The San Francisco call., 1897-05-11
DANGER FOR The
SHIP INDIANA
Was in Hilo Harbor Leak
ing When the China
Sailed.
Left Here to Load Sugar in
Hawaii for New York Some
Time Ago.
Arrival of the Chiua-An Exciting
Ytwl Race 10 B; Held Next
Sunday.

The Pacific Mail Company's China ar
rived from China, Japan and Hawaii yes
terday after a smart trip of q days l3
hours. Her run from Yokohama was
made in 16 days Is hours 81 minutes, and
that from Honolulu was made in days
20 hours and minutes.
The vessel was not expected until this
afternoon, SO her arrival ahead OF time
was surprise. She had 101 cabin passen-
gers, Europeans $50 Chinese and 36
Japanese steerage passengers and 1910
tons of cargo. Strong northwest gales
were experienced during the entire pas.
sage, but Captain Saunders says it was q
very pleasant run nevertheless.
All the cabin passengers were thor
oughly examined while the steamer was
al anchor off Meiggs wharf, and late dur
ing the afternoon were taken ashore in
the company's tug Millen Griffiths.
There was no disease on board, but as
smallpox is prevalent in Japan and diph-
liberia has broken out in Honolulu * was
thought better to order the vessel into
quarantine. All the steerage passen ge rs
will be fumigated, after which they will
be landed Many D. the Chinese will
leave on the overland train for the At
lanta Exposition; others are in transit for
Central America, and the remainder are
for San Francisco.
The China brought the news that the
American ship InGiana, loading sugar at
Hilo. Hawaiian Islands, for New York,
had sprung leak, but was in no iinme-
diate danger. The water was kept down
by the pumps, and diver was on his way
from Honolulu to the scene when the
China sailed. II is thought that the leak
can be temporarily plugged and the vessel
sailed TO either Honolulu or San Francisco
for permanent repairs.
The japanese warship Naniwa was
daily expected at Honolulu. She has on
board Councillor Akiyama OF the Foreign
Office and two represe tatives of the I'M
migration Office. They will look into the
matter of Japanese immigration in Ha-
waii, which has been causing trouble be-
tween the two countries.
A meeting of the shareholders OF the
schooner Bowhead was held yesterday,
but nothing definite was done. 1t was
proposed to sell the vessel at auction TO
the highest bidder, but many of the share
| holders refused the proposition. They
wanted her sold for anything she would
bring over stipulated sum. That prop
osition was also voted down, and then
some one proposed that she be advertised
for sale, and when that failed several of
the shareholders left the meeting in dis
gust. Those who remained then decided
to sell their individual interests to the
highest bidders.
Two failures during successive seasons
on the coast OF Japan caused the owners
of the Bowhsad to lay the schooner up in
Oakland Creek, where she is now. She is
not improving with age, and the general
| impression is that she should be sold. bu.
| not at a great sacrifice. The proba BILE
| merging of four or five shareholders' in.
/ terests in one hand may make a differ.
/ ence in the com Iexion of affairs.
! Harry Seimer and his brother Fred are
| to sail a match race from Hunters Point
around Goat Island and back next Sun,
| day. The young men used to jointly own
| the sloop Lizzie s, but latterly Fred ha.
| completed a handsome new sloop which
| he has named the Hazel. so the partner
ship is dissolved. Tae new boat will not
| be of the ways until Saturday night, but
Fred is so confident about her abilities
that be is ready and willing TO sail the
moment she enters the water. A big
low the race in a tug.
The ship Charmer has been little over
two weeks in port, yet her big cargo has
| been discharged and part of her outward
cargo put aboard. Capt. Holmes expects to
get away the first of next week and says
he intends TO make a new record for the
run between San Francisco and New York.
The ship st. David, which got in last
Sunday afternoon. was docked at Harrison
street and was discharging yesterday after
noon.
All the Dunsmuir's hoppers and the
coalyards are full, so the stes mer Yelling
ton will be turned into a storeship for the
time being.