The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-20


There is to be a new king of LaySan (
Island Max Schlemmer will go there |
and become monarch of all he surveys. |
Captain Joseph Spencer, the former
ruler of that interesting little spot, will
not return to Laysan.
Schlemmer has been to Laysan be-
FORE he will return to manage affairs |
for the Pacific Guano and Fertilizer
Company. The new boss" will take
along with him a new party of Japan
csc laborers to work the guano. He
expects to set sail in few days in the
bark Ceylon, which viii also carry a
large quantity of stores and supplies
for the Island.
Before Captain Spencer took charge
of Laysan, Max Schlemmer was SUI
perintendent there for five or six years.
For the past few years he has been
conducting a saloon at Waimea, on
Kauai, He returned to Honolulu last
week, and was re-engaged by the fer
tilizer company to look after the firms 4
interests on the little island.
Inasmuch as Captain Spencer is at
present engaged in legal matter that
may last some time, and if the case
goes against the Japanese, there might
be further trouble with the Japanese
on the island if Spencer went back, it
is thought best to have a new mama
ger there.
There is still a large quantity of
guano left on Laysan Island, enough
TO last for several years to come. 1t
is expected that the schooner Aloha.
Captain Frey, which left for Laysan
several weeks ago, will return to Ho-
nolulu any day. unless Frey decides to
stay there until more laborers are sent
from here.
IMPERFECT CHARTS.
At present none but imperfect charts
of these Hawaiian Islands are in ex-
! istence. Captain SAKE of the Euterpe,
which went aground near Kahului last
Sunday and was saved by the Fearless
and brought to Honolulu. said yester-
day: Il was supplied with the latest
charts obtainable, but they are abso-
luteIy no good. To be sure. Lahaina
|
and / could make out tie coast line,
but there was absolutely no sign of
| reefs shoals, rocks, or anything else
| dangerous to shipping. l think the
pilots were much to blame for the Eu-
terpe going on the reef, they failed to
| come out to me when they should have.
don't see any sense in pilot waiting
until vessel is almost in the harbor
before coming aboard"
Not long ago the cable ship Path
| finder was doing great deal of sur
veying in the harbors of Hawaii and
Maui. When her reports are ready in
the form of charts navigators will not
experience the present difficulties when
approaching the coast of these Islands.
The Euterpe is leaking slightly and
her rudder is considerably damaged.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Brokaw
of the Fearless, two members of the
firm of Hackfeld & Co, and Captain
SAKE talked over matters aboard the
| Euterpe.
The Fearless log has the following
to say: Left harbor at 9:15 a. M.
Monday, September II, for Kahului. Got
alongside Euterpe and had hawser
aboard at $40 p. m. Started to pull at
5:45. Pulled full speed till $780, then
slowed to half speed. Ran at full speed
and half speed alternately about one
half hour each until midnight.
| Tuesday, September 49, from IL to
| 1:35 a. M. pulled at half speed and then
full speed till 2:05 Slowed to half
speed again. Full speed again at 2:45.
Ship has thrown over about 100 tons
| of coal. At 3:05 she came off the reef.
Changed hawser and started for Homo
lulu at a. m. Set sails on ship at $50.
At 1890 Molokai settlement abeam.
Stopped off Waikiki at 5:45 p m to
shorten hawser. Let go of ship in
stream at SAB
TRANSPORTS MUST PAY.
Hereafter all United States trans
ports coming to these islands will have
to pay pilot and water charges, as do
all other vessels. Harbor Master Fuller
brought the matter up yesterday. The
Territorial Government decided to as
sess Government vessels for pilot fees
and water The law providing for this
was passed some time ago, and no ex-
ceptions are made. 1t is felt that the
only thing to do is to carry out the
letter of the law. Formerly the matter
of charges was given no attention.
NEW YORK TO FRISCO.
Somewhere in the lonely wastes of the
South Atlantic ocean there is today a
little speck on the surface of the wa
tiers, a mere dot that rises and falls on
the broad surges sweeping around Cape
Horn and up the coast
! Inc united states lag is floating
proudly from the little vessels gait,
for she is in the service of the Govern
ment, and Yankee crew is at the sta
tions. This little steamer, a mere tug
boat, is bound from New York to San
Francisco, via the Straits of Magellan.
1t is daring journey, but unless unu-
sual misfortune should attend the en-
terprising Americans aboard of her will
bring her safely through and anchor
her inside the Golden Gate in due time.
This is the tug Slocum, the property
OF the quartermaster's department. of
the United States army. 1t was found
necessary to have a tugboat in San
francisco harbor, and the only thing
the department could do was to send
one around from New York The Slo-
cum, which was bought by the Govern
ment in 1898, was selected and was put
into drydock for repairs for the long
and perilous journey. She is the larg-
est tugboat ever built on the Delaware.
and was launched in 1898 at Hillman' s
shipyard
After her purchase by the Govern
ment she was in duty in the waters of
Porto Rico for nearly two years and
encountered some rough weather from
time to time. AS she was built to stand