The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-04

Wilcn lert mere IN October, arrived q
Falmouth ON February 9th. .
The British ship Port Carlisle, from
this port, arrived at cardiff on Febru
airy 9th last.
The oregon went out to San Fran
cisco yesterday, after taking on her,
900 bundles of pulp, 101 sacks OF oysters
and il57 bundles of shocks.
The British ship Holyrood wen
alongside the bonded warehouse yester
day and commenced to unload part o.
her cargo Of tin.
The steamer Celia sailed for tn,
northern coast ports Tuesday from
San Francisco. with hon-union crew
put on board under police protection.
The wind at Point Lobos, Cal, regis.
tered thirty-six miles an hour or
"Wednesday afternoon, from the north.
west. None of the few arrivals brought
any news of disasters from the gale Of
Saturday. From their reports 1t would
seem that the eighty-three-mile-a
hurricane on Saturday was confined to
the locality of Point Reyes and that
the wind, both north and south OF that
point did not reach over sixty miles
an hour
The steam collier MaclSinaw, Cap
tain Littleheld. which left San Fran
cisco on the 23d inst. for Comox, lost
two blades off her propeller on satur-
day morning during the gale and re-
turned to port for repairs. Sail was
used to assist the steamer on the re-
turn.
The steamer Lily win be sold at
Seattle to pay her Indebtedness. She
was libeled some weeks ago by sew
enteen Of her creditors. Judge Han
ford directed United States Commits
sloner Emery to take testimony in the
case. Monday many witnesses were
examined and the testimony is now all
in.
New masters have been named for
a number OF vessels on the Sound
They are as follows:
Alvin H. Curtis, made master Of the
steamer Elnn, late master c. H. Mum
sin.
c. f. Nagler. made master Of the
steamer Mabel, late master Il. A.
Swift.
w. C. Mcmillan made master Of the
steamer Cascade, late master John An
derson.
Frank S. Johnson, who Is now in
New York, expects to start for San
Francisco Immediately, says the Re-
port, and to arrive there by the end Of
the week. He will be accompanied by
Traffic Association Manager Leeds. Mr..
johnson says the Panama Railroad
Company has made satisfactory con-
tracts with his company and that the
contracts have been sent to this city
for ratification. The railroad company
has chartered the steamer Saturn for
the North American Navigation Com
pany, and will leave New York next
week with a cargo for Peru. The ves-
sci is expected to arrive in Panama
on April Goth and there 1t will be trans
ferred to the North American Navi-
cation Company and by 1t put on the
line between San Francisco and Pana-
ma. Mr., Johnson says that the vessel
will be economical, and that the COM
pany can secure Others at favorable
terms as desired. It Ii expected that
the through trip will be made in from
twenty-six to twenty-eight days. The
Pacific Mail Company has asserted
that the North American Transports
ton Company could not compete with
It In running steamers to Panama, as
the Pacific Mail has the coallng fa-
tions and Is otherwise able TO smother
competition. AS to this President Bar
ry Baldwin OF the Traffic Association
said to q ID. r. reporter: I'VE are will
Ing to give the Pacific Mail all the ad-
vantages II may have in coaling sta
tlons and prestige and then compete
with 1t. Its vessels are back numbers
and are run with the old methods. They
need great deal to run them that we
do not need. our vessels viii be mod
ern, and will be economical in every
way. We are going into this with our
eyes open. and there need be no doubt
about our ability to hold our own In
the competitive race"
The Traffic Association and Chamber
OF Commerce have telegraphed to Con-
gressman Geary their appreciation Of
his efforts to expose the combination
between the Pacific Mail and the
Transcontinental Association.
The Pacific Mail steamer city Of Pc
king came off the Hunters point cry
dock at San Francisco on Wednesday,
after having a new stern shaft put In
in place OF the one that broke on the
last trip OF the steamer to that port
from the Orient. Other repairs were
made and the hull was scraped and
painted. The steamer is again at the