The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-25
WHARF AND WAVE.

The bark Obed Baxter sails for
Hiogo, Japan, today
The rigging of the Marie Hackfeld
caught fire Saturday from the friction
caused in hosting cargo from the hold.
No damage was done.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 16.-The
Hawaiian bark Santiago came in yes
terday, "a days from Hilo In rough
weather on the way she had her fore
topgallant mast carried away.
The bark McNear, guano-laden from
Laysan Island, arrived in port last
Saturday morning after a long absence
of fifty-eight days. She brought Gov
| ernor Spencer, superintendent at Lay
san Island, and his wife, and cargo
of 800 tons.
The schedule for the Matson line
from San Francisco to Hilo, is as fol-
lows: Roderick Dhu, Sept. 10; Santi-
ago, October 4 Falls of Clyde or An
ME Johnson, October "a; Roderick
Dhu, November II; Annie Johnson or
Santiago, Dec. ).
The steamer Queen Adelaide has
been chartered for the China line to
Portland, and has already sailed from
Japan for the Coast. She is to take
the place Of the LennOX, the latter
having been chartered by the Govern
ment to take troops to Manila
Transports to follow the Belgian
King were the Grant or Sherman and
Aztec, to sail from San Francisco on
the 18th; the Centennial, on the 18th,
and the Tacoma, Sphinx, Geo W. Ell
der and Rio de Janeiro, in the order
named. All are expected to stop at
Honolulu for coal.
The second mate of the bark Abbey
Palmer, which arrived this week from
Newcastle, fell from a yard-arm just
before reaching port. He was not
thought to be injured till the next
day, when paralysis developed in his
right arm. Captain Uhlberg took him
to the Queens Hospital.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15.-The
American ship Eclipse, bound TO Ho-
nOlulu from Newcastle, Australia, &C
cOrding to a cablegram received at
the Merchants Exchange yesterday
met with a mishap Off the coast of
Australia. She encountered a typhoOn.
Her cargo shifted, her seams opened,
and, leaking, she was barely able to
put into Sydney, where she is being
patched up.
: 1t is reported that the United States
transport GarOnne, from Seattle to Ma
Mia, is weatherbound in Dutch Har-
Dor, Alaska, where she put in to eX-
ercise the live stock on board Fears
are entertained that the GarOnne may
be frozen in for the winter. 1t is
generally conceded in Washington
that the only healthy route from the
Coast to Manila is via Honolulu. The
climatic changes during a trip by the
northern route are too great for both
men and animals travelling to Manila.
The officers of the Belgian King,
now in port, are: Capt. Thos. l..
Weiss First Officer Geo. G.. Coles, Sec
Ond Officer w. Bradbury, Third Officer
j. Thompson, Chief Engineer M. F. r.
Venus, Second Engineer G. A. Craw
ford, Third Engineer G.. E. McHenry,
Fourth Engineer Frank Collins. The
Belgian King carries crew of u men,
including 46 Chinese. The Belgian
King is not a new vessel. She was
built in 1881 and named the Chateau
Leoville. Her first name may still be
seen on the wheel and bell. Her home
port was Bordeaux, and she was in a
regular service. Under the French
flag she carried from 100 to 200 saloon
passengers. She has four decks and
was able to carry great numbers of
Steerage passengers. She was later
sold to Hudson, her name was chang
ed to COnnemara, and her home port
was Sunderland. Mr.. George Hunter
Of Newcastle, her present owner, got
her, took out all the passenger accom-
modations, including the extra deck
houses, and made her a freight carrier.
Mr.. Hunter is a brOther-in-law of Cap
tain Weiss. The Belgian King re-
ports moderate northeast trade winds
and good passage. She sails for Ma
Mia about noon today.