Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-07
WATERFRONT NOTES
New Manager for Alaska-pseidc S. s

New Manager for Alaska-Pacific s. s.
Co.
There Is new manager for the
Alaska-Pacific Steamship Company to
succeed Marcus Talbot resigned. in
the person of G. w. Wiley. the for
mer President of the Crosby Tow Boat
Company. The new manager of the
Alaska Pacific Company came to Sc
attic from Boston nine years ago as
Pacific coast representative of the
Boston Tow Boat Company and the
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship
Company.
The steamship company formerly
operated the steamship Plciades. Hy-
AIDES, Lyra, Shawmut and fremont; :,
and when they disposed Of them Mr..
Wiley entered business for himself
in Seattle.
The Pleiades was purchased by New
York interests, the Hyades by the
Matson Navigation Company and the
Lyra was taken over under charter
by the Luckenbachs. OF New York. The
Shawmut and fremont were taken
over by the government, the former
being placed In the Eastern coast
wise service carrying cement from
New York to Panama for the canal.
Mr.. Wiley has had wide experience
In the steamship business, having
been prominent In shipping affairs on
| the Atlantic coast twelve years be.
fore coming to Seattle.
"a
Twenty-Day Trans.Pacific Schedule.
PORTLAND, Ore, July IS. - That
the Bank line steamers will come In
here on regular 90 day schedule
was announced yesterday by w. b.
Prichard, vice-president of Frank Wa
terhouse & Co., who spent the day in
this city, returning to Seattle last
night
The new schedule which has been
adopted as a result of the acquiring
of the Portland and Asiatic by the
Waterhouse interests. will begin with
the present steamer in port, the Ku-
merle. The Kumeric will sail from
fere July "a, after which the Luce,
ric will come in August and sail
August 10, and 1t will be followed by
the steamer Hercules, ono of the new
ly acquired chartered steamers. which
Is scheduled to sail from here Aug
ust 81.
The Orteric will arrive September .
and sail again on the Goth of the
same month The Strathlyon will sal!
october 10. and the Suveric, arriving
on the 10th, will sail October 30.
The steamers will come from the
Orient by way of Puget Sound and
! on the return across the Pacific will
go back that way.
Skipper OF Spokane Stands by Crew.
SEATTLE, Wash, July IL. With
the taking of the testimony of Captain
J. f. Guptill. master of the wrecked
steamship Spokane, who commanded
her at the time Of her sinking In the
Northern waters last month. the Fed
eral Board of Steamship Inspectors
closed its inquiry into the wrecking
of the vessel this morning and now
has under advisement the decision as
to whether charges shall be preferred
against Captain Guptill. The com
mander of the vessel said there In no
| credit due any man In command of
ship that Is wrecked. He said every
member of the Spokanes ships com
pany did his duty. and exactly what
was expected of him, and that he con
Quoted the landing of passengers and
the preparations for their subsequent,
care In as expeditions a manner as
was possible under the circumstances.
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viii Report Weather on Dutch Harbor|
The chief of the United States Wea-
ther Bureau ut Washington. ID. c..
has decided to establish an observing
station ut Dutch harbOr, Unalaska,
through the cooperation of the Unit
cd States Fish Commission.
The necessary instruments to equip,
the new station win be sent north
from San Francisco before tho end
Of the current month.
II Is confidently expected that by
means of wireless reports the obser-
vations made ut Dutch harbor can be
transmitted TO the mainland. Such
reports will be of great value espe-
cially In the winter months, In de-