The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-24

aboard a ship 1851 miles from Corn
wall, and indications were received
from a distance of 2099 miles, he said
that at distances of over 700 miles sig
nails transmitted by day entirely failed,
while those sent at night remained
strong up to a distance of 1851 miles,
and were even decipherable at dis
lance of 2O99 miles. This might be due,
he said, to the Decentralization of a
very highly charged transmitting ee-
waited conductor when operated by day
light. He believes that in day mes
sages sufficient sending energy could
be used at the transmitting stations.
TO SURVEY DARIEN: WASHING
TON. June 14.-Senator Scott today in
troduced a resolution authorizing the
Secretary of War to appoint a COM
mission of engineers to make resur-
vey of the Darien route for a ship ca
nal across the isthmus. The resolution
requires that the expenses shall be paid
by the owners of the route
COURT MARTIAL: WASHING
TON. June 14.-By direction of the
President, a general Courtmartial has
been appointed to meet at Manila on
the 18th for the trial of Captain James
a. Ryan, Fifteenth Cavalry on the
barge that he was unnecessarily severe
and arbitrary in his dealings with the
natives of the province where he was
stationed in the Philippines The court
also viii try such other officers as
may be brought before it," This is the
usual order in court-martial cases, and
may or may not have any significance.
MAGNIFICENT WATER FRONT:
NEW YORK, June H.-Manifestly for
the purpose of retaining it's CONNER
Cial attractiveness, the city of New
York is about to begin work on a pro-
jeCt for the Improvement of the Man
haitian water front more extensive and
costly than any proposition of the kind
ever contemplated by any municipality
in the world.
To induce all the great transatlantic
steamship lines ultimately to dock their
vessels on the New York side of the
North River, so that they may be with
in the most convenient reach of the
various business districts with which
they deal, the Department of Docks
and Ferries has just received authority
to eXpend S6,00O,O00 before January 1,
1903. The completion of the work will
require $4,000 600 more.
The section chosen for the under
taking lies between little West Twelfth
street and West Twenty third street,
and measures about two thirds of a
mile in length and from 500 to 800 feet
in width. All the land within the area
SO defined is to disappear. Where now
there are manufacturing plants fac
tories, storehOusese, shops and dwell
ings there will be within a year and a
half great stretch of water thirty-five
feet deep washing the face of bulk
head of finest masonry. When that day
comes the commercial centers of Eu-
rope and the East will marvel at the
solitary spectacle of it's kind on earth,
the multiplication of the New York
water front.
BOOTBLACKS UNION: NEW YORK
June l4.-Absolutely the newest thing
in organized labor is Greater New
York Shoe Polishers Union No. l."
which has just been formed with a
membership of 800. The new unionists
gave their pledge to post conspicuously
cards announcing fees of cents for a
shine and 10 cents for polish" Re-
solutions were passed calling on the
City Council to have all stands closed
at p. m. on Sunday, and recommend
ing the establishment of a training
school for bOOtblacks.