The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-12

builders and owners-Wanted. steamers
of no less than 6ooo tons tonnage, to
have a speed OF Is knots and more, and
must be made SO they can be fitted
with armor plate or converted into cruis-
ers. For particulars apply to Grassmann
& Hrtz Company, o. St. Marks place.
For some time Grassman & Hirtz have
been in communication with French
firm in Paris, the name OF which they
decline to give. and as result of their
negotiations are prepared to begin the
purchase for cash of all steamers they
can acquire, answering the specifications
of the French firm.
Grassman said tonight that his part
ner, Hrtz, has received a cablegram
from Paris reading: Il want 200 or
more war ships, will pay any price, eigh-
teen knots an hour
Il will begin negotiations at once
said Grassman. and hope in short
time to cable the Paris firm ! am able
to fill the order. The Russian Govern
ment is really the purchaser. The firm
in Paris represents the Gar in these
negotiations, and they are buying for
him 1t is his purpose TO get together
the greatest fleet that can be gathered
and he will send such a number OF war
ships to the Far East as will overwhelm
the Japanese army
1t is understood that Hirtz has ac-
tualy begun the accumulation OF the
vessels desired by Russia, having al
ready entered into Geographic corre-
spondcnce with several large shipbuild-
ing concerns known to have ships on
| the ways.
A FURIOUS COMPARTMENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 3o.-A spe-
cial dispatch from Lao Yang, giving
graphic pic ure of the fight at Ia
Che Kiao, explains that the Russian
immunity from damage by the furious
Japanese bombardment was due to the
fact that the Russian guns were mostly
behind range of steep hills and were
concealed cleverly by high grass and
trees and that the Chinese were, there
fore, unable to Photograph the position
of the guns. as they formerly had done,
to the Japanese artilerymen.
The Japanese had many large-caliber
guns and used chiefly shrapnel. They
used also high explosive shells. The
fight was almost wholly an artillery duel
crest of the hills held by the Russians
was converted into raging volcano and
earth was thrown up i'll geyserS by the
continuous rain OF bursting shells, until
sand and dust hung i'll cloud overhead
and fire among the trees and grass,
started by the shells added sitting
smoke and heat to the awful glare of
the tropical sun. The sllrapnel, like
great white winged birds, sailed over
head. The moan and drone OF their
coming could be plainly heard and the
Russians threw themselves behind rocks
and other shelters as the missiles burst.
The Japanese shifted the position OF
their guns, both to escape the Russian
fire and to try and locate the masked
batteries OF their opponents. Late in
the afternoon they got in position that
enabled them to sweep the plain behind
the hills occupied by the Russians and
came dangerously near locating, though
they did not quite find, the Russian bat
terics.
STIRRING UP RUSSIA.
NEW YORK, July 3o.-A cable to
the World from London says: Louise
Michel, the French anarchist, who re-
Gently came to London, is shadowed by
Iand Vard Tbep he,;ev, She CAME here
in connection with the assassination con-
Spiracy in St Petersburg. Michel says :
81 am here to organize the Russians in
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