The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-02-08

4 new suit of sails is being put on
the Edward May.
The Helene could not get ready for
sea today. She is to go tomorrow al
ternoon.
The steamer j. \. Cummins Will
probably make a special trip to kahu-
ku next week.
The Claudine towed the bark Nuu-
anu out of Kahului last Wednesday
morning. taking her fully four miles
beyond the towage limits.
Frank Wilberton. who was chief Of
ficer of the steamer Kaala when she
was wrecked, is now chief mate of
the Claudine. Mr.. Ross having taken
a vacation in order to visit his home.
The barkentine S. G. Wilder needs
but 1000 bags to complete her cargo,
and she will probably get that amount
in time to sail on Thursday. Captain
Mcneil has made an extra long wait in
port this trip.
The barkentine Arago will top off
tomorrow morning with 1000 bags
from the Cummins, and will go to sea
in the afternoon. Captain Greenleaf
has an idea that his clipper can beat
the Allen up. and he will now have
try for it.
The bark Edward May will be load
ed this week, according to the present
calculations. She has already received
about 700 bags, and is now lying at
the Oceanic dock, waiting for the
Mauna Loa. With the Mauna Loa's
cargo and two from the Mikahala she
will have a full cargo.
The big ship Title f. Starbuck will
have 5000 tons of sugar under her
decks when she sails for New York
on Friday or Saturday. Three sailors
have been captured on the other side
of the island and they are believed to
be the men who deserted from her on
Sunday night, so that she will not be
delayed for lack of men.
The bark S. c. Allen received suffi-
cient sugar from the Helene this fore
noon to complete her cargo, and
Capt. johnson is making his prepare
tions to sail tomorrow morning. He
is quite as popular as the former mas
ter of the Allen, and will doubtless
have cabinfull of lady passengers on
the up trip.
The Noeau arrived this morning
from Kauai, with 1878 bags of sugar.
which is being put into the w. F..
Babcock This is the Babcock's first
consignment of sugar. She is on the
berth for New York and will be the
next to sail. The Babcock will carry
about 300 tons when fully loaded.
Captain Graham has secured the
bos'un of the Hyde for a second mate.
The steamer Mitahala made rec
ord breaking round trip to Kauai last
week. Sailing from here at $50
o'clock on Friday afternoon. she made
smart run to Hanamaulu, loaded
300 bags of sugar, and arrived back
here at 10 o'clock Saturday night,
completing her third round trip for
the week, having sailed on the first at
noon on the LIST inst. During the
week she handled over $4,000 bags of
sugar.
The "slop chest" has always been
source of contention between the mas
ter and men aboard sailing vessels,
and the United States government hos
attempted to make laws that would
insure the sailor against paying eN-
horbitant prices for the clothing, etc,
he may need while at sea, but all et-
forts have thus far proved futile. One
skipper in port admits that he makes
100 per cent profit on sales, but says
that it is quite necessary, as he has so
many losses through assertions and
the ruin of goods in store that he has
to make even somehow. Before the
government fixed prices on goods, he
says, he used to carry the best kind of
stock, and charge a fair profit. Once
he arrived in New York to find that a
new law had been made, and his slop
chest list was cut below actual cost.
Now he buys in the cheapest market,
and let's the commissioner fix the pri-
ces, with the result that he makes 100
per cent and escapes all blame.