The morning call., 1890-10-04
SEA AND SHORE.
The Ship Lord Raglan Posted at
LlOyd's us Missing.
Arrival of the Australia From Kono lulu-Three
Deaths at Sea on the Ship Avenger.
Disguised Lifeboatmen.

Word was received yesterday from Lon
don that the British ship Lord Raglan has
been posted at Loyd's as missing. The
Lord aglan left here on February 9th last
with cargo of "a. 765 centals Of wheat. val
ued at S94, 400, and shipped by G. W. Nc
Near.
Among the arrivals yesterday was the
barkentine Jane A. Falkinberg, with q
cargo of Goldfish from the Okhotsk Sea for
Lynde & H0ugh. Previous to her arrival
her cargo had been sold to the Mcclellan
Fishing and Trading Company, and the YES
sci went right to their curng-place at Pesca-
do Landing. so that no report of her voy-
age could be obtained.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos yes
terday. A calm prevailed until noon, when
a light breeze sprans up from the north
west The barometer read: O'Clock in the
morning, 30 "a; noon, 1902; o'clock in the
evening" 29.99. At Point Reyes the weather
was cloudy and brisk northwest breeze
blowing.
STEAMER FROM HONOLULU.
The steamship Australia, Captain Houd-
lette, arrived yesterday. seven days from
Honolulu, bringing 55 cabin and IS Storage
pass engers, Among her cargo were 1880
bags sugar. 3444 bags rice, 67S3 punches and
GA boxes of bananas, 9 cases betel leaves,
100 bundles sugarcane and one corpse.
The British iron ship Avenger has arrived
at Melbourne and reports that on June 1st
an ordinary seaman named n. Mower died
from arsenical poisoning; on June Dist Cap
tain Ferguson. the master, died of gangrene,
and on July 14th Peter Windjem, seaman,
fell from the upper foretopSail yard and was
killed Chief Officer McGregor took the ship
to her destination after the captains death.
Thn ID ifi.. nil Std RlaG loft
Acapulco for Panama On the 30th ult. and
the Colima sailed from Panama for this port
on the 1St inst.
DISGUISED LIFEBoATMEN.
1t was learned yesterday that all the men,
bers of the life-saving crew at the Point
Reyes Station have deserted. They claim
that Captain Locke, who is in charge.
treated them too harshly, that he made each
man pay So month TO a cook (who is the
captains sister-in-law) and SIS month for
board and poor board at that. AT the Beach
Station here it is said the men receive good
living. and it only costs them about SD a
month each.
When the steamer Australia, which ar
rived Yesterday, was three days out from
Honolulu a hawk flew on board. 1t is still
there, and although allowed its liberty, re-
fuses to leave the vessel. Purser Keil makes
quite pet of it.
The Compeer cleared for San Jose de Qua
flour, 40 kegs of blasting and $1,000 pounds
Of ordinary powder.
The ship Queen Victora's repairs Will
cost between $1,000 and $1,000 George Ross,
the shipwright, has charge of the work.
Customs Inspector Z. b. Higgins has been
promoted TO the position of Discharging
Officer, vice L. NJ. Dean.
QUICK PASSAGE.
The bark Southern Chief, Captain Sven
son, mace good passage of eight days
down from Port Ludlow, bringing lumber
and piles for Pope & Talbot.
The tug Robarts, Captain Smith. will
make another excursion TO the fishing
grounds at DuXbury Reef tomorrow, leav-
Ing Mission-Street Wharf about o'clock in
the morning
The brig Lurline was pumped dry yester-
day by the tug Active, her cargo was placed
on lighters and then she was towed to the
Merchants Dry-dock, where she will go on
to-day.
Among the cargo taken on by the Al-Ki
yesterday were TWO railrOad-cars for Seattle.
The w. J. Pirrie came over from Oak
land and locked at Section OF the sea-wall.
The Tam o Shanter went on the Mer-
chants Dry-doek yesterday.
The bark Southern Chief locked at Main
street on arrival.
The ship Macdiarmd locked at Howard
No. to discharge.