The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-13

THE Oceanic steamship Sierra ar
rived in port yesterday morning
after making a fast run from San
Francisco 10 this port. She left san
Francisco a day later than h had
been scheduled, as she had to wait for
the English mails, which had been
delayed. The Sierra made the trip in
5 days and Il hours. She has had six
teen feet added to the height of ner
smokestacks, and her chief engineer,
Mr. Eeiman. states that this has
greatly improved the draft Of the
furnaces. It also in a great measure
rids the deck from soot and smoke,
which used to be a great nuisance at
times.
During the whole trip good weather
was experienced, and the voyage was
uneventful, with the exception of the
/ death OF one of the steerase passen-
gers. The deceased, who's name was
Francis C~lementine, was a native of
the Madeira Islands, and was sick
when he came on board. His illness
rapidly grew worse when the vessel
came out to sea, and he was uncon-
scious practically all the time until his
death. which occurred on Sunday, the
Sth, at 4 o'clock in the morning. The
cause of death is given by DR.. Soule,
the ships surgeon, as apopleXy. Inc
body was buried at sea-.
The Sierra left Honolulu last night
for Page Page and sydney, after leaV-
ing quite q large freight in this port.
Among the passengers who departed
in her for Page Page was O.. kunst,
owner Of Vailima, in Samoa. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walther, c. B.. Newton and DR..
Thomas, all Of the Boston Concert
Company, left in the Sierra for Sydney.
Business on tns Railroad Wharves.
There are very few vessels at the
Railroad wharves at present, owing TO
the dullness Of the sugar shipping.
The steamer Tampico leaves this morn
ing at 9 o'clock without taking any
freight. The ship Kaiufani lies at the
shorter wharf. She has taken about
1 ; 1000 bags of sugar aboard already,
and expects to get a full cargo of a.
600 bags. The Rithet will come over
to the Railroad wharf on Monday, to
take in a cargo of sugar and when she
has finished, the Archer, which is at
present lying next to the Kafulani, VIII
begin taking on board a load of sugar.
Although things are very dull at
present along the Railroad wharYes, 1t
is expected that business will be very
lively soon, as all the sugar plantations
along the railroad line expect to start
grinding at their full capacity at or
before the beginning of the new year.
II is expected that at that time EVA
will deliver about 300 tons of sugar a
day, Waialua and Honolulu plantations
each $50 tons, and kahuku and Nala-
nae about so tons a day between them.
making the total production about $50
tons a lay
The small Island schooner Alice
Kimbau arrived from Kahului yester-
day after a fast passage. n made
the trip from Kahulu to this port in
twenty-eight hours. She was off Mo-
lckai light at 4 O'clock in the afternoon,
and arrived off this port four hour
later. She had to remain off port until
morning on account of the
She brings a cargo of 200 tons of sand
from Paia. 1t is consigned to the
Union Express Company.
The barkentine Encore. Captain
Palmgren, left for the Sound yester-
day.
Delay at the Steamer.
Editor Advertiser-The following ap-
peared in last evenings Bulletin:
LAS soon as the gangway was put up
TO the vessel Customs Guard Farmer
took his stand and allowed no one to
DOdIu the NGSSEis NHtlUtI litS Hdu
business or not. He is Il new man TO
the duty and either did not under-
stand his business or did not want to.
Considerable delay was caused many
having business aboard the vessel by
the actions of the new man, who, IL is
hoped, would be more fully instructed
the next time he is put in authority"
1 not only wanted TO understand my
duty. but understood it and did it. That
no one. except officers and agents OF
the company, is allowed aboard, even
for business, until the passengers hav
landed from an incoming steamer all
customs men, old or new, Will inform
you. 1t is true there was some delay,
which was caused by a Bulletin re-
porter named Conkling, and others,
who blocked the gangway for a little
while in their efforts to get aboard,
thus keeping the passengers from land
Ing. After the passengers We're ashore,
people were allowed to go aboard by
the customs men, but the steamship
people soon put a taboo on this and
kept every one off the boat except pas
sengers and crew. The customs force
had nothing whatyer to do with this.
1t Is and always has been my en-
deavor to assist reporters as far as
possible in all ways consistent with my
duties as a customs inspector.
EDWIN FARMER.
Railroad Wharf WIn Be Fumigated.
The fumigating barge went over TO
the Railroad wharf yesterday and the
fumigating of the longest of the two
Railroad wharves will begin his morn
ing. Everything that could be thought
of has been done to make the wharf
alright. In the main, the same meth
DDS have been followed as those used
at the Oceanic wharf, but there have
been several important alterations
/ made in the way they were executed.
While the greater part of the work.
namely. the caulking Of the flooring
and the building of a planking extend
ing down below the surface of the wa
ter on the sides of the wharf. has been
done for some time. yet the railroad
people waited with finishing touches
/ ~ nwTar that fhat- r-~.nl g