The morning call., 1893-12-22
ALONG THE FRONT.
A Light Trip for the
Mariposa.
A Change of Tugboat Captains-A
Tug Breaks Down-Quick Trip
of a Schooner.

Agitated Hawaii much disappointed busi.
ness men in he amount of cargo ana the num-
Der or passengers she sent 10 this city by the
steamer MaripOsa. The vessel arrived ABOUT
10 O'Clock in the morning. The first inquiry
was for news. the next for freight. Those look
ing for freight were informed that among the
steamers cargo were 129 bales of wool, 6S67
bags OF sugar, 314 hides, 1856 punches OF
bananas, and e50,00o in gold sovereIgns. The
passenger list was light.
1t is said that Captain Glenn Randall of the
Monarch will be placed 10 command of the Re-
lief, vice Captain Scott, recently appointed
pilot
The commander of the Hawaiian bark An
drew Welch is said 10 be refusing TO ship any
seamen who ever belonged TO the Sailors
Union. -Four ex-union sailors claim 10 have
Deen refused Derths on this account.
Vest rday afternoon while the tug Transit
was towing one of A. c. Freezes barges up
the bay her machinery broke down. The tug
aud her tow were drifting aimlessly about, the
former whistling loudly for aid, when the
steamer Grace Barton went TO her rescue and
hauled both barge and towboat alongside Of
Beale-stTeet wharf.
dispatch from Ensenada. Lower Califor-
MIA, reported the arrival of the schooner Mary
Bidwell yesterday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
The Bdwell left here on the afternoon of the
18th. Her completing the trip IN eight days is
considered very good time, and her owners
were much pleased. The schooner has on
board mining supplies for the Lower California
gold fields.
Two additions will be made to the Brit
ish Columbian sealing feet. Both are Eastern
vessels. and NAV be expected 10 leave their re-
spective ports for Victoria in a few weeks.
One vessel, the schooner Florence NJ. Smith, is
at present III New Brunswick water, and has
been sold to Captain Kelly; the other craft is
the schooner Laurer of Port Hawksbury,
which has been purchased by Captain MorrI-
son, well-k DOwn Victoria sealer.
1he Launching OF the new pil0t-b0at Oracle
5. has again been postponed. She Will be
launched tomorrow from the Union Iron
Works.
While passing into port from Eureka yester-
day morning the schooner Joseph and Henry
noticed small boat anchored near the Sausa-
llt0 side. A ships boat was lowered and sent
10 lind il any one In the craft needed help. In
some uDaccounrable way the schooner's boat
came into collision with the stranger, capsiZing
II ana throwing its occupant, fisherman. into
the wafer. The struggling man was rescued,
duly apologiZed to and was taken on board of
the joseph and Henry, where drinks were
forthcoming-on the schooner's captain.
On The 20Ih the steamer Point Loma which
arrived ln the afternoon, reports having sighted
the steamer National City off Cape MendOcno,
with the Coos Bay log raft in tow.
Inc steamer FIrall0n did not sail for Iaqulna
with the Willamette Valleys freight. 1t is said
that the owners OF The FarallOn have objected
10 their boat going out until all freight bills are
paid.
The Oceanic sailed for China In the afternoon
The British steamer Oceanic sailed for Hong
Kong and Yokohama via Honolulu yesterday
with cargo for China valued at S105, 600 and
for japan at $4,000. She also has shipments
OF canned fruit, salmon and hons for Cacu ia.
Bombay, Batavia and SOurabaya. Among
the principal shipments We're 400 barrels of
flour. 1000 TASKS of quicksilver, 10000 pounds
OF beans and 1856 rolls of leather, the latter be-
ing one OF the largest shipments OF that COM
modify ever sent 10 japan.
PICTURESQUE CALIFORNIA" See next
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