The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-06-07
WIRELESS
W|zARDRY.
Fred J. Cross Gives u.
S. Navy Valuable
Invention.

Let the United States navy be equip
ped with the Cross coherers and II Will
probably have the most perfect naval
wireless system extent. The tests
which have been carried on by the ma
val transport Solace and the flagship
New York with the local wireless sta
ton at BARRIERS Point. Oahu, have
demonstrated that Manager F. J. Cross
of the Hawaiian Wireless Company is.
in possession of a system which will
meet every demand placed upon it. and
that 1T even excels that employed by
Uncle Sans navy. Lieut.. Sweet. IT,
S. NJ, who has been detailed by the
stations of Hawaii, Guam and the Phil
ippines with wireless systems. express
ed his surprise, during his visit in the
Solace, that Manager Cross should have
system which can send and receive
| messages at an airline distance of 172
miles when the systems on the Solace
and New York can only cover, INTEL
ligibly, seventy-six miles.
The Solace and New York came to.
Honolulu with the Slaby-Arco coherers.
Both warships departed from Honolulu
carrying the Cross coherers and with
these the fine tests in signalling have
been made with the Oahu system by
both vessels. The Solace departed for
Manila on Thursday, keeping up COM
munication by signals for nearly 300
miles.
Yesterday the local office of the Wire
less company held communication with
the flagship New York from the mo-
ment the vessel left Honolulu harbor.
AT o'clock last night the New York
was seventy-two miles away and was.
sending messages to friends ashore. At
O'Clock this morning the New York
will be about 1872 miles distant and
Manager Cross expects to be receiving
signals then, and even up to $50 miles.
The signals from the New York reach
ed the wireless mast at Barbers Point
last night, but the signals of the island
system failed to get to the New York
after o'clock last night This is ex-
planned by reason~of the small power
used by Manager Cross, the New York
having ample power to send, but this
can be done in this instance for the 250,
miles only because the Cross coherers
are being used to make the tests.
The officers in charge of the electrical
plants both on the Solace and New
York expressed their thanks to Mana
ger Cross for the opportunity afforded
them in demonstrating the qualities Of
the naval system. Manager Cross on
the other hand modestly states that his;
system has proved itself of great value.
The government selected the Slaby-
Arco invention out Of eight systems ex-
amined and authorized it's use. Mana
ger Cross says quietly, "And ours is
better than all of them"
AT the conclusion of the League base
oall games yesterday Mr.. Cross sent
both scores to the flagship and received
he thanks of all on board for his
AT p. m. the flagship wired in that
he vessels had been overtaken by a.
evere gale, the wind blowing hard and
he vessels rolling.
one of the officers aboard, whose wife
in Honolulu, was extremely anxious
o ascertain whether his wife could re-
urn to the mainland on the Korea,
nd whether she could get good accom-
nodations. The message was conveyed
the lady, who at once looked up the
natter and wired back last evening
hat she had arranged everything all
light for the Korea. The husband is
robably in better frame of mind
nan before he sent the message.
A number of private dispatches were
ent in by Admiral Glass.
Just what Manager Cross's coherers.
an do in the islands is illustrated by
ne fact that messages are sent from
'arbers Point, Oahu, to Puako Ha-
'aii, distance of 172 miles,
f-'-< <'"<e'<.s.<.s-<-s-<-s.<-s.<
After they took the money from the
ppllcants, gave them a receipt and
ent up the 25 per cent required by law
Honolulu, these sub-agents ceased
worry about the land at all, or
neither improvements We're made, or
ven notifying them that patents were
anceled or interests due"
'These papers that we now have"
oncluded Attorney General Andrews,
cinch the matter which will be prose-
lted by the department to the end.
Unfortunately they came to hand too
lie TO present to the grand jury. but
warrant viii be served and the mat
n brought up next term"
Assistant Attorney General Prosser.
ho has been prosecuting the cases
nd who after a lengthy investigation
rs secured this proof OF missing
oney, has nothing but praise for tho
'noh, bar ana jury of Hil0 and the
ay In which they treated him,
y was disappointed In non-indict-
enl ~ course be says, "and the
lng jury on Rngsdales case but We
iNe hnallr secured proof positive this
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