The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-09

Hawaiian trade is now in course of con-
struction by Stone Brothers at Harbors
View. The Fulton Works are building a
new steamer for the Alaska Packers AS
ISOLATION for use in Alaska. The new
barkentine in course of construction at
Benicia by Captain Turner and asso-
ciates has already been chartered for
coastwise trip. The large barkentine for
SWayne Hoyt at BODIES shipyard IS
half completed. A barkentine is also
building at Hay & Wrights yards.
Volunteers are RETURN g.
Adviees received from Manila state
that the transport Indiana left Manila
January 23d for San Francisco. The
Pennsylvania sailed from Manila on the
18th. the Meade left there February 1st,
the Buford on February 9th. and the Kill
patrick leaves on February 18th, all for
San Francisco. All the transports will
carry volunteers to be mustered out of
service after arrival there. The trars-
port Aztec left Nagasakf on January
18th for San Francisco.
Freight Transports Arrive.
After slow and uneventful trips three
freight transports, the Westminster,
Federico and Wyefeld, have arrived at
San Francisco from Manila, via Nagasa-
XII, bringing no passengers. The West
minister and Federico both left Maya
saki on December 18th, but the West
minister arrived at San Francisco few
hours ahead of the Federico. The Wye
field, which sailed from Nagasak on
December 26th, three days before the
others, did not reach port until several
hours after they had entered the har-
Dor. The Wyefeld was believed to have
met with an accident, but Captain Cart
mer reported that nothing had occurred
to cause delay, the steamer simply max
ing slow time. All three transports are
at anchor off Harrison street.
Contract for Great Steamer.
A cable to New York, to the Sun, from
London says: The White Star Steam
ship Company has contracted with Har-
land e. Wolff of Belfast for the construc-
ton of a steamer to be employed in the
trans Atlantic trade that will he 1000
tons larger than the Oceanic. She will,
therefore, exceed 10000 tons burden. This
eclipses the Kaiser Wlhelm II, now be-
ing built by the Vulcan Works at Stet-
tin.
Miscellaneous Notes.
The American ship Kennebec, now on
Puget Sound, has been purchased by
George E. Plummer for $4,000. Captain
Lewis, formerly in command of the
Ship is to take charge of BODIES ship
yard at. Alameda.
Captain Mcneil has resigned command
of the barkentine Planter, and is sue
ceeded by Captain c. H Chase Cap
tain A. w. Seymour has taken COM
mand of the schooner Dora Bluhm.
The ship George Curtis cleared on Jan
uary 30, from San Francisco, for Homo
lulu with merchandise.
The ship Two Brothers and the schoon-
er Lottie Bennett went on the Spear
street, San Francisco, drydock on jan
uary %.
The bark Olympic will go into drydock
in San Francisco for an overhauling.
The bark Mauna Ala. which left Ho-
nolulu on December S1st, arrived at
San Francisco on January oath.
The schooner S. T. Alexander sailed
on January oath from San Francisco for
Kahului, the barkentine w. H. Dimond
cleared for Honolulu and the ship Flint
shire cleared for Queenstown.
The bark c. D. Bryant cleared on jan
uary 26 from San Francisco for Homo
lulu with a cargo of merchandise.
National Maritime Congress.
BRUNSWICK, Ca, JAN 3e-The Ma
tional Maritime Congress, called by Gov
ernor Gambler, assembled here today.
Delegates are present from many parts
of the United States. w. E. Key of this
city was elected permanent chairman.
Movements of Naval Vessels.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-The water
ship Arethusa arrived at Manila Satur-
day. The battleship Kentucky left Sing
apore today for Manila. The Ajax has
left Port Said for Malta. The Nanshan
has sailed from Manila for Nagasaki The
Bancroft has left Colon for Almirante
bay. The Nashville left Nagasaki yes
terday for Cavite.
Burning Vessel at Sea.
! VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. IA letter,
! received here by the charterers of the
| bark Ben Avon from her chief officer,
tells of burning vessel sighted at sea.
| On October 9Th, when the Ben Avon was
| in latitude 1925 deg. south and longitude
| 27.50 deg. west, on her way from New
York to Hudson's bay. she sighted a
ship on fire few miles distant. Bear
! ing down toward the burning ship, the
| Ben Avon came close up to her and
found her almost totally burned. There
was no sign of human life aboard, and
she was so badly burned that no evidence
of identity could be secured. All heI
boats were gone, hut whether they were
burned or launched, it was impossible tc
ascertain, but probably the crew aban-
doned the vessel. When sighted by the
Ben Avon, the fire ship was between 40(
and $50 miles from the nearest land.