The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-24


The Aorangi arrived late last evening
from the Colonies.
The United States Army transport
Wyefield, commanded by Captain Cart
mer. arrived yesterday morning, and
locked at Sorensen's wharf. She sailed
from San Francisco on the 18th instant,
bringing two days later news, but no
mail.
A splendid looking lot of mules, 133
head in all were unloaded from the
Wyefield Yesterday and taken to the
Government paddocks for few days
recuperation.
About 1900 tons of stores and sup
plies are carried for the army in Ma
Mia. Not an animal was lost on the
trip. and the mules suffered but little
on the trip down, although the trans
port experienced the fag end of the bad
weather through which the Leelanaw
passed. DIR. Hill is the veterinary sur
geon in charge of the live stock. j. j.
Griffin is the quartermaster in charge
of the transport. Charles h. Hunt OF
Minneapolis, Mimi. assists DR.. Hill in
handling the mules. There are twenty
four teamsters aboard, headed by Har
ry Wilder. The Wyefield carries Chi
nese crew. Captain Cartmer is accom-
panied by his wife and daughter.
The second mate of the ship Helen
Brewer had his leg broken aboard ship
yesterday morning. A bag of bran fall
| ing from a sling was responsible for
the injury. The unfortunate man was
taken to the hospital in the patrol
wagon.
WISCONSIN, OFFICIAL TRIP.
! WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-The official
trip of the battleship Wisconsin is con-
tanned in the following brief telegram
received by Secretary Long from Ad-
miral KautZ, commanding the Pacific
station at Santa Barbara: Wisconsin
completed satisfactorily official trip,
making II L knots, subject to tidal cor
rections.'
The Secretary also received this
morning the following telegram from L.
NJ Scott, president of the Union Iron
Works, in regard to the battleship:
THE Wisconsin presents her record,
us "a maximum; average for thirty two
knots, 17.9; average during trial, II %;
Isubject to corrections. Not hitch
splendid battleship. We congratulate
Iyou."
Secretary Long replied in the follow
ing manner: Telegram received. Con-
Engineer in Chief Melville, who de-
signed the engines of the Wisconsin,
has received congratulatory telegram
from President Scott of the Union Iron
Works.
SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 12.-The
battleship Wisconsin left today for
San Francisco. Her record-breaking
lspeed on her trial trip has caused much
qualification, and her praises are sung
ION every hand. Irving NJ. Scott, heI
builder. was receiving congratulations
on all sides this morning. She is with
out doubt the most perfect ship in al
IappurtenanceS that the Union Iron
Works has ever turned out" he said.
Chief Engineer Forsythe was loud in
praise of the working of the machinery
The engines simply worked to per-
lection; there was not an irregularity,'
he said in speaking of the trip.
The Wisconsin came here quietly and
made her trip with apparently no eff
fort, and after it was over left as unos-
tentatiously as she came. At no time
was there the least doubt in the minds
of those in charge of the ship but that
she would beat the Alabama.
Admiral Kautz and the members OF
the Naval Board say that the work OF
the ship was marvellous. The Iowa and
Philadelphia will remain in port fol
several weeks. The Adams and Ranger
left early this morning for the south.
ern coast
THE ERSKINE NJ. PHELPS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13.-Captair
Graham of the Erskine M Phelps took
his big ship to Port Costa this morning
where she will load barley. She will
be back by this evening, and will prob
ably leave next week for New York
The bark j. c. Pfuger, which hat
such bad luck, locked this morning a.
Steuart street wharf, and will load with
a general cargo for Sydney.
MOST VALUABLE CARGO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE Ger
man ship Alsternixie cleared from thi.
port yesterday with the most valuabl,
cargo that ever left this coast for Eu
rope by the Cape Horn route. 1t con
sisted of 91,096 cs salmon, the larges
quantity ever shipped from the coast
1928 cs canned fruit, 315 cs canned as
paragus, 25.07O gals wine, $3.50 Genital
barley, 1883 lbs beeswax and ga cs cas-
cara bark, the whole valued at $527, 59S
The ship was cleared by Balfour, Guth
RE & Co. The ship Dirigo is now be
ing loaded with a similar cargo by G
w. McNear.
NEW EXPEDITION TO THE
ARCTIC.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-William Zeig
Ter, wealthy citizen of New York, an
nounced today that he would purchas
two vessels, fully equip and man Their
, and send them in quest of the Mort
Pole during the summer of 1901. TIL
expedition is to be in charge of Evely
b. Baldwin, who was a companion @
Lieutenant Peary in his attempts {
reach the pole in 1893 and 1894, and ais
member of Walter Wellman's expedi
ton.
1t is Mr.. Zeigler's intention to hav
one vessel remain in the arctic regio
while the other returns for supplies
Inc expedition, it is said, will not b
dispatched for the north earlier tina
the summer of 1901, and all the time be
tween this date and that will be neces
sary for the preparations and outfittin,
ships may be purchased, though We.
sells specially adapted for the work ma
be built.
KANG Use BREAKS DOWN.
SEATTLE. Oct. 11-Major Ruh,e
assistant quartermaster here. has bee
notified by the quartermaster 9ener,
that the kang Use, the freighter und,
charter to carry animals and suppli,
from Seattle to Manila, has met wit
an accident off Singapore and probab
will not enter the Governments seryic
She broke her shaft and is expected ,
fOr