The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-09-28

/ the Annie Larsen had been there. and
since they were taken away BY tho|
Nanshan, the collier must have found
the Maverick at Socorr0, and she prob.
ably was the ship that Camaliche mis-
took for q second British man.of-w war.
He said the Maverick had sailed from
, San Jose del Cabo about April 20, and
this would put the two ships At So.
zorro about the same time
No Provisions Procurabis
There were no provisions 10 be had
at Acapulco; TO this extreme had war
worn Mexico; and, a. said, the Car
ranzistas tried 70 bold the Annie Lar.
sen. When the captain certified that
the cargo was not intended for any
Mexican port, Captain Hasbrouck Of
the Yorktown delivered him from their
grasping hands. N I. .s & \ 4. I &, ~ Z,
ottmer, The shpereareo, sent radio
gram from the Yorktown April 25 to-
the Meveriek a. SANE Diego, saying
that the schooner had left Bocorro be-
cause Of shortage Of water, that she
would return TO soeorfo, ana. n the
Maverick were not there then, would
sail for Hilo and Johnston (CornwaIlis)
reef, in 10 degrees, As minutes north
latitude and 16e degrees, 80 minutes
west longitude. The, Maverick re-
ceived THE message at San Diego June
2, the day she arrived OF the Coronado
Islhnds, according to- Oamalichsy she
waited At soccrfo twenty-five days, BY
Gould Have Reached mo
Thus the Maverick sailed for HiIo.
and the Annie Larsen for socOrro.
again. 4
Nineteen days ont che last potato
was eaten, and twenty-five days ont
Of Acapulco, Captain Schulter saw that
his provisions were running too low
for him 70 risk Soeorro and perhnps
not find the Maverick, and he gave
Ottmer written option to make for
Hilo or the Coast. s.
Had 0ttmer chosen Hilo the Maverick
would have received the munitions, for
the schooner was only 500 or 900 miles
from the Islands then; but he chose
any port North or South Of San Fran.
'ciscoi and the schooner set her
course for Gray's Harbor. Herein APP
pears another Of the strange series of
accidents that robbed the Germans in
South Africa Of their lgreatly-neeicd
arms and ammunition. n
The log Of the voyage TO Gray's Har-
hor i monotonous. It tells Of sealms,
ealms and light winds, calm inriDz
the night wind still bathing, ), and one
entry has Calm scraw!rl In great
letters, showing that Mate Poppe was
mpatiept
Nav 2l ClariDn island was sighted
Forty-ote DAYS nut there came nm
other happening, apparently fortuitous,
but in reality not so; for the AMMO
Larsen, meeting ealms and unfavor-
Fable winds, was about TO make for
Hilo before the northeast trades when
she sighted the schooner Minnie a.
Game, Sydney ,bound, In 1872 degrees, 80
minutes west Longitude and 20 degrees
81 minutes north latitude, and from
her she got n boatload Of provisiors
These made IL safe for her to continue
to Gray's Harbor., n 5gsls ~
Made Bad sailing 'reE q f.H..i4
TO foul had the schooner become dur
Hing the months In Mexican waters that,
although she sad come out of .lrydoek
| in San Francisco, 400 boxes Of ammn.
milton Were shifted Aft 90 4Jups 20 so
as TO throw her stern deeper and give
her more. eteeraQe war,
| The only provisions were salt beef
and beans and water was running low
when land was sighted at tive thirty
o 'cloek In the morning Of June %, bat
Captain Schplter said be could have
hung ON two weeks longer. The ting
Daring ,towed the. Annie Larsen in, ard
she locked at quarantine at Ho4uianl
ssisure Of tho arms and nutrition.
was made at once by customs officers
Captain, Sehulter was permitted TO 90
ashore, but two men were set to quart
ottmer. They had, one cabin OF the
little saloon; he had another, but he
clipped ashore by night and got to
Seattle in an automobile; and thus he
disappears from this story.
No Charge TO Stick y
4 The Annie Larsen was held q month,
but nothing against her could be found
except violation OF the customs laws
in sailing 10 Socorro when she had
cleared for Topolobampo, and she was
let Of with iine Of $500 for that Of
Tense. yG,tE.. - =
Then she sailed from Aberdeen fSr
Honolulu September 3, with a. rev
crew, and she arrived on port Friday
Il hight, all her adventures past. ~
II INV tANAuuSMco Ou iGuhfo 49, e,N
II But there are other details thai the
captain learned, In one Of which Hilo
. should be Interested. The Maverick
lay there awaiting the Annie Larsen,
which she thought to be on the way.
To guard her against entering and Rs
ing held by customs officials for the
false. clearance, Captain Nelson IT The
Il Maverick sent three launches, hired in
7 Hilo, or port TO watch for her and to
hold her ont at see Until the Mayer' 81
should come TO her. Hilo may be In
terested In ascertaining the owners Of
these launches and why they didn Z 70.
lieve the burning curiosity months ago
Il That the arms were intended for
South Africa appears probable to zap,
tain Schulter, for, although ottmer did
not, say that In 80 many words, %lnen
don Z stay together Eve months with
out learning something;" and, besides
Poppe knew Of the same thing, an
heard in San Francisco that the short
! age Of munitions was prime cause 81
J the overthrow of the Germans by
Botha. SO 1t appears certain that thu
J Maverick would have gone to Soatl