The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08
WRAs.; AND WarE.

| 1,bi o.-TOTl surveyor Stratemeyef
was busy all afternoon at Mauliola
quarantine station attending to the re-
leasing of the immigrants which ar
| rived by the Rio de Janeiro. The
| transports Ohio at Oceanic dock and
City Of Para at Pacific Mail wharf,
are busy loading COAL The Ohio will
take on $50 tons and the City of Para
| 500 tons and the longshoremen are a
| tired lot this morning, having worked
| nearly all night. The ship Aryan Is
still discharging ballast at Fishmarket
wharf and the ship Marie Hackfeld
| loading sugar at Wilders wharf. The
schooner Aloha was all day discharg-
ing two big boilers, twenty-four tons
each, at the railway wharf, for Oahu
plantation. In about three days the
United States monitor Monadnock will
commence coaling, after the trans
ports have departed for Manila. About
1000 tons of coal will be required
for the transports, but 1t is not known
what the capacity is OF the bunkers OF
the transports that will arrive today.
Hustace & Company, the draymen,
have the contract for the carting of all
the coal and w. II. Hoogs, their man
| ager, Is a busy man. A part OF the
coal lately purchased from the Inter
Island company and stored in the new
United States coal shed, will be used
for coaling the transports. 1t comes
principally from British Columbia and
Newcastle, n. S. W., and some from
| England.
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
July Cone Of the busiest days ever
experienced in the history of Honolulu
harbor was today. Early this morn
| ing the United States troopship In
diana, from San Francisco, and liner
| Warrimoo, from Sydney, came into
port and at 10 o'clock the troopship
Morgan City arrived. The Indiana and
Morgan City were assigned berths in
the stream as all the available wharf
room was occupied by shipping. The
City Of Para, which has been at Pa
cifc Mail wharf and the Ohio. at
Oceanic dock, moved away this even
ing and permitted the late arrivals to
get in and coal, the Morgan City at
the Mail dock and the Indiana at the
Oceanic. The Morgan City has left
plenty Of room for the transport New
port due tomorrow. Tonight they
commenced filling their bunkers. The
Indiana will take on about 800 tons
and the Morgan City 200 tons. The
steamer James Makee, with a full load
Of freight for Kappa, sailed this az
ternoon and included in her cargo were
two steam plows for Kealia plantation.
The steamer J. A. Cummins sailed for
Lagoon ports during the morning and
will return Saturday with a cargo OF
Heeia sugar. The Kauai's sailing for
Makaweli has been postponed until
tomorrow. The steamer he Au Hou
reporting weather fair, light trade
winds and empty, from Kaanapali, ar
rived this evening. The w. G. Hall
is loading for Kona and Kau. The
men-o'-war sounding bells, the troop
ships keeping watch by military bugle
calls makes plenty of music alongshore
tonight. United States Vice Consul
W. Porter Boyd was up until
o'clock last night attending to coaling
the troopships and don't know wheth-
er he will get any sleep at all tonight.
Lighters have been placed alongside
the troopships and coal Is pouring in
from both starboard and port side
ports. The Newport will be moored
to the Waikiki end of Pacific Mail
wharf Immediately on her arrival to-
morrow. The steamer Lehua will be
put on the marine railway this week
to complete repairs, be cleaned and get
a new propeller. 1t will be about two
weeks before she Is ready for sea.
ALONG THE CITY FRONT, July
THE deep water arrivals in port to-
day were the troopships Valencia and
Newport, the ship Henry Willard and
brigantine John ID. Spreckels. 80. The
troopships commenced coaling at Pa
cific Mail wharf, the Valencia receiving
24O tons and the Newport 300 tons.....
The Henry Willard anchored in the
stream with Departure Bay coal and
will load sugar for New York as soon
as discharged. go. The John ID.
Spreckels will discharge her cargo OF
general merchandise at Allen street
jog. Captain Christianson has made
smart passage from Frisco and
brings besides a good general cargo,
three horses for Alexander a. Baldwin
and twenty-four mules for J. A. Low.
Six transports, three memo
war and seventeen sailing vessels are
now in harbor.. The schooner
Emma Claudne sailed for Kahului at
noon today, where she will load sugar
for San Francisco. ..... The steamer
Kinau, from Hilo and way ports, Is
due tomorrow at noon and the w. G
Hall leaves in the morning for Kona
and Kau. 80. Every room was taken
by the passengers on the Kauai for
Makaweli this evening. She was de-
layed in leaving by large freight.
AT 6 o'clock this even Captain
Ben Whitney. Waterman for the pilots.
was requested by General Merritt to
notify these pathfinders to report to
, the commanders Of the troopships at
earliest daylight. These vessels will
sail in the following order: first, In
diana; second, Morgan City; third,
Ohio; fourth. City OF Para; fifth, Va
lencia, and last the flagship Newport.
: The fleet will assemble outside until
: the Newport gives orders to proceed.
= Coaling will be finished in the morn
ing.
The barkentine S. n. Castle sailed
for San Francisco Tuesday afternoon
!, with $50 tons of sugar and rice. T. H.
o Davies & Co. and w. G. Irwin & Co
9 were consignors OF the sugar and the
: rice was shipped by Hyman Bros, NJ
| phillins e, CO and NJ : Grinhaum