The morning call., 1893-02-28
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
Ship-Owners Remain Unorganized.
The MadSen Launched.

An effort at organization was made
by the non-unlon ship-owners yester-
day afternoon. but the attendance was
small. After some debate it was determined
TO abandon the attempt for the day. An
adjournment was accordingly taken until
tomorrow afternoon.
The United States survey steamer Rass-
Ter has come down from Mare Island, where
she was being repaired, and is anchored in
the stream.
The Jessie Madsen, thiriy-ton gasolene
schooner designed for the Bolinas Bay
trade, was launched at the foot of Taylor
street. North Beach. yesterday morning.
She is to replace the Espinosa, and will be
commanded by h er owner, Captain Madsen.
The Chamber Of Commerce of this city is
in receipt of amemorial from Port Angeles.
signed by 500 merchants and citizens there.
asking this chambers assistance in the
matter OK compelling the vessels of the Pa
cilc Coast Steamship Company to stop at
Port Angeles on the way up the sound.
With a population of 1000 they feel they
are entitled TO such n recognition.
The British ship Sierra Parma, Captain
Wishart. has made emarkable time Oh her
trip FROM Liverpool TO this port.
She left January 7. and on February 4
was spoken In latitude IL south, longitude
Sc west. TO make the line in so short q
time is regarded as exceptionally good
work. 1t is estimated the ship must have
averaged 200 miles day.
The steamer Oceanic. scheduled TO reach
this port on March 4, carries twenty-three
cabin passengers and twenty-five Chinese
for San Francisco. fifteen for Havana and
fifteen for Panama.
The bark Theobold arrived on Sunday
from New Wnatcom and went to the Oak
land long wharf to discharge She has a
cargo OF Blue Canyon bituminous coal
from Washington consigned to Husband Sc
Brooks.
The German ship Lita is dlscharging her
cargo OF Scotch flint coal at Green-streot
dock.
Repairs On the City OF Peklng have been
completed. She is now lying at the Pacific
Mail dock.
The steam collier Mackinaw, which left
here on the 23i inst for Comox, returned
yesterday. Two of her propeller blades
were lost Saturday morning during the
gale.
The tug Rescue raised the shaft OF the
steamer Komulus at Port Costa yesterday
and brought it TO the Red Stacks wharf
The shaft was found embedded nine feet
in the mud.
The tug Vigilant worked three hours
pumping out the schooner Courser.
The schooner Emma Utter, bound for
Coos Bay, left with a non-union crew of
Tour men.
The schooner Helen n. Kimball, bound
for Eureka. left with four non-union men,
The bark Melrose leaves for Nanaimo,
b. c., with non-union crew.
The tug Fearless was obliged to delay her
departure until this morning on account Of
the heavy weather prevailing outside. She
goes in search OF the Honresfed.
An Italian named Antoine Pancereca re-
ported at the North Harbor police station
about B o'clock yesterday morning having
picked up boat eighteen feet long. painted
green. She was floating bottom up There
was no name on her. She is now lying at
the Fisharmen's wharf awaiting an owner.
The steamer Umatilla arrived at 10 O. clock
last night from Puget Sound. She had forty
two cabin and hfty-one Storage passengers.
| DIR. j. V. Capron and Judge j. N, Scott and
| wife came down on the steamer from port
Townsend. II. Winnett and +. W. Clements
came from Seattle, and were Joined at
Victoria by MIS-. Winnest and her daughter.