Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-24
Shipping
CAPTAIN FEEDER HAS APPEALED +.
AGAINST IMPOSITION OF fine
SEVERAL NEW FACES ARE TO BE SEEN IN THE RANKS
OF SIBERIA OFFICERS. HEAVY FREIGHT FOR MANILA.
NEWSBOY is HERE WITH LUMBER. lMIER.lSlAND
STEAMERS NOW LOADING AND DEPART TOMORROW.

While a fine Of $i9,7O5 is hanging
over the head of Captain Adrian Zeed-
err master of the Pacific Mail liner
Siberia, the well known skipper did
not display any great concern or
anxiety upon his arrival at Alakea
wharf shortly after nine o'clock this
morning.
Captain Feeder, who is the victim
of the Federal Governments dis
pleasure In that some five hundred
and fifty tins Of prepared opium had
been found on board and coniiscated.
remained noncommittal this morning
regarding the seizure.
II is understood that the skipper
United States Commissioner at
San Francisco, just before the
departure of the Siberia for
Honolulu, asking that the big fine
amounting close on to twenty thous-
and dollars, be rescinded. 1t is the
belief on board the Siberia that the
assessment will not be levied as in
almost all similar cases the vessel
masters have not been held negligent
II 1t is proven that they have taken
ordinary precaution to prevent the
unlawful importation of the drug by
the aid of their steamers. The matter
of levying fine is automatic In that
II is equal to the appraised value OF
the opium which the San Francisco
customs officers removed from the
ship. 1870. -.,..,...,...-.,.
A few days before the sailing OF the
Siberia from the coast word was
flashed along the line that mann
moth log raft en- route from Astoria
1 u san Francisco Mid broken up
while In tow of the steamer Francis
II. Leggett The drifting cigar
shaped raft was a matter of deer
concern to the navigating officers In
the Siberia until the dunger zone
had been passed. It's whereabout Is
said to have kept q number OF mar
| lutTS DuSN pooitioh 49,
giving several tug-boats wild-goost
chase. The Redstack tugs Defiance
and Sea Queen were dispatched t.
sea to locate the derelict, which hat
been reported off the lower coast. Al
though II was originally understood
when the Francis II. Leggett cast of
her cables that the raft had gon'
completely to pieces, there were !
couple of reports that large sec
ton of the raft was still intact. Ac
cording to the reports OF the tugs
however. the raft has spread itsel
/. out over a large area Of the ocean.
The Siberia is discharging fou
hundred and fifty tons of genera
cargo at Alakea wharf today prepare
tory to sailing at five o'clock TO
, Japan ports, Manila and Hongkone
. The vessel brought 68 cabin. 10 sec
ond class and one steerage passen
ger for Honolulu. The through lis
includes Is cabin, second class an
! Is steerage passengers.
| The Siberia calls ut Manila on III
outward voyage and In her spaciou
? hold there are several thousand ton
. of quartermaster supplies for tn
. army and navy department In tn
Philippines.
A fine voyage is reported down froi
$ San Francisco. Among the passer
: gers are A. A. Young and family {
q Honolulu, who have been visiting o
the western coast; DR.. Howard
Ames OF the Goat Island naval Sta
. ton. who is on vacation; Geral
u Joppy. the new French consul ;
Shanghai; w. II. Scott. an official {
the Southern Pacific Company, az
' companied by his wife and daughte
will remain over here; Mrs. Geore
Il. Wolf and Miss A. l.. Lewis Of M;
Mia, returning from a vacation sper
"a on the western coast; DR.. w. Il. Mu'
- grave Of Manila; G. w. Simmie. hea
q of stevedoring Arm In the Philil
A pines, and wife, who have been visi
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