The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-27

age the United States Army sea-going
tug Slocum formerly the Gypsum King.
arrived today at CaIao. All on board
are well. The Slocum, which left New
York on July II, will proceed tomorrow
for San Francisco.
ASK THAT DUTY BE ABOLISHED.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-Importation of
opium into the United States free of
duty was advocated at the opening of
the twenty sixth annual convention of
the National Wholesale Druggists As
ISOLATION here today. The plan to abol-
ish the duty on the drug was urged as
a means to make its use more available
and save the druggists 100000 a year
now paid to the Government as duty on
the 100000 pounds of opium annually
imported. Opium was declared to be
Disseminated against by the Govern
ment in false belief that heavy duty
| On the drug discouraged the opium
habit.
The proposition to petition Congress
| was referred to a special committee.
! The convention also adopted a report
denouncing as class legislation the war
stamp tax. The convention will con-
tinue three days.
| TWENTY PERSONS SINK.
| LIVERPOOL, Sept. 1S.-The British
steamer Gordon Castle and the German
steamer Stormarn colided in Cardiff
! Bay on Sunday night and both vessels
sank. Twenty of the persons on board
| the Gordon Castle were lost.
/ The Gordon Castle was 1926 tons net
and was built at Glasgow in 1871. She
was 307 feet long, 34.4 feet wide and 20
Cs1- l.x-t H.
/ ship Gordon Castle CO., Ltd. (McClay
& Mcintyre of Glasgow.
The Stormarn was of 355 tons and was
built at Kiel in 1880. She was 116 feet
long, % feet wide and 151a feet deep.
She was owned by the Nord Oestee
lRhedere of Hamburg.
FREIGHT STEAMER SUNK.
/ OAKLAND, Sept fS.-The work of
pumping the water out of the big
freight steamer Thoroughfare, which
filled last night. progressed today SO
rapidly that it is expected that all
the water will be out by morning. The
accident happened at the Peralta slip
and while freight cars We're being load
ed. A number of heavy cars We're rur
in on one side of the ferry, which gave
} it a decided list, and as the lower port
t holes were open al the time the water
rushed in rapidly. causing the big boa
to settle and sink before the holes could
be closed.
At this point the water is shallow s,
I that the work of raising the boat viii
require but little time. The extent o
j the damage cannot be well ascertainet
4 until all the water is out, though it il
4 not believed to be very extensive.
S Prior to the time pumping was begun
: this morning it was necessary to SEM
: down two divers to close the port holes
i six of which We're open. The railroa'
e officials blame the crew of the ferryboa
f for the accident, claiming that it is on
a iof the strict orders that the port hole
); shall he closed before the loading o
f cars is commenced. 1t is believed tina
when the water is pumped out the fer
ryboat will float itself.
s MISCELLANEOUS.
S SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.-Sevent
e per cent reinsurance is quoted upon tn
: ship Wachusett, overdue on the voyag
q from Newcastle, New South Wales, t
: Kahului.
: The japanese steamer Nippon Mar
will sail Saturday for China and Japa
: via Honolulu. DR.. de Pue Hickey, for
: merly 90, we'll known officer of tn
steamer America Maru, will go out i
y the Nippon Maru as surgeon after
It long vacation ashore, relieving Dl
y Fine.
IS TACOMA, Wash, Sept 1S.-Hop
: growers of Puyallup country are seek
S ing a new market for hops. A tria
shipment was made from Puyallup t
Australia this week. 1t is said to b
q the first consignment ever sent fror
this section to Australia.
II SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16.-Uncl
= Sam has purchased the American shi
Cyrus Wakefield. She will be fitted u
:, as a horse transport, and will be equip
ped as was the Tacoma when that yes
nj.
- pines.
" The new barkentine John Palmer wa
:. launched last Thursday afternoon a
= Eureka and duly christened by littl
" Miss Eva Houda. daughter of ]. T
: Houda of Arcata. The Palmer is
J. lfour-masted craft. owned by Sudden .
- Christensen of San Francisco, and wi
make her first voyage to Sydney wit
q cargo of lumber.
4 United States inspectors Bolles an
- Bulger held an investigation yesterda
into the sinking of the ship May Film
Captain Woodside the first and secon
le officers and others who witnessed tn
ID disaster were examined by the inspec
IL tors. The testimony tended to sho'
ID that the captain had run in too clos
y to the wharves in coming up the ba.
d The inspectors Will render their decisio
l. in the case in the course of a few day
r; The big steamer Bosnia of the Gel
rs man transport Ileet, Is alongside
p Howard. wharf 2 and attracts gener;
t attention on account of her size. Dul
lie ing the trip out from Philadelphia 81
IN stalls for horses were constructed o
ID the lower decks of the Bosnia, and 2
" more stalls Will be built while tt
e. steamer is at dock. 1t is expected thu
lc the vessel will get away for China
as about two weeks.
Capt Charles f. Hall and the otht
officers and men of the steamer Wall
80 Walla, which arrived from Puget Scum
- Monday night, were detained in QUA
- antine at Victoria, the steamer bein
brought down by Captain Thomas ar
- a crew from Seattle. The Walla Wal
&c will be dispatched as quickly as POI
sible on another trip north in ordt
- to get her out of the way of the Una
AZ tilla, soon to arrive.
Major Charles l.. Hodges of the SCI
, enteenth Infantry has been relieve
% from temporary duty in this city ar
=. ordered to proceed to Seattle to relieS
~ First Lieutenant Alexander NJ. Brow
:. Fourth Cavalry, of his duties as con
manding officer of the guard on II
- army transport Lawton, en- route