The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-22

and occupies a position not far from
the Iowa. The steamer Mackinaw ar
rived yesterday from Seattle with $500
tons of coal.
| S. F., Sept. IA cargo of 4S01 tons
of Oriental freight was brought by the
Algoa of the Pacific Mail line, which
arrived late on Wednesday night from
Chinese and japanese ports and Homo
lulu. Hongkong was left thirty-nine
days ago, the trip from Yokohama oc-
cupied twenty-five days and the run
from Honolulu eigf4 days and seven
hours. A total of 60,37S packages of
! freight was ON board the Algoa when
she left Japan, and of this amount 21,-
832 packages were dispatched at Homo
lulu, 80, 763 packages are for San Fran
cisco merchants, 1911 packages are for
shipment East and 1712 packages will
be forwarded to southern ports. The
steamer was detained in quarantine
yesterday, but is expected to be releas-
ed soon. when she will load with Gov
Iernment supplies for Manila.
S. F., Sept. 1.-THE United States
hospital ship Solace, Captain Winslow,
arrived last evening from Manila, via
Taku, Japanese ports and Honolulu.
The vessel was at Taku on June 10Th,
and on August 18th sailed from Yoko-
hama ia Guam, where one day was
spent. Honolulu was reached Septem-
Der I'd, and after stay of four days
the Solace sailed for this port. Several
trips were made by the hospital ship
between Taku and Nagasaki with sick
and disabled sailors and soldiers, and
she brings home a number of them> be-
sides seventy-seven discharged sailors
The most notable passenger is Colonel
Robert Meade of the Marine Corps
who suffered from rheumatism and
| was allowed to come home on sick
. leave.
Before Honolulu was reached, how
ever, Colonel Meade had almost recov-
cred. At one time, during the early
trouble at Tien-Tsin, he had command
of the American force there.
S. F., Sept. 13.-The Risdon Iron
Works is making rapid progress with
!, the work of placing stalls on the Ger
! man transport Samoa, soon to begin
loading animals for China, and the
vessel will be exceptionally well fitted
for the nearly 900 horses she will car
ry. The Risdon Iron Works will also
put the other German transports in
condition to carry their cargoes to Chi
ma.
8. F., Sept. 12.-J. D. Murray, second
officer of the transport Thomas, has
been promoted to be chief officer to fill
the vacancy caused by the transfer OF
! Mr.. Crockett, now chief officer of the
Egbert, who succeeded Mr.. Krum-
sleek, resigned.
;, The steamer Zealandia, which has
been laid up for some time, will be
e placed on the Honolulu route, and will
probably sail October 7th.
S. F., Sept. 1.-THE United States
> transport Lawton, which was to have
{ sailed at noon for Nome, was detained
in the stream yesterday over a little
e trouble in the stewards department
During inspection some of the rooms
in the forecastle were found to be in an
: untidy condition. The chief steward
;. was called to account, and he explained
' that the men were changing quarters
!. and that therefore the untidy condition
e Of the rooms was excusable. The in
v spector did not think so, and the result
: was that the Lawton had to tie up in
4 the stream until a new steward was
v got aboard. The old steward came
ashore in one of Petersons launches
n All LIS IiSu WOuiO lltNc IoiiOWSu HiHu
= but they were not given a chance to
!. get over the side.
: At the last moment a telegram was
: sent aboard the Lawton instructing
n Captain Magune to take a. pilot at Port
" Angeles and go direct from there tc
Nome. From the gold fields the vessel
will bring back a load of stranded
. miners to San Francisco.
: S. F., Sept. 12-The Iowa went back
c to her old anchorage off the Union Iror
Works yesterday. While dropping
o down the bay she came within a few
e hundred feet of the sunken ship May
v Flint. The latter still lies off the Mai
dock. menace to navigation, but the
chances are that the owners will take
= some steps to have the wreck removed
: to-day.
: S. F., Sept. 1.-THE steamer Carlisle
r City of the California and Oriental line
IF under charter to the Government, sail
# ed from Yokohama on September 3rt
fe for this port, via Honolulu and SaI
) Diego. She brings an unusually large
r cargo of Oriental freight, most of which
will be forwarded toEastern points ovel
the Santa Fe road upon arrival of th'
Carlisle City, the last of the month
. The steamer will then load with sup
N plies for the Government troops fl
q the Philippines, being the last of th'
e newly chartered vessels to enter thu
: service.