The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-11

There is a solitary little Chinese wom-
IAN aboard the transport Meade and she
cannot come ashore. 1t is the duty of
the Customs inspector who is on guard
lat the Waikiki end of the Pacific Mail
Wharf to see that the woman does not
land here.
She can speak a few words of Eng
lish, and yesterday an Advertiser re-
porter interviewed her concerning her
presence on a United States Army
transport. Formerly she made her home
in the Philippines Islands, whittier she
had gone from China with her people.
When the transport Logan returned to
San Francisco from a trip to Manila
she had aboard an Army officer and his
wife and children and the Chinese wom-
al who is now on the Meade The Chi
nese woman was employed by the Off
GERS wife as a nurse to the children
She became very much attached to
the officers family and proved herself
to be a faithful and trustworthy SER
want.
| Upon the arrival of the Logan at San
Francisco the nurse went ashore with
the officers family and remained in the
city with them for several days. 1t was
the intention of the officers wife to al
ways keep the Chinese woman as a SER
want in the family. But the authorities
learned that the Chinese woman had no
right to enter the country and the
lwoman was taken in charge and is now
being sent back to the Philippines on
the Meade. She was almost heart
lbroken at being forced to leave the Of
ficer's wife, who had been very kind to
her. and the children, for whom she had
formed very great affection.
At present the Chinese woman is do
ling duty as nurse to some of the chill
dren on the Meade. On Sunday, not
knowing that she would not be allow
ed ashore, she walked down the gang
way in company with a negro nurse,
who was carrying small child, intend
ling to take a walk with them around
town. She was sent back aboard the
ship, however, by the Customs inspect
tor, who was on watch at the time, for
it would have been against the law to
allow her to land.
She is well liked by the passengers
and is particularly popular among the
lchildren. But she will never forget how
lily with whom she went to San Fran
1cisco on the Logan.
AZTEC HERE WITH MULES.
Early yesterday afternoon the United
States Army transport Aztec from San
Francisco, was sighted and a little
while before the o'clock whistles blew
she was moored alongside the Pacific
Mail wharf and Immediately commence
led to discharge her live stock
The Aztec is a bulky boat and a great
carrier: Her hold is full of supplies for
the Army in the Philippines. On three
decks she carried 439 mules and 21
horses, including one private horse and
twenty of the finest draft horses that
were ever sent to the Philippines
| Acting Olla rtprn a rn N ic IN,
charge of the transport he is accom-
ipanied by his wife and his sister-in-la law
Miss Kent. Captain G. G.. Trask COM
mands the ship; DR.. V. Balkan is in
charge of the live stock; DR.. Schlageter
| is the physician aboard. Officers of the
vessel, other than the captain already
named, are First Officer Hanson, Sec
ond officer Carlson, Third Officer Stan
deran and Chief Engineer DeMinguec.
The Aztec sailed from San Francisco
on December 1st, about an hour after
| the Meade left. She experienced a.
pleasant passage as far as weather was
concerned but she has a reputation as
heavy roller and lived up to it thor
oughly during the trip down. She even
rolled at the wharf last evening as an
Island steamer went out and created a
gentle swell.
The live stock will be given a rest
ashore for about a week and then the |
transport viii resume her journey to |
the Philippines
ALBION ARRIVES FROM COAST.
The little steamer Albion arrived in |
thls port yesterday after a voyage of |
thirteen days from San Francisco
She brought cold storage freight for
.ne new meat market to the extent of |
about 600 tons.
The Albion is especially fitted for the
carrying of frozen cargoes. She will in
all PROBABILITY make many more trips
10 TINS port with supplies for the local /
market: The new market, in the Wa
urday.
great many shipping men had a
look at the Albion yesterday, discussing
ner merits and demerits She is little
larger than the James Makee and not
as large as the Niihau
KAIULANI SAILS AGAIN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec S.-with a
better slowing of her cargo the new
bark Kaiulani sailed again Yesterday
for Honolulu. and Captain DabaI ex
poets TO make the voyage without fur
ther mlshap. The vessel had sailed
early Friday morning on her first trjp
TO the islands but after getting outside
the Heads was found 70 be topheavy
as result OF having taken on lot Of
neaVy IRON and bricks over the other
irelght, and Captain Dabel brought her
back to port
STEAMSHIP COMPANY SUED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3-In the Su-
perlor Court at Seattle the Alaska &
racine Steamship Company, operating
the steamer Robert Dollar. has been Il
sued by julius Cocker to recover S9,735.
1t is alleged that fourteen tons of per- L
lsnable freight We're shipped by Cock
er on the steamer, bound for Nome, and
lnat on account of negligence on the
part OF the men on the steamer the
freight was spoiled.
SICK SOLDIERS LANDED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-All the
SICK and disabled soldiers brought from
Manila and Nagasaki by the transport
ihomas, as we'll as the prisoners and
insane soldiers, We're taken from the |
Vessel yesterday and landed at the Pre-
sldio and Alcatraz Island Later the
Ihomas went to her berth at Folsom
street wharf, where the discharged sol
dlers and the few remaining passengers
were landed.
SIERRA'S MAIDEN TRIP.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-For sew
srai Gays the new steamer Sierra has
peeh taxing on coal and preparing for
tne Trip TO sydney Much of the inte-