The San Francisco call., 1899-12-24
MORE VESSELS
FOR THE INTER-
ISLAND TRADE
Auxiliary Schooners
to Carry Sugar.
SURPRISE FIRST OF THE FLEET
SHE WILL SAIL FOR HAWAII IN
A FEW DAYS.

The new auxiliary gasoline schooner
Surprise came down from Benicia yester-
day. She is intended for the Hawaiian
interisland trade and will carry sugar
from the various plantations TO Honolulu
for shipment TO New York and San Fran
cisco. The Surprise is the pioneer OF an
auxiliary fleet OF schoonerS for the Ha-
waiian trade. Another vessel is now on
Turner's ways at Benicia for the owners
OF the Surprise, and two more Will be
built next year.
The Surprise is 102 feet long. "a feet
broad and feet deep. Under ner auXil-
lary gasoline engine she came down from
BenicIa yesterday at an average rate OF
eight Knots an nour. Captain Wnorton
wII command her. and sne will go out
loaded 10 The guards with general mer-
chandlse. McCnesney * Co. Of Honolulu
are the agents for the new line, ana tney
expect 10 handle a large quantity OF sugar
next season. The Surprise will carry l5O
tons OF the raw material. and the new
boat now building 20 tons. The latter
vessel viii have the largest gasoline en-
gine ever built on this coast.
The transport Westminster. with 400
horses and mules aboard. was TO have got
away for Manila last night. but was de-
layed owing 10 some OF the supplies not
into the stream last night and will get
away early this morning. OF the animals
aboard the Westminster $50 were on board
the Victoria when she had her hard time
on Cape Flattery. The horses were ali
more or less injured and had to be landed
al Seattle. After recuperating the ami
mails were sent here by rail and put
aboard the Westminster.
Captain Mcleod, formerly master OF the
ship James Nesmith goes to Honolulu on
the steamer Mariposa next Wednesday
to take command of the ship Henry 3.
Hyde. The latter vessel was recently pur-
chased by the California Shipping Com
pany along with the Flint fleet and is one
of the finest American ships afioat to-day.
She is on her way from New York 10
Honolulu. and Captain Mcleod expects TO
find her there on his arrival. The Hyde
Is considered the best vessel in the new
company's fleet, and there was consider
able wirepulling among the ship captains
OF the concern TO secure her. The plum
has fallen TO Captain Mcleod.
Another Captain Mcleod that is playing
in luck is the late master of the brig Lur-
line. He left last night for the East on
his way TO Scotland to superintend the
building Of new four-masted steel bark
entine for Hind, Rolph & Co. On her COM
pletion Captain Mcleod will bring her out
here and run her in the island and Aus
tralian trade.
The bark Roderick Dhu sails to-day for
Hilo. Captain Johnson is great favorite
with the travelling public. and in conse-
quence the vessel cannot carry all the
passengers who want TO sail on her.
Every inch of sleeping accommodation is
taken on this occasion. and the vessel
could not carry another ounce of freight.
Besides all this she carries large deck
load of mules.
The fate Of the bark Colusa has at last
been ascertalned. A dispatch 10 the Mer-
chants Exchange yesterday stated that
she had been abandoned near Sitka but
that all hands were saved. The vessel
must have been driven away out Of her
course. and becoming unmanageable
drifted ashore.
The harbor police are gradually arrest
ing all the members of the gang Of wharf
rats" that has infested the water front
for months. Sergeant Ellis. Detective
Reynolds and officer Cavanaugh captured
1fav al
seph Santry yesterday and charged them
with robbery. The thieves used a small
skin. which they hid under the wharves
when not In use, and got away with hides, |
tallow, canned goods and all kinds OF gen
eral merchandise from the wharves along
the front. Santry is said TO be the ring
leader or the gang and Ryan his first lieu
tenant.
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and gave some Of her attention to the |
management OF the grocery
The other day the daughters were hor-
rified TO overhear their mother conclude |
an arrangement with a Portuguese named |
Manuel Morris by which the latter was /
70 receive $40 for numbering her husband. |
Morris was told to hide in the stable loft |
and at night when Silva ascended to get |
feed for his horses, Morris was 10 knock /
him on the head with a heavy club
The daughters informed their father of /
the plot they had overheard and Silva /
proceeded To hunt up Morris. From the |
latter he secured an acknowledgement
that he had been asked TO perform the |
gruesome job. Silva reported the matter |
TO the acting Chief Of Police and the lat |
ter. satisfying himself that Morris did |
not desire to carry out Mrs Silya's /
wishes advised Silva to go into hiding /
for few days so that development might /
be watched.
Yesterday Morris reported to Mrs. Silva |
that he had dispatched her husband ac- |
cording TO orders and Mrs. Silva was |
more than delighted, saying that she /
would give him the promised $40 as soon
as she could go TO the bank and draw il |
Mrs. Silva had some doubts however for /
she told Morris that she wanted TO be- |
come thoroughly convinced of her hus-
bands death before she parted with the |
coin. She added that after the death had |
been established she would come into pos
session of her husbands ranch, which |
would enable her 10 give Morris a bonus
for his deed.
Since Silva's absence from the store
Mrs. Silva has not once inquired as TO
his whereabouts nor evinced the slightest
concern in him. the thought that he was
duly dead appearing to satisfy her The
case Is about as hard one as the local |
police have had TO wrestle with but there
appears TO be good ground for the belief |
that Mrs. Silva's murderous thoughts |
have had their origin in some strange and |
unsuspected dementia-