The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-02
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
ALARM FELT FOR BARKENTINE
AMELIA.
Now Long Overdue-Repairs to Mail
Wharf-Alice Cooke Sails Tomorrow
News and Gossip.

The only merchantmen in Naval
Row is the Mauna Ala.
The Archer has hauled down 10 the
Wilder wharf, where she will finish
discharging her inward cargo this af-
ternoon.
The Mauna Loa arrived just at press
time, yesterday, bringing 5,795 bags Of
sugar, 1870 bags of coffee, 81 head of
cattle and miscellaneous freight. She
experienced fine weather.
The Maui is expected hourly from
Hawaii 1t is expected that President
Wight of the Wilder Company, wro
has been on tour of inspection in
Maui, will come down on her.
superintendent Jarrett any his for
ces are at work repairing the Pacific
Mail dock this morning. Many of
the timbers have become very rotten
and much of the planking has worn
out.
A diver was at work this morning
putting the finishing touches on the
bottom of the ship S. p. Hitchcock.
She is perfectly sound now, and can
take full cargo of sugar for New
York.
The schooner Alice Cooke will prob
ably get away for the Coast tomor-
row. She lacks but 1000 bags for a
full cargo, and Captain Penhallow
now thinks he can get il by noon to-
morrow.
The schooner Norma is still on the
dry dock, undergoing repairs made
necessary by her experience on the
rocks of the Kona coast about fort
night ago. She will probably be off
tomorrow.
The owners of the schooner Waialua
have discovered that they cannot sell
the vessel on the Coast for the Klon-
dixie trade, because she is under the
Hawaiian flag.
The steamers James Mal<ee and the
Kauai arrived this morning from Kau-
al ports. the latter with 1900 and the
former with $500 bags of sugar. Both
are alongside the Inca discharging. al
though only portion of the Kauai's
cargo goes to the Inca.
Neither the Gaelic nor the Mariposa
put in an appearance this morning,
much to the surprise and disapp.int-
ment of everyone. 1t was expected
that the Mariposa might be delayed
i'll sailing on account of the English
mails, but there is no apparent reason
why the Gaelic should be late. She is
confidently expected this afternoon.
The lroquois and Transit are now
out II days from San Francisco. and
the bark Fresno and schooner Albert
Meyer are about due from the Sound
The schooner Olga which sailed from
Newcastle for this port on December
18th, is now IA days out. While 10
further particular fears are entertain
ed on her account she is making an
unusually long passage.
Surprise is expressed among shir-
ping men generally that Admiral MI
Ter failed to take measures to find end
destroy the serious obstruction to nav
lgation reported by the Archer with
IN such short distance from port. It
is believed that the Admiral would
have sent out the Bennington. had it
not been that he expects Important
news by the mails due today that uav
cause him to dispatch one of his YES
sells to the Coast.
Some alarm is felt for the safety Ct
the barkentine Amelia, now 35 DAYS
out from the Sound for this port. she
is capable vessel, so far as sailing
qualities go, but is getting pretty oil
and might find it difficult to ride out
very hard blow. Undoubtedly she is
carrying big cargo of lumber. and
mat may account for her sloNness
with light airs and contrary winds.
her progress would naturally be slow
The Archer found it difficult to come
from San Francisco in 90 DAYS of such
weather as she experienced.