The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-16
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
NEW WIRE LANDINGS PROVE TO
BE SUCCESSFUL.
At Laupahochoc and llunomu-T
Claudinc i'm port-Barks Fresno and
Mohican Arrive.

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The ;. ). Miowera is due from the
Colonies today.
The barkcntine Planter will sail for
San Francisco today.
The bark Fresno arrived this morn
ing, 80 days from the Sound, with a
fun cargo of lumber.
The bark Santiago arrived at Hilo
last Saturday, Is days from San Fran
cisco.
The Bennington cannot coal while
the rainy weather lasts. Two barges
are now waiting alongside of her.
The steamer lwalani arrived this
morning, after a wait of nine days
on the Hawaii coast, with $3.50 bags
of sugar, which is going into the Ar
cher.
The new wire cable landing at Ho-
nomu was completed last Monday and
tested the same day by the steamer
Hawaii. The Hawaii landed "A lot of
freight there, and found the landing
to be perfect success. 1t will great
w facilitate the handling of sugar at
that point.
The Claudnc arrived from Hilo and
way ports this morning after rath-
er rough trip. She brought big list
of passengers, and the following
freight: 5,O56 bags of sugar, 154 cof-
fee. 22O potatoes, 100 corn, 2G3 sheep,
lis hogs. % head cattle, SO hides and
miscellaneous cargo.
The Kilauea Hou is expected tomor-
row with full cargo of sugar. Pur-
ser Beckley of the Claudine reports
that she took on 2.1O2 Ookala sugar
last Monday, and then went down to
Laupahoehoe to test the new cable
landing there, and to take on an adj
ditionaI 600 bags of sugar.
The rainfall on the Hawaii coast has
been so heavy that it has interferred,
more than the rough weather, with
points. Commodore Beckley reports
that 10 inches of rain fell at Hilo on
Thursday and Friday of last week On
Friday the rainfall at Honollaa was s
inches.
Reports by the Claudine this morn
ing say that the steamer Helene is now
loading sugar at Paahou, where she
will take on 10000 bags. Afterwards
she will proceed to Olowalu, where
she will take enough to make a full
cargo. Heavy weather and rain has
detained her, but she will probably
be in in a day or two.
The L. s. S. Baltimore did not sail
this morning., as expected. The ship
S. p. Hitchcock is swung across the
stream in such a way that the Balti-
more would probably trip her anchor
should she attempt to 90 out. The
Hitchcock dare not swing into the
dock again, because the S. S. Move
ia is hourly expected. The cruiser
must wait until the roadsted is clear.
The barkentine Klikitat arrived
from Port Towsend late yesterday af-
ternoon, after a passage of % days,
bringing a full cargo of lumber for
Wilder &: Co. Captain Cutler reports
having experienced heavy weather be-
fore leaving the Coast, but after that
fair weather. He sighted Molokai last
Sunday morning, at day break, but
the airs were so light and changeable
that he could not get up into the chan
mel until noon yesterday.
ARRIVALS.
Wednesday, March l6.
Stmr. CIaudine, Cameron, from Hilo
and way ports.
Stmr. Iwalani, Gregory, from Ha-
wall ports.
Am. bk Fresno, Underwood, 80 days
from the Sound.
Am. bk Mohican, Saunders, IL days |
from San Francisco.
DEPARTURES.
Wednesday, March 16.
Stmr. Kauai, Bruhn, for Hanamau-
la, at 12 m.
Am. bktn. Planter, Dow, for San
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