The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-27

good and early yesterday along the wa
( terfront. There was not much doing
on Wednesday. but it was hustle and
hustle yesterday from early morn to
dewy eve. The Peru made a before
breakfast call and slid away a little
before midnight She was the main
happening of the day. No less than
four sailing vessels arrived: The Geo.
Curtis. Honoipu. S. y. Castle and a. b.
Johnson. About everything that could
manage to get away did so, and by
supper time the harbor was vislbly de-
populated. Today the City OF Pekins
Is due from Yokohama
Inspector Catches .smugsler.
Yesterday afternoon a neat capture
Of a petty smuggler was made on the
Pacific Mail wharf by Customs Inspec-
tor Durfee. The inspector was on duty
at the top Of the gangway leading TO
the Peru's deck, and was keeping close
watch on everybody who came aboard
and departed. While leaning over the
railing gazing sternwards he espied a
we'll known Hawaiian hackdriver leave
the Peru by the freight port gangway.
both doors to which We're wide open.
The man had barely reached the dock
before the inspector was in action. He
went down the gangway at a rapid
rate. keeping his eye on the hackman.
who passed inside the freight shed.
AS the jehu started for the exit the
Inspector hailed him and said he would
have TO undergo a search before leav-
ing the dock. The hackman protested.
but his effort to establish his innocence
OF any offense had no effect on the
watchful agent of the Treasury De
partment. The latter ran his hands
over the clothing Of the hackman
There was nothing in mis- coat pockets.
During this interesting process the
hackman endeavored to keep turning
around in such a manner that the in
spectOr could not run his hands over
his back. Durfee finally caught the
hackman by the arm and wheeled him
about. one second suhiced to discover
a buIging article sticking out of the
hackman's hip pocket. This was seized
and proved to be a big bottle Of gin
with the seals unbroken. The inspector
gave vent to a satisfied grunt, and the
hackman one quite to the contrary.
The bottle was placed inside a desk,
and afterward taken to the customs
house. Another Hawaiian who was
hanging about at the bottom of the
gangway was then searched, but moth
ing was found that could be confiscat-
ed. Both men were ordered off the
dock.
Nothing definite has yet been done
here to bring smugglers before the
United States courts, but in San Fran
cisco recently. an inspector who seized
fOrty-six cigars from the person of a
man leaving a vessel. and then let him
SO. was lacked up" before the col
lector Of the port. and orders were is
sued that IN future any person, or per
sons caught smuggling should be class
ed as a thief and given over to the
law. The San Francisco inspector said
IN explanation that the cigars were Of
so little value that he did not think it
worth while to hold the offender. The
order is to the effect that in
spectors shall not defy smuggling
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been posted up in the gathering room
of the local inspectors at the custom
house. and a warning is given that such
offenses will call for arrests in future.
Salvage on EIeu.
Captain Brokaw. Of the Fearless. j.
firm in the belief that there is some
thing coming TO him for bringing the
EIeu home on Tuesday night, when, to
put II mildly. she was under the
weather" Captain Brokaw considers
that he has a claim for salvage. The
matter may be taken To the courts for
settlement. but, on the other hand. the
captain Of the Fearless may conclude
10 drop the matter. provided tine EIeu
promises to be- good in the future, and
remains IN her own backyard. Up TO
last night no claim for salvage had
been received by the Department Of
Public Works The matter was dis
cussed yesterday morning at the meet
ing of the Executive Council. but moth
ing definite was done.
Sighted wreckage.
The schooner Alice KimbaU. when
arrived ON Wednesday from kahului,
brought with her "a story of wreck and
woe. The officers OF the schooner state
that last Friday. when of MoIokai.
they passed some heavy square tim
beers above seventy feet in length
There were two sets Of them. and they
looked as If they might be part Of the
deCkload Of a lumber boat. Across the
top OF the timbers flat boards We're
dashed. giving the whole q raft-like ap-
rearaucc. None OF the recently arrly-
ed vessels have reported losing any
such deckload. and this fact makes
many along the waterfront believe tina.
before long details Of a shipwreck viii
come 90 hand.
waIalua Aground.
The steamer Lehua. which arrived
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