The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08


Lieut.. +. j. Herman.
The other Regular officers are as
follows: Captains Steele and Hinton
OF the Eighteenth Reg iment; Captains
Nichols and Bolton OF the Twenty
third; Lieuts. Taylor, Stevens, kerth,
Conrad, Strltsinger, Schley, OF the
TweRty-third Lieut.. Sage, Regimental
Quartermaster; Lieut.. Hagadorn, Reg
mental Adjutant; Lieut.. Kerr and
Echols, the Engineers Corps; Capt.
McKenna Of the Signal Corps.
Lieut.. Baldwin is in command OF the
North Dakota Volunteers, detach-
ment OF 81 men. while Lieuts. Rudd,
Kilbourne, Chance and Perkins are all
members OF the Signal Corps.
The following are volunteer officers
with the Regulars: Majors Herbert h.
Lord, Henry c. Fitzgerald, VIM. b.
Rochester, Jr.. Timothy ID. kelcher,
VIM. b. Gambrill and John NJ. Sears,
Additional Paymasters: Major II. II.
Fitzhugh, Commissary of Subsistence;
Capt. Harfe, Assistant Quartermaster.
The troopship Indiana was formerly
of the International Steam Navigation
Company, the American" line, plying
between Antwerp and Philadelphia.
She Is much larger than the Ohio or
Morgan City and Is of ] 800 tons net
burthen. She was built by the Cramps
about fifteen years ago and with the
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Con-
nema, was bought by the Empire Nav
igatiOn line to run between coast ports
and the Klondike. Nearly all OF these
steamers have now been grabbed up by
Uncle Sam for war purposes. The
Connema has escaped by being at ST.
Michaels and the Illinois Is undergoing
repairs.
The officers are as follows: Captain,
L. NJ. Morle; chief officer, Mr.. Forbes;
second officer, Mr.. Morehouse; third
officer, Mr.. Skeene; fourth officer, Mr..
Tuene; chief engineer, Mr.. Boyling;
second engineer, Mr.. Thompson; pur-
ser, Thos. Peace; chief steward, +. j.
Denny. The Indiana carries crew OF
10 men all told.
NEWPORT AND VALENCIA.
The Newport was formerly running
in the James Ward Company's line
between Havana and New York and
was in the sos the fastest boat in this
service. She was built in 1880 by
Roach & Sons in Philadelphia and
was bought by the Pacific Mail Com
pany some years ago and sailed be-
tween, New York and Colon. For the
last three years she has sailed between
San Francisco and Panama. She is
about 200 tons net burthen and is
equipped palatial,y throughout. over
5000. 900 having been spent on her
during the past year.
The officers of the Newport are:
Captain Saunders, LIST Officer c. +.
Tilton: End officer J. p. Peterson, 3rd
Officer Mr.. Harrison, Freight Clerk
Mr. Morton, Chief Engineer II. w.
Dixon, lst Asst. Engineer J. J. Sui
livar, End Asst. Engineer c. A. Smith.
3rd Asst. Engineer c. L. Morse, Chief
Steward A. Mueller.
The Valencia was in the service of
the Red I'D" Line between New York
and Panama until purchased last Feb
ruary and brought around Cape Horn
by the Pacific Steam Whaling Com
pany for the Alaska salmon and Klon-
dixie trade. Her net burthen is 1,136
tons and she was built by the Cramps
in 1882
The officers Of the Valencia are:
Captain J. W. Lane, Chief Officer II.
p Weaver, End officer F. II, Turner.
3rd Officer j. Dalliver. Purser +. Mac
ondray, Chief Engineer Rlchd. Pear
son. LIST Asst. Engineer J. Robinson,
2nd Asst. Engineer G. Kenny. Bird
Asst. Engineer W. +. Donnelly.