The morning call., 1891-10-15
SEA AND SHORE.
Return of the Prison.Ship AL
Xxi From 0Onalaska.
New Masts and Rigging for the Montserrat
The Bell-Buoy on MONDAY Rock Is
Gone-Movements and Charters

About the first arrival in port yesterday
morning was the steamer Al-Ki Captain
Plummer, the vessel that was under charter
TO the United States Government to act as
prison ship at Alaska during the sealing
season. The Al-Ki brought down Com
mander Meade, U. S. n, United States
District Judge Tarpley and wife, Miss
Richardson, school teacher, CAPTAIN Coch-
rape Iieutenants Turner and Pendlet0n
and forty marines, also Thomas Boswell,
Henry Sheifner and nine invallds sent down
from the various war-shipS. Boswell ana
Sheffner were part of the crew of the
schooner Marguerite, aud met with quite
an adventure at Molla Bay, about 200 miles
north of Sitka, having gone ashore on
bear-hunting trip.
Before proceeding very far they sighted
an immense BRUTE and fired several shots at
him. The bear retreated, but when they
followed him up the onraged brute turned
on them and in an instant knocked Dotn
down. Sneffner managed to roll away, put
bruin seized Boswell by the leg ana bit nm
terribly before Sheffner killed the brute by
a well-directed shot. The wounded man
was assisted back to the schooner, and the
vessel at once made sail for Sitka, which
was reached after trip OF over week.
The injured man was attended 10 Dy inc
surgeon from the United States War-shlp
above the knee in order to save the man
life. .
Miss Richardson has also had enough Of
Alaska. She was sent there by the Uulted
States Missionary Society to teach scnool'
| but found considerable difficulty In collect
| ing her salary. By the assistance OF Judge
| Tarpley she managed to collect S125 out OF
the $500 due her, and then decided to return,
| to San Francisco. She gave her money ana
| o watch to Captain Plummer for sale keep
| -, hut Ia +,a n, ntaiD bringing the
vessel into port Yesterday morning some
| thief broke open the desk where the coin
| was placed and stole 1t.
Captain Plummer reports that the Ihetls
| left for San Francisco on the 4th list, but
| had to return 10 OOnalaSka on account OF
| heavy weather The War-Ship MOhican was
10 have left for home OIL the 10th inst, an and
| the collier Erickson on the 18th Inc
| steamer st. Paul left for this city on the
| oath nit. The Alki went up TO Mare Island
| at noon.
NEW MAsTs AND RIGGING.
! The steamer Montserrat will have new
! spars and rigging throughout. The ola
| spars were too light to work cargo with, and
! were spiced more than once. captain
| Blackburn was in hurry to receive the iron
! work from the foremost yesterday, so ne
| sawed the mast of close to the deck, ana
! spars and rigging were lowered 10 the deck
! by the steamer COsmopolls.
| The steamer San Juan is due from Pan
| ANA to-day. and the steamer Acapulco is
| expected 10 arrive tomorrow. Inc latter
vessel will be laid up for an oVerhauling
The steamer Emily is on the Merchants
| Dry-icck having her decks calked ana re-
| eeiving a new coat of paint.
CAPTAIN ChristiansOn of the schooner Re
! lance reports that the bell on MONDAY
! Rock bell-buOy IS gone.
BIBLES FROM CHINA.
On the manifest OF steamer from China
/ yot N..,,f Nf,Y IL q
| Of Scriptures from Shanghai" An immense
number of Bibles have been sent to China
! since that country was opened up, and per-
! hapS she is now overstockei.
Dispatches from London state that the
schooner kitsap was wrecked at Lo0chOo.
The entire crew has arrived at Hl0go In
safety.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was foggy. with an elght-knOt breeze from
the southwest. The barometer stood 1905.
The barkenline Retriever, at Folsom No.
| ., is having a new foremost put in.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the Re nee
Rickmers, City of Athens and Lord Tenn
| pleton to Port Costa to load, the Baroda and
Ito nnslow to Oakland, Mistley Hall TO
| Long Bridge, Arctic Stream to Selbys, while
| the Cardisanshire and Colony came down
from Port Costa loaded. To-day the steamer
| City Of Picking VIII go to Hunters Point
Dry-Gock and the F. S. Ciampi to the roll
ing-milIs; the Sumatra will dock at Mission
No. 2 and the Katy Will 60 to Oakland
Departures were the steamers Haytan
Republic for Port Angeles and Columbia
for Astoria, the ships Ivanhoe for Seattle,
North Bend for Port BlaKeley, and the
schooners Occidental. Mayhnwer, Bender
Brothers, Gardiner City, Laura May, Net
tie Sundburg, Ocean Spray and Seven
Sisters for coast ports.
Arrivals were the Yaquina from Moss
Landing, Wala Walla from Victoria,
Whitesbro from Point Arena, Oregon from
Portland and Montserrat from Departure
Bay with 1892 tons of coal for the Oregon
Improvement Company. The schooners
PoItia and Lila and Matte also came in.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
| Norwegian bark Mohawk, 1889 tons now at
San Diego, lumber from Puget Sound 10 Sydney
e. 5s; option OF Melbournr, Adelaide or Por
Pifie, 60 l5s-chartered by j. j. Moore & Co.
Ship Commodore 1909 tons, coal from De
parture Ray to ILLS pOrt-chartered by r. Duus
muir & Sons.
Batk Richard III, 954 tons. coal from De
paiture Bay TO this port-charered by X. Duns
muir and Sons.
British iron ship Borrowdale, 1918 tons
wheat 10 United Kingdom, Hayre or Antwerp
prior 10 arrival. ass.
Bark Southern Chief, 1918 TONS coal from De
parture Bay TO this port chartered by X. d
Ship Columbia, 1899 tons, coal from Seattle tc
this port-chartefed by the Cedar River Goa
Company.