The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-24

The Occidental and Oriental steam /,
ship Coptic, Captain ]. H. Kinder, ar
rived in port from the Orient yester-
day afternoon having sailed from Yo-
kohama on the 18th instant She
brought two passengers for Honolulu,
Mrs. C. w. Van Petten and S. Yoshiye, |
and carries a large number of through |
passengers a great proportion of them |
being missionaries returning from Chi |
ma.
The Coptic was sighted shortly after
O'Clock. 1t was thought at first that |
the vessel would be quarantined on ac-
count of the case of plague she had
aboard in Kobe on her last trip to the
Orient This was found to be unneces-
sary, however, and the steamship was
merely kept six feet. away from the
Pacific Mail wharf as matter of pre-
caution. Freight for Honolulu is now
being discharged and the Coptic will
sail for San Francisco at o'clock this
morning. AS published in Saturdays
Advertiser, the Coptic went ashore at
Shimonoseki, near Nagasaki, but got
| off unassisted and without apparent
damage.
! The barkentine w. H. Dimond, Cap
tain Hanson, sailed from San Fran
cisco for Honolulu on September Is.
The American schooner King Cyrus
arrived at Port Townsend from Kahu-
lui on September IA.
On September IA the barkentine Be-
nicia from Kihei for Port Townsend
passed Neah Bay.
The British ship Honolulu sailed
from Norfolk, Va, on September Is
for Manila.
The steamer Aorangi arrived at BriS-
bane on the 14th. instant from Victoria
via Honolulu. The Miowera sailed from
Brisbane on the same day for Victoria
via this port. She is due here on We'd
nesday.
The barkentine John Palmer was
launched at Eureka on the 18th instant.
The schooner w. H. Talbot from Ho-
nolulu arrived at Port Blakeley on Sep
TENDER u.
The British ship City of Hankow
from Honolulu arrived at Port Town
send on September IL.
The barkentine Wrestler sailed from
Newcastle on August 81 for Mahukona
! Steamer Lehua sails for Molokai
ports today at p. m.
The Archer will be ready to leave fol
the Coast tomorrow.
The crew of the tug Fearless were
substantially remembered for their ser
vices on the recent trip to Kahuiui ant
return, when the Euterpe was pulled
off the reef by the powerful boat com
manded by Captain Brokaw.
The Doric brought over five tons O.
mail for Honolulu from the Coast.
Bark S. C. Allen sailed on Saturday
for San Francisco with a big load o
sugar.
The tug Fearless will hereafter assis
in docking all Pacific Mail and Occi
dental and Oriental steamships as wei
as the Spreckels liners
The pilot boat boys have asked that
instead of receiving but IS cents eacl
for return trip to steamers, the Ter
ritory arrange to pay them a salary
With the present system of paymen
they are unable to make living. III
to the middle of this month the boy
had received only about 50 apiece. TIL
salary asked for is said to be $50 pc
month. Unless some satisfactory ar
engagements are made by the end of TIL
month the pilot boat boys will seel
elsewhere for a living.
Chief Engineer Allen of the steam
ship Doric celebrated a birthday i
this port. An enjoyable dinner wa
given in his honor by several of hi
friends.
Steamer Helene arrived on Saturda
from Paauhau, Ookala, Papaaloa, ku
kaiau and Mahukona. She brought tn
!. following cargo: 1871 63 bags of sugar
6S bags of coffee and So bundles {
hides
The bark Olympic, Captain Gibbs
sailed for Honolulu from San Francis
co on the 18th instant
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Ten thousand dollars have been pa
by the agents of the ship Euterp
saved from the reef near Kahului /
the tug Fearless, Captain Brokaw,
the Spreckels Tugboat Company. j
Hackfeld & Co, the vessels agent
handed over the amount in the for
of check. The Euterpe is not leakin
and may possibly be taken to Kahul
TO discharge.
The Reliance, another of the Sprecke
boats, will come here to assist in Il
towing business during the next sug
season. She is a speedy, powerful tn
She may only remain here during Il
busy season, then returning to Il
Coast. Two of the Fearless crew ms
- be sent to San Francisco to bring dow
the Reliance.
n WISCONSIN'S TRIAL TRIP.
~ SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-T
new battleship Wisconsin will make
preliminary trip on the bay this NOR
ing to try her machinery. 1t was test
IN briefly yesterday. If all is satisfacto
~ today, the Wisconsin will leave
Monday for Port Orchard to go on t
dry dock, returning here in about t
days to coal and get ready for the of
cial trip in Santa Barbara channel.
On special board has been appointed
conduct the trial trip. Its members a
as follows: Rear Admiral Albert Kau
Captain Henry Glass, Captain p.
Cooper, Captain L. j. Allen, Comma
der F. J. Drake, Lieutenant Comma
}. der Alex McCracken and Naval Co
structor Frank w. Hibbs An auxilia
}. board of examination of machinery
made up of Captain Louis j. ALLIE
Lieutenant Commander Wythe
. Parks, and Lieutenant G. E. Burd
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