The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-31

The Manzanita returned from Port
land yesterday.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
Company is constructing a pavilion at
the Worlds Fair, in the middle Of
which there will be placed large map
Of the world, on which the daily posi-
ton Of all the steamers on the various
lines OF that company will be represent
ed by miniature craft that VIII De
moved from day to day to correspond
with the movements of the steamers OF
the company all over the world.
The schooner Enterprise has nearly
finished loading lumber at the Ciatsop
Mills.
A bark called the Caller ou left Hull
England, November 10, 1891, was IN
Grimsby Roads December Sth, ana was
never afterward heard from until
batten was picked up near kiinsea'
January Q, 1898, on which were deciph-
cred the words: MAY the Lord COM
fort my mother. Caller ou run down
bv an unknown steamer Dawson No
more time. Sinking" The writing on
the batten was identified as that OF the
bark's apprentice. bright lad named
Dawson.
The British ship Larnaca went to sea
yesterday. -
One after another the chief seaports
OF the country are procuring schooi
sb,ns for the training OF boys Tor the
nercbant marine. New York, says the
sb,nping list of that city, has the sail
ing sloop of war st. Mary-once a IAN
ous slave catcher on the African coast;
philadelphia, the sailing sloop sara
,oea BOSTON is better off than either Oh
mon, with the comparatively modern
steamer Enterprise; San Francisco asks
for the Alliance, or one OF the otner
wooden gun-boats which are ABOUT 10
he retired from active service. There is
an increasing demand for young Am
orleans as enginemen and deck oihcers
on our coastwise and foreign going
steamers, and these scholarships, II WISE
,v administered, ought to make 1t easy
for ambitious youths to gain foot
hold in a manly and honorable profess
sion.
The Thompson woke UP early yester-
day and came down ahead Of the Tele-
phone.
The British ship Enrol from this port
November 18th, arrived at Queenstown
on March 25th.
The ship Red Gauntlet arrived at
London on March 25th, wheat laden
from this port.
The steamer Elwood, says the States
man, came up from Portland yesterday
with heavy load and goes down today
with a large amount of freight. The
Hoag went down yesterday to Port
land and came up today The Bis
marck came down from Albany yester-
day, and after leaving 1000 pounds of
wool here, proceeded at once to Port
land, where she will be inspected to get
a passenger license. She returns about
Sunday to begin her regular run be-
tween Corvallis and Salem connecting
with the Elwood here Monday. She
carried O. full cargo of straw for the
oregon City paper pulp mills on her
way down. The Three Sisters COM
menced her run between Portland and
Corvallis yesterday, carrying passen-
yers and freight for all intermediate
POINTS River business has picked up
considerable Of late, as there is now a
lemand for four boats-the Elwood,
aoag, Bismarck and Three Sisters.
Since the cut In freight rates the o. p.
anticipate her two boats win do a
rushing business.
The Pacific Mail steamer San Juan,
Captain Pitts, arrived at San Francisco
Monday, from Panama and way ports
with thirtytfive cabin and fourteen
steerage passengers. Among the cargo
was 1000 bags of coffee. Good weather
was experienced on the trip with the
exception Of three days between Ma
zatlan and San Diego.
The steamer Tillamook, lately taken
off the abandoned route between San
Pedro and San Diego, sailed yesterday
from San Francisco to Eureka to load
lumber. Tho steamer was only char
tered to run on the southern route and
the enterprise proved a failure in its
incipiency,
The ship Hawaiian Isles went on the
dry dock at the Union Iron Works in
San Francisco on Monday, to clean and
paint. AS soon as the ship gets off the
dock the steamer City of Puebla will be
docked to receive a thorough overhaul
ing.
The steamer Bear tripped her anchor
and went up to Mare Island. Cal. Mon
day. to take in her supply of powder
and she'll The Bear will soon leave
for the Arctic on her annual cruise.
The steamer Bendorille lay at the foot
Of Couch street, Portland, on Tuesday,
taking on freight and supplies and re-
ceiving the finishing touches which will
at her for active service along the coast.
She expects to start out this evening,
II everything is completed. She sails
for CoQuille City and viii ply between
n.