The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-21
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HERE.
Many Kamaainas
On Big New
Ship.
REV. MACKINTOSH
AND WIFE BACK
Steamer Beats the Run OF the
Sierra and Sonoma To
This Port.

TINE Ventura, the third of the spien-
did new vessels of the Oceanic
Steamship Company, Captain H.
~ M. HAYWARD arrived in this port
last night from San Francisco She
came with very large passenger list,
nearly all being for Honolulu.
shortly after o'clock in the evening
the Ventura was sighted fifteen miles
east. although at. first 1t was not
known whether it was the Ventura or
not, as the Hanalei was also expected
to arrive from the Coast yesterday.
The wind was doing it's best to blow
a gale from the southwest and when
the doctor ventured out in his launch to
meet the big vessel outside OF the har-
Dor. the sea was so rough that he put
back to port and took the tug Fearless
out to meet her. Some little difficulty
was experienced in getting from the
tug to the ventura's side, on account
of the roughness of the sea, but the
doctor finally managed to get aboard.
It took some time to examine the
passengers and 1t was 10 O'Clock before
the great vessel was alongside the Oce-
anic wharf, where the usual large
crowd had gathered to welcome their
friends from the Coast. The hull of the
Ventura has been painted black, UNI
| like her sisters, whose sides are white
This is her first voyage to this port.
She is identical to the Sierra and the
Sonoma, which have already passed
| through here.
The Ventura sailed from San Fran
cisco on the 14th instant at 1885 p. M,
1 tho trim
down was days, 10 hours and 45 min
utes. Fine weather was experienced
throughout the passage.
| Two hundred passengers, including
Icabin. second class and steerage, were
brought for Honolulu.
| Cargo for this port amounts to 1871
tons; cargo in transit equals 1,52S tons.
There are forty-five passengers in
transit. A package of treasure was
brought for Honolulu, valued al
So, 522.26. E. H Buchanan is the purser
of the Ventura. She sails for Page
Page. Auckland and Sydney some time
today. During the passage down
steamer with white hull and black
smokestack was passed, about five
miles off. 1t was probably the Indi
ana.
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Warfield, proprietor of the California
Hotel, is here.
s. A. Watson. of Philadelphia, a
prominent member of the Pennsyl
vania Steel Company.
A. w. Wilson, of San Francisco, {
capitalist, is accompanied by his
wife.
ciety lady, in company with Mis-!
Marsh, both of Denver, comes for {
few weeks.
George S. Dearborn. president of thu
Observation-Disclosures Steamship Com
pany, is accompanied by his wife ant
two children. The company has init
ated a direct service by seven steam
ers between San Francisco, Honolulu,
and New York. Two steamers of 500
tons each are now building to run be
J tween Honolulu and San Francisco
Mr.. Dearborn is combining pushes
= and pleasure in his present trip ant
/ will remain for several weeks.
I L Among the Kamaainas returning b,
A the Ventura are w d. Alexander, Jr
y and his sister Mary, C. Z. Bartlett,
H. P. Faye E.. c. Macfarlane, A
Raas. b. F. Dillingham; and wife, I
A. Thurston and wife, VIM. Water
house and Mrs. H. l.. Kerr.
G.. l.. Edwards, a capitalist of 81
3 Louis, Mo-, is accompanied by hi
4 wife and son on pleasure tour.
~ w. S. Goodfellow is one of the lead
ing attorneys of San Francisco. He
general counsel for the German Saw
ings Bank. Mrs. Goodfellow accom-
panies her husband. Mr.. Goodfello'
will also be of interest to local yacht
ing. men as the former owner OF L
Palama, the schooner yacht now own
ed by Clarence Macfarlane.
John Lloyd, a director of the Gel
man Savings Bank of San Francisc,
Is accompanied by Mrs. Lloyd.
! Rev. A. Macintosh with his viii
/ and Miss Won Holt have returned aft
er a pleasant trip through the Unite
States, England and Europe.
Captain Matson of the Matson lir
! of ships, plying between Hilo and Sa
I Francisco, accompanied by his vii
/ and daughter, is on a pleasure tri
He is also one of the stockholders {,
the Honolulu Plantation and comes
! see the mill begin work.
! q. w. Mcconnell has purchased tt
! cyclorama of Kilauea and will e,
I h1bit 1t at the Buffalo Information
Exposition. He desires TO secure
I general Hawaiian exhibit, and brin.
! letters from the director general
. Governor Dole asking his assistanc
Mr. Mcconnell offers to assume Il
/: ntire cost of transporting and exhi
| ing any exhibits entrusted to h
Ira He also desires to secure a fe
] 80 waiian singers.
SuSSrnan IS one of the leadil
I who sale grocers of San Francise
He IS large stockholder In the III
noluls Plantation and accompani
i the party which comes to attend t
] opening OF the mill.
/; George Tourny is the secretary a.
! manager of the German Savings Bal
of San Francisco, one of the large
financial institutions of the Paci
l Coast. Mr.. Tourny, with Mr.. Jo
/ Lloyd. director, and w. S. Goodfello
! counsel of the company, Is on a to
? of inspection upon which to base
! report as to the soundness of Hawa
y an properties as security for loans.
= the report be favorable, the bank "
,ry probably invest largely in Hawaii
re- secrf 3 and may establish a bran
- officr Honolulu.
~ l.. r. Cockraft, general passeng
agent f the Oceanic Steamship Co
pany, is a through passenger to Sy
new on a business trip.
w. s. Miller, the Pacific Coast ma
ager of the Standard Oil Company.
accompanied by his wife. Mr.. Mil
comes to Honolulu to investigate t