The record-union., 1899-06-26
The Robber Said to Have Skipped to
Japan.
Authorities Traced the
Matter and Think It Was az
Australian Who is Suspected Of
Other Such Robberies-Hi1o and
Honolulu Railway Company
Will Have a Charter-Fourth
Of July Celebration In Hawaii
to be Made a Memorable One.

HONOLULU, June 10 Via steamer
Rio de Janeiro to San Francisco, June
25.)-It is almost certain that the chest
of 5000 in gold lost from the steam
ship Alameda left the ship at this port.
In fact Marshal Brown has in his pos
session to-day almost conclusive evil
dence that such was the case. The man
who it is believed robbed the ship is
also known, but has skipped beyond
the pale of Hawaiian law. He is now in
Japan and may eventually be caught,
for the Oceanic Steamship Company
has a powerful detective agency on his
track. The mans name is supposed to
be Wilson, an Australian He, has been
suspected of other such robberies be-
tween Sydney and Auckland When
the Alameda sailed from Australia this
man was a passenger for San Fran
cisco. He left the boat here on the
18th. On June 1st he sailed by the
Gaelic for the Orient.
Marshal Brown does not know Just
how the thief brought his treasure
ashore, but the transfer is admittedly
not hard matter. It is presumed that
the thief had accomplices and they
brought it off on a number of visits
aboard the ship at the dock The coin
would weigh about 100 pounds.
The loss of the money was discovered
when the Alameda was within two days
of San Francisco. The densest cloud Of
mystery surrounded the disappearance
of the box. M
Chief Lees of the San Francisco po-
lice took a chance shot and wrote Mar
shall Brown the bare particulars. The
latter Immediately began an investiga-
ton with the success given above
By the steamer to-day the San Fran
cisco Chief of Police will be advised
concerning the suspected man and that
he has gone to the Orient
Most probably detective will at
once be sent to Japan and China to
look him up. The superstition here is
that the man with double back and in
few weeks will be ranching or, doing
something else in an out of the way
Australian district.
The Hilo and Honolulu Railway Com
pany will have a charter There has
been a mighty change in the situation
in the past thirty-six hours. All is due
to letters received by the China. F. NJ
Swansey, one of the promoters, is now
in the East with Mr.. Brown
Yesterday the question of a charter
for the new concern came before the
Cabinet. Mr. Dillingham; appeared with
letter addressed to the Minister of
the Interior. 1t was from himself and
the other officials of the original Hilo
Railway Company.
This letter stated that the old Hilo
Railway Company withdrew all obiec-.
tons to a charter being granted. The
result is that the original application
will be resubmitted to the Cabinet and
the Minister of the Interior will be in
structed to issue the charter as APP
piled for.
The first celebration Of the Fourth Of
July in Hawaii under American SOW
ereignty is to be made a memorable
one. The general plan of celebration
includes salutes in the morning. at noon
and at night, grand parade, field
sports, addresses and other literary ex-
ercises and fireworks and a ball in the
evening. An Executive Committee was
appointed with full power to provide
for and carry out the celebration.
The training ship Adams will leave
for Port Townsend tomorrow.