The morning call., 1890-07-17
SEA AND SHORE.
Tacoma in Demand by Trans Pa.
cific Lines.
Inspection Of the Cruisers Hull-scarcity Of
American Sailors Supposed Loss of
a German Bark.

That the Pacific Mail Company will give Ia
coma a monthly service to and from the Orient Is
considered nearly certain, President Houston OF
the company is expected 10 arrive 10 the city on
the 25th inst, when he win proceed TO execute
important business connected with the line.
Those VINO know something of the condition OF
affairs among the three trans Pacific lines,
which will be running next year, say that the
near future will see bitter fight between the
Canadian Pacific and tile Pacific Mail lines. The
Fairfield syndicate, now operating the Canadian
line, is negotiating with the Northern Pacific
Railroad TO run its steamers 10 and from Tacoma.
This is in view of the fact that the Canadian Pa
cifc Railroad Will have its own new steamers
plying to the Orient from Vancouver early next
year, thereby displacing the other company.
For the same reason President Houston Is said
10 be anxious to retain the carrying trade of the
Northwest and the Northern Railroad TO China
aud Japan. He wants to freeze his competitors
out and is opposed 10 ne from San Diego to
China. The Canadian Railroad steamers VIII be
the finest and, it is said the most magnificent
liners on the Pacific Ocean. They are now being
constructed on The Clyde, Scotland.
INSPECTION OF THE CRUISER.
The Naval Board OF Inspection Inspected the
hull OF the new cruiser, San Francisco, yesterday
in the dry-doek al Hunters Point. She Will be
scraped and painted, and alter week coal up
for an informal trial trip around the bay and
probably To Santa Ban bara. Her ofnclal trial
lTp Will De nldus dl tIle latter place. Uul uOI ulltl
everything about her is kng satisfactorily.
The naval officers on board the cruiser at her
trial trip will b.: Commander John Irwin, Chief
Engineer George hurtz, CAPTAINS j. Z. Wats on
ana j. w. Phillips, Commander Nicon Ludlow,
Naval Constructor +. j.. Ter%ald, Lieutenant
Commanders b. +. Tllley and +. b. Gilmore,
LteutenaEts j. q. wilson and A. w. Grant, AS
sstant Chief Engineers T. w. Wilson and George
j. BarnOt.
Tie snip Conqueror, Captain Lathrop, OF the
Cedar River Coal Company, arrived yesterday
with cargo OF coal from Seattle.
THE LOST BARK.
The German bark j. IL. HuStede, Captain j.
Ii. EeneTs, which sailed from Victoria on Oc-
tober %, 1889, for London, is regarded IN
Lloyds' offices as lost She had cargo OF
canned salmon valued al $3.50, 900, and insured
February, 1889, aud was, therefore. CON-
paralvely new vessel. she was OF 1892 tons
burden, PA feet long, "a feet VIDE and p feeL
in depth. She was owned by j. Ii. Hustede OF
Elsdeth, Germany. 1t Is Tie opinion OF shipping
meD here that she was Oyerladen.
The barK SamaTia of Rosenfelds New York
Segment of 900 tOus of barley She will take
remaining cargo of general merchandise from
Steuart-sIreet Wharf for New YOrs.
The Oriental and Occidental steamship Oceanic
arrived al y Ohohama on Monday.
AMERICAN SAILORS SCARCE.
Owing TO the unusual scarcity of sailors at Mare
Island NaYy-yard the vessels in commission are
all short handed. Tie new order restricting
sailors on American vessels to American citizens
Is believed TO be the cause, as IL IS not dCull 10
secure hardy seamen from Northern Europe,
who may be found in nearly every port OF The
United States.
The schooner Jennie Ward lett this port on
Tuesday for humboldt, but returned shortly ait
eIwaTd, partially disabled Willie passing Fort
Point IN the rough water her martinSae was
carried away by the force OF tie waves.
The steamer Acapulco left Acapulco on the
1oIh and The steamer City OF Sydney on Saturday
for san francisco.