The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16

sue lSlJ lue OOlullDld hlNSI 10 New
castle and from Newcastle to Homo
lulu.
According to the story which Cap
tain M. Ewahara told in broken Eng
lish, he has six of the worlds mos
desperate characters on boa d and he
has been compelled to nail the X
recreants up in the forecast.e in or
der to prevent them from outline the
threats of the rest Of the crew.
The trouble started several mont Is
ago when the Shintsu Maru left the
coast for Newcastle. The n ght b..
fore sailing, twelve of the crew de.
serted. This demoralized six more
and the collier had hardly weighed
anchor before a celestial made fly.
ing leap for the waters of the Colum-
bia.
He was ,fished out and Immediately
proceeded to make trouble, aided ny
five fellow conspirators, and the six
finally became so obstreperous that
the captain nailed them into the fore.
castle-hencoop style.
During the first night at sea, the
six sailors managed to force al. ext
from their chicken-coor prison an
proceeded to am themselves. Eu.
the best they could DC Eas to collect
one revolver and a knife batwe
them and so when they proceeded to
beard the captain in his den. he htd
little trouble in quelling them.
After this, the six were kept in
irons and were only released in or6e,
to help load coal at Newcastle. TNey
worked under strong guard and, a
soon as the collier left for Honolulu
they were returned to cneir forecas-
tie prison.
The captain declares himself in NOR
tai terror of them and continually
walks the bridge with shot gun
within reach, as he explained tn
the next attempt to cut his tn. lat
might be more successful.
When the Shintsu Maru arrived
late yesterday evening, she was dock
ed at the Bishop wharf and the wo
OF unloading her forty-two hundred
ton cargo of coal for the Inter-Is an
Steamship Company was begun early
this morning.
The mutineers were released en-
are working under a Aeavy guard of
watchmen. 1t is the captains inten
ton to let them work all day Will
in port and then make them don their
irons for the evening.
Besides the six mutiheers, the Shin
tsu Maru carries a crew of fifty-two,
all Japanese.
SMALLPOX ON PERSIA.
Word has been received at the Of
fees of H. Hackfeld & Co., agents
for the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, that there are three cases Of
smallpox on board the Persia. When
the Persia arrives this afternoon at
five o'clock, she will be locked at
the quarantine wharf.
MOST SAD SURPRISE.
One of the happiest passengers on
the Mongolia bound for Honolulu was
G. P. White, for he was expecting
to meet his wife and FAMILY at the
docks after separation of se,e!a
Mrs. White and her three children
left for the island of Maui some time
ago to take up a homestead. Mr..
White was to remain in Red Wing,
Canada, sell the old home and then
Join them. They We're a devoted fam
lily and the one thought after the sep
aration was how happy they woulo
be at the reunion which was to take
place soon, as Mrs. White was in the
habit of telling the children.
When Mr.. White arrived this Nom
ing. the children in company with
group Of members of the local Odu
Fellows Lodge were at the dock to
meet him.
Where is your mother?" he Gale
down to them as he descended the
gang plank. All were silent and as
he repeated his question the oldest
child, aged seven, began to cry.
Mrs. White is dead" said one of
the men and the group moved away
from the wharf The father and hi
three children are staying at the re-
5idence of Mrs. M. ]. Dickson.
1t was a case of distance being TOO
great to enable the father to hear
he news Immediately. Mrs. White
and the children had not been in
heir new home long before the moth
II sickened and died after a short ill |
less.
The Odd Fellows have been inter
'sted in the case and placed the chIl
lren in the care of Mrs. Dickson