The morning call., 1890-10-20
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Steamer st. Paul
From Kodiak, Alaska.
Whitelaw's New Barge Alexander-Ths c.
lima Arrives Ahead OF Time-The Royal
Tar All Right-A Deck Fire.


steamer st. Paul, Captain Erskine, arrived
at noon yesterday, after passage of nine
days from Kodiak, Alaska. She reports:
Left Kodiak October 10th; first six days had
strong winds from south to southwest, with
rough sea and much rain; thence to port
have had fresh breezes from southeast, and
the last twelve hours dense fog. Left in
port ct Kodiak the schooner Matthew Tur-
ner, to sail same day.
The st. Paul brought the following pas
sengers from Alaska: L. Washburn and
wife, Mrs. j. c. Tolman and child, Miss An
derson, H. Sipary, Mr.. Kildea, /. Petroff,
Messrs. Wright, Miller, Kohman, Temple,
Welspiel and Jousnay and "a in the steer
age. The cargo consisted OF 1884 cases
salmon, a cases sealskins, 122 barrels and
Is half barrels salmon, 10 barrels whale
bone, 162 packages furs, boxes curious and
one corpse. The latter is the body of Mr..
Hemingway, who was murdered up in
Alaska some months ago, as reported in this
column at the time.
The weather was thick at Point Lobos yes
terday and calm prevailed until 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, when alight-breeze sprang
up from the southwest. The barometer
read: o'clock in the morning, 30.14;
noon, 30. 90; 5 o'clock in the evening, 1907.
wHITELAw's NEW BARGE.
Among the arrivals yesterday was the
steamer Walla Walla. Captain Wallace,
from Victoria and Puget Sound ports.
Among the passengers by her was Captain
T. 2. ii. Nhitelaw, the wrecker, who has
been looking after his interests up north.
The side-wheel tug Alexander, which was
built of yellow cedar on the Skeena River.
and which was bought some few months
ago by Whitelaw from Dunsmuir, has been
converted into barge, or schooner. ana IS
on her way down here in tow OF the wreck
ing-steamer Whitelaw. She has on board
large quantity of iron and wreckage from
the Barnard Castle. The Walla Walla
passed the Whitelaw with her tow on OctQ-
Der 18th ut o'clock in the evening twenty
four miles north of Cape Blanco.
The Old Alexander was a fine vessel. Her
builders sent to England for her boilers and
machinery and it cost them thousands OF
dollars. When Whitelaw bought and dis
mantled her he calculated to convert her
into whaler for duty In the Gulf OF Georgia.
but owing to some complications he altered
his mind and will now use her as barge In
connection with his wrecking business.
ARRIVED AHEAD OF TINE.
The Pacific Mail steamer Colima, Captain
McCrae, which was not expected until to-
day, arrived in port at 80 o'clock yester-
morning, after passage of Is days from
Panama and way ports. She, lett Panama
October 1st and called at Punta Arenas on the
Sd, Acajutla on the 9Th, San Jose de Guate-
mala on the 9th, Champerico on the 18th,
Acapulco on the 9th, MaZatan on the 18th.
The Colima brought twenty-five cabin and
forty-one steerhge passengers. Among the
cargo from Central American ports are 53i
bags OF coffee and $4,000 treasure, and from
Mexico III boxes of fruit, 10 live turtles, 10
bales of Shrmps and $50 packages OF treas
ure, value, 1888, 100.
The steamer Carona, Captain Hannah, ar
rived at $50 O'Clock yesterday morning, af-
ter a passage of twenty hours from Eureka,
bringing seventy-three cabin and twenty
steerage passengers. On the passenger list
appears the names, Governor Markham,
George a. Knight and III. L. Todd. Cap
tain William Z. Smith OF the Engineer
Corps, L. S. A., who has had charge of the
construction OF the jetteS at the entrance to
Humboldt harbor, also arrived with his FAM
lily. They are on their way East
THE ROYAL TAR ALL RIGHT.
The British bark ROYAL Tar, from New
castle, n. 5. W., for Eureka, was spoken
five miles off Humboldt Bar on Thursday
evening last. A few days ago sealed can
was picked up on the beach at Humboldt
containing piece of paper on which was
written the information that the vessel had
been lost off st. Georges Reef with all
hands. 1t was a silly hoax.
The new four-masted schooner Salvador,
recently completed at Eureka. will not come
to this port as was expected. She will load
450. 600 feet Of rough clear redwood lumber
for Sydney. Australia, for account OF Z. A.
Hooper & Co.
rived at o'clock yesterday afternoon, COZ
hours from Portland and Astoria. bringing
II cabin and 12i Steerage passengers.
Among the steerage passengers were Is Chi
namen, in charge of United States Mar
shall. who, being found unlawfully in the
ntru hsa Hannrind N haU
will be placed on board the Begic, the next
outgoing steamer for the Orient, to-day.
FIRE ON Tue DOCK.
Yesterday afternoon fire broke out among
q lot of sulphur on Union-street Wharf. Of
ficer Tom Ellis of the Harbor Police or
gained bucket brigade froms among the
crew Of a British ship that is lying at the
wharf, and tile flames were eXtipguished
without calling cut tue engines of the Fire
Department..
Among the cargo of the brig W. G. Irwin
from Honolulu We're $50 barrels of whisky
an old trader TO Honolulu that this liquor
comes from New York. He says that 1t is
placed in bond there. Alter being III bond
three years duty must be paid on It. Before
the expiration of the three years, however,
the liquor is placed on board a sailing vessel
for Honolulu. There it is KEEP. in bond
awhile and then shipped to this port. 1t is
said that wine and whisky, three years old,
that has made the voyage and been in bond
as stated is equal TO and rs valuable as Or
binary liquor ten years old.
Up to dark yesterday ten coasting
steamers and two scbooners arrived in port.
The steamer Lakme shifted from Main
to Lombard street yesterday.
The steamers Remus and Algona lowed
from the stream to Mission Rock.
The ship Amazon will go to Fremont
street to-day and the Mylomene to the sugar