The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
GOOD RED GOLD
FOR HONOLULU.
Over a Hundred Thousand
Dollars Bound for
Hawaii.
It Looks as if All the Kanaka
Money Was Being
Called In.
The Harbor Commissioners Want
Million to Complete the
Seawall.

the Australia fOr Honolulu, ana every one
of the forty-five cabin ant twenty steer
age passengers had at least a dozen
friends down to see them off. On this oc-
casion the steamer sailed at P. NJ. in
stead of at 10 A. NJ, and the rule will hold
good in future. Instead of making fifteen
trips year the Australia will only make
thirteen, but this will not affect the etti-
cheney of the service, as the Alameda,
Mariposa and Monowai will more than fill
up the gaps.
Captain Mcdonald, the well-known
shipping master, was among the passen-
gers: He goes down to take command of
one of the Inter- Island Company's steam
ers. cousin of Consul-General Wilder
also went away on the steamer. She is to
be married upon her arrival in Honolulu.
Another memb Der of the Wilder family,
who was here on vacation, also lett on
the Australia. He made himself very
popular while in San Francisco, and a
mum ber of friends went down to see him
away.
The steamer took away an unusually
rich cargo. Among it was 100000 in
American gold coin, 10000 American dol
lars, $1,000 IN American dimes and $400 in
American nickels. This is by far the
largest Shipment of American money ever
sent TO Hawaii at one time. From this 1T
would appear as though President Dole
and his Cabinet had decided upon adopt
ing the coinage of the United States.
The United States coast defense steamer
Monadnock has been ordered to sea and
will sail this morning. Her objective
point is Santa Cruz, and there the boys in
blue hope to eat their New Y ears dinner.
All of yesterday was occupied in putting
stores and coal aboard, and juuglng by
the turkeys, meat and vegetables that
went from Folsom street steps to the
warship all on board should have hearty
meal.
The branch Hydrographic Office has
just received the following forecast of
wind and weather in the North Pacific for
January from the head office in Wash
ington.
The trade wind limits will be found little
farther south than in the previous month.
Between the parallels 80 deg. north and 80
deg north, and from the American to- the
Asiatic coast, frequent squalls and gales ac-
companied by raj or snow may be expected.
Occasional squalls may be expected IN the
vicinity OF the Philippine and Hawaiian ISL
ands and in the region OF the doldrums.
Occasional fog will be found along the
American coast during January, though not
sufficient to warrant its probable limits being
shown on the chart.
Occasional spiral circulation, viz, the cy.
clonic against the SUM, with low barometer,
barometer, will be found. Generally in front
or the cyclonic area, or the low, the weather
is damp with thermometer rising and barome-
ter falling, while in front OF the anti-cyclonic
circulation, or high, 1t is dry, cooler, and the
barometer rises.
The northeast monsoon on the coast OF Asia
will continue TO blow steadily during this
month.
Typhoons are infrequent during January.
Currents-The currents indicated on the
present issue of the Pilot Chart are those for
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meager. and only actual reports to the Hydro
graphic Office from officers of vessels cruising
in that ocean are taken into consideration.
Special attention in observing and reporting
currents is requested OF all observers in the
Pacific
After careful consideration of the reports
o. vessels cruising near the Aleutian Islands
and In Berlng Sea The photographic Office
warns mariners against placing too much reli-
ance upon current predictions in that portion
OF the North Pacific.
All the Assembiymen-elect from San
Francisco and ali those from adjacent
counties who are in the City will be the
guests of the Harbor Commissioners this
morning. The tug Governor Markham
has been put in order for the occasion and
an excursion around the bay is in order.
All the points OF interest will be shown
the guests and a minute examination of
the water front will be made. The need
of extending the seawall will be pointed
out and the many repairs made necessary
by the work of the toredo will be shown.
When the trip is over there is no doubt
but that the Assemblymen will fully un-
derstand the needs OF the water front.
At the meeting of the Harbor Commits
sioners yesterday the board attorney
was instructed to draft a bill to be pre-
sented to the next Legislature authorizing
the issuance of million in bonds to COM
plete the seawall. The Hydrographic
lv11A I'LL
the tower of the ferry building similar to
the one on Telegraph Hill. The matter
was referred to the chief engineer.
Chief Engineer Ho mes has a new plan
for the next wharf to be built. 1t will be
entirely of steel and concrete, on the same
kind Of piles as those on which Pacific
street wharf rests and which will be used
In Folsom-street whars. According % the
opinion of experts, if Broadway wharf is
bullion Mr.. Holmes lines it will be prac-
ticallY indestructible and will last a gen.
GRAFTON. The construction will cost a bout
$4,000 more than an ordinary wharf, but
then the saving will be great in the long
run.
The bark Big Bonanza got in from Ma
nalmo yesterday. The vessel had hard
time of it, and had TO put into Port An
geles for tenn porary repairs.
The brig Geneva, that left here some
weeks ago to loau lumber for Australia.
is evidently in bad way. The Hum boldt
Times says:
The brig Geneva which sprung a leak at
Vance's mill last Saturday is still on the point
of Woodley Island and is likely to remain there
several days yet. The vessel has been lighented
ait, her rudder unshipped and the copper
stripped from the casing where the leak was
supposed to be, but despite the closest exam
lnatIon no aperture was found that would ad-
NIT water into the hold. The leak did not de-
yelop until the vessel had been put down in
the water between thirteen and fourteen feet
and that the leak is somewhere about that
mark and at the stern is all that the carpen-
ters are sure of. AS a last remedy for the evil
a gang of calkers will be put to work to calk
all the seams in the vessePs run. Matthew
Turner of San Fran cisco, the builder and man.
aging owner of the Geneva, has been notified
aud is expected here on the Pomona to-day.
Captain Swan of the Theobald will take
the tug Hunter out on her trial trips when
she has completed her overhauling. Next
spring he will take the Theobald to
Alaska again.
The ship Two Brothers, on her way
here from Departure Bay, had to come to
an anchor in Otter harbor for five days.
on account OF heavy southeast gale.
The ship Invincible, Sunday last passed
schooner bottom-up off Point Reyes. 1t
was nearly dark at the time, and the cap
tain could give no more information than
the mere fact.