The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-16

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erday morning under libel brought by !
Davis and Gear, attorneys for the yes !
els crew. 1t was the first admiralty case
o come before the United States District
Court. The sailors of the Empire charge
captain Knacke, in the complaint, with
lie of it during the voyage from Newcas-
lie to Honolulu. The Empire arrived here
on the Sd instant and is now in the Gus
-ody of United States deputy marshals.
The crews attorneys will also endeavor
to show uncertain description in the
ships articles.
STEAMERS LAUNDRY
BY yesterdays mail from San Francis
60 Collector Stackable received the fol-
lowing Instructions: Foreign bottoms
laundry under Custom House supervision,
the same to be properly checked and
list to be taken. Upon the return of the
laundry, the same must be re-checked, all
this to be subject to the rules and regu-
lations of quarantine"
FINES REDUCED.
III answer to the petition recently sent
to Washington by Attorney Davis con-
corning the filming of the Marion Chilcott
by Collector Stackable, wherein the state
ments of the captain and mate of the
vessel and others were set forth, the fol-
lowing communication was received yes
teIoay on the Alameda:
Bureau of Navigation, Treasury Depart
ment, Office of the Secretary, Wash
ra.rfn r 4 At1O1
Messrs. Davis and Gear, Judd Building,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Gentlemen: In reply to your applica-
ton for relief in the matter of penalties
incurred in the case of the American ship
Marion Chilcott, 1 have to state that in
structions reducing the fines imposed to
one hundred and fifty dollars $3.50, in
each case, have been given to the Collect
or of Customs at Honolulu, to whom you
are referred for further particulars.
Respectfully, II. A. TAYLOR,
Assistant Secretary.
1t will be remembered that q fine of
s., 900 was imposed on the captain and
mate of the Chilcott for disch1rging coal
before having entered. TIE Chilcott sail
ed from here recently.
TRANSPORT NEWS.
SAN FRANCISCO, August THE
trs sport Sherman reached port Fast night
at IL o'clock and anchored off Meiggs
wharf The trip was made from Manila
! in % days, the record time in the trans
pert service. A stop was made al Maya
saki, and from there the run was made in
1s days. The passengers number SO cab
in. 81 discharged soldiers, 13S invalids, Il
prisoners and 10 INDECENT steerage During
The voyage there We're three deaths. The
vessel will go into quarantine until COM
pletely disinfected. Capt. Grant is in
command.
! SAN FRANCISCO, August S.-The
transport Universe sailed yesterday morn
ing for Nagasaki with $500 tons of hay
anc grain for the animals of the United
States troops in China. While the orders
of the Universe take her only to Maya
i saki, it is understood that she will pro-
coed thence to Taku. The next transport
| to sail will be the Warren, under orders
| to Manila, via Nagasaki, on August 10th
No dates have yet been fixed for the de-
lperture of the Strathgyle, Aztec, Siam OF
| Belgian King, but all of them with some
animals and others with supplies and
men, will get away soon. Repairs to the
Belgian King We're completed yesterday
at the Union Iron Works.
The steamer Siam is under charter te
the Government to take supplies to China
and the Philippines.
KIMBALL'S TRIAL TRIP.
/
steamer John S. Kimball was the mos
admired vessel along the waterfront yes
lterday. She left her berth at Mission
wharf l at 1870 o'clock in the afternoon
for trial trip on the bay, carrying sew
Ieral hundred invited guests and a bant
of music. With flags flying and her black
topped white smokestack making her
cCrspicuous object, the Kimball steame,
around the bay. An elaborate luncheon
irx.ac IL. n mi.
The spick and span appearance of tn
vessel extended even to Captain Thwin,
and the other officers, who were out IL
I apdsome uniforms and were popula
hosts during the trip. The steamer de
lveloped a speed of about twelve knots an,
the machinery was found to be In salts
factory condition. The steamer is SEIZED
uled to leave for Nome next Thursda,
and upon her return to port will probabl
make trip to Honolulu 1t is considers
likely that the Kimball, on account o
her luxurious passenger accommodations
Will become a regular vessel between
here and the islands. She has been hand
lsCnely fitted out and can carry 200 or SC
passengers very comfortably Her di
nensions are: Length, 223 feet; breadth
IS feet; depth, 2410 feet; gross tonnage
1,5ss.26 tons; net tonnage, 1,20s3O tons
The steamer has bilge keels, which pre-
vent any pronounced rolling.
AMERICANA REACHES PORT.
SAN FRANCISCO, August Stroud
has followed the schooner Americana t
the very last. The vessel had a terribl
time in coming from the nitrate ports O
Chile, and had to put in at Honolulu t
make repairs before she could continue t
this port. The passage from Honolulu
was marked with great gales, whic
blew away some of the sails, and tn
\ schooner was long time on the way
Upon arriving here Captain Perry sale
the Americana up past the quarantin
rounds, in ignorance of the regulation
which have been in force for some month
past, and brought the schooner to anhco
OFF Harrison street. Yesterday he wa
informed that he must return to tn
qt arantine station off Meiggs wharf an
permit DIR. Kinyoun to examine the yes
sci. Captain Perry did so, at some ex
pense for tug, and finally went along
lside a wharf.
FOR TRANS-PACIFIC TRADE.
PHILADELPHIA, August Z. - TIL
steamship Sonoma, built for the Oeani
oteamshlp Company, was launched a