The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-10
FEARS FOR ROANOKE
sleras smokesuck BEING Heightened
sixteen Feet Honolulu st1waway
Causes "a Fine for the Doric

SAN FRANCISCO. November 90
There were indications yesterday of rec
newed anxiety concerning the American
ship Roanoke, en- route from Nortolk,
Va with "a cargo of coal for this port
and now out III days. Reinsurance
which had dropped from IS per cent to
10 per cent when news was received
the other day that the vessel had been
spoken September 25th in the South seas
was advanced yesterday per cent, the
ship now being quoted at 20 per cent
At least three weeks have elapsed since
the Roanoke was fully due, and unless
she appears or is reported within "a very
few days reinsurance is expected TO adj
vance rapidly. The fact that the ship
John Mcdonald, laden with the same
kind Of coal. almost reached this port
last January before being destroyed by
fire at sea, influences the speculation ON
Roanoke. The Mcdonald was i'm
latitude SO degrees north, longitude l34
degrees west when spoken by a vessel
bound to Australia and which subse-
quenty reported that the Mcdonald
had signaled that she was on fire,
though at the time the Mcdonald APP
peared to be all right and was bowling
along before a good breeze.
No difference has been made In the
insurance rates on the Norwegian banks
Prince Albert and Anglia, which are
lively The Edward Sewall is also at 10
per cent, the original figure quoted
when the ship was listed as overdue
few days ago.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 26.-As
the result Of the speaking of the Ameri-
can ship Roanoke Oh September 25th
in latitude "a degrees south, longitude 10
degrees west, reinsurance on the vessel
decreased yesterday from % per cent TO
Is per cent. The Roanoke is now out
1853 davs from Norfolk, Va, with coal,
and should arrive at any time. Rein
surance on the Anglia remains at So per
cent and on the Prince Albert at 30 per
cent.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 3d.
Yesterday morning the ship Marion
Chilcott sailed for Hilo with a large
general cargo of merchandise. The
bark Albert cleared for - nnolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO, November a.
Yesterday the Oceanic Company's
steamer Sierra went to the Risdon Iron
Works to ha"o her two smokestacks
heightened sixteen feet The new
stacks were made during the vessels
absence on her last trip, ana they will
be in position in a day or two. 1t has
been found that the Sierra's original
stacks not only failed to provide the
requisite draft for the furnices, but al
lowed SCOT and smoke to soil the upper
deck.
The Quartermaster depot is in re-
ceipt of cable advices stating that the
transport Thomas left Manila November
goth, bound for this port with fOrty-nine
furloughed and discharged soldiers 1872
prisoners, 127 sick and 749 short term
men.
The schooner Helene arrived yester-
day fifteen days from Honolulu, with
25QO bags Of sugar. The revenue cutter
Thetis arrived late last evening from
Puget Sound.
SAN FRANCISCO. December 3.-The
barkentine Ruth, twenty days from Ho-
nolulu, arrived yesterday with 1925
bags Of sugar and 1872 bundles of hides.
The bark Annie Johnson, fifteen days
from Honolulu. arrived with 5000 bags
Of sugar and 200 barrels of mollasses.
The bark Albert sailed yesterday for
Honolulu with a cargo Of general mer-
chandise. The bark Alden Besse clear
ed for the same port with a similar
cargo.
The sailing of the steamship Sierra
which was formerly advertised for 10
a. m. on December 9Th, has been post
poned twenty-four hours on account of
delay in the arrival of the English mail
in New York. She will now sail on
Friday December 9Th, at 10 a. m.
SAN FRANCISCO, November a.
After lying in quarantine all night, the
steamer Doric, Captain Smith, went to
her slip at the Pacific Mail wharf yes
terday morning. She brought 40 cabin
and 10 European steerage passengers,
in addition to SO Chinese and japanese,
treasure valued at $780, 500, a cargo of
1913 tons of Oriental freight, and 600
bags of mail. most of which left Manila
on the transport Sheridan and was held
up in Japan by the accidents to the
Sheridan and Warren. A passenger not
down on the Dorics list was Charles
Blydner an American who slowed away
at Honolulu AS the Doric is of foreign
registry, and cannot do business be-
tween Hawaii and any other American
port, the customs authorities will COM
pei the Occidental and Oriental Steam
ship Company to lake Blydner back to
Honolulu or pay the customary fine of
1900 He is confined on board the DOric.
SAN FRANCISCO, December g.
Charles Blvdner. the stowaway who
came from Honolulu in the Doric, has
been liberated and according to the ex-
lsting law the Occidental and Oriental
steamship Company will have to pay
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