The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-13

The Washington centennial was
celebrated by grand parade
IN San Francisco on the Both of
April, and on the LIST May nearly
10000 children enjoyed themselves
at Golden Gate Park. In New York
the celebration extended over three
days, the marine review probably
being the most noteworthy. The
| centennial ball ended in a drunken
orgy.
Col Geo. w. Macfarlane did not
leave San Francisco for the east till
May LIST.
Hawaiian Commercial Co.'S stock
continues to sell at $3.50.
Among passengers booked to
leave are: Per Umatilla: Mrs. F. NJ.
Hatch, Mrs. Lewis and daughter,
Miss Laura Dickson, Miss G. H
Brown, Miss Minnie Brown. Per
Mariposa: H. A. P. Carter and fam
lily, 5. LOuisson, B. F. Dillingham;,
DR.. j, S. B. Pratt.
The cruiser Charleston will start
on her trial trip this week.
Ex-Judge Terry swears that the
celebrated Hill-Sharon marriage
contract was destroyed by fire with
his library at Fresno.
Naval Notes.
The contract for building the great
armored coast-defense vessel has
been awarded to the Union Iron
Works for $1,628,00
The following named cadets have
reported at the Naval Academy for
returned from the Trenton: B. T..
Dexter, B. w. Creeds, B. H. Jackson
and r. Streetor.
Orders have been given to put the
Brook YIN and Essex at, New York,
out of commission.
Ensign John A Bell has been de
tached from the Navy Yard at Mare
Island, and ordered to duty on the
Iroquois.
The Dolphin arrived at Bombay,
and the Mohican at Payta on
May 18th.
II. B. NJ. S. Amphion arrived at
San Francisco on May 30, received
stores and dispatches, and proceeded
to Vancouver the same day. Cap
tain Hutton is in command.
Latest san Francisco Shipping News.
SAN Francisco, Arrivals: April 26,
schr. George G. Perkins, Is days
from Honolulu; April %, bark c. d.
Bryant, 20 days, and bark Forest
Queen, Ia days from Honolulu; bark
Ferris S. Thompson, Is days from
Kahului; May 4, schr Anna, II days
from Kahului.
Departures: April &c, S. S. Una
tilla; April %, bark Colusa; April 80,
bark Lady Lampson, all for Homo
lulu; May 2, brig w. q. Irwin; May
4, bark Ferris S. Thompson, both for
Kahului.
AUCKLAND, April %, S. S. Zealan-
dia from Honolulu.
PORT TOWNSEND, April 80, bark Ivy
from Honolulu.
PoRT BLAKELEY, May 4, bark Cey-
Ion for Honolulu.
Projected departures from San
Francisco: Bark Forest Queen on
May Is; bark g. d. Bryant on May
IS; S. S. Umatilla on May a, and
bktne. W. H. Dimond mo date(.
The S. s. Gaelic has just made the
trip from Hongkong in 215 days,
and from Yokohama in ID DAYS. Is
hours and Is minutes, the quickest
time on record.
The bark G. D. Bryant had a ter
rible gale on the voyage from Homo
lulu. For twenty eight hours the
ship was hove to under bare poles.
Forty hours Captain Lee had to
pump ship by steam, as the crew
could not stay at the pumps. The
first officer and one seaman had ribs
broken, one man was washed over
board by one wave, but rode back |
safely to deck on the returning wave,
a horse was killed and deckIoad of .
bananas washed away. The follow
ing named passengers signed a testi
monial to Captain Lee, including the
first and second officers, Mcdonald
and Gillies, in their praise: DIR. A.
p: Raymond, Mrs. A. F. Raymond,
Mr.. F. Hofeng, Mrs A. H. Rase
mann, Jennie Sullivan, May Black
r. II