The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-12
1t Decends on the Neck of the
Mounted Patrol Captain.
KLEMME has BEEN DETHR0NED.
Summarily Discharged - His Superiors
Had Lost Confidence in Him-wax
Distrusted-Has Been Talking Too
Much - He Had Good Thing.

Emperor Klemme has beer
throned. Car Carl is now an
ary citizen of the country.
been emperor-czar only in
The axe fell Saturday, and
Cordes is acting captain of
ed police.
There is much to be saidt +, M
said about the setting of th,
sun. The first fact, in plaiI
is that Klemme was sunni
charged. The reason is, tn
periors lost confidence in him; -
distrusted. For long time he
been on the list with other suspects
The charges against suspects vary
from plotting treason to insubordina-
ton, inefficiency and neglect of duty.
There are several theories about
Klemme. Some say that his mouth
ran away with him. Others suggest
that disease which usually attacks
the feet and causes them to swell,
made raid on Klemme's head. The
man has manifested, in many ways,
the most extravagant exaggeration of
his own Importance. His idea was
that the best gifts of the gods should
be showered into his lap. He had the
belief that Klemme was a sort of
king.bolt. This is an article without
which a band-wagon will come to
grief.
AS captain of the mounted patrol,
Klemme had a very fair billet. The
salary was $135 month. There were
probably some perquisites with the
place. He had first ten, then seven,
men in his squad. The duties were
not arduous. Klemme, after being on
watch all night, was usually down
town by 10 in the morning.
The ex-captain has been quite active
in politics, but the department took no
cognizance of this. He was at the
head of the original Schuetzen club.
This organization split and the captain
started another. The mother body re-
mained in charge OF Harry Klemme.
This one has been disbanded. Last
week the talk was that there would be
one strong club with Capt. Klemme as
its president. For a time it was re-
ported that feeling between the two
clubs was bitter, but as HarryKlemme
remarked: "Blood is thicker than
water" Capt. Klemme and Lieut..
Cordes were lately fined in circuit
court for assaulting one Muller. This
man has been writing about Klemme
in one of the evening papers. 1t was
while Capt. Klemme was at the head
of the SchuetZen club that the motor
ious suppressed resolutions were sent
to the Councils. They were returned,
and the authors sharply reprimanded.
Klemme has not asked why he was
discharged. The authorities do not
give out details and Klemme only
growls. At times he has been very
saucy. He is reported to have made
the most astounding remarks on the
head of his ability to control or direct
Governmental affairs. Itwas Klemme
who was mixed up by gossip in the
dynamite scare of last year. They
say, too, that the cock and bull stories
he has carried to the station house
had material for 'steen dime novels.
Lately Klemme has been watched,
and it is said that his associates, to-
gether with his alleged utterances,
led to the parting.
In relegating Kiemme to private
life his superiOrs took full account of
his services. He was one Of the men
who turned out January II, 1898. He
has been in service ever since.
Captain Klemme came to Hawaii
direct from Germany. He led strike
on one of the plantations and they
had quite nasty time with him and
his followers.
There is very little sympathy around
town for Klemme. He has been too
self-important.