The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-23
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
ALDEN BESSE'S PROPOSED TRIP
TO ALASKA.
Busy Day for Collector Smithics at
uai-News and Gossip.

The steamer lie Au Ilou arrived this
morning from Lahaina, with 1907
bags of sugar.
The barkentine Irmgard is receiv-
ing sugar from the steamer James Ma
kee and a schooner this morning.
The schooner Emma Claudine. Cap
tain V. -. Nelson, sailed from MANU-
kuna on the nth inst, for Tacoma, in
ballast
The brigantinc Consuclo, Captain ia
eobscn. sailed from Mahukona for San
Francisco on the 18th inst. with 7,113
bags Of sugar. valued at S34,150.
The schooner John G. North Cap
tian Christensen, arrived al IIonoipu.
on the 18th inst. IS days from Port
Angeles, with a cargo of lumber for
Theo. II. Davies & Co.
Collector of Customs John D. Smith
les had a busy day of ii at Mahukora
and Honoipu on the 18th inst. There
were no less than four vessels entered
and cleared that day, making a new
record.
The brigantine John D. Spreckels,
Captain +. w. ChristianSon. arrived at
Mahukona on the 18th, liz days from
San Francisco with general cargo
to the Hawaiian Railway Company.
Limited.
The American schooner Repeat,
Captain Olsen, arrived at Honoipu
on the 18th inst. % days from San
Francisco. with cargo of general
merchandise and mules. consigned to
Theo. II. Davies q Co.
The bark Alden Bcsse has been slow
in discharging on account of lack of
wharf room. y full cargo of sugar
awaits her in the Oceanic warehouse.
Captain Potter hopes to get away with
it by week from tomorrow.
As all of the Pacific Mail Company
liners are to call here in the future.
and there is a prospect of the big
Empress liners putting in an appear
ance, the question of wharf room is
commencing TO have serious aspect
Rough weather again prevails on
the Kauai coast. The steamer James
Makee arrived this morning from Ka-
paa with report that her stern lines
had all been carried away while there
but still she managed to get y fu1l
cargo OF 200 bags. The steamer No
eau could not work Kilauea. because
Of the heavy swell. so Captain Peder-
son proceeded to Mallaweli, where she
will secure a full cargo.
The long wharf at Oakland and
the arrangements for shipping sugar
overland to New York. is not to the
liking of shippers. Because the sugar
is going through warm belt the rail
road people are very careful about sor-
ting out damaged sacks. at a loss to
the ships. Then the wharf is in an
out of the way place, and that too Is
disa@reeable. The sugar goes east ov-
err the Santa Fe route. to New Orleans.
where it is transferred to steamers.
and taken by water to New York.
1t is more than likely that the bark
Alden Besse will he placed in the Alas
kan trade on her return to San Fran
cisco. She has already been sold to
people interested in the trade. but con-
They want q larger vessel
which it is not likely they can get, so
they must take the Besse. The plan
is to build a house over her deck
large enough to accommodate $50 mas
sengers. Below deck she will carry
steamer and the luggage of the par
tv 1t is proposed to have TUG tow
her up to st. Michaels. The steamer
will be put together there by fifty
carpenters who accompany the party.
and on it the entire party will then
proceed mp the river to the gold fields.
Inc passengers are to he TRANSPORTED
the entire distance and fed all the way
Tor consideration of $3.50 each. Can
tain Potter does not like the idea. He
says that he could not keep discipline
aboard with such mob of passengers
and unless he could keep discipline he
would not command the vessel.
ARRIVALS.