The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-18
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK OF
THE MIOWERA AND THE COPTIC
IN PORT.
Dock Room at Premium-Captain
Their Gossip--News of the Front.

The Hawaii is in Hilo loading the
San Diego.
The Iwalani arrived in yesterday af-
ternoon with 4O49 bags of sugar
The Robert Levers has hauled
alongside Wilder's wharf to await SUI
gar.
The schooner Annie johnson arriv-
ed in Hilo last Friday and a schooner
from the Coast on the same day.
The BabcoclI was obliged to shift to
the coal wharf yesterday in order to
make room for the Coptic at the Mail
wharf.
The Noeau arrived this morning
with 5000 bags of Kukuihaele sugar.
Captain Peterson reports the weather
still bad on the Kauai coast.
The latest reports from the Hawaii
coast told that the Helene had gotten
rid of her Paauhau and Laupahoehoe
freight. but the weather was still too
rough for her to get sugar.
The Alden Besse will haul along
side the Oceanic wharf tomorrow
morning, and take on 10000 bags of
sugar awaiting her there. She will
want as much more for full cargo,
but must wait until it arrives.
The crew of the British bark Ire
dale gathered on the forecastle head
and sang God Save the Queen" when
the ship cast off her mornings this
morning, and the British flag was run
up. The Iredale goes to San Francisco
with 1900 tons of sugar
The o. g. o. S. S. Coptic, Captain
Sealby, arrived from the Orient yes
terday afternoon and sailed for the
Coast at noon today. She left Yoko-
hama on the Sth inst, and had for
this port 300 tons of cargo and "a Or
iental steerage passengers.
Although all arrangements have
been made for the steamer Claudine
to tow the big bark Nuuanu to Ka-
hului. it is doubtful if the job will be
undertaken unless the Mauna Loa
brings more favorable weather reports
or the local forecast changes materi-
ally.
The L. s. gunboat Concord, Captain
Asa Walker, arrived yesterday on her
way to the China station, and is an
chored in Naval Row. She is going
out to replace the Yorktown, and she
will remain over until Monday, in or
der to coal. Nearly all of her officers
are new to this station. The Concord
steamed down from San Francisco in
0 days.
Capt. Godett of the \. w. Spies will
90 to England after arriving in New
York. to build a new iron ship. He is
willing to sell the Spies here. and has
received some offers. but none of them
up to the expectation of the captain
and owners. The Spies is but twelve
wears old and an excellent property
| No less than four offers have been
made for her by local parties.
The r. NJ. S. Miowera, Captain Free,
arrived from Vancouver this morning,
having left there at noon on the 18th
She experienced strong south winds.
and head seas. to Lat. 40 deg. n, Long.
1870 deg. W., thence moderate easterly
and northeasterly winds to port. The
Miowera brings 40 tons of general
freight and will receive $50 tons of
coal before sailing.
There are twenty-four foreign YES
sells in the harbor and things are get
ting pretty crowded. The vessels now
discharoing are the S. c. Allen, at the
Irmgard wharf; Groynedd and Aloha,
at Brewers; Alden Besse, at Allen
street; Andrew WEIGH, at railroad
dock; Babcock and Spokane, at the
coal wharf. The Fort George and the
Kate Davenport are in She st"rair
waiting for berths, and the En- "~~". s.
G. Wilder, Arago and r. p. Rithet in
the stream taking cargoes. The Tillie
+. Starbuck and the Martha Davis
are at Sorenson's, and the A. w. Spies
and q. c. Perkins between that wharf
and the Irmgard dock. 1t keeps the
port surveyor busy keeping an eye on
all these craft