The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-22
Annexation IS BOOMING WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK OF
CAPT. MOLLESTED LOSES WIFE
AND CHILDREN.
Much Trouble for Newsboy's Master
L. 5. 5. Concord Sails-Coast Ship
ping Notes-Gossip of the Docks.

The L. S. gunboat sailed this morn
ing for the China station, after six
days in port.
The schooner Alice Cooke is report
ed to have passed Point Reys close
to San Francisco harbor on the 14th
inst.
The steamer Noeau arrived yester-
day afternoon, with 424S bags of Ka-
uai sugar, part of which went into the
Rithet, and the remainder to the Lew
ers.
The barkentine Planter sailed from
Newcastle for this port on the 10th
inst. The schooner Defender sailed
from Grey's Harbor on the 18th for
this port.
The Levers still needs fifteen hum
dred bags to complete her cargo. but
Captain Goodman hopes to get it in
time to sail from here on Wednesday
or Thursday of next week.
The Starbuck will haul over to the
railroad wharf next week. in the berth
now occupied by the Edward May and
will there receive her first consign-
ment of sugar for New York.
The bark Mohcan sailed from San
Francisco on the 11th for this port.
and the bark Mauna Ala on the 18th.
The S. \. Castle cleared on the 14th.
and probably sailed the following day.
The Hawaiian Commercial Company
has chartered the Russian barkentlne
Bering. to carry sugar from Kahului
to this port, says the San Francisco
Chronicle. The Berng will start south
in few days in ballast.
The steamer Kauai arrived from
Kauai ports with 1883 bags of sugar
which is to be divided between the
Rithet and Allen. Captain Thompson
reports the James Makee still wealth
erbound at Hanamaulu.
The o. & o. S. S. Belgic. Captain
Rinder, from San Francisco. and the
X. NJ. S. Warrimoo, Captain Bird. from
the Colonies, arrived off port last
night, and both came i'm to dock be-
fore midnight. The latter sailed at
noon for Vancouver and the Belgic is
on the boards to sail for the Orient at
$3.50 p. m.
When off the Hawaii coast last
Wednesday, Captain Freeman of the
Helene says he saw a three masted
| schooner standing in for Laupahoehoe
with her pilot flag flying. Arriving
within two miles of the landing she
put about again and stood out to sea,
but returned later and made another
attempt. After that she stood out to
sea and disappeared.
The bark S. G.. Allen again hauled
down to the Inter Island dock yester.
day afternoon. to receive sugar from
: h.. Ill, IL. 4
the Mauna Loa sailed. The Noeau is
on the outside of her this morning
and the Kauai is waiting to go dlony.
side. Captain johnson has not had
! time to discharge more than half oi
his inward cargo as vet.
On his arrival at San Francisco or
the l4th inst. Captain Mollcsted of the
! barkentinc Newsboy received tele
gram from Haiodate informing him
of the death of his wife. When the
! Newsboy got into port it was found
! by the quarantine officials that she
had on board the bodies of two chill
dren, one a baby and the other littl,
girl of four years. They were Captain
Mollested'S and had died in Japan o.
dysentery. DR.. Rosencnu, the fedora
quarantine officer, wanted to put tnt
vessel in quarantine, but, acting un
der the advice of DR.. Hill. the acting
state officer, passed the barkentine OF
condition that all the drinking waite
on board was thrown into the bay
Mrs. Mollested was sick when tn,
barkentine sailed from llakodate, anC
in order that she might receive proi,
er care, was left behind in good hancs
The remains of the children were theI
brought home in order that they ma!
be inferred in the family lot at Taco
ma.