The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-20
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
PHILADELPHIA RETURNS FROM
HER CRUISE.
Rufus f. Wood and Allen Besse in the
Port--Kilauea-hou in Fine Condi-
tion-Water Front Gossip.

The Australia commenced taking
in outward cargo this morning. She
is getting a new coat Of paint.
The Molkolii arrived early Saturday
morning from Molokai ports, with d
lot of passengers and a small cargo OF
freight.
The schooner Moi Wahine put 1000
bags of sugar into the 5. c. Allen this
morning. and 1900 bags into the ware
house. The Allen also receives 5000
bags from the Milkahala.
The Claudine arrived Saturday night
with the Congressional party taken
to Hawaii and Mauai. by President
Wight. She brought number Of pas
sengers.
The Kaala arrived from Lahaina
Yesterday. She had a boat swamped
in the breakers there. The Kaala goes
back on her old run to Kahullu and
Punaluu today.
The Alden Besse arrived yesterday
afternoon, II days from San Francis
co, with 1000 tons of general mer-
chandise to Irwin &, Co. Captain Pot
ter reports fine weather all the way.
The Albert received 1000 bags of
sugar from the Mikahala this morn
ing. Captain Griffiths does not expect
to get away for the coast for at least
a fortnight as sugar is getting scarce.
The Mikahala arrived yesterday
morning from Kauai ports, with 1888
bags of sugar, 40 bags of rice, % head
of cattle and some miscellaneous car
go. She will make at least one more
trip on the Halls run, as the latter
vessel will not be ready for sea for ar,
other week at least.
! The Weialeale's old boiler was sue.
cessfully taken out this morning, plac.
ed on the deck of the Ike Au Hou, and
dumped into the ocean far outside, il,
deep water. 1t has been decided to
dump no more boilers on the mud
| flats, where they are unsightly and OF
no special use.
The Philadelphia got back from her
practice cruise this morning, after an
absence of only four days, and dropp'
/ ed her mud hooks in the harbor be
fore O'Clock. She has taken the an
chorage recently left by the Naniwa
The uredger will dredge out the Ole
! anchorage of the cruiser before she
returns there.
The kilauea Hou will go to seG
again tomorrow, after having received
a thorough overhauling The leah
that got her into trouble was above
the water line, and not as serious g
matter as was at first expected. The
steamer has a sound bottom. and with
new planliing above the water line
new caulking and general repairs, she
is as bright as a new dollar.
The foreign steamships expected tc
arrive and depart this week are: nc
arrive-Mariposa from San Francisco
on Thursday; Dorc, from Yokohama
on Friday; Aorangi, from Victoria, or
Wednesday. TO depart-Australia fol
San Francisco, on Wednesday,; Mari
posa, for the Colonies, on Thursday
Doric, for San Francisco, on Friday
and Aorangi, for the Colonies, OF
Wednesday.
The schooner Transit will sail fol
San Francisco this afternoon or to-
| morrow morning, with full cargo o.
sugar. Captain Jorgensen says thi,
will probably be his last trip to the
Islands this year, as he does not know
whether he will be in the trade neXt
year. The Transit has probably the
best record of the year, with foul
round trips to her credit, one of which
was made in "a days.
The first lot of the new order OF
coal for the United States bunkers al
rived on the bark Rufus E. Wood yes
| terday. 1t consisted of cargo oil
1929 tons from Nanaimo. The Wood
is on her first voyage to the coast, hav-
/ ing been engaged in the coastwise
trade between Nanaimo and San Fran.
cisco. She is commanded by Captain
Macleod. The Wood was ~ days on
the way, experiencing fine weather