directions.
During the past few days there have
been extensive operation in cigars.
All the retailers are keen to gain long
stocks of the Manila smokers and the
consumers who generally buy by the
box are IN many instances laying in
supply by the thousands. The duty on
cigars here IS one cent each. The
United States tariff is so heavy on
tobacco that il viii quite upset the
habits OF the heavy local smokers.
Cigars have been extremely cheap
here. but they Will now burn into
money al quite a lively rate.
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ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

hwOng Wing Chong, Of Honolulu,
having made an assignment of all his
property to us, for the benefit of all
his creditors, we hereby request all
persons having claims against KwOng
Wing ChOng TO present the same to us,
duly authenticated. within six months,
or they will be forever barred. All per-
sons indebted to KwOng Ying ChOng
are hereby requested to make fmmed-
late payment to the undersigned, at
the store of 7. All Ping G, Company.
T. All PING & COMPANY.
Assignees Kwong Wing ChOng, Of HO-
nOiulu.
Dated, Honolulu, December -, 1888.
5lO4-4tF
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SEALED TENDERS

VIII be received at the Office of the
Minister of the Interior till II O'Clock
noon of Tuesday, January 10th, for the
construction OF a masonry tower for
the Diamond Head Light
Plan and specifications ar the office
of the superintendent Public Works.
The Minister does not bind himself
TO accept the lowest or any bid.
JAS. \. KING.
Minister OF the Interior.
December 80 1928 5ll5
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Planters Month ".

Editor Whitney's Planters Monthly
for December is out and has these lead
ing articles.
Notes on Current Topics.
Annual Meeting Of the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association.
President 5 Address
Statement of Hawaiian Sugar Crop
from October l, 1898, to September goth,
1898
Report on Cultivation.
Report on Fertilization.
Work OF the Experiment Station and
Laboratories.
Report on Manufacture.
Report on Machinery.
Report on Forestry.
Some Notes on the use Of "Clariphos'
and Acid Phosphate.
Index TO Volume XVII, 1898.
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Chinese PLAY House.

The Old Chinese T.beater is starting
IN a new season and the patrons are
all in futter q expectancy. Two
stars-man and wife, have been en-
gagged for six months. The pair
came out from China on a guarantee
of 81 800 for the visit and have re
ceivad a considerable advance pay
ment already. The Chinese here who
know of these performers claim that
they are amongst the most famous ar
lists known to the stage in China.
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BY AUTHORITY.
PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE.

December 3OJh at i o'clock noon, at
the front entrance of the Judiciary
Building, viii be sold al public auc-
ton:
Lease Of the bottom land OF Wal
manu- valley, Hamakua, Hawaii, con
tanning 200 acres more or less. This
land is we'll watered and affords op-
portunity for rice cultivation
Term Of lease-2l years.
Upset price $500 per year. tenant TO
pay s. per acre additional for any
amount cultivated in rice above fifty
acres.
For further particulars, plans. etc,
apply a. Public Lands Office, Homo
lulu.
J. F. BROWN.
Agent OF Public Lands.
November -. 1898 SIG
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WAR DEPARTMENT.. 5. 4.

Will be sold at pub
lie auction, at the Subsistence Store
House, on FORT street, on the Sd day
Of January, 1889, at 10 o'clock a. m, to
the highest bidder, the following Sub
sistence Stores: IA cans lard, 1900
cigars. TERMS, CASH. Purchasers
are required to remove stores from the
House on day OF sale. PHILIP
NJ. LYDIG, Capt. and G. S. e. S. Vols.
Depot and Purchasing COmmissary.
5114
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SEALED TENDERS

VIII be received at the office of the
Minister of the Interior till IL o'clock
noon Of Tuesday, February 21st, for a
pumping plant for Honolulu.
Specifications at office of Superinten-
dent of Public Works; also at office of
the Hawaiian Consul General, New
York.
The Minister does not bind himself
to accept the lowest or any bid
December 2S, 1898.
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Scandals NEXT VOYAGE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-The
crew. Of the transport Scandal was paid
OF today. $500 being distributed, The
vessel viii go on the Hunters Point
dyvdo1k next Tuesday, after which she
will he taken 10 the Union Iron Works
10 have her boilers overhauled and re-
pairs made. It is expected that she will
leave here about the middle of January
with the Twentieth CD Kansas Regi-
ment. the officers and their wives. She
will return about April with the First
California Regiment.
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GRADUATED WAR

NE WORK, Dec. 22-The American
Sugar Refining Company announced a
reduction in the price Of package sugar
from 5.1S to 500, equal 10 sc pound.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Arbuckle Bros
have today begun selling sugar direct
TO retailers, ignoring the jobDing trade
here. Sales to retailers were made TO-
day at $40 per pound for standard hne
granulated, which was 2sc under the
trust price
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
the WaterhOuse Investment Company,
Ltd, held this 29th day of December,
1898. at the office of Henry Waterhouse
& 90, Honolulu, the following named
persons were elected to serve as Off
GERS OF said company for the ensuing
year:
Henry Waterhouse ...-..... President
". II. Rice .......... Vice President
H. WaterhOuse, Jr. ..... Secretary
A. IS. SOOu
Fred Waterhouse ....... Auditor
II. WATERHOUSE, JR.,
Secretary.
Honolulu. December %, 1898. 5115
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Mrs. ChaS. Hann er.

After an illness Of nearly two
months. Mrs. Hammer, widow of the
late Chas. Hammer, mas passed away.
The death occurred at the home on
King and Liliha streets at II yester-
8ay forenoon. Mrs. Hammer had al
ways been esteemed here as q Christ
ian woman OF kindly manner. This
funeral will be held at p. m. today,
the Masonic order being in charge.
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CRUISE OF THE BATTLEsHIPs.

VALPARAISO, Chile, Dec. 19.-The
United States battleships Iowa and
Oregon will sail from this port tOmOr-
row morning for CallaO, where they
Will meet the transports. Everything
Is going well on board. The powerful
ships nave attracted much attention
during their visit.
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$500 REWARD.

FOR THE ARREST AND CONVIC-
ton Of any person found stealing THE
PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERT
Err from residence or place OF business
Of the regular subscribers.
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE CO, LTD.
5115
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a box of our candies makes a most
acceptable Xmas present.
NEW ENGLAND BAKERY.
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Session SaIes-NOue.
Outside Sales RepOrted-NCne.
WHAT CUBAS LOSS MEANS II
SPAIN.
MEECASTILE.
Brew G. < Co...

SPAIN.
The loss of Cuba means TO Spain the
loss of the very sustenance of the ma
ton Already her tax-ridden people
are crying for bread. In the same way
the loss Of your once vigorous appe-
tite means poverty and starvation to
your body. If any reader OF this pa
per wishes to be as hungry again as
when a child, and wants to fully enjoy
hearty meals, drink Seattle beer. It
cures indigestion and dyspepsia. On
tap or in bottles at the Criterion.
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Holiday Books!
GIFT BOOKS!

A. partial list OF Authors of New
Books on sale at The Golden Rule
Bazaar, Fort Street:
Maclaren, Kate Douglas Wiggin,
Mark Twain, Marion Manville Pope, d.
D. Wells Burrow, Mabie, Jokaf, Sien-
kiewicz, Hon. James Bryce, Tale
mache, Drummond, Goodwin Smith,
Mrs Humphrey Ward, Caskoden.
Henry Inman, Tirebuck, S. r. Crock
EFT, Stockton Chaplin, Graham, Swift,
Glider, Harraden, Will Carleton, Kidd.
Scidmore, Wallock, Lummis, Du Maur-
Ter, Churchill and many others. Suit
able for gifts, besides a good line OF
juvenile and Picture Books.
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THE BEST LINE OF FINE LEATH-
Err GOODS in the city. DOLLS AND
TOYS of every description. The BEST
GOODS at the LOWEST CASH
PRICES in the City Give us a call
and Judge for yourselves.
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WATER NOTICE

Minister of the Interior.
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FOR SALE.

A few lots at Manoa with unsur-
passed climate and view. On line OF
proposed Rapid Transit. Easy terms.
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Recent additions to our stock
Of GOLD CASED COMPLICAT-
ED WATCHES from SWITZ-
ERLAND. makes that an at
tractive line Of goods
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Our FINE, STRIKING
WATCHES in IS kt. Cases at
SITS will cost you $50 more
next year.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-01
WHEAT DEAL ENDED.

NEW YORK. May s1-The May Wheat deal at Chicago and New York ended rather fig unanimously to-day. Extreme weakness in- stead of tho "hreworks'' expected marked the closing scenes Of one of the most famous corners in years It had been confidently ex- pected for weeks past that the Chicago clique s2 per bushel and help the local market in pro- portion Too much publicity. however had been given the deal and farmers in all parts of the country scraped their bins and poured Wheat into both of the above markets to catch the phenomenal prices predicted. At Chicago much of this Wheat was taken by clique opera tors as 1t arrived, but locally the grain be- came somewhat a drug the market. Only one result could follow such proceedings and that was general downfall in prices, begin uing here. Shorts were speedily filled up and for some days the May option had been de- clining steadily, reaching to-day s1 15 at New York against sales at s1 91 early in the month
 July broke in proportion. selling off to sl 043, after early sales to-day at S1 11Ih and closing at S1 07 News of all sorts from weekly sta tistics of crop advices were all favorable to the bear attack which accomplished this de- cline in prices The only support came from foreign houses at the opening and a little covering by shorts near the close. The feature was a sale. of Ss.0o0 bushels No. red pre- sumably for French account, at S1 0sQ1 20 and near lots sales of contract Wheat amounting to 175.000 bushels at q 34G1 35, mainly sl 35 The latter was supposed to be for Letter at tributed to desire on the olique's part to stay the decline. Future price levels were dependent somewhat upon crop prospects un- less, as is already intimated. the clique takes hold of July and booms 1t with the aid of European demand and a scarcity of cash sun plies in this country.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-01
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks were firm st about the prices ruling on Saturday. Local securities were generally firm. Oceanic sold up to s604s and Hawaiian Commercial to $20.
 The San Francisco Gas and Electric Com pany will pay regular monthly dividend of 50 cents per share to-day
 The Oceanic Steamship Company will pay it's regular monthly dividend of 50 cents per share to-day.
 To-day the Jersey Leasing Company of Colorado will pay a dividend of sS0OO, and the Modoc Mining Company of the same State one
 The Mammoth Mining Company of Utah will pay a dividend of 5000 to-day
 Weekly reports from the leading mines are as follows
 Consolidated California and Virginia 1850 level-From the north drift skrtng along the IFS feet the slope above this level, 70 feet in from it's mouth east crosscut No. has been advanced 15 feet passing through DOT phyry total length, v feet. From the incline upraise No. 1 at a point 112 feet above the sill floor of this level from the south drift at a point 300 feet in from it's mouth near the end the south drift, has been advanced 15 feet, pass ing through quartz asaying from S4 to s6 per tom total length, 65 feet. 1850 level-From in cline uprase No. at point SO feet above the skirting along the footwall which Is in to- tai length of IFS feet, repairing and crosscut on the sill floor of this level at a point 93 feet in from it's mouth from the upraise carried up Is feet above the sill floor we have worked north along the east drift in quartz showing streaks and punches of ore. From these openings we have extracted nine tons of assaying per mine car samples S20 S1 per ton. Have also extracted from this part of the mine AS tons Of low grade pre- the sam pies taken from cars when raised to the sur face, ST 36 per ton. 1750 level-On the eleventh floor from the north drift from the
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in and secure profits. July had sensational decline during which some longs sold out; It started at from $1 01 to s1 02 and was offered down from sl o21s a cent at each trade, until it 1t had dropped to 941zc. It recovered portion of the decline later with little help from Letter. May which closed Saturday at s1 75, opened to-day at $1 40. and July dropped to s1 25 in the first few minutes. The evident intention to make price for the heavy re- cepts that were offered in the sample mar ket. The trade was confined to Letter brokers. who both buyers and sellers, and made what price they chose. The crop news at home and abroad could hardly have been more bear ish. The visible supply increased nearly 600 900 bushels, where small decrease was expected July closed at 971a@9Sc a loss of 6q618c. Sep tember closed slb@s111c. May closed at si 25 loss of soc.
 There was quick dip in corn at the start on large receipts and the wheat break. It rallied very soon. however, on good buying and wet weather reports. July closed sc higher.
 In oats a moderately large business was done. July closed Ac higher.
 The firmness in provisions was largely as scribed to the signing of the reciprocity treaty with France. The treaty cuts the French meat tariff in two and reduces the tax on lard a third. Pork is up 21ac, lard 10c and ribs 711c
 The leading futures ranged follows:
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In port has registered tonnage of 3842 against 59Sl tons on the same date last year; disen- gagged. 1o3oo tons, against 87, 900; on the way 10 this port, 23O, 900 tons. against PIP. 0OO>..
 WHEAT-The Chicago deal in May closed with Wheat at $1 25. against $1 75 on Saturoay July, which closed on Saturday at sl oy1a, de- clined to 96%c This market dropped about 4c on the early sessions. in sympathy with Cni- na and doa spot 9gotations they were fo prices. but all considered the market much lower than Saturday
 Spot wheat: Shipping s1 4511 47k; milling, 1 6591 60 per ctl >. '
 CALL BOARD SALES. ,s Informal naf session-s:15 o'clock-Deesmberm,. IT.. ss 900 cts, s1 A; soO sl 4s4 s4ooo s1 4s7i 4ooo Second session-December-e ctls,: s1 43; s9' 'oGo Sl f2%; 5000. s1 42% 3oOOOa 421h; n,Ooo Regular morning session-December.44 ctls, Sl 421s 14.ooo. sl 427s 16 coo st 4S; 2O00 s1 42A sgoo sl 4SA lS,ooO. sl 43; 5000, sl 439s' 5000 T 43t4 iSO0o sl 4S1s 5000. s1 4S; 2ooo sl 4sss.
 BARLEY-The market rules dull with no cHSnges worthy of note. :.
 reed $1 221s91 271s; Brewing. s1 S5@l 4S.
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal session-s:15 o'clock-December- ctis s lS 20oO S1 1719 2Ooo s1 175s; 2ooo, s1 17% zo9o, sl IFS; 20eo. s1 lSA
 second n-December--6o ctls. s1 IS. . Regu[ar morning session--December.6 ctis, sd ds7.; 5000 s1 ISIS; 6aoO s1 1s 10000, sl l71z Afternoon session-No sales. *:i
 i;oA IST5Ehere was nothing doing yesterday to change quotations
 Fancy Feed. sl 40 per ctI; good to-: choice, $l S21sql Sl19; common. s1 S0ep1 32!s; surprise, sl aVgl 45: gray. sl S21kq1 S5; milling, VI SOC CoRN-Dealers quote the established prices, Fith a quiet market t...t:.-
 Small round yellow, s1 25 per ctl: large, yell ow Sl 07hq1 10; white. s1 071eG1 10 per ctl R1E-Rull at s1 35G01 371a per ctl. . BUCKWHEAT-s1 75G51 S5 per ctl. =,
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

'Ps-1ss7 crop. s@l2tc per I,
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STEAMERS TO SAIL
STEAMER. DEsTINATIoNI SAILS
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Photographic maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. ...'.-...-
 : Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world kept hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights. dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 < The tirneball on top of the building on Tele- graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before noon. and is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by teegraphc signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal -
 A notice stating whether the timeball was dropped on time, or giving the error. if any, Is published the same day by the afternoon papers and by the morning papers the following day. :. c. P. WEIGH. Ensign, U. s. N, in charge