The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-30
v, G,GOODMAN
Adds a Postscript to
His Letter.
Injustice Done MIR. BIuxome of the
Sailors Home A Word to
Lewis and Turk.

Captain Goodman Of the Robert |
Levers feels that he has done some
injustice through recent letter 10 the |
Advertiser TO Mr.. Bluxome of the Sail
ors Home and apologies in the fol-
lowing communication. The Captain
also makes an ironical reply to the
protests of Messrs. Lewis and Turk of
sailors clearinghouse celebrity:
Editor Advertiser: May | trouble
you again for space enough in your
valuable paper to make correction 10
a statement I made yesterday about
the Sailors Home, it's manager, etc.
| | stated from rumors around the wa
| terfront that the Sailors Home man
had gone in partnership with the two
| Objectionable parties in the crlmplng
business lately started here.
Mr.. Bluxome of the Sailors Home
called on me this day and stated that
| the article which alluded to him in
this connection had done him an in
| Justice, and that, far from wishing to
continue his connection with the Sail
ors' Home, it would be happy rellef
| for him when he could sever his rela-
| tiOns with it. He had failed to make
a living out of it; had been obliged to
work as teacher in a night school, ana
to accept private pupils as means OF
keeping up with his expenses, ana MS
wife has been obliged to work as d
dressmaker to assist, yet IN spite Oh
all it had been a losing venture tor
him. Mr.. Bluxome admits that he
knows nothing about ships or sailors
and does not consider himself sue
cess in managing sailors or sailors
home. and now, in justice to worthy
and respectable member of this com
munity, | beg leave to offer an apolo-
CIV for the incorrect statement maue
yesterday.
Messrs. Lewis and Turk also calico
on me and complained that It was
very unkind in me to give them sucl
a throw-down SO early in the game
that my information about their taxing
the men out of the Star of France wa:
incorrect; that the men had quit I'LL
shin because they were expected to as
sist in discharging the cargo OF coa'
and that they were ashore walking
aim1ess1v about when Messrs. Levi
and Turk (taking in their situation
offered them a chance to ship. They
figuratively, jumped at the chance, an
arrangements were quickly made
: which were satisfactory to all con
I cerned. There was no one robbed;
shin which had been detained seVera
davis for want of these very men ma
been enabled to go to sea, and all wa
- serene again. These gentlemen eA
" n1ained to me that their mission ner
is for the public good; that they nav
interviewed men prominently engage
, in shining here and have received en-
. coura cement TO go ahead with tnei
1 GOOD work: that my article IN TIL
, mornings paper was camper o
- their efforts to earn an honest living
}, (that if the good people Will only 100
at their business and it's workings !
tho same light that they themselves q
thew will see nothing wrong IN IT,,
shall make application for copyrlgn
for the foregoing paragraph Wllhl
brackets a.,
Lewis and Turk further state tina
thew are willing to give guarantees
m the authorities require it that thel
business shall be conducted stricti
within the letter of the law. Ihey Sd
thew have hopes of being able TO max
ARRANGEMENTS, to take over the nIai
agement of the Sailors Home, ana,
so. they will promise ana guaranle
that it shall be conducted IN respec
able manner and satisfactory 10 IL
trustees thereof. :,
This statement in regard to til
ahova named Messrs. Turk and Lew
;. is merely an explanation of some d'
tails mentioned in my letter of yestel
day and is not to be considered as a
apology. ~
Master "RObert Levers.