The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-06

w. q. Irwin & Co, has returned from
a three months vacation on the Coast.
Prominent among the through pas
sengers was DR. Oronhyatheka, a cele-
brated Indian medical man. who is go
ing to visit Australia.
Importatlons by the sonoma.
follows: I bales leather, IA packages
leather, > cases clocks, 10 barrels as
phaltum, 10 cases dry goods, As cases
) tubs and SO boxes of butter; 10 cases
champagne; 1,020 sacks 20 bags. 90
crates and 40 cases potatoes; 81 crates
cabbages; II packages rubber goods;
ITO cases canned goods: cases hams;
50 boxes apples; 5 cases cheese; 10
cases eggs; 500 cases oranges; IL pack
ages furniture;@55 Eases glassware; II
cases frozen poultry: 49, frozen fish:
~ cases onions; IL cases hardware
goods; 1857 pieces dressed Deef; 762
packages ice house goods, and a guam
tity of sundries.
Another Steamship Line.
The fact that two new steamers
the Asuncion and Paraguay-have
cleared from Baltimore for San Fran
cisco, and are to be followed by three
others owned by the same company. is
taken as evidence that a new steam
ship line is to be inaugurated on the
Coast, in all likelihood between San
Francisco and Hawaii. The Asuncion
and Paraguay are consigned to John
son-Locke Mercantile Company. The
two steamers We're recently built on
the Great Lakes, and are each 1923
tons net register. The steamers Eu
reka Tampico and Pleiades are, ac-
3O00 TO 5000 tons each, and, like the
Asuncion and Paraguay entirely new.
All five steamers will bring coal from
Baltimore to San Francisco. and before
their arrival there arrangements are
expected to be completed for the new
line The report that the vessels are
to be used in the interests of the steel
combine lacks confirmation.
The Strike of the Mates.
The strike of the mates still contin-
ues, although it is now practically
confined to the mates of the lpter-Isl
and Steam Navigation Company.
The strikers are busy on the water
front from day to day, making them
selves acquainted with all that occurs
between the steamship companies and
prospective employees, ''scabs," as they
are termed by the strikers
Several of the strikers We're aboard
the Sonoma soon after she arrived
from San Francisco yesterday morn
ing. Turk and Lewis were also on the
vessel. In fact, the presence of Turk
and Lewis, the shipping men, on the
Sonoma, was responsible for the pres
ence of the strikers there The str'ik-
ers We're very anxious TO find out what
Messrs. Turk and Lewis were doing on
the big steamship. 1t did not take them
a great while to learn what they Were
anxious to know.
One of the quartermasters OF the So
noma was approached by the shipping
masters and offered a position as first
mate aboard the Inter-ISland steamer
Mikahala at 500 per month. The quar-
termaSter asked if there was any trou-
BILE between the steamship company
and its employees. He was answered in
the negative and agreed 70 take the
position, and Immediately went below
to get his things ready preparatory to
going aboard the Mikahala. The Mika-
hala was getting ready for sea, and it
was planned that the men who had
taken the Waialeale out on her last
trip We're to take the. Mikahala out.
The Waialeale returned to this port
yesterday morning. She had gone out
few days ago with captains of other
boats mates.
One of the strikers. who was on the
lockout aboard the Sonoma. was aware
been offered the position aboard the
Mikahala and went to him right away
and asked him if he intended taking
the job. The quartermaster replied
that he had intended doing so. Then
the striker told the story OF the strike
master thereupon remarked that
whether the strikers were right or
wrong he would not be "scab," and
would not take the position on the
Mikahala.
1t is said that there is likely to be
clash between the. strikers and the
shipping masters. as anything but a
friendly feeling is at present existing
between them.
The strikers. however, say that under
no consideration will they resort to
force of any kind to help their cause.
They declare, nevertheless, that the
shipping masters are being employed
men for them to take the place of
strikers. The steamship companies re-
serve the right to conduct their own
business in the manner which suits
them best. however, and are not TAX
ing advice or instructions from the
strikers.
One of the leading strikers addresses
the following communication to the
Advertiser:
Editor ADVERTISER see that Presf-
cent wight says that we entertained
no particular aloha for him, or he for
us This is undoubtedly true, and 1
can't see a reason for any lavish dis
play of affection between a corporation
and its employees. I fail to notice
however, that Mr.. Wight says that
these men We're incompetent or drunk
ards.
President Wight is responsible for
the present state of affairs, which, 7
am sorry TO say, affects the Inter
Island more than Wilder's company.
Mr.. Ena is disposed to at least com
promise, if not really willing to grant
our requests. It is not true thar Tut
demanded increased wages of Mr.
Wight He was not given the oppor-
tunity of explaining the reason Of his
calling on President Wight We are
sailors, not business men. but we have
tried TO conduct this affair in a busi-
ness-1ike way, and IL Presidents Wight
or Ena say that they have not had
every opportunity to meet with our
committee and talk the matter over.
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