The morning call., 1894-04-15
LABORERS LEAVE.
A Number Sailed for the
Islands.
HEAVY ICE AT UNGA ISLAND.
Loading a Schooner by Hauling
Her Cargo in SIeds.
WHALERS GET A DUCKlNG.
Five of Them Capsized While Row.
ing Out TO the James Allen.
Marine Notes.
HEAVY ICE AT UNGA ISLAND.
wHALERs GET A DUCKINd.

Progress and poverty are travelling to-
getner in the steamer Australia that
sailed yesterday afternoon for Honolulu.
A United States Vice Consul and
Hawaiian Minister, who hope to assistin
the national development of the Proyis-
iOnal Government, occupied apartments in
the cabin, while fifteen laborers unable to
secure work here, and who expect to COM
pete With the stOlid Chinaman and the
acclimaled native in tie islands of the
Hawaiian group, were gathered diseon-
sOlately in the seerage.
Most of the laborers are Portuguese or
Italians. They were accompanied to the
Oceanic dock by an unusually large dele
CATION of their countrymen, who admon-
ished them to work hard and long and re-
port as soon as possible to their respective
families. The chances for workingman
in Honolulu and its envIrons are but slim.
This preliminary move of our local un-
employed was viewed with much interest
by those who Witnessed it, and 1t created
10 small amount of comment.
Ii is accepted as a conclusion that work
in the country is very slack, and that Chi
nese aud Japa nese cheap labor is grad
ualiy undermining the laborers of other
nationalities.
Nearly ali of the men who sailed with
the Australia we re farmhands from all
parts of the country, and one intelligent
Young fellow among them said that u ere
was very little Vt ork to he dOar in the
rural districts al present. and what little
is being performed Is let cut To contract
heathens.
Stepping from the steerage to the cabin
of the Australia poverty was forgotten Tor
the prattle Of thr society lights that Gun
vened together in little groups 10 the social
hall and on the quaTterdeck.
The departure Of Minister Lorin A.
Thurston and Vlce-Consul Boyd attracted
a numbe of well-known people to the
steamer.
MIR. Thurston's bride accompanied him.
Minister ThurstOn spOke eDtl usiaslically
OF the Subject of the prospects of the Pro
visional g vernment and seemed to have
grea confidence in its future power ana
standing among nations.
Tie Minister is deeply interested in the
outcome of the Nay elections and it is
partially for the reason of their rapid ap-
proach that be is on his way back to Homo
lulu.
Unga Island, the leased property of the
ALASKA Commercial COMPANY, was girdled
with an almost lmpenetrable rim Of solid
ice the past winter season, and experienced
Tie caldest winter that has been known
there for a period of twenty years.
Several days ago the schooner Pearl
came down from the island with 104 tons
of concentrates. docking Yesterday after
noon. The Pearl secured her cargo under
extrrme difficulties, ii having to be hauled
several miles over the ice from the mines
10 the vessel.
The Pearl was moored alongside the ice
pack during mast or her stay at the island
and her crew suffered severely from the
fiigid weather, but not from hunger, as
they had al ample supply of provisions.
Hauling concentrates for two leagues or
more over ice hummocks was slow work,
but the Pearl got full load in the face of
all the difficulties tnat beset the under
taking.
Five whalers imbibed freely OF whisky
yesterday morning, which resulted in their
also becoming pretty well filled up with
salt water.
A crew was shipped for the whaling
bark James Allen several days ago and
five of the sailors tried to 60 out to the
vessel from Mission wharf yesterday
morning IN a Whitehall boat
All the men were drunk. and one indi-
vidual who was gaping from an irate
boardlng-master to whom be was deeply
indebted became too reckless with his feet |
shifting them suddenly from one side of
tile craft to the other.
The whitehall capsized, throwing sea-
men, baggage and all into the bay, where |
but for the timely aid Of passing tugboat
they would all have been drowned.
The men were picked up and four of |
them put on board of the Allen. One was |
returned to town.
All of the men lost their entire kit OF |
clothing.
When the British ship Maulesden towed |
to sea yes erday morning in charge of Pilot |
E@E..
on to her. A fifth tried to follow suit ana |
was upset. It's occupant was quickly |
rescued by his fello w-fshermen in the four |
boats that were being successfully hauled
seaward. but which has to cast off when
their companion got into trouble.
The barkentne S. G. Wilder got into
port early yesterday morning, losing the
race with the Planter-if race it was-by
several hours. The Wilder carried away
some Of her rigging on the run up from
Honolulu.
Special tickets of admission will soon
be issued by a waterfront Snowman to
see the only sea captain who ever publicly
announced that he made a specially of
never giving any news to reporters. This
same captain is commander of a swift
white barkentiDe that arrived in port re-
Gently and is lineal descendant of Ana
MAS. 1t Is as hard to get an harmonious
sound out of this untuneful Tyre as it is to
get correct statement out of a ward poll
tician.
Mr.. Thamm, who was married on board
Of the City of Papeete. has left the vessel
and gone TO an uptown hot-l. The mar
rlage on board the vessel took place at
o'clock, or little thereafter, it is now
learned, only four or five persons being
present.
An excursion of the Camera Club was
held on the bay yesterday in the steamer
Caroline. Snap shots were taken at ships
and ferry-bOats. Captain and Mrs. Leale
OF the Caroline invited the club for the
outing.
:, Lincoln avenue is proposed by President
bassett OF the Harbor Commissioners as
new name for East street. East street
runs north, south and southwest and is
lnishainea' Mr. Bissetts idea Is con-
si6eTed good one along the front.
ne tugs Sea King, Relief and Fearless
took private excursions ont ON tha nav
yesterday.