Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-08
PAPER PUBLISHED
On BOARD Sherman
F" Firecracker Appears
On Fourth Of July
At Sea
MAI. Gen. RANDALL
on WAY TO new P0ST
PROMOTED JUNE 20 AFTER FORTY
YEARS SERviCE-TRANsPoRT
HAS MANY PASSENGERS
FOR MAINLAND.

uiHlCult cuouSh but thN poo
sengers on the Army transport Sher-
man solved the difficulties successfully
enough to get out No. I, Vol. l., Of
THE Firecracker," while the trans
port was on the way from Nagasakt
to this port. On the Fourth Of July
the paper made its first appearance,
and simultaneously made hit on ship
board, as 1t is decidedly clever and
amusing.
The transport Sherman arrived on
port last night, coming into the harbor
this morning. The vessel had slow
trip from Manila via Nagasaki due to
foul bottom, arriving here IA days
from the latter port. The voyage was
uneventful, except for the unusually
elaborate program carried out on the
Fourth of July. The printed program
was beautifully illustrated by Capt
Guy H. b. Smith Of the Fourth Infan-
try, the design appropriately represent
ing a mermaid. embellished with va
rious nautical emblems.
I The program given was as follows:
1. Naval Quartette-Miss Girard,
Mrs. Biegler, Capt. Wolf, Mr.. Craigie.
2. Piano Solo-Mr. G. Falk.
! 8. Vocal Solo-Capt. p. G. Stevens;
Mrs. w. w. Quinton, accompanist.
| 4. Monologue-Capt. 4. v. Smith.
5. Vocal Solo-Miss Girard: Mrs
Quinton. accompanist.
6. Violin Solo-Capt. Guy II. b.
, Smith; Mrs. Quinton, accompanist.
Z. Vocal Solo-Mr. II. N. Cootes.
| s. Piano Solo-Mr. +. l.. Case.
! o. Solo with Chorus-Capt. p. c.
/ Stevens.
| 10. Newspaper-The Firecracker.
| II. Tableaux.
IL. General Chorus-"My County
'Tis Of Thee"
The Sherman has on board 424 en-
listed men Of the Fourth Infantry, 17i
of the Twelfth Cavalry, 1872 casuals
IL prisoners, 2S Hospital Corps men, 81
sick, S5 enlisted men of the Navy from
the Asiatic Station, As discharged SOL
diers, and Is civilian employees and ex-
employees, a total of 1862 steerage
which with IL second class, 1872 first
class, 8 stowaways and 1876 officers and
crew, makes total Of l496 persons on
board.
The commanding officer is Major
General George NJ. Randall, who Is on
his way to the States accompanied by
Mrs. Randall and Miss Black. He has
been in command of the department
OF Luxon. and has recently been pro.
noted. or this the "Firecracker" says:
General Randall received his promo
tion to Major General June 15 and held
a reception on deck June 20, to which
all the officers and civilians came to
pay their respects and congratulate the
In lap nj ALI pnlltar ~ FORT yn arQ
service. General Randall goes
to command the Northern Division
with headquarters at St. Louis, and
Is accompanied by his aides. First
Lieutenants Wallace M. Craigie and
Gilbert c. Smith"
| Col. j. b. Girard, Of tho Medical
Department, Is passenger to the
States.
Col. p. II. Ray OF the Fourth In
fantry, accompanies his regiment
Among the other officers are Lieut.. Col
Ed. Cowles, Lieut. Col. f. T. Comegys
Major G. w. McIver, Of the Fourth;
Major p. r. Egan OF the Medical De.
partment, and Capt. +. w. Caldwell ol
the Twelfth Cavalry.
Capt. p. II. Ray. OF the Fourth. Join.
ed the regiment in Nagasaki. after
spending months leave in China and
Japan.
Two battalions of the Fourth In
fantry will probably be stationed al
Fort Thomas, Kentucky, the other al
the Presidio short while before pro
ceeding to the East.
The Sherman will put off about 60t
tons of coal here and leave for SaI
Francisco next Wednesday.
The passenger list Is as follows:
| Lieut. c. Abel, Capt. w. II. Bertsch
Lieut.. S. Bonnaffon, Lieut.. G. S. Bieg
/ Ter, wife and two children, Lieut.. w. J
Buttgenbach, Lieut.. Levi Brown. e. W
l Bowen, Miss Nora Begg, f. G. Beebe
Lieut. Col. E. ID. Cowles and wife
} Lieut. Col. Z. T. Comegys, Capt. F. W
Caldwell, Capt. J. c. Castner wife an,
son, Lieut. Wallace NJ. Craigie. Lieut.
F. l.. Case, Lieut.. Harry N. Cootes
Lieut.. C. Cordier, Lieut.. C. b. Crusan
Lieut.. e. w. Cooper, Lieut.. |. +. Cos
tello, l.. r. German, Lieut. II. W
Cowper, Capt. J. l.. Donovan, Lieut.
!. J. w. Downer, Major p. r. Ngan
y Chaplain Il. p. Easterbrook. Lieut.. {
, N. Feamster, Col. j. B. Girard and tw
J. daughters, Lieut.. r. d. Goodwin. Chap
!. lain j. l.. Hunter, wife and four chill
!. dren, Capt. j. H. Hughes, Capt. J.
Hornbrook, wife and child Lieut.. J.
!. Horror and wife, Lieut.. Jesse B. Har
ris and wife. Lieut.. C. B. Hodges, Lieut
A. A. Hoffman, Lieut.. r. B. Hewitt, Mis-
Mary G. Hally, Capt. M. s. Jarvis an
wife, Capt. A. w. Kimball and tw
: sons, Lieut., r. r. Kelly, Lieut.. job
Kennedy. wife and two children. Cap
w. T. Littebrant, Miss Cole and tw
children; Lieut., ]. ID. Long, Major c
w. McIver, wife, three children an
Miss Ashton; Lieut.. S. p. McIntyr,
Lieut.. J. G. Murphy, Lieut. ]. A. MAJ
mon, J. F. Mallery and wife, Capt. "
F. Nosbitt, wife and child. Lieut.. Ker
Nelson and wife, Lieut.. N. Overly. Cap
w. w. Quinton, wife and child, Ma
Gen. Geo. NJ, Randall, wife and Mis-
Black, Col, p. e. Ray, Lieut.. C.
Ragan, Lieut., Joseph Rodgers. Cap