The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-27
Advertiser artist in the slip between
the railroad and the Hackfeld wharf
FRENCH STEAMSHIP TO DEPART.

FRENCH STEAMSHIP TO DEPART.
The French steamship Matte will sail
for san Francisco this morning at 10
O'Clock. AS she will start upwards of
thirty hours ahead of the China. and
is boat of good speed, she will in all
proba bility get mail up to the Coast
ahead of the China.
The Matte has been visited by a good
many people while she has been in
port, as she is by far the largest of
the steamers of the Chargeurs Reunis
which have been here. Her state
rooms each have only one berth in
them, a feature which ls novel ana
has attracted considerable attention
here.
Another feature of the vessel which
has attracted attention is her masts,
both fore and aft These consis. of
three steel columns as far as the main
truck. There the three are Joined by
a steel frame and a single mast rises
from that point The object is to give
strength to the masts considered as
a part of the hosting apparatus. With
tons dead weight at one time. It will
be remembered that the Manshu Maru
/ buckled up steel mast in hosting
piece of sugar mill machinery aboard
! in this harbor Such an accident could
not happen with the Matte as its triple
masts would not yield to great deal
| heavier strain than was imposed on
1.-The mast of the Manshu Maru.
FIGHT ON THE FULLERTON.
There was a fight on the bark Full
!! lerton Tuesday night between the Cap
tain and some of the sailors. The trou-
| BILE grew out of complaints by some
of the crew that the Captain had kept
them on duty for an unreasonable time,
fourteen to sixteen hours at stretch,
they claimed There was a good deal
of dissatisfaction also with the food
| furnished. the Captain, according to the
sailors, admitting that it was not what
| it ought to be, but that the owners
of the vessel did not allow him means
TO furnish better. Some of the sailors
insisted on being paid off and discharg-
ed on Tuesday soon after they came
into port There were words then be-
tween the Captain and some of the
sailors.
In the evening the quarrel was re-
newed, and according to the statement
of some of the sailors, which seems
to be corroborated in part by other
witnesses, the Captain drew revolver
on the sailors But it was quickly
taken away from, him and thrown out
on the wharf and the Captain there
upon was treated to a trouncing, where
the matter ended for the time being
: Yesterday the Captain paid off three
of the men and signed on others. As
his men were not shipped before q
United States Shipping Commissioner
they did not have to 90 before a com
| missioner to be paid off, and hence
Shipping Commissioner Amy s office
has no record of the affair.
D AS the Fullerton was pulling out
, from her wharf there were mutterings
of discomfort amon0 her sailors, ano
one of them said that when they ar
r rived at San Francisco complaint
: against the Captain for drawing {
weapon would be made.
, Judge Dole lately rendered judg
] ment for several thousand dollar;
Z against the Fullerton at the suit o.
the mate for failure to go to the near
e est port for medical and surgical at
!. tendance when the mate was injured by
r the defective appliances of the vessel
It was a different captain and differ
: ent mate. however, than are now OF
the vessel
e FULLERTON GETS TO SEA.