The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-07-01

tons register. She is 1863 feet il
length, 37.4 feet beam and 1871;
feet depth of hold. She was built
by J. Elder 4 Co.
About year ago she was in
need of repairs, and Jno. d. Spreck-
els then conceived the idea Of put
ting her under the American flag,
Instead of tinkering with the yes.
sci, she was practically rebuilt, put.
ting in new boilers, decks, masts
and houses. The repairs on her
amounted to over S225,OOO, the
work being superintendent by Geo.
Ross, the shipwright, and as she
stands now, she has two decks, four
masts, spar deck and five bulk
heads.
There having been over two
thirds of her original cost expended
for repairs, Congress was petitioned
to allow the Australia to fly the
American flag. The act was passed
about ten days ago and the steam
er commission was received by
Spreckels in due course of time.
Pacific Mail Changes.
The agency of the Pacific Mail
Co. has passed from the hands of
Williams, Dimond Il Co., W. r. A.
Johnson having been appointed by
H. ,oou D,oo;do,,+ u Qouofon
Mr.. johnson has been the purchas-
ing agent for the Pacific Mail Co.
at San Francisco for the past ten
years, and is well known to the
merchants and general public of
this city. He is an intimate friend
of the newly elected President, and
was appointed to his position by
that gentleman when he was before
at the head of the company in New
York.
Williams, Dimond Il Co. have
had the agency of the Mail line for
fifteen years, the firm being form
erly Williams, Blanchard l. Co.,
and that they have attended to the
interests of the company is too well
known to need special mention.
Captain Williams formerly gave
his attention to the dock business,
but since his demise this duty has
devolved solely on A. Cheesebor-
ough, another member of the firm.
The change, it is said, is made from
motives of economy, and not from
any fault found with the manage
ment of the old agents.
Naval Awards Made.
Secretary Tracy has awarded
the contract for the big armored
8, 1O0-ton cruiser to the Cramps OF
Philadelphia at their bid of $685.
600, on their own plans. The con-
tract for the 5,500-ton cruiser was
awarded to the Union Iron Works
on their bid of S1,796,OOO on the
departments plan.
Steam is being slowly raised in
the boilers of the new cruiser San
Francisco in preparation for the trial
trip, which has been set for early
next month. Captain Miner Good
all is on the list to command the
vessel, and the trial will be made
in Santa Barbara channel.
The Old Hulk Returns.
The battered and unseaworthy
old man-of-war Iroquois which the
Navy Department officials are fool
ish enough to believe is proper
vessel to send to Samoa, made an
attempt to get to sea on the 18th
inst. It was down on the pro-
gramme for her to call at Honolulu
and as she weighed anchor and got
underway bets were freely made she
would never get that far, let alone
brave the possibility of hurricanes
at Apia She got under way about
half-past 2 o'clock and after peri
lous trip Of s hours which carried
her out over the bar and back, the
iibboon and bowsprit were carried
away. The Iroquois is now at
Mare Island for "repairs as it is
termed in naval parlance. She can
steam about four knots an hour
when wind and wave are in her
favor. The officers who navigate
her think it best to heave to in a
moderate blow.
San Francisco News.
Governor Waterman now ac-
knowledges that he made a mistake
in pardoning John W. ("Hono-
lulu'') Mccarthy, the embezzling
Supreme Court Clerk. Mccarthy
intimated that he knew how to get
at Waterman and would probably
go into the pardon brokerage BUSH
ness.
Much complaint is made over the
way in which the census has been
taken. 1t is estimated that about
$4,000 people have been skipped in
San Francisco. st. Louis and other
places are complaining. while in
Minnesota open war has broken