The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-13
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1880 a ANA4AG g lii a41ikADAc4 EOOL4S
are on a par with anything TO be
found on the best OF ocean liners.
The Peru was also treated TO g.
larger smokestack during her renova-
ton While in port the vessel will
take on $50 tons OF coal The Peru
brought s. bags of mail for Honolulu.
and has in her hold over 500 bags OF
mail for the Philippines.
With the vessel are I3 Chinese com
prising a portion CT the deck and fire
room crew OF the British steamer
Royslist. The Chinese objected TO
accompanying the ship 10 England.
and they were paid on and returned
to China The Royalist being tramp
steamer, had been chartered to carry
wheat to the Continent. The dis
charged crew will be taken TO Hong
kong.
The Peru will sail for the Orient at
O'Clock this morning. She will
carry five passengers TO Asiatic ports.
Shipping Men Somewhat PesslmIstic.
Local shipping men were inclined
to take a rather pessimistic view OF
the strike situation at San Francisco
ulon receipt of ajyices from the
Coast by the Peru yesterday. News
received by the Sierra indicated that
the great labor difficulty had been
met by a satisfactory settlement. 1t
was then stated that the old-time
activity in San Francisco shipping
circles had been resumed. The news
brought by the Peru, however, had a
tendency to produce some doubt in
the minds OF many Honolulu shipping
men as to the complete settlement
# the long-drawn-out strike 1t was
maintained that, in spite of the fact
that the strike is declared of, the
members of the San Francisco City
Front Federation were not, on the
first day Of the peace. in urgent de-
mand
Reports from San Francisco show
that number of union longshoremen
applied for work at the army trans
port deck. They were told that in
stead of looking for men the army
authorities were iischarging laborers.
the day following.
Steuart-street dock. devoted to the
business of Williams. Dimond & Co..
was another unfruitful field for the
searcher for work. The Eon-union
men engaged during the strike have
proved to be an exceptionally able lot
Most of them will be retained as
long as they wish to stay.
On the Oceanic dock there was nc
demand for labor. Captain Howard
having organized the men secured
during the strike into as able an ag-
gregation of freight rustlers as ever
worked along the water front. These
men will also be retained as long as
they wish to stay.
A similar condition of affairs exists
on the docks controlled by the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company. Captain
enough men fer the requirements. OF
the company's business and viii de
cline to discharge any of those able
and willing to do the work.
The schooner Lizzie Prien com
menced diseharging her lumber with
union men Oct. 18th. The schooner
Jennie Thelin went to sea with q
union crew. but the work Of discharg-
ing the Alaska Packers Association
vessels continues with labor engaged
during the strike.
At Main street a few union mer
were engaged and they worked In
harmony with a number of the mer
taken on during the strike. The
Helene and Trmgard shipped union
crews Oct. 4th. and the ship EmilS
has half union and half non-union.
About fiftk sailors were shipped
Oct. 4th and more viii be engaged as
the tied-up vessels get ready for sea
The sailors crowded the Office OF tbs
Shipowners' Association throughout
that day. but it viii be some little time
before many participants in the
strike find themselves afloat again
The work of the shipping master is
for the present pronounced a dead
letter. The sailors are attending e
this business for themselves, and foI
once blood money" does not enter
into the bargain.
A large number of vessels IRON
the Coast are expected at this por'
within the next ten days or two
weeks. Local shipping men expes'
an Influx of sailing craft in punches
Of several arrivals day. as the yes
sells succeed in discharging and load
ing their eargoes at San Francisco
Increased activity on the Honolulu
water front viii be hailed with de
Fight BY all concerned with shipping
interests.