The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-02


terfront are wondering whether it is the
regular thing for the Government tow
boat TO bring in a vessel with any but
a licensed man in command. Captain
Hilbus was not in evidence The negro
was at the wheel
The men who were left aboard the
scows outside of the harbor while the
Eleu forsook her regular duty to steal
a march on the Fearless, the property
of private concern, were mighty mad
when they found they had been aban-
doned. They had nothing to eat on the
scows and were afraid that the China
from the Orient would come along at
any time and get tangled up with them
trying to get into the harbor. Their
remarks to the temporary commander
of the Eleu when he returned for them
are not fit for publication. While the
scows were left alone they might cas-
lily have drifted onto the reef and been
smashed, or else they might have got
ten into trouble with steamer.
There is considerable feeling on the.
waterfront concerning the antics of the
Eleu. She has been declared to be
Government tug and yet she is contin-
ually competing with the Fearless as
if she was the property of a private
concern. Her action OF yesterday is a
particularly glaring example of what is
termed funny business on the wa
terfront.
Civil Engineer White Promoted.
Civil Engineer Ulysses S. G. White
of the Naval Station, received the fol-
lowing official communication from
Washington by yesterdays mail:
Navy Department. Washington, March
6. 1901
Sir:-Having attained the rank of
captain since the issue of your COM
mission as a civil engineer, you will be
regarded and recognized as holding the
rank of captain from the 2Sth day OF
February, 1901.
1t is not deemed necessary by the
department that another commission
should be issued to you to establish
your rank. in your present grade. Very
respectfully,
JOHN H. LONG, Secretary.
Lieutenant Commander Pond, Car
penter Hay and Commandant Clerk
Arthur Merry were present at the
Naval Station headquarters when civil
Engineer White received his notice.
They were quick to congratulate him
and Captain White was not slow in go
ing TO the telephone and ordering ap-
propriate refreshments.
transport Hancock Arrives.
| The United States army transport
Hancock arrived from San Francisco
yesterday morning, having sailed from
the Coast about 4 O'Clock on the after
noon of the 25th of March, making the
trip down in about six and a half days.
i There are about a thousand troops
aboard, men Of the Sixth cavalry and
( the. Seventh infantry, for Manila.
AS there Were a couple cases of
measles aboard the transport she was
quarantined until the patients could be
removed to the hospital ashore and
their quarters could be fumigated.
The soldiers were ashore yesterday
and We're marched about the city for
exercise. Hundreds of them went out
to Waikiki and enjoyed the bathing
there.
The chief passenger of note aboard
was Delegate Wilcox. The Hancock is
lying at Naval wharf No. l. She
brought 22o bags of mail and four days
later news OF the outside world. She
brought seven days later files, but il
will be remembered that the Advertiser
received three days later news on the
PAX Ling, exclusively.
The Hancock viii remain here for q
lcouple of days taking on coal.
Guns viii Boom for Harrison.