The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-04

FEB. 5, y P. M.-Temperature, ~
dew point, So /; barometer, 1920
No change. Barometer record TO
Feb. End was 1922 instead O
1892.
Coptic today with one weeks
later news.
The S. G. Wilder began discharg.
ing yesterday.
The barkentine Irmgard is al
the railroad wharf.
The schooner Ka Moi sailed fo1
Hamakua yesterday morning.
The barkentine w. II. Dimond
brought two horses for L. G. Ables.
The Bennington men will come
ashore for their regular drill this
morning.
The steamer w. G.. Hall is due
from Maui and Hawaii ports this
afternoon.
The barkentine Irmgard brought
a cargo of coal and shingles from
Newcastle.
The bark Albert will sail for
San Francisco with a cargo of
sugar today.
The steamers Claudine and Mi
kahala will sail at p. M. today
The Iwalani will sail at noon.
The steamers Kaala and Iwalani
discharged sugar into the ship
Reaper yesterday. She is about
ready for sea.
The Nonantum is alongside the
Fort-street wharf in place of the
Aldergrove which has hauled out
into the stream.
A German bark left Hongkong
in December for this port con-
signed to Wing Wo Chan. She is
due here the latter part of this
month.
The barkentine w. III. Dimond
arrived in port yesterday afternoon
25 days from San Francisco. She
experienced head winds and rough
weather all the way. The Dimond
brings a cargo of general merchan-
disc consigned to various people.
The w. f. Babcock was towed
in from her anchorage off port by
the steamer Ke Au Hou and the
tug Eleu yesterday morning. The
latter found it impossible to bring
her in alone. When off Nuuanu
street wharf the Ke Au Hou got in
between the wreck of the bark
Sumatra and the Babcock and
had narrow escape from being
smashed.
The bark Ceylon had an unfor-
tunate occurrence as she was about |
to depart for San Francisco early |
yesterday afternoon. She ran
afoul of the stern lines of the G.. D.
Bryant now discharging lumber,
head on to Allen q Robinson's
wharf and bumped into the stern
of that vessel. Her martingale
guy was broken and some time
had to be spent in repairs. She
got away later.
ONEIDA, n. Y, Jan. 1S.-The
English Government has just en-
cred into a contract with the
officials of the New York, Ontario
Z Western Railroad, for the de-
livery of 100000 tons of coal to
points along lake Ontario and the
Canadian borders. This is thought
% mean that England is to supply
Ter coaling vessels at Canadian
ports, in case war should ensue.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. Is. = The
schooner Wahlberg, Captain Mar
in, which arrived from the Lower
california coast today, brought the
Jews of a marine disaster and the
escue of a half-crazed Crusoe on
lesert coast. The Wahlberg itself
las history, having come into
his port after its successful filibus-
ering expedition to Hawaii. Since
hat time Captain Martin has de-
oted his energies to the more
eaceful work of gathering guano
# the Lower California coast and
Stands.
The American ship Henry Vii
lrd had a peculiar experience on
er voyage from Newcastle, n. S. :
T., to San Francisco. Three DAYS
ut a carrier pigeon alighted on
eek. The bird was well-nigh T
arved, and Captain Patten took |
into his cabin and kept it for
70 weeks. When the ship was
1t seventeen days the pigeon was
berated, the captain tying a mes 2
ge around its neck. Captain
atten has just received letter
ON London saying that the mes
ge had reached it's destination. n
ne bird was found dead on the
ew Zealand coast, and the con-
nts of the note were transmitted -
the agents of the vessel. "