The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-30

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The order of Rear Admiral RobIey
d. Evans, former command -in-chief of
the fleet, establishing a competitive
system IN coal economy. Admiral Pills
bury believes, was the most far-reach-
ing and important order issued since
the creation OF the present gunnery
system. Between Rio de Janeiro and
Nagdalena Bay the Atlantic feet, he
says. saved 1860 tons of coal, and addi-
tiOnal reports from Rear Admiral
Charles Z. Sperry, the present com
mander-in-ehief of the fleet, indicate
that the competitive system resulted in
saving of more than 1000 tons on the
cruise from Honolulu to Auckland Ad-
mira Plillsbury recommends that Con-
gress be asked to appropriate $4,000 as
prizes for coal economies.
The gunnery records of the last fiscal
year, he adds, have shown a gratifying
increase both in rapidity of firing and
percentage of hits.
Graham Resents Charges.
SEATTLE, November 13.-Twelve
members of the crew of the American
ship Erskine NJ. Phelps have volun-
tarily offered to testify in behalf of
Captain Robert Graham and Mate
James Trip, who are accused of as
sault by three members of the crew.
Mate Trips bail was furnished to-
day and he will be released tomorrow.
So far as can be learned, Trip was
indicted and bound over to the Fed
eral court by the grand jury without
even being Informed until locked up
that he was under any charges.
In speaking the the case this morn
ing. Captain Graham said: "There
are many things which I hope to ex-
pose at the trial next week and I
shall have no difficulty proving that
all the charges against me are false
and the result of a conspiracy to make
trouble for me. I did not strike the
man, but I did discipline another mem
Der of the crew in a legal manner and
was threatened at that time with
trouble when I got into port. As for
Tripp / understand that he is innocent
and can prove it. but he was indicted
and knew nothing of it until arrested.
and viii have to stay in jail until next
month unless / can get him out on
bail. The other sailors on the shin
have been to me Of their own accord
and viii testify as TO the truth of the
matter at the trial The action is
brought to make trouble for me and
without any hope of proving such i
ridiculous charge
The Phelps arrived here last week |
with coal from Gorges Creek for the /
cumberland Coal Company and is dis /
at Pier five Coming around |
the master fined a sailor four days /
nav for disobedience and was told at |
the time he would be sorry for it.
Glory Of the Seas Pau.
Tacoma Ledger-It has been report /
I'd among some of the Puget Sound |
marine men that the old American ship /
Story Of the Seas is to be cut down |
10 an everyday barge and for the rest
# her marine life towed about from
port TO port. This rumor is denied by
George Merrill Of the Seattle Shipping
Company, the vessel 5 owners. and has
.aused a sigh OF relief to mariners. as
he vessel IS one of the last and finest
# the wooden vessels flying the Amer I
can flag.
Tradition states that the Glory of
he Seas broke her builder. D. Mckay
# East Boston Tt was here the ship
vas built in 1869 at the tidy cost of
$4,000. All the art of the builder
# that time was put in the vessel and
10 well was she put up that recent
urvev by government officials stated
hat she was good for another twenty
7ears.
The Glory of the Seas is at present
It Seattle. where she brought in coal
.argo for Waterhouse & Co. from
British Columbia She is in command
# Captain Gillispie. well known at
Tacoma as prince of storv-tellers.
For several wears he was first officer
# the steamer Centennial and left the
-essel Just before the voyage that
proved to be her last. Captain Gil
ispie : vessel registers 2103 tons. She
$ 240 feet in length by A feet beam
md depth of % feet. She is engaged
o make four more trips for coal to
British Columbia.
VIII Unload Today.
The discharge of the coal cargo of
he British steamer Hermiston, which
irrived recently from Newport News
With supplies for the Naval Station,
viii begin this morning and viii be
inished on Saturday.
Shipping Notes.
The W. G. Halls cargo comprised
900 bags Of sugar.
The Kinau viii bring no sugar from
Kauai on Wednesday.
The Noeau on Saturday brought in
Il bags of coffee from Honokaa.
Purser CLANCY reports 5000 bags of
ugar on Kauai awaiting shipment
Very little rain is reported from Ka-
al by Purser CLANCY of the steamer
Z. G. Hall
Heavy rains on Maui and Molokai
re reported by Purser Sims of the
-eamer Mikahala.
The bark Annie johnson arrived at ,
-ilo last Tuesday from san Francisco.
he schooner Gamble IS dischargiug
lmber at HiIo railroad wharf.
During yesterday forenoon the ship :
ais of Clyde. which arrived here No
emer p with a cargo Of oil from. :
aviota. departed for the same port,
nd the French bark Rochambeau left y