The morning call., 1890-08-15
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Steamer City of
Picking From China.
The War Between the Rival Pacific Lines to
China Said to Be at an End-Extraor-
binary Charters of Steamers.

The Pacific Mail Company's steamer City
of Picking, Captain Cavalry, the first OF the
fleet to come here via Victoria, arrived in
port at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, after
passage of 261@ days from Hong Kong 1612
DAYS from Yokohama. and 62 hours from
Victoria.
She brought 40 cabin, 219 Chinese and 10
japanese steerage passengers, 1913 tons Of
cargo. and % packages United States mails.
During the passage of the Picking from
Victoria to this port she encountered
heavy sea from the northwest, with light
winds and very foggy weather. Among
her cargo were 1866 mats rice, %, ia chests
tea, 49, package raw silk, % of opium, 135
of cinnamon, 139 Of tapioea, 900 of hemp
and 10 of mating. The steamer landed lOo
Chinese at Victoria.
The weather was foggy in the forenoon
and clear in the afternoon az Point Lobos
Yesterday. In the morning a calm pre-
vailed; i'll the afternoon there was a light
breeze, veering from west to northwest.
The barometer read o'clock in the morn
ing. 3O.O6; noon, 1904; . o'clock in the
evening, 299S.
WAR DECLARED OFF.
The Pacific Mail Company, after sending
one steamer from San Francisco to Hong
Kong via Victoria and receiving one
steamer from Hong-Kong via that port. has
abandoned the new stopping-place ana
will hereafter send its steamers direct to
Yokohama and Hong-Kong from this port
1t is understood that satisfactory arrange
ments have been made with the Canadian
Pacific Company, which threatened to send
its steamers to San Francisco. Harmony
again prevails between the companies, and
each will keep within its own boundaries.
William A. Devlin ("Cupid'O, who has
been Tor long time on duty at the en-
trance to the Pacific Mail DOCK, has been
promoted, and is now, goggles and all. In
the upper Office. Joseph Riley, late on the
night watch, takes his place.
The steamer Gaelic, hence, arrived at
Hong-Kong on the 18th inst, the City oil
New York sailed from Panama Tor TINS
port on the 18th aud the San Jose lett Aca-
pulco for Panama on the 18th inst.
QUEER CHARTER.
The latest effusion of the "gullble ma
rine reporter" and of which the following
is n copy, caused great amusement among the
shipping men on Change yesterday:
The ST. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company,
which embraces number Of outside enterprises,
has chartered The steamers HI and Signal for
regular trips between Tacoma and ST. raul.
Tie company owns Il large coal mine which II
proposes 10 devotion, aud IL guarantees 10 Drln9
coal down 10 this city al rates considerably. lower
than usual The first vessel VIII arrive about
the middle Of September, and Will return with
cargo Of hay and produce.
There is no marine railway or canal be-
tween Tacoma and St. Paul, which is nearly
at the headwaters of the Mississippi
River. and if the Signal or Al-ki could
possibly go there by going round the Horn,
it would take them about four months to
make the trip, and they would have to use
up all their cargo of coal for fuel on the
passage. If they could or did make the
trip, what need of returning TO this port,
distance of 5000 or 10000 miles, for return
cargo of hay and produce for Tacoma.
Another equally brilliant marine re-
porter announces that 1.-THE Chamber of
Commerce has received advices by mail
tn at the steamer City of Para left New
York, bound for this port, ON August 1st"
The Chamber of Commerce received no
such advlces. The Pacific Mail steamer
mentioned left New York for Colon on
August 1st, and viii as usual return from
there TO New York.
The steamer Emily, Captain Roberts,
which arrived yesterday after passage of
80 hours from San Diego. via Hueneme 80
hours, brought up 9 passengers, and among
her freight llS primayera logs and 81 bags
OF silver ore.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The steamer Oregon shifted from Spear
street to the sea-wall yesterday.
The Chilean bark Tulsa Marta dockec
at Pacific street.
The bark Enc came down from Port
Costa and anchored in the stream.
The bark Sumatra tOwed to the Mission
fats
The barkentine Discovery will go from
Harrison street to Folsom No. to-day.
The IL. c. Wright has locked at Mission
No. ! to DISCHARGE.
The Dynomene went up TO Port Costa TO
load wheat for Europe.
The Drumburton towed over to Oakland
to discharge her coal.
The Nicholas Thayer, from Alaska. has
locked at Mission No. l and the st. Paul
has locked at Mission No. 2.
The schooner W. L. Beebee takes to Apia
cargo valued at SEAT.