The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02
Ta Be Established Between Seattle
and Hawaiian Islands.
THE ENNIAI CHARTERED.
Seattle Il Honolulu Steamship Com
pany Not Deferred By LioehnS
of City of Columbia at Honefulu,
Secures Government Fessei,
Which II on Her Way and Will
sail From This Port Next saturday

TIE Seattle * Honolg.a Steamship Com
pazy waica sent lis 1rst steamer. tas lay
o. CosLU,a3a. over 20 the Islands A2slSi -.
- nc. % - deferred by rn4shzp sesh as
tae resent L5eiing ot ths steamer ~ RaS-
se4i Col@groye IN Ho2o.2iu. t3E beng I~s
Il .soas for 5.=or6eEly conduct IS Per n
formation received BY last steamer @ao
,slegrapast 10 re EsaSg-Intsll ge1c2r rom
San FrancicSc. The progressive sTFl1 g
the company was fully Illustrated sss1sT-
day by the arrang ezasa,s conducted ay tese-
graph by whica the steamship CsaEen-
Nal aaS oSSa chartered 10 tsAa the run o.
the city os Cola osA, and "sicH Wl!4 FS-
salt Il lnaQgurat:Bg J 5i-snCG:h1F service
between Seattle and Honolulu 80 sson as
t2e LIBEL SUIT snail have been disposed O.
AMI that steamer returned 20 Seattle.
Manager John P. jacobson, q he pa<
seuss- department. % the company. &4s 2
busy man yesterday after the receipt O
the news that The City Of Columbia had
been sied up e Honolulu on At alleged
frivolous charge II The language o. Rich
ard ne Third. fin9lag IL 3 weak Invention
o. the enemy. i1e set about -erleGy.ng lie
evil by supplying another steamer - tas.e
the run Of the Ci<y % Columbia. aid wnLe
dong SO evolved plan mat SlI ,ncFsAS-e
ina efficiency OF the service and san9 a
b0at cut OF this port over 20 the stands
Nal was the only steamer n SaC FRANCISCO
available FOR tbs service and the mana
gers. us.ng ta= wire ali day long. closed 8
charter Tor her for six months with an 0p-
ton Of further time. The Centennial sas
ordered 10 Leave San Francisco t3r Seattle
al once. Is ROW Oh her way and expected
20 Make this pert next Tuesday She FslI
be put alongside the YeSter dock IN 1eE
arrival and loaded with 1ae freight that
has been accumulated awaiting he return
OF the City OF Columbia. This freight VII
more than I'll the held OF the Centennial.
while her paSSe nger list. frOm present IL
mi ~ - Ia
time the steamer sails for Honolulu AT
O'clock next Saturday, October S. a repre-
sentative % the company viii oe on board
and 60 10 Honolulu authorized and pre-
pared 10 give bonds for the release Of the
City Of Columbia and stra;ghtsa out tie
difficulties that She appears 20 have gotten
Into. The City Of Columbia VIII then Dc
sent back to Seattle with such freight ar3
passsn gers as she can get. and pat back
on her regular run between this pert and
Honolulu In conjunction with the Ceaten-
mai. one Of the two steamers leaving Sc
attic every two weeks.
The noe.ing and detention OF the City Of
Columbia at Honolulu is alleged in some
quarters 10 have been lnS.iga.ed by the en-
eTntes Of Seattle in San Francisco. whose
prestige IN the Hawaiian Islands is threat
eDed BY this new steamship lire backed by
the Seattle spirit" hence the effort 20
cripple the company on It's very first trip
n the hope that dle i!s>2ltr- of fh- sfsslu-
er would practically crush The ME oft OF
the infant corporation
The Centennial e an iron ship Of 400
tons burden. with good cabin accoulnoda-
,:oDs for about 100 tirst-class and 100 Sec
ond-ciass. She has been thoroughly over
hauled and will leave here in first-eiass
condition. Il will Re remembered that The
Centennial was chartered by the govern
rDent for war purposes and while the gov
eminent has 10. sent her out, the report
OF the board OF government surveyors
showed that tbs ship was in hrst-class
condition. She was accordingly accepted
by the government and was being fitted IN
San Francisco subject to government or
6ers when chartered yesterday by the Sc
attic & Honolulu Steamship Company.