The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-24
SEA AND SHORE.
A Steamship Rate War Promised
Very Shortly.
No More Arms for South American Ports.
Sharp Advance in Freights-An At
lantic Liner Burned at Sea.

A rate war between the Pacific and Occidental
and Oriental Steamship companies on one side
and the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
Will shortly be commenced. The Pacific Mail
Will probably make the first cut, as Tie China,
leaving here on July 3Ist, will call at Victoria,
British Columbia, several weeks before any OF
the Canadian Pacific boats will come 10 San
Francisco. The Occidental and Oriental Com
pany VIII meet all Canadian Pacific rates, but
will not run any steamers via Victoria for the
present. Mr.. Croker not considering Ii advisable
10 do So
Tile tug Water Witch filed The boilers OF the
United States man-of-war San Francisco yester-
day morning. There will be no delay in testing
the engines as they are in position.
The pldnkiDg of the Jackson-stTeet Wharf Is
being given a thick coating OF asphalium 10 save
the leayy wear and tear on the lumber from the
heavy leaning traffic.
The bank Eme, the second Of the Chinese tea
fleet 10 this port, was reported oil The heads at
oclOch last night.
BURNED AT SEA.
A dispatch received the Merchants EX-
change under yesterdays date reads as follows:
LONDON. July 23.-1he Dutch steamer SPAR
andan, ftOn New York, passed The Isle OF Wight
to-day aud signaied that the National Line
had been abandoned at sea on fire. The crew
had been taken On board by the British steamer
Manhattan, from New York 10 HUI. and Will be
landed at Dover. Tie Egypt had no hrst-claSS
passengers on board.
Both dredgers are at work at sections and
OF The sea-wall, deepening tDe approaches for
lie proposed new ferry slips at he FOOT OF LON.
bard street. There are about TWO acres OF mud
and debris 10 be removed.
The new bark Albert. Captain Winding, built
by Hall at loit Blakeley, arrived yesterday, al
ter au eight days passage. She Is destined Tor the
Honolulu tIade
The steamer Moonlight, which left this pOit
on June 29ln for iusaw, tut INTO Crescent City
on The 18Th for water aud provisions aud left The
same day for her destination.
NO MUNITIONS OF WAR.
Owing 10 instructions given by President
Houston OF the Pacific Mail Company not 10 ship
any more arms on the comrduy's steamers call
ing al Guatemala salvador and Honduras the
steamer San Bias, which VIII sail to-day Tor
South American ports, VIII not take any OF the
large shipments Of arms for which freight room
had been engaged.
Inc high picket tence 10 surround the Pacific
Coast Steamship COmpdny's WbdrYeS from
Pacific street, to Vallejo, IS nearly completed
When finished il Will prove an efecIual barrier
TO the many petty theits of goods stored on the
company's wharyeS.
The Fou Lobos reporter yesterday took the
following weather observations: y NJ, thick,
wind southwest, mil s; a. NJ, thick aud
southwest Winds, II miles; u NJ, foggy, sou h.
west. II miles, 3 Z. NJ, foggy, wind vest 20
miles.
The British ship Crofon Hail collided with the
quay at Hayre, France. on July II b, damaging
her bows. survey will be held on her.
Broadway Wharf Is being repaired. New
pllln5 and pllnklng are tein pu' In.
LONG OVERDUE NOW.
Tie British ship HOSpOdar IS now 1874 days
cut ION London 10 this Port. She put into Rio
de JaneIo on December 27th last with her tIg-
ging considerably damaged. After repairing she
lett on March 12th following and is now 13l
days out from the port she touched at. Her
agents here are commencing TO feel some anxiety
as to her safely.
Shipping freghts have advanced rapidly in the
past month"; and vessels hat could baye been
chartered four weeks ago for 81 los are now
held g. 2s Cd. The total tonnage on the way
10 this pert IS 25S, IA tons, as against 24l ,4O6
tons at The same time last year.
Tie batkeniine Oakland which went ashore
at the same time as tie George W. Elder. has
arrived at Port Townsend. she sustained no
damage by her grounding.
The following steamers arrived yesterday:
Crescent CITY, from Crescent CITY; Scotia, from
TillamOGk; Columbia, from Portland; Santa
Cruz, from San Diego, and Arcata, from Coos
Bay.
The steamer Corona lett for Eureka. the Ore
gOn Tor Portland and the Pomona for san Diego
yesteida
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS.
The bark Tbeobald and the barkentine 7. NJ
Griffith viii go To sea to-day.
Tie ship SamaTia al Sleuart street VIII 20 into
the stream to-day.
The ship HOLLYWOOD Will come down from
Port Costa to-day with a grain cargo for Eu
rope.
To-day also the ship Ivanhoe win come 10
Oriental, at Beale street, Will 20 TO sea.