The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
GIRL STOWAWAY
WORE TROUSERS
ON THE CHINA
Birdie Bean Wanted
to Go to War.

The Pacific Mail Company's steamer
China for the first time in ten years of
continuous service came into port late.
She was looked for on Monday night, but
did not arrive from the Orient until early
yesterday morning. The delay was due
to the coal famine at Honolulu. Knowing
that no fuel could be obtained at the ISL
ands the company cabled the captain at
Yokohama to come along slowly and
economize the coal. In consequence the
China came from Yokohama under three
boilers instead of six, which number she
generally uses.
The China brought up 81 cabin, 19 sec
ond cabin and 421 Chinese passengers: On
October % she met the transport ONO,
bound into Honolulu. The ONO mas the
Nevada cavalry and 25O discharged SOL
Miss Birdie Bean was among the
China's passengers. The young lady
dressed in boys clothes ana slowed 1,n neI
The second day out the civilians aboard
the transport were mustered Tor Vacclna-
ton and Miss Beans sex was dIscoVered.
She was put ashore at Honolulu, where
friends cared for her. The young lady as
serts that she was reporter on a STOCK
ton paper and was going 10 Mania as
CORRESPONDENT. She begged to be allowed
10 continue on her way, but the ofncers
of the transport were obdurate and MISS
Bean was left behind in Hawaii.,%
Among the passengers was captain
Whiting who went to Manila in command
Of the Monadnock. He was taken i'll at
Hongkong and his wife nursed him PACK
to lie. The captain and his wife Will go
The ship Charles E. Moody, from Nor
folk, Va, for Honolulu, had not arrived
when the China sailed. The rate Of re-
insurance on the overdue vessel advanced
to Co per cent yesterday afternoon.
The Toyo Kisen Kaisha Company S
steamer Hongkong Maru sailed for the the
Orient yesterday afternoon, and the
Oceanic Steamship Company's Moana for
Australasia last night. Both vessels Were
crowded with passengers and freight ON
the Moana there was not berth TO be
got for love or money, while among her
cargo were $50 tons of apples and 10000
cases of canned goods. The remains OF
James R. Holt, who died at the Lane
/ Hospital on October q, went back to
Honolulu on the Moana- The deceased
was well known in Hawaii, and came here
to undergo an operation.
Among. those who sailed on the Moana
were Colonel George w. Bell, United
States Consul General at Sydney, N S.
w, and Ackland Hood and wife. Mr..
Hood came here from New Zealand to
marry Miss Fitzpatrick OF this city. He
/ is now taking his bride home. A host Of
night. Miss L; Carey, daughter of Cap
months visit to San Francisco, also went
home on the Moana.
Among the Hongkong Marus passen-
/ gers for Honolulu We're Mother Judith
/ Brassier. Sister Elizabeth Del, Sister
and Rev. Father John. Wegle. They are
going to the Molokai leper settlement
| Rev. H S. Gait and wife are missionaries
! bound for Shanghai, and Commander F.
kong to take command of one of the
! Spanish ships captured during the battle
of Manila.
The ship c. f. Sargent which left here
/ for Puget Sound last Saturday, arrived
at Port Townsend Yesterday morning
This is the fastest trip made in a long
time About three years ago the British
ship Drumrock went up in a little over
three days. She went out in a south
easter. and Pilot Freeman was carried
away on her. About thirteen years ago
sixty-eight hours. which is the record.
Johnny" Cane IS no longer shipping
master for the Shipowners' Association.
He severed his connection with that body
Yesterday. and Charles Mccarthy was ap-
pointed in his place. Mccarthy knows
every sailor on the beach. and as shipping
master for American vessels has made a
good record for himself.
The British ship Metropolis arrived from
Newcastle. Australia. yesterday in the
fast time Of fifty-one days. On September
2 John Adams, one of the crew, died from
natural causes and was buried at sea
The Harbor Commissioners met yester-
day and awarded the contracts for the
rebuilding of the creek route ferry slip
hoist was awarded the Vulcan Iron
Works for S274S. and the other work to the
$l0.279
Captain Sprague. late of the barkentine
! Cleaner has taken command of the new
four-masted schooner Columbia, and Cap-
tain Peck has succeeded him in the
Cleaner
The British steamer Duke of Fife ar
rived from Brisbane yesterday, after
smart passage of twenty-six days She
has been chartered as transport and Is
scheduled to sail on the 10th inst. with a.