The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-09-15
GOLD GALORE IS
HERE TO SPEND
Treasurer Returns With Boxes
Full OF Twenties-lniantry
and Marines Arrive.
lFrom wedne.day . AdveIlIser.l

kfFom Neuuctuhy AuNtIhhttsl
six thousand pounds Of gold coin Of
the United States Of America, includ.
ing tho weight Of the cases in which
the treasure is stored, reached Homo.
mln last night on the United States
army transport Logan, which came
from San Francisco. By this morning
this treasure, amounting to over $1,-
500, 900, representing the sale Of Ha-
waiian territorial bonds in the eastern
narke cts of the mainland, will be slowed
away in the vaults of the treasury de.
partment at the capitol. There it win
stay until some plan is devised where.
by it may be divided up among the
banks. Some of the bankers say they
don t want so much gold coin, and
there comes the rub.
The million ana half was under the
personal charge of d. Lloyd Conkling,
territorial treasurer, who also person
ally negotiated the sale of the bonds.
This is one of the largest single ship
ments of gold to the Territory and is
a concrete testimonial of the way the
stability of the Hawaiian government
and the credit of Hawaii is regarded
among the money barons of the East.
The transport also brought the third
battalion of the Second United States
Infantry, the last of that regiment, for
station on this island. The troops will
get out their baggage today and by to-
morrow they win be quartered at Fort
Shafter, sharing barracks with the
Twentieth Infantry battalion, which
has been on duty there for four years.
On October 8 the Twentieth battalion
will embark for San Francisco, going
thence to Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City,
Utah. The headquarters, band and two
battahons of the Second are stationed
at Sehofield Barracks, under command
of Colonel Mansfield.
The battalion which arrived last
night contains only 157 men and is un-
der the command of Lieut-Col. w. Y.
Stamper, U.S.A.
] There also arrived seventy-fve ma
rines for station at Camp Very, near
the naval station. They will greatly
enlarge the numbers of the skeleton
battalion which Major Neville main
tains. On the next transport larger
number of marines may arrive and this
will bring the battalion up to its nor
NAL strength of about 400 men.
Captain Williams, formerly of the
Buford and Crook, now commands the
Logan, Captain Stinson having been
transferred to the Thomas The other
officers are Chief Officer Harstedt and
Chief Engineer Kidd Captain James
v. Heidi, U.S.A, who was at one time
stationed with the Tenth Infantry at
Camp Mckinley, Waikiki, is the quar-.
termaster captain on the Logan. In
his office are Quartermaster' Clerk C.
+. Mckay and Commissary Clerk H. o.
Mason.
They report that the October trans
port will be the Sherman and the No
vember boat will be the Thomas, on
which will be Capt. Campbell Babcock
U.S.A., as quartermaster. Captain Bah
cock is one of the most popular men
who have reigned supreme aboard army
transports and the fact that he is again
to act in the transport service is good
news to his Honolulu friends.
Captain Heidi was busy last evening
renewing old acquaintances, for he is
also reckOned among the fortunate of
fcers to be termed popular.
Miss A. r. Thompson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. U. Thompson, who hold,
position in the United States agri
cultural department, returned home fol
visit on the troopship.
The Logan leaves for Guam and Ma
Mia tomorrow.
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