The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-26
SMUGGLERS
ON S0LACE
Officers and Men In
Trouble.
TUGS RACING TO FRISCO
Stories Of Disaster--Msy Flint TO be
Sold Latest Coast Ship
ping News.

The latest Coast Shipping news. as Gull
Cd from the san Francisco newspapers Of /
the 18th instant, Is a. follows:
Deputy Surveyor OF the Port Chauncey
ST. John went to Mare Island last night .
on an unpleasant mission. The hospital 4
sfir solace Ct the United States Navy ar
rived from China Lass Friday. She left
just after the looung of Tien-Tsin. and
on the vessel St Johns men discovered
a big quantity OF dutiable goods. Not on
~ the enlisted men. but the officers On
board had taken advantage of the ship
being a United States vessel, and had
brought over all sorts Of silks and other
fancy stuffs FOR themselves and some OF
their friends The men were ordered ay
their superiors to turn over whatever
gccds they had. but as for themselves
thes claimed that they would rot submit
TO the humiliation OF search by the
Custom house people. 1t was TO call to
time the men who wear the Insignia of
.rs nk that ST. John went to the navy yard.
Tor some time It is claimed that quaati-
ties Ct dutiable goods have been imported
CT the Government vessels. but il was
that the amount reached such proportions
that drastic action or the part Of the
customs officials became necessary
SeErchers and Inspectors were sent on
beard originally to keep guard on twenty
luice rtifed Chinese members of the crew,
but upon the discovery of contrabald ma
terial in almost every part Of the steamer
the Chinese became q less importance
; Though the revised statutes OF the United
. States provide that IL Is unlawful for any
lohiCer OF tho navy to import goods on a
put lie vessel, the officers ~ the SOlace
Iare said 70 have dared the Surveyor Of the
Port TO seize any Of the stun. Surveyor
SPEAR has paid no attention 10 the atti-
tudC Of the naval men, however. and in
tends TO cOlhscate all dutiable goods on
the steamer. The men have already Civ
en- up all they have. and Deputy 81. John
is getting a hold on the officers importa-
tons.
WISCONSIN TAKES a SPIN.
: The battIeship Wisconsin took a short
spin around the bay yesterday. Her COM
q lpastes were tested and the engineers saw
0 20 Il that everything was in good work
ling order. Another run around the bay
. win be made tomorrow and on Thursday
THE Wisconsin Will sail FOR Puget Sound
r. on her arrival there she viii be placed
|. lon the Port oxford crydock ard after a
"Trip. After the trial she VIII come bacl
TO San Francisco and 80 Into commission
TWO TUGS RACING.
The question along the front is whethe
SIreckels' new tug. the Louis Lucken
bach, or the United States transport tvs
slocum viii reach san Francisco FIRST
> The SlOcam Is an ccan-gUing vessel o
e 237 tens burden. while the Luckeubach j
Ie 12i tons net. The Slocum left New Gorl
L. a At. H. -. y. I'D
>: ladelphia on August T. From last report
{. tho LuckeubaCn was 40 RiO De Janeir
or August e. while The Slocum sale
{. from Pernambuco on August ?. Per1am
huCo is 1918 miles from Rio &c Jane.rc
q. 60 from that IL would appear IS thoue
10th tugs were holding their own. su
any people on the front seem 10 thi1
that IL VIII be = tie race or else the Llfk
&c .euhaCh will wiz out. Captain Mccoy. su
Ip,rinterdent q the spreckels Tow boa
- G, u,psny. - In Command or the Luckel
\ bach, and that means a good deal IN "a
y. vcFsers favor.
GALuEE TELLS on DISASTERS
Fun particulars % the disasters TO u
Y American hlrSeut.ue city or Iaucete an
y. fihc French bark Crandr Dulh,sse Ols
o. were brought uy ira brir Gaii.c whic
arrived fror, Tahiti ye-tercay.
The GaliCe hsrsCf did net escapc no
IgcattCd. but came into rurt with DO
- |iraEtcrmast gone, While o. tho 40
drums O1.30 north. lS7.31 wesD sudde
sculu struck her aul had the Galilee NJ
Teen a particularly itanch vessel ever
10, thing would have gone by the board.
- Captain D.nsu.orc Of the Galilec. f. r
= porting me various disasters. says:
70 The Grade DuchCssc Olga left Sa
e. francisco on April 81 with Gf.Ci2 ccuta
OF wheat valued 20 over S500op. Down
the doidrums the winds are more errat
: than I have ever seer them. a sudde
I. fguall caught the Grande Duchesse OILS
IL ara took the fOretcpmast oft Of he
lwi1c o similar squall a month later toe
the 1aintoT mast cut q the Galilee. IT
Gr6rdc Duchesse Olga reached Papee
on July i ard she had considerable trol
bic IN reaching the inner harbor. s.
was in port when We left, as Captain NJ;
II heo was awaiting instructions fro
80 France. A new mast and new runnir
" gear viii have TO be sent out and It W
be months tefcre the Grarde Duches
Olga can resume her voyage.
The City OF Papeete arrived from 50
2f- iFrpncisco early in June. having made Il
% run down In twenty-five dsvs. Snc vi
~, detained In quarantine because Of the b
bonlc plague scare and none OF her ere
was allowed ashore. The cargo vas &
or the wharf after a great deal OF diff
Guilty and thcn the barkentine prepar'
70 SAIL again. Captain Lund, who was
charge, CAPTAIN Bcrude having succee
&c in getting ashore. got his vessel und
way July a. p. N. Because OF the b.
ID bCuic plague Scare pilot would not
-. aboard the vessel. hut one ACCOMPANY
-. her out In a snail beat. The orders m;
=. have been misunderstood. but in any eve
the City OF Papeete went on the reef.
3 The barfentlne remained On the re
fer over twenty hours, and as she "
no pcrrdlng all the time the strain on 9
N hun was terrible. She was finally got {
and towed back 20 Papeete by the Z
Eva. on her return she was held in qua
cntine again fcr twertv-fcur days n
|. then the crew was allowed to 50 ashore
. An examination OF the City q Papee
showed That nearly an the knees a
beams were sprung. \ diver went doT
and reported that the keel had gone I
IN wfcle length flush with tho starboa
so ano that the keel bolts had started
81 through the kceison all tho way Ire
three 60 six inches each. When we i
rarcete tho intention vas. as near as
could gather. % patch up the Papeete
scnd her 70 Auckland. New Zealai
D.. where she would be permanently repairs
y FrCm there she would bring genei
= cargo 70 san Francisco or else 70