The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-12-23

the crew of the Henrietta is composed
of three white men-Mike Connel, II.
w. Wheeler, J. II. Brown and HO
Wal (Chinese cook), and c. Z. Gale,
the passenger mentioned. Shortly
after Gale was arrested by Deputy
Sheldon he wrote a letter to Captain
Anderson, telling him to put Oft and
return in about two weeks; also that
a steamer was coming in chase of him
and would reach the locality where
the Henrietta was anchored during
the night. He was induced to do this
through the solicitation of the Waia-
nae officer who promised to help him
out of what was considered a bad hole.
That letter never reached Captain An
dersOn, but is now safe in the hands of
the authorities, and when it is read in
court the writer will be, perhaps, sur
prised.
The manifest of the Henrietta calls
for identically the same amount of
opium as was shipped some time ago
by the Government to II, 2. Rithet at
Victoria, but was packed in new con
tainers. When the Schooner was
searched, 500 gallons of water and
a full store Of provisions found.
The vessel was leaking little, but
not more than is the case with others
OF similar KIM.
AS there has been so much talk of
late concerning the trips OF the tug,
and prophecies that no good results
would be obtained by such, the ap-
pended extracts from letters received
by Deputy Collector McStOcker shows
that the officials in Honolulu knew
what they were about.
The first is from San Francisco, and
dated Nov. -, 1895. Enclosed please
find copies of kilograms forwarded
our office by our special agent in Vic
rOria. They refer to the schooner
Henrietta, which cleared for La Paz,
Mexico, with a cargo of opium. Late
Information, however, indicates her
destination as the Hawaiian Islands.
This was obtained from ----, who
arrived today from Victoria. En-
closure:-Cleared for La Paz, Mexico,
Henrietta, centre board, schooner
rugged, low in water, black, broad
beam, small house aft, slow sailer,
Anderson, master. Cargo boxes of
opium, iron bound, with large, red
seals, seal bearing a small slOop,
marked Honolulu.
The schooner Henrietta
cleared yesterday for La Paz, Mexico,
having for cargo the opium which
has lain in bonded house and was con-
signed by your Government to parties
here. Although her destination is'
stated as Mexico, L have positive
knowledge that she is destined for
your islands, probably the second is
land below your port. She is slow
sailer, and you should have no diff
Guilty in catching her if once located.
These are the letters which caused
the recent activity of the customs
officials. Mr.. McStOcker, upon their
receipt, presented them to the Cabinet
through Collector Castle. Having
secured an order to use the steam tug
Eleu, he Immediately communicated
with Marshal Brown, and both de-
partmeuts prepared circular letters to
the seI eral Collectors and Sheriffs
warning them to be on the qui vive.
On December 4tn Marshal Brown re
ceived a letter from Sheriff Wilcox of
Kauai that schooner of the de-crip
tion mentioned had tried to make
Hanalei harbOT, but had again stood
off to sea. This date, December 4th,
having been predetermined as about
the date to expect the Henrietta,
everything was in readiness and the
tug put to sea. Her several cruises
have been the occasion of much COM
ment here, but her last and successful
cruise is chronicled above.
While Deputy Collector McStocker
was on visit to British Columbia on
official business he entered into ar
rangements with the American secret
service whereby movements of SNUG
glers bound for these islands could be
kept track of. Realizing that Califor-
MIA opium might become a drug in
the northern market and likely to be
sent this way, strict watch was to be
kept on suspicious vessels and their
cargo.
The Henrietta is lying at the Oceanic
dock in charge of the customs authoTi-
ties. Further investigation will be
made of the vessel this morning.