The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-17

The o. S. Co.'S Alameda, Captain
Morse, arrived from Sydney early yes
terday morning.
She had a very light passenger list
this time, having only twenty per-
sons in the saloon, and about fifty in
the steerage. There were no cabin pas
sengers for Honolulu, and but five in
the steerage who landed here.
Hume the man whom Wells, Fargo
from them some months ago, is on
! board in charge of Detective Tucker
of San Francisco. 1t will be remem-
bered that Hume fled to Honolulu
after the embezZlement, arriving here
by the Monowai on her last trip. He
was, however, followed by Detective
Tucker who had gone to Vancouver,
and taken passage in the Warrimoo.
He arrived here too late to find Hume,
who had become frightened and left
for Australia. In the Colonies Detec-
tive Tucker had lively chase after
the defaulter, eventually running him
down in Brisbane, Queensland.
The Alameda was detained all night
in Watson's bay, Sydney harbor,
waiting for Tucker to arrive with his
prisoner, by the steamer from Bris-
bane.
She eventually got under way for
Auckland at 5 o'clock A. NJ. the day
after advertised sailing time.
The passage up was not a pleasant
one; head winds, and rain being ex-
perienced most of the voyage. The
usual deck sports were not much in
dulged in owing to the bad weather,
and slender company.
The Alameda arrived with several
cases of measles aboard and was inn
mediately placed under quarantine.
In all there have been nine cases, all
among the children of steerage pas
sengers. The first case made its APP
pearance shortly after the vessel left
Sydney, and was quickly followed by
two more.
Several of the state rooms in the
starboard side were given over to the
doctor, who transformed them into
hospital for the sick children. The
mothers who nursed the little ones
were of course, isolated with them, to
lessen the danger of the disease spread
ing.
Many of the steerage passengers
were complaining bitterly at being
kept on board, while the vessel was in
port, while the saloon passengers were
allowed ashore. They claimed that,
although the measles cases had come
entirely from the steerage, the child
rem who were down with the malady
were all in the saloon quarters. and
that therefore the Infection was more
likely to come from the saloon than
from the steerage.
The steerage passengers who were
to land here were taken over to the
quarantine station by Mr.. G. B. Rey-
L. King, Master King, Mrs. J. King
and infant, Mrs. Herbert and two
children, and Mrs. T. Trends and in
FAINT Mrs. Herbert will be transferred
to the barkentine Klikitat, where her
husband is employed, and will sail
with him to Puget Sound.
All the early cases of measles are
now convalescent, but only as late as
fresh case was reported.
Among the saloon passengers is B.
Sinauer, of the firm of s. H0ffnung &
Sons, of Sydney, London, and New
York. He is going to make con-
stay in the United States
and England, and is accompanied by
his wife and child.
Abraham Hoffnung, late Hawaiian
charge d. affaires in London, is in Sgd
ney, and will remain there in Mr..
Sinauer's place while the latter is
absent.
All is quiet at Samoa, and up to the |
time of the Alameda's call there was
no change in the aspect of affairs since |
the late fighting. The steamer ar
rived in the evening and left before |
daylight, so there was little oppor- |
tunity for the passengers to see or hear |
ashore.
Among the steerage passengers is /
looking individual named |
James Anderson. He has for many |
years toiled upon his farm, near Bris-
Dane, Queensland, and firing of the
hard and cherries life of an Austria
ian farmer and pining to go forth and |
see the world, James decided to sell
,ut and go to America.
He managed to dispose of his farm
1t low price and left Brisbane for
sydney with e740 in his pocket. On
he train he made the acquaintance of
wo smart young men, who soon
howed great friendship for their new
Arrived in Sydney
hey fleeced their lamb without trou-
lie, the stalest of confidence games
nd the most transparent of card
-ames in 4 WooloomooloO bar being
efficient to transfer the 40 hard
armed sovereigns from the pockets of
he farmer 20 their own. Having re.
ieved him of all he possessed, they
bought him n steerage
icket for San Francisco and gave him
ack $40 of the cash. Anderson will
be careful as to who he plays
ards with in the future.
Only about sixty tons of freight
-era cnnsiUnad to this mort