The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-31
SEA AND SHORE.
War Declared Between the Trans
Pacific Lines.
The Cruiser Almost Ready for Her Trial.
Stores for the Asiatic Squadron-Ar-
rival Of the Panama Steamer

The steamer China of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company win leave this port to-
day on her trip to the Orient, but will stop
at Victoria, 3. c., on her way as she has
passengers and freight for that port. This
is the beginning of the fight against the
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company, which
promises to be very interesting, and all
steamers of the China line will touch at
Victoria until further notice Matters will
be balanced by the Canadian line. which
will have its steamers come to San Fran
cisco on every voyage to and from the
Orient.
The steamerl Abyssinia, owned by the
Canadian Pacific, sailed from Hong Kong
on the Goth inst, and after touching at
Vancouver, b. c., win come here and dock
at the Oceanic Steamship Company's
wharf. She will be the first of the COM
pany's six steamers to arrive in this port.
j. ID. Spreckels will have the agency for
Canadian ships, and the natural sequence
lower rates and fares-is expected and
hoped for by interested parties.
THE BONUS WAS TOO LARGE.
The change of routes is the result Of the
rivalry between the Canadian Pacific Com
pany and Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
To keep out of this port the Canadian Pa
cific Company desired bonus that the Pa
cfc Mail Steamship Company considered
entirely too large, and as the differences
could not be amicably settled the steamers
of the Canadian Pacific Will now touch
here, returning to China by way of Vic
toria.
The Chinese viii be the principal gamers
by the fight, as they do the most trade be-
tween here and China. But some whole
sale houses do a large business with China,
and will also fall in for share Of the ben
efits accruipg from reduction of freight
tariffs.
The probability is that rates will be
lowered un til it will almost be improbable
for either company to carry ON business,
and then the usual result of such wars will
follow There will be a compromise, the
companies will adjust their differences, and
then business Will 90 on Just the same as
before the row.
1t is understood that to settle the diff
Guilty the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
will have to make the advances, as their
rivals have declared war.
THE NEW CRUISER,
The new cruiser San Francisco will be
ready to turn over her engines to-day, and
the time for test is now approaching rap
idly. The necessary changes in the main
steam pipe have also been made to the sat-
isfactiOn Of the Government inspectors.
A supply of coal has been taken on
board, her boilers have been filled by the
tug Water Witch, and steam has already
been generated for the first move of her
engines. 1t is probable that she will make
IL trip next Saturday around the bay
The success of the cruiser is said to de-
pend mainly upon her engines, and ON
them has been expended all the ingenuity
OF the builders. Everything pertaining to
them has been fitted with the greatest care.
and the machinists expect the immense
machinery 10 work without hitch.
AL next week she will make short trips
on The bay. and any little defects that may
be discovered will be rectifed The start
for Santa Barbara Channel, where the trial
trip will take place, will be made about the
second week in August, but it all depends
on the success of the bay trips.
HE HAD LOST HIS TICKET.
A steerage passenger named J. Bergstrom,
who intended to leave on the City of Puebla
for Seattle on Tuesday, found at the last
moment that he had lost his ticket, and
necessarily he had to stay behind while the
steamer sailed without him. Shortly after
ward the ticket was found by Policeman
Egan.
The steamer George W. Elder, which ran
ashore in a fog in Puget Sound, went to
Tacoma yesterday from where she had
been repaired at Esquimalt. She will
LII axe connections for Alaska with the CITY
of Puebla from this port.
a load of stores for the Asiatic Squadron
was brought down from Mare Island on the
tug Monterey Oh Tuesday. and Will be for
warded by the steamer China, which will
sail to-day for Yokohama and Hong Kong.
The Belgc is due from China to-day, and
the Zealandia from Australia ON Saturday.
ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF SYDNEY.
The steamer City of Sydney arrived at a
late hour last night from Panama with
81 cabin passengers and so Storage. She
sent in no papers to the Merchants EX-
change owing to the lateness of the hour.
The steamer Bertha, Captain Anderson,
arrived last night after q voyage of twelve
and half days from Kodiak, Alaska She
had on board 40 barrels and OATS cases of
salmon, consigned to two local firms.
One more trip to San Diego and way ports
will be made by the Santa Rosa and she
viii then be laid up. The Mexico an old
but comfortable and commodious vessel,
will take her place.