The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-26
BY THE WATER SIDE.
The J. r. Mcdonald Resists the
Solid Combine.
HAyTIEN REPUBLICS SCREW.
The Dora Bluhm Arrives--Point Arena
Goes TO San Francisco-Other
Boats in the Harbor.

Inc wafer front mas never mad more
lively aspect than since the arrival of the
flagship Charleston. The bay during the
last three days has been completely dotted
with small boats and steam launches car
rying visitors to the warship.
NOT IN THE COMBINE.
1t now appears very doubtful whether
after all the steamer J. r. Mcdonald will
join the steamb boat union and conform to
its rates. C. H. Pennington, manager of
the Pennington Transit Company, to
which The Mcdonald belongs, yesterday
stated to reporter of the PosT-INTELLI-
GENCER that his considering the PROPOSE
ton of the members of the combine
had resulted in nothing affirmative On
the other hand, he wished it stated that
the McDonald,s entrance was now very
doubtful.
The J. r. Mcdonald has been the only
boat opposing the union freight rates for
months, carrying freight at so cents lower
per ton than the other boats. 1t is plain
that the McDonald's manager Is consider
ing two moves on the navigation pool
board. The second is identification with
the Chamber OF Commerce fleet of boats,
which will probably soon appear. Re-
ferring to the above, Mr.. Pennington
spoke in favorable terms of the movement.
THREE NEW BOATS.
Within three months three new boats
will be added to the Puget sound feet of
steamers.
The City of Seattle is expected to sail
from New York for this city August %,
and will arrive here in December,
The Union Pacific company's new boat
Victorian. now building at Portland, will
reach here about the same time.
Captain Tarte, of Sehome. has gone to
Portland to bring around to the Sound the
tug Argonaut, which has been plying on
the Columbia. The Argonaut will be re-
modelled here and will 60 on one of the
mail routes on the Sound.
ARRIVAL OF THE DORA BLUM.
Ship Dora Bluhm arrived from San
Francisco yesterday morning, twenty-five
days out, being seven days overdue. Cap
tain HI. Moore reports very light winds all
the way, making his progress slow. He
was delayed four days off Cape Flattery
and at several other points. The Dora
Bluhm left San Francisco July 20. Her
cargo consists of 500 tons of general mer-
chandise for the Sound ports, $50 tons be-
ing for Seattle, and the remainder for Ia
coma and Port Townsend. The vessel will
finish discharging here tomorrow night
and start for Tacoma to finish discharing.
She will load lumber at Port Discovery for
Lower California.
POINT ARENA GOES BELOW.
The Point Arena took four fiat cars to
Port Townsend and brought back 500 bar
rels of lime from the islands. She leaves
for San Francisco tomorrow where she
will 60 on the dry dock TO be thoroughly
overhauled.
ARRIVAL OF HAYTIEN REPUBLIC.
The steamship Haytien Republic ar
rived from San Francisco with $50 tons of
merchandise for Seattle. She has been on
the dry dock at San Francisco for the past
three weeks undergoing repairs. She re-
ceived a new shaft and new screw. These
improvements have increased her speed
two knots per hour.
The Lucy Lowe is expected from San
Juan with cargo of4ime.
The Dispatch went to WILDLY island
after boom of piles for the San Francisco
Bridge Company.
The British bark Cairnsmore finished
dischareing cement yesterday and expected
to leave for Tacoma last night, where she
will load wheat for London.
The schooner L. J. Perry took 10000
grain sacks to Samish yesterday afternoon.
The Wasp towed scow to Tacoma.
The Hornet towed sccw to the mouth
of the Duwamish islands.
The ]. r. Mcdonald arrived from San
Juan with 5000 barrels of lime
The ships Ivanhoe and Spartan arrived
in port. They are discharging ballast and
will load coal at the Oregon improvement
bunkers for San Francisco.
The ship Commodore is still loading and
the Al-Ki was due yesterday.
The j. C. Britain arrived with 200 tons of