The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-21
SEA AND SHORE
Trouble Brewing On
The Steamers.
The Henry 3. Hyde and St. Francis
Arriye--The Australia Late.
Ship HiIston Here.

The region Of Oceanic and Inter-Isl-
and wharves was a scene Of rush and
hustle all day yesterday and far into
/ the night II was seen early in the
/ day that the Australia would be late
/ in getting away. and It was the en-
deavor OF her agents 70 have her leave
az early as possible. The delay was
all on account of the handling of the
sugar which she took The Helene
worked alongside the Australia till
late Monday night and somehow or
other the crew of the Island steamer
got liquor aboard, as a result they
were soon too merry to care whether
work went on or not. Where the liquor
came from is a mystery; but it was
aboard and used. The men of the He
lene were paid of yesterday, and as
there was three weeks wages handed
them the temptation to come ashore
was too much, and some of them skip
ped. The MOkolii, with her quaran-
tined men, was sent alongside the He
lene TO furnish extra help and then
the liquor was passed TO her men. and
by the time she got back to her wharf
most OF the men were drunk and sew
eral came ashore, refusing to remain
longer in quarantine. These men all
received advance money before they
shipped and have been fed and paid
during the last seven days while doing
nothing. Among all the men of the
Island vessels there is a growing spirit
n oh - l.
and a petition is being circulated ask
ing the Board of Health 10 allow the
crews to be inoculated so that they will
be immune. They claim that they
are quarantined at both ends of the
line; they are not allowed ashore here.
nor can they land at the other ISL
ands. Unless there is something done
they claim it to be their intention to
strike, and on arrival here will leave
the vessels. This will result in tying
up the Island feet. The sailors are an
getting into very ugly humOr. and
what was at first looked upon as a sort
OF joke IS now given the most serious
consideration. Some men of the No
eau stated that if something was not
done to relieve things a great deal by
the end of the month that the Ist day
OF April would be the greatest April /
FOOLS Day that Honolulu has ever
known.
Tso Well Known Ships.
Two very well-known ships arrived |
yesterday. They we're the st. Francis.
231z days from San Francisco, and the
Henry b. Hyde, 1874 days from Norfolk.
by way of Valparaiso. where she put
in Christmas eve in distress, her car
go Of coal being on fire. The fire was
discovered on December 18th. when
about LOO miles west by southwest of
Valparaiso. In trying TO get at the
flames, about $50 tons of coal were
lettisoned before It was decided that
The ire was very deep in the hold. The
course was then laid for Valparaiso.
The fire seemingly gaining every day.
The crew worked like Trojans in their
EFFORTS 10 quench the flames. but 70 no
effect. In order to be as near land as
possible in case of the ship becoming
seriously damaged, Captain Scribner
-ook his vessel to within sight OF the
OF Mas Apuera and Juan Fer
nandez, which are about 500 miles /:
rom the Chilean coast. The boats 6
we're provisiOned and made ready with s
sails and compasses. but fair winds
avoring, Valparaiso was reached on
he seventh day after the discovery Of 1