The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-23


colonial service, as she is consid-
cred superior vessel to the Zeal
andia. Should this take place, the
Zealandia would be used on the
Hawaiian Line. 1t is stated In
shipping circles that Spreckels
Bros. contemplate the construction
of three 5OOO-ton steamers for the
Australian service, providing Con
gress passes the bounty and mail
subsidy bills. The vessels pro-
posed will be built in accordance
with the naval regulations, and
will be so constructed that they can
be utilized as cruisers in case of
war. The speed of the vessels will
not be less than Is knots an hour.
1t is also understood that IN case of
the passage of the bills mentioned,
the Pacific Mail will build at least
four new steamers for the Chilean
and Peruvian trade.
Personal Mention.
Colonel j. P. Jackson has just re-
turned FROM Washington city, where
he made all arrangements for the
transfer of the United States Assis-
tant Treasurership in this city. 1t
is expected that he will take pos
session of the Office on July l next.
He has filed his bond in the sum of
100000, with Leland Stanford,
Charles N. FELTON,, John P. Jones,
Claus Spreckels, Alvinza Hayward
and George c. Perkins as his sure
ties, each in the sum of 100000.
This is perhaps the largest and
most substantial bond ever given to
the Government by an officer, the
sfgners thereto being worth more
than $100,O00,0O0.
Capt. George H. Douglass is no
better and little hope is enter tanned
for his recovery. He is out of his
senses about all the time and con-
tinues to issue orders as if he was
master of a vessel.
l.. Montgomery Mather, whom
it will be remembered arrived from
Hawaii some two years ago
charged with inducing tourists to
visit Honolulu, has turned up as
editor of the Los Angeles Life. He
makes fair success of the paper,
which can hardly be said of him in
other vocations.
Capt. Morse has received many
congratulations for the fast out
ward passage made by the Ala
media on her last trip.
The han dsome presents of King
Kalakaua and Il. G. Macfarlane to
Herman Oelrichs and his bride,
Miss Fair. were greatly admired !;
King Kalakaua sent a lei, and Mr..
Macfarlane magnificent table.
The wedding was the most brilliant
one ever seen in San Francisco.
When the steamer Australia was
three days out from Honolulu on
her last trip up, Mrs. Charles B..
Atherton, one of the cabin passen-
gers, gave birth to baby girl.
Both mother and child are well.
Bids for the Cruisers.
Bids for over $4,000, 900 were
opened on the 10th at the Navy
Department for the construction of
new warships. The Union Iron
Works of San Francisco bid So, 1O0,-
900 for armored cruiser No. 2, &C.
cOrding to the Government specifi-
cations, William Cramp l. Son of
Philadelphia l.. 50, 100000, and
the Risdon Iron Locomotive Works
of San Francisco $4,000 For
the construction of the vessel &C
cording to their own plans tho
Union Iron Works bid 100000,
and the Cramps $685., 900.
The Union Iron Works bid
$1,796,00O for cruiser No. 6, &C
cording to the Government specif-
cations, and 81, 100000 according to
their own specifications.
w. F. w. Wheeler of West Bay
City, Mich, bid S245, 900 for the
practice vessel, and Samuel L.
Moore II Co. of Elizabethport, NJ,
bid s25o,O0O.
San Francisco News.
Geo. R. Hanks, q workman on
the new City Hall, has disclosed
job on the contract for the walls on
the new Larkin street wing of the
new City Hall. The contractors,
Mccartney, Riddell and Mccain,
built up elght-inch walls on the
outside and inside and filled up the
intervening space with rubbish.
The grand jury now has the matter
under investigation.
Plenty of fun has been created
by the disclosures in case entitled
W. G. Boyns against the Bancroft
Co. Boyns wanted $446 for getting
up book called "Chronicles of the
Builders of the Commonwealth"
for which James G. Fair, ex-Gov.
Perkins and other well-known citi-
zens, paid from $1,000 to $4,000
for "anti ups"
G. F. Croker has purchased
Suffer- Fort and will present it to
the Native Sons.
Samuel Carson Il Co., booksellers,
have been attached for $4,000 by
the Sather bank, and will go into
insolvency.
The molders' strike presents no
new aspects. The men appear to
have lost.
l. R. Wilbur has gone East to
arrange if possible, with the Santa
Fee Co. to build his projected rail-
road in tho San Ioanu;n vollox