The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-03
MUTINOUS CREW
ON ST. HUBERT

1
o'clock yesterday morning with a
mutinous crew on board.
The vessel had sailed about four
hours previously for Yokohama, leav-
ing eight men of her crew on the wharf
and with the others protesting to the
master of the vessel that they would
| not perform their ordinary duties on
board unless they were paid a higher
rate of wages than that for which
| they shipped. The men claimed that
the vessels cargo consisted of salt
peter which was intended for the Jap
anese government and would be used
in the manufacture of powder, thus
constituting a cargo of contraband of
war and rendering the vessel liable to
seizure should a Russian squadron be
met with between Honolulu and Yoko-
hama. This would be additional risk
for them and so they demanded higher
wages. Eight men refused to sail on
the vessel. She thus left here short
handed and after going short distance
all the men refused duty. So Captain
Wardale had to return to Honolulu and
here affairs were adjusted yesterday
put to sea.
On the vessels manifest her cargo
was described as nitric of nitric of
soda for fertiIizing purposes" but the
men claimed it could also be used for
manufacturing powder. The vessel an
chored off port on her return here and
the captain and some of the men laid
the matter before the British Consul,
w. r. Hoare, and he advised the men
to return to the vessel and proceed on
the voyage as such material, as de-
scribed in the manifest, is used here for
fertilizing purposes and it is reasonable
to suppose that it can also be used in
Japan. Under the circumstances the
men could not prove the goods to be
contraband and so lost their case.
The men returned to the vessel and
she again sailed for Yokohama, leav-
ing the anchorage at 3:45 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
CONSUL HOARES STATEMENT.
Consul Hoare made the following
statement regarding the steamer st.
Hubert yesterday evening:
"The steamer st. Hubert, according
to the bill of lading, has cargo of
nitrates of soda for manure, which is
distinctly stated on the bill. Her mas
ter intends to proceed to his destina-
ton with that cargo.
1.-THE seamen last night at midnight
just as the steamer was going. out, to
see if they could get something extra
in their wages, left the ship. They
were under the impression that the car
go was not nitrates of soda.
''No analysis can be had here until
after the 4th of July, as on inquiry it
was found everyone was away. The
master states that his cargo is simply
what the bill of lading says; that is,
nitrates of soda for manure, and that
he cannot wait until Tuesday. The sea-
men, [ believe, have returned to the
ship, and that is all I know about it
New Coal for Transport.
The British steamer Robert Adam
son, which arrived from Japan yester-
day morning, brought a cargo of 400
tons of coal for the army transport SER
vice here. This coal is supposed to be
the finest quality of Japanese coal and
is the kind that is put into United
States army transports when they call
at Nagasaki. A Japanese company may
operate a line of Golfers to this port
to furnish the coal to the army au-
thorities The Robert Adamson left
Japan on June IL.
The Mails.
Mails are due from the following
points as follows:
San Francisco-Per Nevadan, July z.
Yokohama-Per Mongolia, July s.
Sydney-Per Sonoma, July II.
Victoria-Per Aorangi, July 80.
Mails will depart as follows:
San Francisco-Per Alameda, July s.
Yokohama-Per Korea, July Is.
victoria-Per Miowera, July q.
Sydney-PeE Sierra, July Is.
Sugar on Hawaii.
Purser Beckley, of the Kinau, reports
the following sugar on Hawaii: O1aa,
1900; Waiakea, 10000; Hawaii Mill, 1850:
Wainaku, $500; Onomea, $4,000; Pepee-
keo, $4,000; Honomu, Il, 600; Hakalau
5000; Laupahoehoe, 800; Ookala, 5000;
Kukaiau, $500; Hamakua, 5000; Paau-
hau, 5000; Honokaa, 5000; Kukuihaele,
2200; Punaluu, 2S51; Honuapo, HOS.
Thesis Sails Today.
The Revenue Cutter Thetis is to sail
for Dutch Harbor today, to put in the
summer along the Alaskan coast.
Barkentine Archer Sailed.
The barkentine Archer sailed for San
Francisco with a cargo of /, S65 tons of
sugar yesterday.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.