The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-11


sent out there very soon after. It has
been maintained at strength Of TWEEN
~ men ever since, the men on duty
there being relieved at intervals of
service. The guard at present is un-
der command Of Lieut.. Sevin, who
attained considerable notoriety by the
efforts he made TO be permitted to
take his wife there with him on a
naval vessel. His first orders were to
proceed to Honolulu from San Fran
cisco on a naval vessel. He secured
permission to come here on trans
port SO that his wife could accom-
pany him. They arrived here, and she
remained here while he went on to
Midway on the Troauois. Finally she
secured passage to Midway on the
Iwalani or one Of the other vessels of
the Inter-Island company which was
chartered by the cable company TO
take supplies there. AS her husbands
term Of service would expire before
another opportunity for her to leave
might present itself, she returned from
Midway on the last voyage Of the
Flaurence Ward.
The marine guard at Midway has a
rather formidable armament for a post
that mounts no larger number of men.
In addition TO their rifles, the guard
mans two six-pounders, rapid fire
guns, and two Armstrong III inch guns.
These are English guns and very
formidable weapons. These guns were
left there by the New Orleans in 1904
She was one of Admiral Evans feet
that visited Honolulu four years ago.
She was an English built war vessel.
bought at the time of the Spanish war
and armed with British make Of guns
These particular ones were left at
Midway at the same time that two
were left here at a time when 1t was
proposed to change the armament of
the New Orleans to conform to other
vessels of her type.
In connection with this movement in
the naval department, the Alameda on
her last voyage brought TO Honolulu
eighty-five cases of the newest pat
tern of the Springfield rifle with which
the army is now armed. Each case
contains twelve rifles so that this
makes about 1000 rifles, much larger
number than there are of soldiers here
H P Wood, on his return from the
mainland the other day expressed the
belief that II would not be long before
there would be q whole regiment at
Leilehua. the military reservation, that
extends from the crest Of the waia-
nae mountains TO the crest Of the Koo-
Iau mountains, adjoining the Wahiawa
region on this side.
The Iroquois viii sail for Midway as
seen as she is ready This viii prob
ably be Thursday afternoon
THE ALAMEDA THIS MORNING.
The Alameda sails today on her reg
uIar run To san Francisco, leaving the
Oceanic wharf at 10 o'clock. She car
ries only a f@ir number o. passen-
gers. In her freight are 5000 bags Of
sugar. 500 bags coffee. $500 punches Of
bananas. loco bags OF rice and 1410
cases Of canned pineapples. \ new
artfale Of export viii go in the Ala
medals cargo in the shape Of Il cases
Of Lutted.s Tabasco Sauce. This is a
condimeut the manufacture o. which
has recently begun by J. Oswald Lut-
ted, who win go up On the Alameda
TO look after the sale Of this con-
signment.
This is the first voyage up since the
Alameda has had her new appliances I
completed for ventilatfng the compart- !
ments where fresh fruits are carried i
THE cLAUDTNE TODAY.
The steamer Claudine is due today !
from Hflo and Maui ports. one day
earlier than her regular schedule She .
comes IN at this time IN order 10 have i
her boilers cleaned.
MAUNA KEA BY WIRELESS.
The Mauna Kea Is not equipped with
wireless. but there was some hope that
she might he reported by wireless.
The transport Thomas
Is equipped with fine wireless appl3-
ances. It might be possible that size
yvorld sight the 3Iauna Kea and re-
rort the fart by wireless q the Sher-
man. which IN turn would report il
70 the wireless station here. Or il !