The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-30
SEA AND SHORE.
The Steamer Bertha Will Go to
Kodiak and Karluk.
Captain a. J. Miller Of the Bark Annie John
son-The Corona Has Crossed the Bar-A
Heavy Westerly Swell Outside.

n lcitSidu llUul L UlI 1UNHocDu WIS pun
lished in morning contemporary that the
Alaska Commercial Company's steamer is
going from here to Port Townsend, under
command of Lieutenant Benham, United
States Navy, and there would take the
place of the cutter Wolcott; that from there
the Bertha would 60 &c the Behring in COM
mand of Lieutenant Glover, United States
Navy, and there seize any schooners she
might find sealing and tow them down TO
Port Townsend. The dispatch was a fake"
Louis Sloss of the Alaska Commercial
Company denies that the vessel has been
chartered by the Government. Captain
Anderson of the Bertha shipped crew yes
terday for voyage to Kodiak and Karluk
and return to port of discharge in the
United States, and will clear to-day for
Kodiak, the port of entry, and will probably
sail in the afternoon. He has taken in 800
tons of coal. which he will leave at Kodiak
and Karluk, and will bring down the fisher
men and salmon catch from the stations
there.
Is HE AN AMERICAN?
An evening cOntem porary referring yes
terday to an item that appeared in this
column on Friday last says:
morning paper has made a great cutlery over
the fact OF Captain a. j. Miller, late of the finn
OF the American bark Annie johnson because
Captain Miller is y foreigner" Captain Miller
is naturalzed citizen OF the United States ana
fully competent 10 command an American SHIP
The statement that Captain Miller is a
naturalizcd &. iZen Of the United States may
lie all right He received his final papers
in Judge Hunts department on November
10, 1883. Edward French of ia Chestnut
street and Thomas Simpson of 1910 POLK
street were his witnesses on the occasion,
md hnp hnU hav
that he had been resident of the United
STATES continuously for five years aud OF the
State for one year. Captain Miller arrlyei
here on September II, 1887. IN command OF
the British ship Lindisfarne, from Newport
England He afterward ran in the same
ship here in the coasting trade and on
August ., 1888, came here in command OF her
from Nanaimo, a British port. 1t wou.u
seem that Judge Hunt was imposed upon
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
Now that the rains have set in, the mer-
chants and ship-owners who gather on
Change, look out anXiously for the reports
from the Signal Service Office, which until
very recently was located on the third floor
of the Exchange. Many were the trips
made by people interested up to the office 10
see the latest reports from the interior ana
the forecast for the next day. The Sienal
Service Office is uow located in the Phelan
Building, many blocks away from those WHO
take any interest in or can be benefited by It's
reports, and the merchants are wrathy
thereat.
The weather was thick at Point Lobos yes
terday, and a very light breeze prevailed,
veering from south to southwest. The baro'
meter read: O'Clock In the morning,
30.0 OF; noon, 30.01; o'clock In the afternoon,
29.99.
Spreckels' tug Vigilant Captain Mccoy,
arrived Yesterday from San Pedro with
big dredger in tow for the Southern Paclhc
Company. She encountered fine weather
and was lightweight hours on the trip.
SIZE CROSSED.
The steamer Corona, Captain Hannah,
was due here on Sunday from Eureka, Hum
boldt Bay. She was reported bar-bound
there, and yesterday dispatch was received
stating that she succeeded III crossing the bar
at 80 O'Clock yesterday morning, so that
she should be here by o'clock this morn-
ing.
The steamer Wilmington has been char
tered by the Oregon Coal and Navigation
Company for four months, and Will leave
to-day for Coos Bay. Captain Marshall will
90 in command. The Wilmington cannot
cross the bar up there with over GOO tons OF
COAL
Captain Hall has taken command of the
schooner Louis and Captain Gibson will
take charge OF the schooner Peterson on her
arrival.
The German ship Eleanor Margaret r. was Va,
werp; rate 81 los.
HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.
Ship captains who arrived yesterday state
that there is very heavy westerly swell
running off the coast, and yesterday morn
ing the Potato Patch" was breaking badly
at low water. There is always heavy
swell expected in the month of October; in
fact, the heaviest of the year.
Shortly before the steamer State Of Cali
fornia sailed yesterday morning for Oregon
Ernest Kiel, the steward, died suddenly OF
heart disease. The body Will be emDaImed
and sent TO Portland.
Second Mate Thomas Nolan of the York
town denies in toto the story told by James
Carr, one Of the crew. Carr has not as yet
made any conf ant TO the United States
officials, as he said he would.
The Albatross will 60 up to Mare Island
to-day 20 nave her boilers repaired and re-
ceiye a general o7erhauling.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Yorktown, that had such rough
passage from New York, locked at Union
street to discharge.
The Faocadale went to the upper gas
works.
The w. q. Dlmond went to the sugar re-
tinery.
The bark Hope shifted from Folsom to
Howard Street.
The Joseph Il. Thomas hauled into the
stream from Steuart street.
The schooner Annie went to the sugar re-
fnery.
The barkentine Tropc Bird will 80 to sea
to-day.
The Henry Buck shifted from BeaIe street
TO Berry and Third
The Rebecca locked at Green street and
the Jessie Minor at Howard No. l.
The Dora Bluhm went to Berry and Third
streets.
The Celeste Burrell locked at Green
street
The Eleanor Margaret will dock to-day at
Green street