The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27
THE LATEST NEWS FROM
THE COAST AND BEYOND

NEW uAVEN. Conn Aug iG.-W a.
Mead. the Sew York millionaire pro
poses 10 eaten nah by temporarily blind
ING them He has fitted out four boats.
cuch soycnty-five feet IN length and Will
send them to the Pacific slope. IN this
connection NJ has consulted leading YAH
geological professors and other leading
scientists and had them confirm his
theory that the Yale submarine electric
light flashed In the eyes Of the fish.
will blind them. cause them to come to
the surface and then land them in the
nets which will be hanging from the
boats side. Yale scientists have told
him deep sea fishing will be revolution
lied by this new method.
The idea of catching fish 10y binding
them with "a powerful lignt was sug-
g-sted to Mr.. Mead by Francis G. Hall,
Jr, and Irving f. Burdick, the Yale men
who three years ago invented the sub
marine electric lights. They are the en-
gineers who have fitted up for Mr.. Mead
his boats which are now in New York
waiting to be despatched for the Pacific
Each boat is to have a separate cleo
trio plant of its own. The dynamo, di
rectly connected with new type of
petroleum engine, is to be placed with
its switches near the engine, permitting
the engineer to attend to all convenient
to different parts OF the boat to supply
current for a new portable naval search
light protector to be used in finding
buoys, etc, for general illumination and
for four huge Yale submarine arc lamps
of several thousand candle power each
which are to do the actual fishing.
1888
! WASHINGTON, August II. - y
scourge of mosquitoes on shipboard, re-
mote from any land. is a story brought
into port by two vessels which arrived
at Southern quarantine stations last
week. one of the vessels whose pas
sengers We're iiercely attacked was the
ship America, about ten miles from
Chandelier Island. in the Gulf Of Mex
leo. The other case was considered
more remarkable. II was that Of the
Spanish bark Maria Blonquer. This yes
sci was twenty-five days out from Rio
de Janelro and several hundred miles
from any known lands. when great
swarms cf mosquitoes seemed 10 rise
up out Cf the sea Life on the ship
was MAJ miserable. Some of the
apartments were fumigated to Kill the
mosquitoes, and then the pests were
gathered up by shovelfuls and thrown
overheard. The matter has been Off
Icially reported to the health authorities
1888
| NEW YORK Aug. 16.-Concerning the
effect of the discussion In the house OF
Commons OF the latest South African sit
uation, the London representative of the
Tribune cables: Mr. Chamberlain carried
the House of Commons with him in his
defense of Lord kitchener's Punishment
proclamation. II seems clear that the
British Government is determined thai
September 18th shall mark the begin
ming of the resumption of something nk'
( civil authority in South Africa. Sir vii
liam Vernon Harcourt enueavored Il
contend that the terms of the proclama
ton involved the destruction of the bel
ligcrent rights of the Beers in the fiel'
but Mr. Chamberlain pointed out tina
those rights will be withdrawn only l
\ the present Boer operations degenerat
n to mere plumber and murder.
Y 1888
. WASHINGTON, Aug. Ii. - Admira
Schley, who arrived here with his wifi
' last night, will remain here until tn
Court of Inquiry which Is to investigat
d the Santiago campaign completes II
20 work. The interim between now and tn
=, opening of the sessions of the court Sci
+ TENDER u, will be devoted to the prepare
q tion OF his side of the case. Today h
had his first consultation with ms cour
: sci, Judge Jcro Wilson, of this city, Fol
" mer Representative Raynor, of Bait
II more, and Captain James Parker. of Ne
II Jersey. Admiral Schley will go owe
20 everything relating to the matter wit
i, his counsel and place them in possessio
of every fact pertaining to thoroug
" and complete understanding of the event
IT of the campaign which are in controvel
| sy. Admiral Schley declines to talk abot
h the case. He considers that the ord,
l., of Secretary Long prohibiting officers
I the Navy from discussing any phase
it applies to him as well others, an
he is oheying it literally.
al 1888
~ NEW YORK, August l6.-Mr. Msnie
IN who has left for Anticosti, reports III
" the agricultural exhibit of the islai
s was much admired at Buffalo. II
l. chocolate manufacturer will soon res
IL some returns for the vast sums
n money he has expended on Antlcos
~ says the Montreal correspondent OF t
n Times. On the steamboat Savoy the
~ has just been brought TO Quebec fro
~ the island consignment or cam
IN Holsters the product Of his fishery fro
IN May LIST to July Slst 1t is valued
" $40. goo and will be shipped to the Fren
al market on the steamer NASSAU of I
III Franco Canadienne line.
at $3.50
lie LONDON, Aug. l6.-At the semi-annl
of meeting of the District Undersrou
Railway today the chairman, J.
Forbes, referring to the deadlock regaI
ing the electrization of the road
marked that Mr.. Yerkes, with his {
gineers, was now at Budapest and fro
what he knew of Mr.. Serkes, he II
IN chairman) would not be surprised II