The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-18

last Saturday morning, TO the sur
Hrise Of many people on board, This
- the reason: We had a fellow pas
senger named Ficke, who proved to
be a very nervous individual. He had
a tip that the vessel would never
reach San Francisco, and when ques-
toned about the matter he would not
give a satisfactory explanation for his
strange feeling. He was constantly
expressing sorrow because he did not
wait over for the Arawa, and each
time the vessel creaked he would
nearly collapse.
On the fourth night out his nerves
received shock that he will never
recover from. The officers of the YES
sci found that smoke was issuing
from the main hatch. The SUPPOSE
ton was that the coal was on fire, but
happily it turned out that "back
smoke from the funnel was the cause
of the trouble. But few of the passen-
gers knew anything of the matter I'm
til it was all over. At the time when
the smoke was discovered most of the
male passengers were in the smoking
room trying to "do" one another out
of aSdollar at the classic game of
"cinch" When they heard OF the
ships escape the winners were glad
and the losers declared that Mr.. Ficke
was a genuine "Jinks HoOdoo."
The vessel arrived early in the
morning, and before we were locked
q number of newspaper men boarded
us to interview the "injured innO-
cents" who left their stamping ground
in preference to standing trial. The
reporters did not learn much, how
ever, as each "innocent" seemed to
have a wise attachment to his jaw.
Among the boarders was Francis
Leo Harden. He mingled freely
among the passengers and fired ques-
ton after question at anyone he was
acquainted with. According to his
story, he is a reporter on San Fran
cisco paper, but this is not believed to
be a fact. He was attired in suit of
clothes, q little worse for wear; a
mOdish hat and an Overcoat that had
n "hsnd-me down" appearance. He
was UNNECESSARILY glad to see the
"innocentsD and in talking, expressed
his satisfaction for not being in Homo |
lulu when the rebellion started out.
They tell good story about Harden: |
IL SetulS Ildb q paper q AOHB
story about his going TO Maui with |
200 men, with the intention of finally |
sWooping down on Honolulu and wip-
ing out the Dole Government. After |
the story was published, Harden de- |
clared it was a fact and was anxious |
to discover how the reporter learned |
of his plan.
1t appears that the letters from Will !
cox that appeared in the Call were |
III n To- lon Ia oh yoh m
one which had been written during |
last December. Harden is now strut |
ting about the prominent streets and !
looks more like a queer actor than |
revOlutiouist or newspaper writer.
"BiIly'' AIdrich is about town. He |
looks as contented as it is possible for !
any one to look, after they have |
sneaked out OF town to avoid anxious
creditors. He SAYS he is an annexa-
ZIONIST, and attributes his change of
heart to the ex-queen's abdication.
AS he expresses it, ''she flew the
coop" and now he does not want any
thing to do with royaiists, so he says.
He also declares that he is going to
pay his bills-but that is another
story.
There are but few Honoluluites at !
the Occidental Hotel Low. Among |
the guests are Alexander Young and |
family. They will soon leave for Eu- |
rope to make long tour. Mr.. Young !
has purchased fruit farm for AleXan- |
der Jr., who will devote his time in |
the fruit-culture line.
I saw Alexander Cartwright the !
other day. He looks brown and |
hearty. He came up from his ranch |
in the southern part Of the State to |
spend few weeks in town.
John Emmeluth will depart in a |
day or so for the East on business con-
nected with the pineapple cannery. |
He has been detained here awaiting |
the arrival of his sister.
William, better known as "Billy"
Charlock, will soon shake San Fran
cisco dust and return to Honolulu,
the land of the free and the home Of
Colonel Thomas Lucas. Billy says
friends. He claims that the hard
pavements make his feet sore. agree
with him on the last proposition.
Colonel Macfarlane will not return |
home as soon as he expected. II he |
finishes his business in time he will |
board the China, which will leave
here the latter part of this month.
met Henry Hebbard the other day.
He looks well and takes lively inter
est in Hawaiian affairs. He says he
is located here for good.
The London Gaiety Company leaves !
by this steamer for Australia. 1t is q
pity that you have no theatre, for |
they certainly give a splendid per-
Torrance, even il the humor is very |
English. Among the company is a |
lady who will be remembered in Ho- |
nolulu as Mrs. Captain Haley. She is |
q most capable actress.
As my friend ''Biff" Hall observes, |
the weather is good; we try to be |
good; the same to you.