The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-09

No Naval Visit Soon.
While it is believed that the Pa
clfc fleet viii visit these waters in the
IaH 10 maneuver off Maui, there will |
up to that time probably be no naval |
vessel calling here except the Buffalo
en- route 10 Mare Island from Manila.
he Charleston, flagship of the Asia
TIC squadron, was expected to come to
Hawaii, but latest advices at the naval
station are 10 the effect that she will
90 direct by the northern route to
bremerton from Japan. She was to
leave Japan on August 2S The armor-
| ed cruiser New York has taken the
| place OF the Charleston on the Asiatic
| station.
Room fer $50.
II. Hackfeld & Co.. agents for the
Pacific Mail, expect the S. S. Manchu
RIA TO arrive here from the Orient on
Monday afternoon or Tuesday morn
ing next. They have no more definite
J advices. The Manchuria will bring
1900 tons Of freight for this port and
will have accommodations for about
100 passengers from here, although only
| about two-thirds Of that number have
booked so far for passage to the Coast.
| The Chiyo Naru sailed from Yoke
hama yesterday for Honolulu and San
Francisco and is bringing 1000 tons of
freight for this city.
Robert Levers Arrives.
| Schooner Robert Levers arrived yes
terday morning from Puget Sound with
a big shipment of lumber for Levers
| & Cooke. She is now discharging at
| the Bishop wharf.
Seized in South Seas by Revenue Cutter
PORT TOWNSEND, August 2S.-A
treasure seeking expedition into the
South Seas was Iudely shattered here
schooner Vida by the revenue cutter
Arcata, Capt. ". E. w. Hall command
ing. With the same seizure came the
arrest of Capt Hugh J. Thompson his
wife. sister-in-aw, Mate Sherwood and
four seamen. The party was brought
here and given into the custody of the
Thompson, who IS a barber, recently
Quilted his craft in Seattle. Plans to
sail southwark today that had been
earlier made were disturbed by libel
placed on the ship by Federal Marshal
Hopkins, seeking to settle labor claim
of 5000 While n the custody of a
deputy marshal and at anchor in Seat
tie. the vessel was forcbly taken by
Thompson, who Immediately got under
way for sea. Capture came after
sharp chase by the government vessel
8 which crowded the schooner in shore
and prevented her getting outside Juris
dicrion Of the United States. 1t was
discovered that Thompson had with a
raint brush altered he name from Vida
TO Flvira and had otherwise attempted
to disguise his command. He stoutly
lprotested against arrest, and 1t was
MY when a disparity in name with the
Isbip's papers brought out the facts that
: he ceased 10 request liberation.
The expedition Of the Vida has at
tracted much interest over Puget Sound
,Thompsor claimed to be able to lane
nartv in a Peruvian river where gol&
abounded IN such virgin richness tha
fortunes could be gathered each day
5 The result Of the expedition was placed
at from 100000 to $4,000.
> He sought to gain twenty five asso
Q cia+es in the enterprise. each OF whom
would be required to put up $1,000; L
: was further planned to establish
0 Ttopian colony n Peru. OF this T9omp
. SON was to be the head and with .
code of government that would max
z him a more exalted potentate than nov
+ EXISTS elsewhere On earth.
An inspection of the ship disclose
r 4,,o+ wan and suffering must have en-
ejnding capture and gotten to sea
Is There were practically no food supple
3, aboard owing to the surreptitlous a, dt
g. narture and the last drop OF g2sol ~
lie was used in attempting to elude IN
/. revenue cutter.
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