The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-28
MEN WHO EARNED
SALVAGE WANT It
Former Employees of Tug Fear
less Sue Spreckels
Company.

brought in Hawaii was fled Saturday
afternoon by a number of former EN-.
ployes of the tug Fearless to recover
| from the John d. Spreckels & Brothers
Company a share of the salvage fees
earned by that tug during their ser
| vice aboard her These fees are in
cases where salvage was settled out of
court and there was no allotment by
the court to the officers and men of
| the vessel which earned the salvage.
| The libelants are J. M. Little, who
was chief engineer of the Fearless from
February IA, 1904, to October z, 1906;
j. Delaney, first assistant engineer from
May IS, 1904, to October s, 1906; F.
Mosher, who was chief officer from
March 7, 1905, to November 27, 1905;
| All Don, who was fireman from April
l, 1905, to November 6, 1906; All Sun,
fireman from April l, 1906, to Novem-
Der 6, 1906, and All Tai, a fireman
from April l, 1906, to November 6,
| 1906.
| The Fearless is described as a power
full going tug of 167 tons, 700
| indicated horsepower, and worth $751;
900, and well fitted and furnished, and
| it is alleged that it costs $4,000 a month
| to keep her in service.
= L.,
ed are four. The first is the British
bark Don which went on a reef near
Honolulu, April 80, 1905. She was
worth $4,000 and paid salvage of 3d.
500. The second was the Ernest Reyer
worth $4,000, that went ON a reef
October "a, 1905, and paid the Fear
less $4,000 for getting her off. The
third was the Manchuria which went
on Waimanalo reef August 20, 1906,
and which the Fearless helped to save.
The fourth was the transport Sheridan,
which went on a rock off Barber's
Point, August 81, and which the Fear
less helped to save. What the Fear
less got in these two cases is not known.
Demand was made on the defendant
company October 5, 1907, but all pay
ment was refused.
Where salvage is determined in court
it is usual for the court to award
specific sums to the officers and crews
of the vessel doing the salving. This
suit is brought to compel the owners
of the Fearless to make some division
of the salvage money among the men
who made the earning of salvage pos
sibIe.
the hbelants, says that the attitude
taken by the defendants was that the
question was one that had to be set
tied some time and might just as well
be settled in this case as in any other.
Service of the papers will be made
on w. M. Giffard, the agent for the
defendant corporation.
ROSENBERG AGAIN.
Jacob Rosenberg was before Judge
Lindsay for arraignment on an indict- |
ment charging him with receiving
stolen property. His plea was reserved
for week. He was represented by
E. G. Peters. He was allowed to 60
on his own recognizance as he is I'M |
der $4,000 bail to answer to the United
States District Court on similar |
charge there.
THE ALONG CASE.
Before Judge De Bolt the respond
ents in the case of Carrie B. Riggs |
VS.. Julia H. Along and others were
given until November IA to answer or
otherwise plead. The cause was set
tentatively for December >, at 10 a. m.
w. T. Rawlins withdrew as attorney
of record for Henry Along, who will
hereafter be represented by Wade War
rem Thayer.
THE LOWRIE CASE.
Judge Robinson was occupied all Sat
urday forenoon hearing argument IN
the case of Lowrie VS.. Castle and 9TH
ers. on the motion of the defendants
that the proceeding in this jurisdle-
ton be stayed until the proceeding
in the same cause of action in Massa-
chusetts be discontinued or otherwise
ended. ". A. Kinney for the defend
ant Baldwin occupied practically the
whole forenoon. Argument on this
motion was not concluded and viii pro-
coed today.
DIVORCES GRANTED.
Judge De Bolt Saturday granted
decree of divorce to Uluihi Kaikana
from her husband for desertion.
A divorce was also granted to Isa-
bella Kaupena from George Kaupena
on the ground of non-support.
NEW LIQUOR LAW.
An appeal has been taken from the