The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-12

From our own S. F. Correspondent.
Marshal Long has two CASES of distress
on his hands in the persons Of the sailors
on the W. Il Dinond who witnessed the
killing OF the Chinese stowaway by
Illinois Wise, the negro cook, eight
months ago, says the S. f. Examiner.
They have been detained on Alcatraz
Island as witnesses ever since the bark
entine reached here, and have over 5000
due them as witness fees. They were
discharged Yesterday, after Wise had
pleaded guilty, and turned loose without
a penny Long cannot pay them their
just dues because the particular box in
The treasury from which he draws for
such purposes is empty.
The steamer Noordland was picked up
400 miles west of Queenstown in a help
less condition with a broken shaft.
The steam sealer Louis Olsen has been
seized by the customs authority on a
charge of smuggling.
Five sailors on the British ship Gil
cruix had fight with knives, during
which three were severely injured
Owing 10 the heavy weather the
Oceanic was day and half late, having
had to lay too, for several hours, and run
half speed for q long time,
Capt. Hawthorne of the British ship
Dundonald, which left here last August,
was washed overheard and drowned
during fierce gale.
The San Francisco and North Pacific
Railroad Company's ferry Tiburon was
burned to the waters edge last Sunday
evening, She was lying at the wharf
when the fire broke out, and had just
landed 600 passengers.
VALLEJO, Gala, Dec 30.-The United
States ship Ranger had dock trial to-
day. Although it was not entirely
satisfactory, she will leave Mare Island
tomorrow for trial trip outside the
heads. Since coming from Behring Sea
the Ranger has been thoroughly over
hauled, her engine bed and engines
having been lowered several inches, a
de 'ect in original construction recently
discovered. The Ranger will return to
the navy yard and if the trial is satisfac-
tory she will fit out for a cruise to China
via Hawaii, Samoa and Australia.
The Cunard steamer Umbria arrived
safely at New York after a terrible
voyage of II days. She was delayed by
broken shaft.
Capt. F. NJ. Munger of Galveston,
Texas has been appointed to the COM
mand of the revenue cutter Rush.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Rear-AdmiraI
George Brown has been detached from
command of the Pacific Station on
the reporting of his relief and is ordered
10 return home and is granted three
months leave Lieutenant George L.
Dyer, from the Mohican, is ordered to
return home and is granted three
months leave.
The schooner Courser was wrecked on
the Northern coast recently. She was
loaded with lumber, and become water
logged On the great storm. The crew
finally set fire to and abandoned her.
They were finally rescued by the Tam o.
Shanter.
The schooner Mary Eta reports having
seen a vessel on the upper California
coast, believed to be a schooner, floating
bottom side up. This was in latitude
SO 30 north, longitude 124 40 west. No
signs OF life were to be seen, and up to
the present time there is no clew as to
the vessels name.
The British ship Parthia, about which
there was much anxiety has finally arriv'
ed safely.
The German ship Louise has arrived
| from England with half cargo of coal
The other portion was destroyed by fire
which broke out on July I'd. She reached
Rio de Janeiro on fire, and was pumped
half full OF water before the fire was ex-
tinguished.
The little schooner Kusseloff, spoken
iSoff San Diego ten days ago on her way
back from a trip to Mexico, it is feared
has met with disaster. There are three
men on board. The schooner is fourteen
tons, and was originally built in Alaska
| for the Worlds Fair.