The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-27

ing to the German Consul General in
this city, Adolph Rosenthal the Ger
man war ship Geier will not come to
this port, as has been expected The
Geier is fine cruiser and has been
visiting the southern coast ports on
the way here, and was to have been
given warm welcome by German
residents and others, arrangements
having been made to have the battle
ship Iowa here at the same time Ad-
vices received by Consul Rosenthal
state, however, that the Geier has been
ordered to China direct from one Of
the Mexican ports.
TRANSPORT HANCOCK
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15-The
United States transport Hancock was
released from quarantine late yester-
day afternoon, but she did not dock
Captain Struve brought her down into
the stream off the transport wharf and
anchored. When the Sumner sails to-
morrow at noon the Hancock will take
her place at Folsom street wharf
All the cabin passengers were landed
on the tug Fearless, but the sailors
viii not be brought ashore until to-day.
! OF the five deaths during the voyage
not one was a case that could have
been saved. The men were practically
doomed when put aboard at Manila,
and it was only the unremitting care of
the doctors and nurses that kept them
alive as long as they did. OF the in
sane men two jumped overheard and
were drowned. A third attempted to
!, &c ifa hut
All the cabin passengers who came up
on the Hancock join in saying that the
back of the rebellion is broken and that
in a few months the insurgents will
submit
! The chances are that the Hancock
will follow the Sumner on August 1,
and that the Meade will be overhauled.
Men and provisions are urgently need
ed in the Philippines and China, but
/ the Meade is in need of overhauling
and the chances are she will not sail
until after the Warren. The Caiifor-
nian, with 10e00 tons of merchandise
aboard, will get away at 10 a. m. to-
morrow and the Summer with 500 troops
and about thousand tons of freight
will sail two hours later.
THE JOHN ENA.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15-Friday
! evening the John Ena arrived from
Newcastle, Australia, and the captain
finding no place where he could anchor
with safety outside the quarantine
lines, held on up the bay. DR.. Kinyoun
chased after him in the Governor Per
kins and made the big ship anchor
The captain had to secure a tug and
tow back to Black Point, where the
ship lay all night, awaiting pratique
Also owing to the crowded state of the
fairway the Sir Robert Fernie an6
Yosemite were in collision, and many
more accidents are. expected before the
fairway is cleared.
PFLUGER DISABLED.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, July 49,
About 6 o'clock this morning the Ger
man bark ]. C. Pfluger was towed int
this port by steam schooner in dis
abled condition, having lost both hel
mizzen and main masts. A telegram
was sent to San Francisco ordering {
tug TO have her taken back to tina
place for repairs The Pfiuger cleared
from San Francisco for Queenstown
Ireland. with flour. She had just pass
ed the Farallones when most peculiar
accident happened. About o'clock IL
the morning, with only a fair breeze
blowing, the crew was surprised to SEE
the main mast suddenly torn from the
vessel and the mizzen mast snapped
off. The wind which caused the dam
age was scarcely felt on the deck, ant
the supposition is that it came in thu
shape of whirlwind and did not reacl
the deck of the ship.
With the use of the foresail only ant
with the wind in a southerly direction
the bark was sailed in toward the coas
and early this morning was picked III
near the Goleta by a steam schoone
and towed into this port. 1t will prob
ably be a day or two before the tn.
arrives to tow her back north. Asid
from the loss of the masts and riggin,
the vessel is perfectly sound.
SHIPPING NOTES.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.-Captail
Smith of the bark Mauna Ala will re
turn home on the Australia. Captain
!. Hamilton is in command of his vessel
Captain Murchison, who waited her
three months for the overdue Ameri
cana, is now in command of the shil
John Currier. Murchison got tired o
waiting the arrival of the schooner, S.
he reinsured his share in her at price
ranging from 20 to 80 per cent and wen
north. He had barely taken comman,
of the John Currier when the news o
the arrival of the Americana in dis
tress, at Honolulu reached here.
The schooner Dora Bluhm arrive,
yesterday. twenty-six days from Ka
hului, with a cargo of sugar
The barkentine Planter sailed yester
day for Honolulu with a cargo of mer
chandise.
Among the departures yesterday wa
the barkentine Addenda, which sailet
with merchandise for Honolulu.