The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-16

Inc only arrivals yeSleiudy were the
schooner Alice Kimball from Hawaii,
the steamer Kauai from Koloa, and the
gasoline schooner Eclipse from Kona.
The unusually rough weather was such
as TO detain Island vessels at ports in
the other Islands and steamers were
not looked for or expected.
Nor did any Island steamers venture
out of the harbor. A full description of
the conditions on the waterfront yes
terday will be found in another column.
CAPTAIN BRAY'S OPINION.
Captain Bray, manager of the Sail
ors Home, is of the opinion that it is
a great shame that the Sailors Union
should have gotten hold of the Sailors
Club after so much time and money
mad been expended upon it by Frank
Cooke. He says that non-Union sailors
can go to the Club providing they have
sufficient courage to do so. That they
are afraid to go there is very evident
from the present attitude of all nom
Union seamen towards the Union men.
AS was stated in a letter from the
runner for the Sailors Home, published
in the Advertiser yesterday, one nom
Union seaman went there and was i'm
prisoned for several hours, that he
might not be able to ship on the four
masted schooner Golden Shore. This
man claims that he was struck in the
face several times by the Union sailors.
He actually thought that he was in the
police station, according to his own
statements, for, being a foreigner, he
was not familiar with local methods
QUICK PASSAGE.
The ship Great Admiral E. r. Ster-
ling, master, which arrived at Honolulu
on Sept. 16 from Newcastle, N S. W.,
made the run in AZ days, beating the
time of the three other vessels which
arrived there the same time by from
20 to % days. The Great Admiral
though built at East Boston in 1869, re-
ceived good rate on her recent sur
vey at Sydney.-N. Y. Maritime Regis
ter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
British shipowners sold last year to for
eign parties 60i steamers and sailing yes
sells, aggregating 6095S9 tons gross of
which 1888, of 505,711 tons gross, were
steamers. Spain was the principal pur-
chaser
Inc SledhtT EuIeha SdlleO from CleVe-
land, o., Oct. 20 for New York via the
st. Lawrence River to engage in the coast
trade. She is the first of a fleet of ten
new boats which will be sent from the
lakes Tor that purpose. All will have a
gross tonnage of about 2,122.
The English and Scotch shipbuilders
launched during the\month of September
60 vessels, of about los. S72 gross tons The
English shipyards turned out 20 vessels, of
about 73,547 tons gross, while the Scotch
yards turned out 81 vessels, of about 80, 325
tons gross.
The sale of the Gould yacht ATLANTA TO
the Colombian Government has been cam
celled. Some 100000 of the purchase price
has been paid and the yacht was receiv-
ing extensive alterations at the Morse Iron
Works at Brooklyn, N. Y, when the sale
was cancelled. A change in the Colombian
Government was the cause of the cancel
lation of the sale.
The American Bureau of Shipping class
ed and rated the following vessels in the
Record of American and Foreign Ship
ping" during the last week of October:
American screw steamer Sierra owned
by the Oceanic Steamship Company
American schooner Edward T. StoIes-
bury" American three-masted schooner
Nv. r. Perkins," British schooner &C.
5 Troop" and British half-brig - S.
Bennett"
Edward F. Cragin, who has pending be-
fore the Harbor Line Board an application
FOR permission to create an island in New
fork Bay south of Ellis Island, is having
surveys and borings made on the proposed
site, 1t is reported, with a view to decid- |
ing Whethef-it would be feasible to build |
a gigantic shipyard besides a grain ele- |
vator on the island in case he gets the |
authority to create one. The vast terri |
tory along the New Jersey water front |
now covered by shoal water could be ill !
a1 hn
ngs with great advantage to the port.
In all probability the battleship Texas |
VIII in the future be used for the ex-
,jusive purpose of coast defense As will |
Do remembered, she is now being examin-
eo by board of survey with a view of |
making extensive repairs in all parts of |
the ship, but it is believed at the Navy |
Department that the report of the board |
Will show conclusively that she is no long
Ell htted for other duty than that in con-
nectlon with the defenses of the coast |
Rear-Admiral Hichborn, the Chief Naval
points out in this connection
that the Texas is an old ship and has al
ready served the country with great
honor. She can never be anything but |
al Old snip repaired, and hence little fit9
led 10 cope with the modern vessels now |
being constructed by the powers of the
world. The protection of the vessel is not |
OF the best and she has only one gun in |
II any event. be exorbitant, considering
the class OF vessel, so the Construction |
bureau will recommend to the Board on |
construction that she only be repaired |
sufnciently to serve for harbor defense !
A majority of the members of this board |
are known to be in favor of the project.
Inc Army transport Hancock was the
hrst OF the transports to leave San Fran |
cisco, Cal, with a supply of wines from
the medical department to be used for
lhe soldiers in case of illness Surgeon
General Sternberg has authorized Colonel
forwood, Chief Surgeon at San Fran
CISCO, TO issue wines and liquors in reason
apie quantities according to his discre-
tlon, on the transports sailing from San
francisco. The Hancock was srppIied
with claret, champagne, port sherry and
blackberry brandy, and the same provi- |
sion was on the Grant.
OVERDUES
Limache-From Callao for Tocopilla 1oa
Gays out Oct. 30; 90 per cent
Wachusett-From Newcastle. N. s w
for kahului, 1853 days out Oct. 30: 90 per
cent w p@i
LIVERPOOL OVERDUE LIST.
Rates closed aS below.