Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-06

Increased passenger and freight
business offered the United states
army transports between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu Is creating prob
lem that Is becoming hard to solve
by those who have To do with this
branch of the service. tt.,
/ The Sheridan, sailing from Manila
on June 14th had every state room
filed to capacity. one, hundred and
thirty one passengers were provided
with accommodation before leaving
the Philippines. At Nagasaki. seven
teen additional, cabin passengers had
to be taken care eof and now the
climax has been reached with appl'-
cation from the local auartermaster's
department for at least score more
officers and their wives and families.
The sheridan is pulling away from
Naval Wharf No. 3 at four o'clock this
afternoon with every berth and settec
assigned to army, navy or Philippine
government officials. |, was found ne
cessary to transfer some of the cabin
passengers into the dormitories be-
fore leaving Honolulu. -.oH
SO great has been the demand made
upon the three larger vessels IN the
transport feet that steps have al
ready been taken to enlarge the troop
ship Thomas. Hl. ein.i.
The extra work to be done on the
army transport Thomas, which is now
at Mopre & Scott's shipyard complet-
ing an extensive and expensive over
hauling. win probably be done at tho
Mare island navy yard. This work
includes the extension fore and aft Of
the boat deck land the construction of
a large smoking room. 1t was esti-
mated that the job would cost about
$5O,O0O. Bids were opened the other
| day. The bid Of the Union Iron Works
was higher than the estimate. Moore
& SCOTS bid fell II little below, but
the bid put in by the Mare island navy
| yard was nearly 100000 lower than
| the lowest civilian bid and Mare ISL
and will probably get the job. The
| contract will not he let until the bids
have been passed on by the quarter
master general. TO whom they have
| been submitted.
| The Sheridan is in urgent need of
cleaning and repainting, An inspec-
ton of the hold this morning revealed
stringers of seaweed a foot or more
! in length The bottom of the vessel
Is very foul and this Is said TO have
accounted for the slow time made by
the troopship between Nagasaki and
Honolulu. At the present gait, the
Sheridan will barely reach San Fran
cisco under eight days.
The officers In the Sheridan report
a fine passage across the Pacific wit!
4 a possible exception OF the last two
days when the staunch vessel bucked
a strong head wind.
Il II Is rumored around the ship thai
the vessel will he delayed In sailing
for a return trip to the Philippines
4 and instead of getting away from Sar
Francisco on August 9Th, II may bC
the 18th of that month before thu
4 transport Is made ready for SET
again.
Colonel William H. c. Bowen Is II
command of troops and the ranking
officer In the troopship.
The passengers include 1871 cabil
Manila TO San Francisco. second class
between the same ports there are SO
Troop quarters and enroute TO til,
mainland 3i6 enlisted men. Joininl
the ship at Nagasaki were II cabin
second class and 10 troops,
The sheridan Is taking on neitbc
coal or supplies at Honolulu. Tn
!, vessel with small mainland mai
/ will sail for San Francisco at fou
. o'clock.
skipper Charged With Brutality.
Testimony In MANY cases inyolvini