Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-14
Love AND WAR
HAND IN HAND

Grim old Mars and little Dan
Cupid are fellow travellers in the big
troopship Sherman, that brought
many of Uncle Sans militants to the
Hawaiian Islands, together with their
goods, chattelG and supplies for main
tanning the various organizations sta
toned here.
Two pretty and blushing young
ladies', finally admitted this morning
that they are proceeding to the Phil
fppines in the Sherman, to become
Joined in wedlock Immediately upon
arrival at Manila to well known and
expectant young men now identified
with the insular government there.
Much interest conferred upon Miss
M. E. Feehan and Miss Nellie Nor
ris, who are victims of the darts sent
forth by the little love deity.
Twenty-four hours will be spent in
the discharge of four hundred tons
cargo, while six hundred tons of coal
are to be placed aboard before the
troopship departs for Guam and Ma
Mia at noon tomorrow.
The Sherman was at Oceanic wharf
at eight O'Clock this morning where
several hundred Hawaiians, Filipinos
and Japanese gathered to await the
opening of matches and ports, and be-
gan work in the removal of freight
and supplies for the local quarter
master department.
The trip down from San Francisco
was said to have been a pleasant
one with the exception of the first
two days, when considerable rain and
wind prevailed.
Four hundred passengers left the
vessel upon arrival here. In addition
to large list of cabin travellers, 1872
enlisted men of the coast artillery,
U. s. army, u. s. marine corps and
U. s. navy disembarked.
There is a small list of cabin pas
sengers en- route to Guam and Ma
Mia. In the steerage 246 troops are
destined for the Philippines while IL
will leave the vessel at Guam.
The senior officer in the Sherman is
Brigadier General C. s. Roberts, re-
tired, who is en- route to Manila
Other officers of high rank on board
are Colonel j. A. Hull, judge advo-
cate, who was to have sailed on the
April transport for Manila, but who
was hastily recalled just before his
In Omaha; Colonel ID. NJ Appel, med
ical corps, and Colonel F. D. Sturgis,
First Field Artillery, both of whom
will be stationed at Honolulu.
Captain J. G.. Goodfellow, coast ar
tfilery corps, was commanding Off
Ger.
The Fifty-fifth company, coast ar
tillery corps, from Fort Du Pont,
Delaware, three officers and SO men,
commanded by Captain Charles Winn,
coast artillery corps, was the only
organization on ship.
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Tanker Harm Nearing Port
With heavy shipment of fuel oil,
consigned to the local branch of the
Associated Oil Company, the Ameri-
can steamer w. F. Herrin from Mon
terey is expected will arrive here this
evening A late wireless has been re-
eeived today giving the vessels po-
sition.
WiiheImina Away for HiIo Tonight
Twenty-nine hundred tons of gen.
eral cargo and supplies will have
been discharged from the Matson Nav
lgation steamer Wilhelmina before the
vessel departs for Hilo this evening.
The Wilhelmina is due to return to
this port early Sunday morning In
sailing for the coast at ten o'clock
next Wednesday morning, the Will
helmina will be supplied with full
shipment Of sugar.
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An.as THa@&or M@A.n~ A@,,.k.;a.
The big new tractor placed on the
waterfront for the first time this
morning by the Honolulu Construc-
ton & Draying Company appeared to
move a mountain of freight from the
wharyes. Piled high with several
large truck loads of baled hay, the
tractor was set to work in taking
care of the consignment of supplies |
that reached port today in the United
States army transport Sherman.
French Bark Destined for the Coast |
San Francisco or Portland is an
nounced as the destination of the big
French bark Notre Dame d'Arvor, |
now being discharged of a shipment
of nitrates from the South American |
ports. The vessel is believed will get |
away for the Pacific Coast within a |
fortnight.
Hall Back With Kauai Sugar
The Inter-lsland steamer w. G.. |
Hall returned from regular trip to |
Kauai ports this morning. bringing
5000 sacks sugar and shipments of !
sundries. The vessel met with con- !
siderable rainy weather. with fair
winds and seas. The Hall is listed |
for dispatch to the Garden Island at |
five O'Clock tomorrow evening.
Nippon May Make Short Stay
Indications point to brief visit
from the Togo Kisen kaisha liner
Ninpop Maru. now en- route from San
francisco to the Far East by the way
of Honolulu. Castle & Cooke, me
local agents for the liner nave been
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