The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-11
CREAM OF THE WORLDS
NEWS FROM LATE FILES
Russians Trying to Buy 200 Fast Steamers to
Arm as Naval Contingent Superior Jap
anese ArtiIIery..-Lou Dillon Sick.

| NEW YORK, July 3o-The Journal
says the following advertisement was
received at its Office tonight: "To ship
builders and owners-Wanted, steamers
of no less than 6ooo tons tonnage, to
have a speed of I8 knots and more, and
must be made so they can be fitted
with armor plate or converted into cruis-
ers. For particulars apply to Grassman
( Hirtz Company, Oh St. Marks place.
For some time Grassman & Hirtz have
been in communication with a French
firm in Paris, the name of which they
decline TO give. and as a 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. Hirtz, has received cablegram
from Paris reading: 4 want 200 or
more war ships, will pay any price, eigh-
teen knots an hour
I will begin negotiations at once"
said Grassman. and hope in a short
time to. cable the Paris firm I 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-
tt1ally begun the accumulation of the
vessels desired by Russia, having al
ready entered into telegraphic CORE
spondence 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 bolnbardment was due to the
fact that the Russian guns were mostly
behind a range of steep hills and were
concealed cleverly by high grass and
trees and that the Chinese were, there
fore, unable to heliograph the position
of the guns. as they formerly had done,
to the Japanese artilierymen.
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 !
and was a magnificent spectacle. The !
crest of the hills held by the Russians /
was converted into raging volcano and
earth was thrown Up IN geysers by the
continuous rain of bursting Shells until
sand and dust hung III cloud overhead
and fire among the trees and grass,
started by the shells added a sitting
smoke and heat to the awful glare OF
the tropical sun. The shrapnel, 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 a position that
enabled them to sweep the plain behind
came dangerously near locating, though
hey did not quite find, the Russian bat
cries.
STIRRING UP RUSSIA. J
NEW YORK, July 3o.-A cable to
he World from London says: Louise
Michel, the French anarchist, who re
,ertiy came to London, is shadowed by
detectives of the political branch OF Scot
and Yard They believe she came here
n connection with the assassination con-
,piracy in St Petersburg. Michel says:
I am here to organize the Russians in
view of the impending revolution in
heir country 1t is the greatest chance
hey ever had OF freeing themselves
from despotism They would have the
sympathy OF the whole world l do not
ncite any one to crime. but | glory IN
advising the Russians to overthrow the
.xisting despotism in their country. My
luty is to educate Russians IN their duty
o their country.
I know the authorities regard me
With suspicion. ard / am dogged every
vhere. That Is done at the request If
he Russian Government which pretends
am plotting for the removal OF the
Gar, whereas my aim IS the removal
IF the whole system The time IS not
-ipe yet but our friends and syrnpathiz-
RS in Russia are confident that before
his war is over their chance will come,
md there will be a great upheaval OF the
,eople against the degrading, sitting
tyranny
q will remain here in this good work