The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-03
Our Staff Correspondence
From Omaha.
An Advertiser Man Looks In Vair
for NJ. Coligny's Portrait In
Alabama Records.

Iully LOT some time N the group pic
ture of Capt. Semmes and officers of
the famous destroyer, but was unable
to pick out the face of That Id
Frenchman" who lied so beautifully
about his naval service.
In this war museum there are about
100000 articles OF historic interest.
The Lincoln, Garfield and Grant sec
tions are particularly interesting. One
large space has lay figures showing the
uniforms and side arms of the armies
of the world. In little case are two
'shrunken Incas heads" One piece is
an aerial torpedo eighteen feet in
length and 1t is claimed that the missile
is capable of destroying any battleship
self and is designed 10 carry high ex-
plosives accurately 4 great distance.
Congress made an appropriation for
the construction % cannon to fire this
torpedo.
The American war collection is in
the United States Government build
ing, one of the largest and handsomess
structures of the beautiful group about
the lagoon. One fine sight is pyra-
mid of pieces OF logs from a hundred
battle fields and each piece containing
bullets or bits OF she'll and in some
cases full sized solid shot cannon ball
There are a couple OF thousand oil
paintings and tons Of literature. There
are hundreds upon hundreds OF photo
graphs showing gunshot wounds.
scenes and incidents. One picture is
that of man who amputatsd his own
legs while in Libby prison. The gate
OF Libby prison is shown. \ big thing
is a section Of the great iron chain
river at the. narTows between West
Point and Fort Constitution by Gen.
Israel Putnam in. 1776 20 prevent the
| British vessels from passing up the
river. The links weigh $50 pounds
each. Originally the chain was 1,600
feet long. l have put in an application
| for a piece OF the chain for presenta-
ton to one of the patriotic societies
of Honolulu, but probably will not get
| it. The museum is rich in Old clothing.
such as the coats Of George Washing
ton and Henry Clay! For furniture
there may be seen the bed upon which
Lincoln died and the sattee upon which
the martryed Garfield spent his last
hours In ordnance there are pieces
| hundreds OF years old and then the
very latest as used iT lie Spanish
American war.
The Exposition is picking up good
deal and there are people in the Colo
NAL Building all OF the time. Hawaii
still has the largest and best exhibit
here and continues to attract much
attention. Inquiries are from all
classes of people. Many are seriously
talking CT winter trips TO the Islands.
At the commercial club the business
men continue TO inquire about the
leading industries, about trade and
LANDS.
John J. Egan left here yesterday
morning for Gan Francisco after
spending a couple of days at the En-
IL.
people of the place, including Mayor
Moores and leading officials Of the EN-
position. The best thing on the
! grounds fo- some time was the Indian
|. sham battle yesterday afternoon. FOL
lowed by rough rider broncho break
, ing.
Fred a. Jacobs and wife of Homo
lulu are here today. 1ney witnessed
the illumination last night and will b'
off for New York and Washington this
evening. 1t is their intention to attend
the Dewey reception.
" Mr.. Jos. B. Anterior and Ministe
81 Damon are expected in Omaha yer!
soon.
1t is learned that a hui composed o
Island. San Francisco and Easter
men proposes TO introduce somethin!
: new in the telephone business into tn
{ Islands. There is a good deal OF mys
8 terry about the new system. IRON
5 what they say it dispenses with all tn
3 help in the central and insures pri
yacy of communication. They say tina
s such a system is in use between tn
3 White House and the departments a
Washington and that an experiments
; line is in operation at San Francisco
s When the subscriber desires numbe
3 he plays upon wheel something %
s the principle or order OF the drai
3 punch used in a bank. This effects tn
8 connection az central. They say
3 that the company will not undertak
S TO fill an order within year.
3 A second automobile company 70
3 Honolulu has been organized in Me-
3 York and incorporated under the law
s of the State OF New Jersey. Their al