The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-07-10

day found himself confronted by the
Federal Law, ami ne was consequently
arrested To allow sailor from a for
eisu vessel TO escape or desert while IN
port, tae master violates the iznrnigra-
tioa lae. Therefore Captain Watson
must answer In this connection there
Is = strange feature, IN that It Is sup
| passed the deserter, WeIch. may have
lost his life by Jumping overheard
from the vessel as she lay at anchor IN
the ofing, on Sunday Weleh came
here on the Kirkfeld from Newcastle
as stowaway. He wanted to stay
here, but the captain was compelled 70
take him back to the Colonies. After
jumping overheard with the evident
intention Of swimming ashore, nothing
has been heard of the man. If
drowned, Captain Watson is not respon-
sib3e, bat If the body Is not found, II
win be supposed, according to Law, that
the man is at large, and the captain
must stand a fire.
WILL TAKE BIG CARGO.
Tie Oceanic steamship Alameda will
be ehock-a-b block with Island products
consigned TO San Francisco. The cargo
viii comprise about 5000 bunehes OF
bananas, 500 boxes of fresh pineapples,
400 boxes of the canned product, 5000
or 10000 bags of sugar, $500 bags Of
rice, 200 bags of coffee and miscel-
laneous stuff. The passenger list VIII
be heavy. In the steerage viii be
seven or eight Molokans and families.
returning TO the Coast.
IROQUoIs GOES SATURDAY.
Captain Very, L. s. n, the new
conmandant of the Honolulu Naval
Station, may arrive here on the Sibe-
ria, due Friday morning from the Coast
Should the eonmandant arrive the T.
S. s Iroquois VIII depart the following
day for Midway Island, where Lieut..
Carter viii make surveys of the chan
mel and Welles Harbor, and in addi-
tion make borings TO determine the
character of the bottom. Estimates of
the cost of dredging the channel and
harbor win then be made and submit
ted TO the Navy Department. The Iro-
quois viii be away for about six weeks
SHERIDAN AND LOGAN.
The transport Sheridan from San
Francisco may arrive here Thursday
afternoon or Friday morning. She isl
not expected to be carrying troops,
save casuals, although the vessel may
have a detachment of marines for
service at Peking. The transport Lo- |
gan left Manila for Nagasaki, Homo
lulu and San Francisco on June 80, |
and may be expected here about the
2oth.
MANNING TO KALAUPAPA.
The Z. 5. Revenue cutter Manning
shifted over from the stream TO Naval /
Dock No. yesterday morning and last
evening departed for Kalaupapa, TAX
ing as a passenger DR.. Brinekerhoff,
the Federal physician, who is to estab-
lish the Leprosarium at the Settlement.
The vessel Win be away several days
FORTUNE on THE THOMAS.
It Is probable that the man most
perturbed, when the transport Thomas
went on the rocks near Guam. was Cap
tain Moody, Paymaster, L. s. A, who
had charge Of 8, 600, 900 in specie for
which he was responsible until he re
.urned to the government vouchers for
he amount.
SHIP NOTES.
Capt. Miller has purchased the tug
1aena. +
The barkentine Klikitat, p days ont
rom Port Gamble, was reported of
loLo Head yesterday afternoon The
-esse1 is consigned to Wilder & Co.
The steamer J. A. Cummins arrived
rom Waima1alo yesterday morning
Nth 1000 bags of sugar which were
oaded into the Alameda. The steamer
eturned 10 Waimanalo for a second
pad Il
Tie schooner Lavinia arrived from
.aysan Island yesterday, twenty-five {
ays out, bringing about fifty tons of {
uano. Capt. SehIemmer came as a
assenger, and he VIII return TO the
sland when the vessel makes her next
,ip-
The various steamers of the Inter
sland company 5 feet were inspected 7
by customs inspectors for the
1rpose Of aseertaining whether the
Pats have been maintained according
the standard set by the inspectors of
Ills and boilers This inspection IS
fTvTarSTnaH all y