The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-09

schedule just received. The new list
IL Tor the next few months.
The Sierra is booked 20 leave San
francisco. on the 21st OF November, ar
nving in Honolulu on the 9th. Ac-
cordinS 70 the last reports she had
not arrived at San Francisco. being on
her way around Cape Horn. In all
probability she will be on time. how
ever. Next of the new boats on the
list comes the Sonoma. She will leave
the Coast on January 2. The Ventura
sails on February 10 for this port
from San Francisco. The Sierra, Ven
tura and sonoma all go through to
Australia.
For the next two trips the Zealandia
Will take the place of the old Aus
tralia- The Alameda will then be
placed on the San Francisco Honolulu
run Cor awhile. Leaving San Francisco
on December and 26 the Zealandia
will run only to this port, and return
to the Coast.
| On January II, the Alameda which
Is now on a trip to the Colonies, will
take the Honolulu run. The Mariposa
Is due today from the Colonies. When
she has completed her trip to the
Coast she will be laid up for repairs
and extensive alterations, then, while
she is taking the Honolulu run. the
Alameda will have her turn at being
overhauled and improved.
| The following people are booked to
take passage to San Francisco on the
MaripOsa today: Mrs Fowler Miss
4 NaT1 To I
Turk and wife. o. G. Lewis and wife,
! w. Lewis. Miss NJ. Fleckheumer, Mrs.
j. ;. Kimball. Miss a. Rycroft, Mrs.
Bosley. Mrs. G.. A. Ruder. j. II. Max
ins. G. n Schmidt. Mrs. A. A. cum
bingham, G. G. Douglas. c. A Bruins
| farlane. i. NJ. Pond. James l.. Mclean,
Mrs. G.. a. Rathborn and child, DIR.
Pfuger. :. II. COmstock, DIR. NJ. Gross
man, j. Colley, ID. j. Mckay. Hy Hill,
G. 5. Shanklin. f.. X. Swain, Miss Me
Boyle. DIR. L. a. Baner. Miss c. Castle
a. Drier and wife. Mrs. Harrison, Mrs
Knaff. Mrs. Davies. A. F.. Gum and
wife. John Cargill. w. T. Cornwall
and wife.
A FIGHT ON THE FRONT.
a fierce fight on the waterfront ex-
cited considerable interest for a few
moments yesterday morning. 1t took
place at the transport Port Stephens
wharf. officer Merins and a Chinese
from the transport were the contest
ants and the matter threatened to end
seriously until others interfered and
prevented the savage Boxer from chip
ping whole chunks off the fearless Off
Ger with a large chisel with which he
I fought.
Merins had been specially assigned to
duty on this particular wharf for the
purpose Of preventing Chinese from
landing from the Port Stephens. Tong
See Chong attempted 60 come ashore.
and the officer Immediately grabbed
him and reminded the pigtailed coolie
that he had no right TO set foot on the
wharf. The Oriental had a chisel in
/ his hand and made a thrust at the
officer with IL. making nasty cash in
his cheek. Merins quickly drew his
club and gave the Acknowledged Celes-
| tial a tap on the head which would
have brought tears to the eyes of any
one less ferocious. The Chink. as the
Chinese are called aboard the trans
port went for the officer again, how
ever. and administered stab in the
| side and another in the hip.
MeTins club had not been idle by
any means. and the head Of the Boxer
spoke eloquently to that effect. Fortu-
nately. just about this time, the second
mate OF the Stephens and Captain
Flint showed up. the fight was stopped
and the Chinese taken to the police
station.
FIRE STILL RACES.
The Are ip the Government coal pile
on the corner of Alakea and Aller
streets, which was discovered on cleo
tion day. is still raging. and 1t viii
probably be few days yet before Il
is finally mastered. The coal is being
moved as rapidly as possible and the
fire department is still at work. Chic
Hunt says that he will stay by the fir'
until IL Is extinguished. Not until thu
fire Is definitely located will the fire
men be able to do efficient work, how
ever.
OF INTEREST TO PACIFIC COAST
WASHINGTON, oct. 30.-Naval Con
structor f. II. Zahm has been ordered
to the Mare Island navy yard to TAX
. charge of construction work. Zahn
has been on duty in Washington 70
' the past few years as principal assist
ant to Chief Constructor Admira
Hichborn. His transfer to Mare ISLAM
is in the nature of a promotion in view
of the important work thereby devolv
ing upon him.
an order today for the placing Of tire
light beacons in Suisun Bay, Cal, on
each at Point Edith, Middle Point an
Stake Point. Proposals for the worl
: will be invited by circulars. Tn
amount estimated as necessary Z
complete the work Is $4,000
THE PERRY LAUNCHED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2s.-At pre-
lciseIy 1890 o'clock yesterday Afternoon
the new torpedo-boat destroyer Perry
first of her class TO be built here. wa
launched at the Union Iron Works
The honor of christening the vessel fe
to Miss Maud O'Connor. daughter o
the late Cornelius O'Connor. In ever
respect the launching was success:
and was witnessed by several hundre
persons. including Irving NJ. Scott an
a party of specially invited guests.
The Perry Is one of sixteen torpedo
boat destroyers which were ordered b
the Government two years ago. Sn
Is the first to be built on this Coas
and is to be followed by the Paul Jone
a and Prebe. The Perry. like all IN
. others built or building. has lengt
on the water line Of 245 feet. max
mum beam OF twenty-three feet, an
will draw. upon a trial displacement &c
400 tons, exactly eight feet of waite
over the tips of her ,'crews. OF whic
she will have two. The stern has pee