The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-24

4 BOUT I o'clock yesterday morning |
N the Occidental and Oriental |
n steamship Gaelic, Captain Finch,
was sighted. 1t was almost 10
o'clock before she was alongside the
Pacific Mail wharf, however,
She sailed from San Francisco on the
18th inst. and brought two passengers
| for this port and a large amount of
mail and some freight. She sails for
the Orient at o'clock this morning.
ABOARD THE WARREN.
| Berger's band delighted the boys
aboard the transport Warren for an
hour or so yesterday morning. In the
afternoon the men and women of the
Peniel Mission and members of the
Young Mems Christian Association and
the Young Womens Christian Associa-
ton held religious services for the ben
left of the soldiers. Mr.. Cory made an
address which was much appreciated.
Another death has occurred aboard
the Warren, this time in port. One of
the soldiers on the disability list pass
led away on Tuesday. There are now
hos bodies on the vessel.
The strictest silence is being kept on
1.-THE Warren by all of her officers and
1.-THE army officers aboard concerning the
attempted suicide of an army officer
laboard the transport on Tuesday morn
ling. The story as much of it as could
be learned, was published exclusively
lin Yesterdays Advertiser. The officer
lis still under guard in his cabin. The
whole affair is being hushed up. The
cause of the attempted self-killing, as
before stated. was domestic trouble.
MARIPOSA'S RECORD TRIP.
A record breaking trip from Austria
liza to San Francisco was made by the
Oceanic Company steamer Mariposa
which reached the Coast on the 14th
instant, from Sydney, via Auckland
Page Page and Honolulu on her last
trip from Sydney. For many years the
Mariposa and Alameda have been or
that route, and have invariably made
good time both ways, but 1t remained
| for the Mariposa on the last trip from
the antipodes. to make the best time
ever made by either of the steamers
between Sydney and San Francisco
Two days ahead of time, the Mariposa
arrived on the 14th, shortly befor:
noon, only tWenty-one days, clever
hours and six minutes from Sydney
but the actual steaming time wa
twenty days, three hours and thre
minutes. This is as good time as tn
new steamers Sierra, Sonoma and Ven
tura will be expected to do. The Mari
posa's sailing time from Auckland wa
Is days, II hours and minutes, an
from Honolulu days, II hours and )
" minutes There was delay of fiv
hours at Auckland waiting for tn
malls a delay at Page Page of tw
} and one-half hours waiting for tn
\ mails, and a delay at Honolulu of min
hours because the stevedores would nc
n work at night. The Mariposa beat he
best time from Honolulu by two houl
- and one minute. Throughout the tri
e from Sydney an average of 357 / kno
day was made, or Ass knots a
hour Captain Runnie and the otht
officers of the Mariposa spoke proud
of the achievements of the steam'
during the voyage. On the outwaI
trip of the steamer the Mariposa be;
her maiden trip from San Francisco
!. Sydney by Is hours and minutes
II The present intention of the Ocean
. | Company is to send the Marip0Sa
Honolulu on the Zealandias run, Il
Il latter to be placed on a new route col
Z Meeting San Francisco with Southel
= California The Sonoma will make Il
/ next regular trip to Sydney, and upt
= the return OF the Alameda from Sy
Z ney that steamer will be placed on Il
Honolulu route.
= THE TRANSPORT GRANT.
4 The United States army transpo
= Grant is expected to arrive IN this pc
\ early today.
Z On the 10th instant the transpo
Z Grant sailed from San Francisco f
Z Manila, via Honolulu, carrying nur
i Der of recruits and cabin passenger
4 and a large quantity of mail for DO
= Honolulu and Manila. Among the pa
I sengers will be Captain George
. Whitney. Government Inspector
s HuIIs for Alaska, and Carl Lehnel
~ | Of fnr la Slx wi
~ their clerk George D. Clagett. The i
~ spectors will examine all the vesSe
engaged in the Hawaiian Island trad
and upon their return to San Francis
Is, will proceed to Alaska Chief Offic
" Kidston of the transport Lawton
now chief officer of the Grant, and tn
8 has caused the promotion of Secol
officer Speyer on the Lawton.
IL AS a result of the investigation co
mn Quoted on board the Grant by Color
~ Morse. Captain John F. Schiller h
r been relieved of command of the We
sci. The trouble arose from differenc
between Captain Schiller and Quartz
master Captain Baker, OF the Graz
on the homeward trip of the transpo
1t was stated that the officers clash
frequently in matters concerning tn
respective authority, that Captain E
ker tried to dictate the course of
vessel, and that on one occasion
liberated certain men of the CT
whom Captain Schiller had had plaC
~. in the brig. Captain Baker. it is
ported, retains his position, but a n
master of the Grant will superse
Schiller, who has been a captain
the transport service for several yea
Captain A. Croskey, now commal
De- ing the hospital ship Relief in Asia
waters, has been appointed comman
,ta of the Grant Chief Officer Brugui
-, of the Grant, who has been in CO
al mand since the Grant arrived at s
ref Francisco, takes the transport to
Ids, nila when he will relieve Capt
and Croskey of the command of the Rel
Captains Bolles and Bulger, COVE
ment inspectors of hulls and boilt
have made an inspection of the ira
ov- port Grant and found it to be in g
- na,,ditiar, ticrot ion,