The morning call., 1895-01-20
READY FOR THE WAR
The Philadelphia Ordered to
Honolulu.
CLUB MEN DISAPPOINTED.
Arms and Ammunition to Go Down
by the Australia.
SAILING OF WIND.BOUND VESSELS.
Why the Alameda Cruised 50 Close to the
Hawaiian Coast ON Her
Last Trip.

The anticipated pleasure of the officers
of the United States cruiser Philadelphia
in giving grand reception to the various
clubs of this city was cut short yesterday
afternoon by orders from Washington to
get in readiness to sail for Honolulu by 5
P. NJ. The reception to the club men was
to have taken place at 80.
Launches were plying between the
Washington-street wharf and the warship
every few minutes taking on supplies for
the trip.
The situation at Hawaii evidently made
a strong impression at the capital, as Ad-
miral Beardslee is to push his ship for all
her speed until he reaches his destination.
Fortunately the cruiser had full supply
of coal in her bunkers and was in proper
trim without going to Mare Island for re-
pairs or supplies.
Not being aware of the change made by
the fortunes of war the clubmen began to
drive down Market street in carriages at
the appointed hour, and before they could
be notified by telephone of the change OF
programme. They went from the Pacific
Union Club, the Bohemian Club, the Cos
mos Club, the University Club and Press
Club all attired for a pleasant reception,
things about the dusky natives of the
South Seas who had spoiled their enter
tainment.
Collector Wise and large party of
friends reluctantly turned away when in
formed that the naval officers were getting
ready to fight instead of preparing their
toilets for the feast.
1t is expected that the cruiser will make
the trip in less than six days from the time
of sailing
The steamer Australia came off the dry
dock yesterday, and began taking on cargo
at the Oceanic dock. The main work on
the steamer was putting in a new tail
shaft. She will sail tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock, and will carry among her
rounds OF ammunition for the Hawaiian
Government.
Mariners are informed through the Mer-
chants Exchange that the whistling buoy
on Sanders reef, five and half miles
south of Point Arena, is adrift.
The United States revenue cutter Rich
ard Rush left for a northern cruise yester-
day morning, to be absent an indefinite
length of time.
The stormbound fleet, consisting of
twenty sailing and steam vessels, passed
out over the bar yesterday, after having
been detained from one to three days.
Among them was the bark Columbia and
American snip j. b. Brown, DOtn OF which
suffered SO severely on their inward-bound
voyage.
Uneasiness is expressed by the friends of
Fred Weideman, the son of Judge Weide-
man, who Joined the rebels in the recent
outbreak at Honolulu. The reason is that
| Captain Morse of the Alameda was APP
prised of the fact that the young man had
been put out to sea in a small boat to
escape capture and possible death at the
hands of the Government troops. The
steamer consequently cruised close in
shore along the entire coast, but failed to
pick him up. Several of the personal
friends of Weideman came up with Cap
tain Morse.
There is considerable discussion on the
water front as to who will fill the vacan-
cies in the present Board of Pilot Commits
sioners. The death of Captain William
Young, which occurred few days ago,
makes one vacancy, and on the LIST of
March the terms of Captain ]. H. Bruce
and A. Y. Trask will expire. Governor
Budd has the appointing power. Those
who are already pressing their claims are ::
Martin Bulger, Charles Thorne, Philip
Caduc and John Haggin. A secretaryship,
with a salary of $125 month, is the only
patronage which the board has.
The Queen of the Pacific sailed at 10
o'clock yesterday morning, on the dis
abled Columbia schedule time.