The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-02
THE WATER FRONT.


Tug Hornet brought down . scow of brick for
Otto Ranke.
Tug Wasp went to Appletree cove for O boom
OF logs for the Stimson Mill Company.
Steamship Haytian Republic went to Depart
ure bay yesterday TO load q return cargo of coal
The ship Pactolus was lowed into Blakeley on
Wednesday TO load lumber FOR Noumea, New
Caledonia.
Bark Charles B. Kenney, Captain Hansen,
arrived in port yesterday to load cargo of Gill
man coal for San Francisco. She was towed in
by the tug J. E. Boyden.
Weather forecast for twenty-four hours from
$50 o'clock last evening: Fair weather; north
erly winds: probably frost tonight in exposed
places; nearly stationary temperature tomorrow.
Steamer Greyhound is still running under the
same management as before, and will continue
to do so for the present, though the Union
Pacific Company's lease Of the boat expired
yesterday.
The British ship Royal Alice was towed over
from Tacoma yesterday by the tug Holyoke to
load a cargo of wheat at Seattle elevator for the
United Kingdom. She still has 400 barrels Of
cement aboard for stiffening, which will be dis
charged as soon az she gets on portion OF her
wheat cargo.
C. II. Pennington, proprietor of the steamer
J. r. Mcdonald, yesterday returned from six
weeks visit with his folks in Ohio. He reports
having had an enjoyable trip and says that bus
mess is beginning to get very active all through
the Central ststes, and everybody is confident
of an era OF great prosperity.
The severe blow outside the straits the early
part of the week was in accordance with the
predictions of the signal service dispatches
which have been sent out from San Francisco
right along. The cautionary Gags are still iy-
ipg on the breeze at the Seattle office, Of which
Captain ]. A. Hatfield Is the agent.
Il is rumored that the various lime companies
on the American side of the Sound have formed
a combination TO more successfully compete
with those of British Columbia, and that nego-
tiations are pending for the purchase OF the
steamer Alice Blanchard, 70 be used entirely in
moving their product at the lowest possible cost.
Agent Mcclellan, of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company, yesterday denied the report that
the steamship City of Puebla had to lie outside
the straits Monday night with the Haytian Re-
public. He said that the vessel came in on time
and therefore could not have been delayed out
side the straits; that she passed the Haytian
Republic there and went to Victoria, and then
beat her 10 Seattle.
Steamer Mabel took out forty-three tons OF
freight for Snohomish river points: the Nellie
had ten tons for Port Blakeley; the Wasco
brought in sixty-six tons on the Whatcom route;
the Mary Z. Pearley came in with thirty tons of
feed from Tacoma and left with fifteen tons of
general freight for La Conner and way points;
and the Multnomah brought nine and took out
sixteen tons on the Olympia route.
August Dahlquist has resigned his position as
agent of the Seattle branch OF the Sailors Union
of the Pacific and will be succeeded in few
days ny John Heist. of San Francisco, who has
been appointed TO fill the vacancy. Mr.. Dahl
quist has filed the position for several months
past, having been appointed as successor to
James Leighton and at the general election
recently reelected by large majority over tho
other candidates. He is popular with the sail
ors and respected by the masters of the various
vessels for his gentlemanly manner in treating
with them
Steamer Mountaineer made q special trip TO
Tacoma Wednesday afternoon with q number of
members of Lorraine Chapter, order Eastern
Star, who went over in response TO TN invitation
from Fern Chapter of that city. They visited
the exposition in the afternoon, and In the even
ing several more went over the Greyhound,
making about sixty in ALL They ell attended
the meeting of Fern Chapter and Witnessed an
exempihcation OF the secret work, after which
the ladies gave an entertainment and banquet.
All returned on the Mountaineer &C q late hour,
highly pleased with the reception
The task of cutting of the third blade OF the
steamer Victorian's propeller had TO be aban-
doned as Il was found impossible to accom-
piish it with the wheel so far under water. She
went out on her run to Victoria, however, but
when she gets back viii be laid up until COZ
ferdam can be constructed In which 70 put on q
new wheel. The wheel is now being cast and
the eoferdam will be built at once, 80 the vessel
dana will project under the stern of the boat,
fitting up perfectly tight against IL, and when
pumped will give the workmen q chance to
maka the flaneesarv rnr,airx