The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-01-31
WHARF AND WAVE.

The opinion Of shipping men IN
this city relating to the supposed
burning of the new Hawaiian steel
bark John Ems is divided. Some
believe that the ship reported ans
we7ed the descriptions Of the John
Eua, while others do not, The lat
! ter claim that the John Ena did
I no; hSve wheel house, but s
steel pilot house was s little ways
in front Of the steering wheel
i Some Of hex owners here still have
hope that the John Ena viii turn
up allright,
Captain Donaldson Of the bark
Andrew Hicks and Captain Slo-
cum Of the whaling bark CalfOr,
MIA are expected ON the Mariposs
TO swait the arrival Of their YES
I sells.
The steamer Australia, Houd-
lette commander, sailed from San
Francisco jan. Is, 1898, st , P. NJ,
with 81 cabin and steerage pss-
sengers and SO bags mails. Elk
perienced fine weather throughout
/ the voyage. Arrived at Honolulu
Jan. 25th at 9 An.
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
Arrivals-Jan. 8, bkt. S. G. VIII
der, 20 days Jan. IL, SIS. Austria
lis, 6 days % hours; Jan. u, bk.
Albert. 1S5 days, sll from Homo
lulu.
Departures-Jan. Il, bk. Ceylon
for Honolulu; brig Lurliue for
Hilo; Jan. Il, schr. Aloha.
Projected Departures-Feb- 5, 5.
s. Mariposa for, Honolulu and
Sydney; Feb. I. s. 5. China for
Honolulu and the Orient Feb. 10,
s. 5. Australia for Honolulu; April
I, s. s. Gaelic for Honolulu and
the Orient. bk. Albert, ok. c. D..
Bryant and bkt- s. G. Wilder, all
for Honolulu.
The Sailors union Is still kick
Ing up Z row on the Coast. Beat
ings and buIyings are reported
from Nanaimo and other Coast
ports, and every attempt TO sail
with non-union men out Of San
Francisco calls for police protec-
ton There Is no general strike
yet Capt. Grifhths Of the 5. G..
Wilder says he has made arrange
ments to ship union men at $50 4
month Is under the regular rate)
but the union men deny this.
On Dec. sd, at the Liverpool
Police Court, Robert Damn, late
mate Of the British ship Kenmore,
was charged with Eounding, with
intent to murder, Captain Jenkins
of the vessel while on the voyage
from Honolulu TO San Francisco.
The captain gave evidence and the
prisoner was sent for trial to the
assizes-
On tie eth inst. while the ship
Eclipse was being toBed from
Nanaimo, hound to Honolulu, Gus
OIdsteint s sailor, fell from the
main topsaiI yard, struck the rig
ging. fell into the sea and was
drowned. Deceased. who vas ship
ped at San Francisco, was { ma
tive Of Sweden, 20 years Of age
Captain Ross, formerly OF the
Haytian Republic, who has gone
TO Japan for the purpose Of taxing
command Of the Zambesi and pro
eeeding with her to Honolulu and
thence to Portland and the Sound
with cargo Of fruit, etc. has carte
blanche, it is said. if he finds the
Zambesi unfit for immediate ser
vice, to bring instead any Of the
numerous vessels now awaiting
charter in Oriental ports.
The great f0ur-master Roanoke
sailed from New York 10 san Fran
sisco last month. The Roanoke is
the biggest sailing ship that flies
the Stars and Stripes, and the big
gest wooden sailing ship afoat.
She carries the largest cargo Of
general merchandise ever taken BY
any sailing ship. She was launch
ed at Bath. Ne, On August y last.
She L 81 feet On her keel, $50
feet from stem 70 stern and $40 feet
from boom TO boom. She is z clip
per ship. Her main and mizzen
mastz measure 19S fest from deck
70 truck and her Jgger mast Il $50
feet high Her beam measurement
L g feet and 10 inches, her
dragght between % and . feet.
When loaded the depth Of hold is
. feet 10 inches Her gross ton
mage Is 35s9. When all the sails
are set she carries 1900 square
yards Of canvas The Roanoke
cost 100000.
MEssISA, January 1.-THE Ital-
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