The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-01
THE7IS OFF FOR LAYSAN TODAY

The U. S. revenut cutter Thetis is
due to leave at three o'clock this aft
ernoon for Laysan Island to bring the
naturalists back from there. 1t is
anticipated that the cruiser will be
away about two weeks. She was sup
piled with water this morning. She
will leave for Alaska on the goth inst.
The Repeat Is Outside.
The American schooner Repeat ar
rived early this morning from Port
Gamble with a full load of lumber
consigned to Allen & Robinson. She
is anchored outside, and has made no
attempt to come in. It is not anticl-
pated that she will be in port until
tomorrow. The tug Intrepid is having
the usual slxty--ay cleansing of her
boilers, and besides, the vessel has
not called for tug to bring her in
The last time the Repeat Went out
under her own sail, and she carried
away the mast out of a small vessel
that was anchored near the Myrtle
boat house.
Seattle csts $4,000 in Duty.
goes of the Stratharde, the Teucer
customs officials say will aggregate
the greatest amount of duties collect
ed in Seattle for months in the same
length of time will be that brought
to Uncle Sans Golfers by the car
goes of the Strathardie, the Teucer
and the Mexican, now in port from
Hawaii and the Orient. The amount
collected yesterday and the day be-
fore was approximately $4,000; that
much more is expected to be collected
today and tomorrow, and before the
combined cargoes of the three liners
have been entered the amount is ex-
pected to reach 100000.
The Teucer, a Blue Funnel liner,
from Hongkong and Yokohama, ar
rived in port Sunday evening, the
first of the three big steamships to
arrive at Seattle in as many DAYS.
The Strathardle, a Waterhouse liner,
arrived from Hongkong yesterday
afternoon, and the Mexican, of the
Hawaiian line, steamed in this morn
ing.
The duties come chiefly from heavy
shipments of English liquors, gunny-
sacks and peanuts, and in part from
the shipments of unusual size of mat
ting, silks, rice and general merchan-
disc. The liquors come from Eng
land, having been transshipped at
,Hongkong. The gunny-sacks, like.
wise transshipped, are from Calcutta.
These pay dual rate of Is per cent
ad valorem and B of a cent each on
the finished sacks, and Is per cent ad
Valorem and 5s of a cent each in the
cloth. The size of the Importation
OF gunnysacks is due to the approach
ing grain season.
Large shipments of tea. bemn and
raw silk also were received on the
Dig hners from the Orient, but these,
occupying places on the free list
added nothing to the collection.
Is Murderer West Alive?
Seattle Daily Times: That French
west who shot and killed Captain
H. b. Wood, of the steamship Buclx-
man. and endeavored to seize tbe
vessel on the night of August 81
succeeded in making his escape is
the opinion of Captain Harry w
crosby, of the Washington Tug G
barge Company, who returned TODAY
from San Francisco, where he served
as witness at the trial of George w
wise, Vests accomplice.
west according to Captain Crosby,
was an experienced swimmer and al.
though the Buckman was twenty
miles from the Oregon shore al the
time that he leaped overheard after
shooting Captain Wood, he wore
life preserver. West lived for many
years IN the Philippines and for
Time almost made the water bis
nome. Under favorable circumstances
he could have covered twenty or even
thirty miles in the water. Captain
crosby believes that he managed TO
reach the shore at some desolate spot
and later proceeded to some small
village, covering his identity and
making his escape.
During the course of the recent
trial Wise, who was Vests assistant
the latter having engineered the
scheme, became violently insane
When the trial fist began" said
Captain Crosby "the man was in the
best of health, but during the first
week of the ordeal he lost nearly
forty pounds, One night while in
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