The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-02
BIDS FOR REPAIRS.
Waiting Orders to Work
on the BaWnmOre.
Prominent People for the Hawaiian
Islands and the Orient-Request
That Rocks Be Removed.

Yesterday at noon Cation. Bell & Co..
acting for the underwriters. recsived bids
for repairing the British steamship Bawn-
more. which struck Gorda rocks four
weeks ago and is now beached on the
Mission flats. Tenders were offered by
the Union, the Fulton and the Risd0n Iron
Works. The lowest bid has been cabled
to the underwriters In London, and the
contract will be let as soon as their an
swer is received. Repairs will then be
proceeded with, not interfering In any
way with the salvage suit brought in the
United States court by the Emily and the
Weeott, which vessels saved the steamer
and towed her to port.
The Occidental and Oriental steamship
Oceanic sailed at O'Clock yesterday after
noon for the Orient via Honolulu. She
had seven cabin passengers for Honolulu.
twelve for Yokohama, six for Hong. Kong
and seven for Shanghai. Among the pas
sengers are: DR.. II. N. Hen, secretary
of the United States legation at Corea {;
Jacob T. Child ST.. United Safes Consul
Kate NJ FleesOn and Miss Margaret Will
son, missionaries TO Siam. and Miss Mary
Fulton and Mrs. Fulton, of Ashland, OHIO,
missionaries to Canton. All OF these, ex-
cept Miss Ricketts,. are novitiates in the
missionary work.
Among the passengers to leave by the
steamship Australia for honolulu To-day
are: DR.. l. Wright and wife of Hon olnlu;
Hon. T. C. Porter, lately of the new
Hawaiian Cabinet: S. F. Maltby. general
agent of the Santa Fr Railr"ad; Professor
F. A. Hosmer. principal of the Oahu Col
iege, who has been visiting his kinsfolk at
the East: Miss COrnwali of Honolulu, who
Gv,i cd hno ntUD In
San Francisco, and Mrs. Fl. B. Brecken-
fie d, wife of tho division superintendent
Of The Southern Pacific
The American ship Standard will take
berth at Fremont street tn-day.
The new cruiser Olympian will 60 to
Hunters Point drydock to-day to be
scra ped and painted.
The Davie Ferry Company is issuing
commutation tickets. twenty for 81. or
fifty for So so. good for the Rosalie or any
other steamer which may be put on and
transferable. Over 800 ommutaton books
have already been sold.
The work of rendering the big stern
wheel steamer Aivlra of the Davie line fit
for passenger service is in progress at
Whites sbipyard, Oakland. The steamer
was put on the docks yesterday morning
and large crowd of workmen put 10
work on her, so that her refttiDg may be
Concluded as soon rs possible.
1t is absolutely impO>si BILE to accommO-
date the traffic with the Resale.
As 500, as the Alvira is ready the
ROsalie will undergo some changes. tina,
she may have increased passenger facili-
ties.
These two boats will continue on the
line for the present, or until the two fpe
new steamers contracted for are COM
pleted.
The future is bright. indeed, for the
D vie Ferry Company.
The American ship Standard, which
arrived the night before. hoisted the poll &c
flag yesterday. II was answered by Ser
geant Bunner and Officer Ferguson, but it
appeared that the crew had decided to
turn themselves over to the tende mercies
OF several boarding house Keepers.
A part OF the crew of the Monterey
their number Is reported Is ffty-six-de-
serted the vessel in Portland. and one
sailor who arrived here reports as the
cause that their quarters were too upcom-
Portable on account of the great heat from
ner boilers. he tells that under forced
draft tie SmOkes'ack gets red hot. that the
bollersleak. and that there was danger
from fire.
Irving NJ. Scott of the Union Iron Works.
tn whom the above story was referred.
pronounres the report about the boilers
false In every respect. and says the land
Iuooers "h' shipped as seamen were not
men shi ping on vessel OF the Monte
rey's build must subj ct themse yes, and to
which an able seaman would fluid no OBJ
jectinn.
Senator Perkins has been requested to
ask an appropriation from Congress to
blow up Arch Rock and Sna1 RICK. living
between Alcatraz Island and Lime Point.
They are a menacb to navigation in thick
weather and servo no good purpose, ex-
cept that Arch Rock may be used in fOrtl-
Tying the harbOr.
The British steame- Oceanic sailed for
the Orient yesterday. with cargo for China
valued at $48, 900, for Japan at $l2. 900 and
for Straits Settlements, Manila ana places
in the East Indies at $500. Among the
shipments for China were 10.10O barrels
OF -four. 156 packages OF groceries. 900
pounds ginseng and 1900 pounds of pearl
harley, and for japan $50 barrels OF -four,
81 cas,s of canned fruit. 1900 gallons of
wine and 1l4O sacks If hoOfs.