The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-08
NEWS OF THE WATERFRONT

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vHE United States battle-ship Ore
gon, Captain Thomas may be e1-
pected to arrive at this port very
soon. She sailed for San Francis
co from Hong Kong on the 18th of last
month, to make leisurely voyage,
stopping at Woosung, the port of
Shanghai, Nagasaki, Yokohama and
this port. At last accounts the Oregon
was attending the unwilling of the
Perry monument in Japan. Upon her
arrival on the coast she will be repaired
at the Puget Sound Naval Station.
| The Oregon is a first rate battle-ship
of 4,175 tons. Her displacement tnorm-
al coal supply is 10,2SS tons: she is
34S feet long on the load water line, has
an extreme breadth of sixty nine feet,
three inches, and has mean draft of
! twenty four feet. She was built in
1S90-1S93 at the Union Iron Works, San
Francisco is twin-screwed and has
LII indicated horsepower, attaining
speed of 1879 knots.
Newsboy from Kaanapali.
! The American barkentine Newsboy,
| Captain Chipperfieid, was sighted at IL
O'clock yesterday morning to the south
west, and soon afterwards was brought
| into the harbor by the tug Fearless.
She comes from KaaRapali, where she
completed discharging cargo of coal
! from Newcastle.
Will Garry Silver Ore.
| Captain Nelson of the German bark
lTellus, now IN this port from Hamburg,
received by the last mail notice to the
effect that the Tellus had been charter
| ed to go to New Caledonia to carry sill
yer ore to Rotterdam. The Tellus is at
present at the railway wharf discharg-
| ing fertilizer. She will complete dis
charging in few days and will start
on her voyage to New Caledonia.
Captain Nelson was in this port
twenty -three years ago as a seaman on
the ship Priscilla, which prodght Port
uguese immigrants to these islands.
Mariposa for Coast Today.
This afternoon at clock the Ocean
| ic steamship Mariposa, Captain Rennie.
sails from the Oceanic wharf for San
Francisco The band will be in attend
ance, and the usual large crowd will be
on hand. Ordinary mail for the coast
closes at 8 o'clock.
Moana for Victoria.
| The steamship Moana, due from the
Colonies, will sail today for Vancouver
and Victoria. The following people
have booked for passage. Mr. and Mrs.
T. Rain Walker, Mrs. Wakefield and
three children, Miss Jones, E. H. Wode-
house, Mrs. Ward and two daughters,
ID. ]. Fisher, Mrs. John Bush, Mrs. c..
w. Sturdevant, r. Dods, Mrs. Lidgate,
Miss ]. B1ezerd, Mrs. c. Erickson and
child, Miss P. Mobiles, Mr.. Knowlton,
i Miss Greg, Mrs. w. II. Richard, j. l..
White, l.. Abrams, A. W. Anderson,
wife and three children, S. Ringstrow,
VIM. Roberts, James Dean, Mr.. Don
aldson, S. Oldstein, Geo. Graham, T. r.
Robinson and VIM. Henry.
New Custom House Guard.
Collector of Customs Stackable has
made Victor J. Fagerroose a guarding
inspector in the customs department, in
lpIace of D. r. Vida, resigned. Eager
iroose has entered upon his new duties.
Starbuck Sails Saturday.
The American ship Tillie E. Starbuck,
lCaptain Curtis, expects to sail for San
francisco with a full load of sugar on
Saturday. She will probably get away
in the morning. At present she is COM
lpleting her cargo at the railway wharf
| The schooner Robert SearIes is ready
to go on the drydock to be scraped and
lrepainted.
The British bark Woollahra expects tC
complete discharging coal at the ole
lfishmarket wharf and get away fol
Eureka on Friday. She will take about
$40 tons of coal on to Eureka to dis
charge there. At Eureka she takes g
icargo of lumber for Australia.
Capt. Smiths Marrow Escape.
Captain Smith of the British bark
Highlands, which arrived from New
castle the other day, came very neal
being sent to a watery grave while on
the voyage up from the South. Over a
month ago the captain was carried over
the vessels rail by a big wave, during
heavy weather. He was fortunate
enough to grasp a rope which was
handy before he got clear of the ship
so saving himself. He was badly bruis-
ed.
The New Quarantine Station.
When the quarantine station has
Ibeen rebuilt it will compare favorably,
$50 1t is said, with any similar institu-
ton in the rest of the United States
Just as soon as the smallpox patients
ion the island have reached stage when
they can be removed, the work of re-
building the quarters will begin.
Hawaiian Expected Here.
The Americana Hawaiian Steamship
lCompany's ship Hawaiian is expected
to arrive here from San Francisco at
the end of this week or the beginning
of next week. She will bring about
5000 tons, Of freight. Besides the New
York freight for this port she will have
a considerable amount Of San Fran
cisco merchandise. The Hawaiian will
discharge at the railway wharf and
take on sugar for New York.
Jabez Homes Good Run.
The stanch old American ship Jabez
Howes. Captain Clapp, arrived at Ia
coma late in the evening of Sunday,
April 21st., from this port, after rec
ord run, having been but fifteen days
on the voyage.
The Jabez Howes has sailed back and
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