The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-16
HORSES NEARLY RUINED.
CExTENNIAL'S CARGO REACHES
HONOLCLU IN BAD SHAPE.
in Slings. and the Others Were
Nearly Dead From Exhaustion.

PAN FRANCISCO. Oct I5-T'he steamer
Gaelic brings the following advicss from
Honolulu under date Of October s:
The transport Centennial arrived from
san Francisco on the 5th. She brought 30
horses. sixty Of :hem hanging in sings and
ready tn die from simple exhaustion TWO
OF them died after reaching port. The
horses had been at sea for eight days. Each
one was fastened 10 a stall just wide
enough and long enough for its body. Fer
eight days the suffering animals had no
sleep nor rest whatever. They stood and
kept balance with the rolling Of the ship.
Few days more and many deaths from
exhaustion could not have been avoided.
The horses started as fresh, spirited ami
mails brought from Nevada and Oregon.
They arrived thin and faded. large pro-
portion OF them only kept alive by stimu-
lsnts. The animals were unloaded here
and Will be turned out 10 pasture until the
return OF the transport from San Fran
cisco.
No Change in immigration Laws.
The cabinet recently considered a petit
ton for the Planters Association TO elimi-
nate a clause In the immigration rules re-
quiring that 10 per cent. OF all contract
laborers brought into the country shall be
Europeans or Americans. The point is tina:
bond is required for the compliance with
this rule. and the same IS forfeited II the
proportion named Is not adhered to. The
planters want this bond requirement an
uuIled.
The government decided that, while the
planters had acted In good faith IN their
pean labore-s. II ala not feel that IL had
the authority 10 eliminate the clause re-
fePred IL, holding that the authority rested
with the legislature only.
Salvage Claims settled.
The matter OF the salvage claim Of the
rSf.t no
bark colusa has been settled out of court
for sa,no. The bark recently went ashore
az Kahuiui and was saved by two Wilder
steamers.
Soldiers Deserving to Manila.
The hospital ship Relief and the trans
ports Tacoma, sherman and Grant have all
departed for Manila. Previous 10 the de-
parture of the Tacoma the military author
tiles caused a search TO be made for Ave
soldiers OF the hospital corps stationed
here who had slowed themselves away on
board the ship in the hope OF getting to
Manila. 1t Is thought that the other two
missing men are on the Tacoma
The Sixth artillery batteries stationed
here have lost between twenty and thirty
men in the last few days by assertion. All
the soldiers here are anxious to go to Ma
Mia. The men think that they can steal
aboard a transport on arrival, report 10
the officers Of the Sixth at Manila and
escape with slight punishment The SOL
diers are willing 10 stand thirty days in
The guardhouse for the sake OF getting TO
the scene of war.
Ship AnttOpe Libeled.
The British ship Antiope which has been
IN port since July g. will be- kept here for
months longer, Capt Murray. who owns
and commands the vessel. desires to take
her Ia the Sound for a cargo OF coal but
she Is held here by the agents Of w. r.
Grace & Co. who have made claim
against her on account of the captains re-
fusal 70 accept a charter they made for
her. They demand $500 damages, alleged
to have been sustained a result of his
action The case is likely 10 be settled in
the courts here.