The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-15
OUR DAILY MARINE COLUMN,

OUR DAILY MARINE COLUMN,
Captoin Howes OF the Wallowa, says
that 1t was reported that the tug Tyee
would tow a vessel out from the Sound
and then come to this port for the Ma
tuna, which would be taken to the
Sound for her cargo. The tug that is
coming and is expected here this morn
ing, is the Sealion, and not the Tyee.
The Natuna is still in the river await
ing the arrival OF the tug Tyee to tow
her around to Royal Roads.
The revenue cutter Richard Rush,
Captain Hooper, left San Francisco
yesterday for San Diego on months
cruise, and incidentally to look for any
smuggling craft All suspicious vessels
met will be overhauled.
Non-union crews were shipped Mon
day from San Francisco on the steam
schooner Scotia for Novo, and the bark
Elsinore for Puget Sound. A number
Of landsmen are shipping on the coast
ing vessels as non-union sailors. Some
of them, however, are retired sailors,
and in such cases they have little diff
fculty in getting along, but the green
horns suffer greatly. The demand for
non-union sailors at present more than
equals the supply.
The Augusta sailed for Tillamook
yesterday after waiting for a week
for the Tillamook bar to subside suf-
hcently for her to get in.
The sealing schooner Matte T.
Dyer, Captain Charles Mockler is re-
ported as having stopped at Kauai,
Hawaiian islands, on February 9th.
After taking on supply Of water she
sailed for the Japan sealing grounds.
No seals have been taken.
The British ship Old Kensington,
SAG days from London with a general
cargo, docked yesterday at San Fran
cisco.
The Haytian Rep. Siic sailed for Vic
torla and Sound ports yesterday.
The Homer came in yesterday from
San Francisco.
Carl Hendrix, the German sailor who
was so cruelty treated by Fourth Mate
Baptisto while on the whaling bark
william H. Baylies, shipped as nom
union sailor from Can Francisco Mon
day, on the steamer Scotia bound for
Novo.
I'm dispatch from Victoria yester-
day." says the Seattle Telegraph, OF
Monday; "the statement was made
that the tug Mogul had put into that
port to avoid heavy gale blowing on
the straits. From later reports brought
from Port Townsend yesterday, 1t
would appear that the tug had better
reasons for crossing into British wat
ers, to prevent a libel suit with the
shin Formosa, which went aground
while in tow Of the tug, 1t Is said that
the tug has been sold outright to par
ties over there, and though negotia-
tlons had been going on for six months
prior to the sale, yet the parties could
not agree. Fifteen thousand dollars, 1t
was said was repeatedly offered for
the tug and as often refused, until the
occurrence with the ship Formosa at
Dead Mans point. After that occur
renee, the statement is made, the own
ers Of the tug accepted that price, and
the tug is not likely to be seen on this
side. The Chemanus mill company,
whose plant is some fifty miles up the
Vancouver coast from Victoria, had
been negotiating for her purchase and
It is thought they are the people who
have finally bought her."
The Polar Bear went out yesterday to
San Francisco.
A heavy blow and high seas pre-
vailed on the straits Of San Juan, Sat
urday night, and all boats that could
do ran for shelter. The steamer An
geles, en- route to Seattle from Van
couver and San Juan Islands, was
caught while in mud channel and had
to stay by 1t until II blew itself out,
The wind was so strong that 1t raised
the matches and they had to be weight
ed down with the heavy trucks. The
steamer suffered some little damage.
Seattle steamer captains have kick,
and apparently very righteous one,
against the heavy taxes imposed by
Vancouver authorities, The pilotage
fees and the consulate charges are ex-
urbitant. The little steamer Angeles,
Just in from that port was taxed, all
told, $50, and some boats often pay as
much as $50 single trip. They are
charged so cents an hour. and often at
night 81 per hour, for watchman who
is put aboard One captain who could
not clear before 6 o'clock took car
rIage up to the officials house to get
clearance papers, and was charged Sc
extra, 50 in all for clearance papers.
THE flve non-union sailors that Cap
tain Galloman. OF the schooner Eclipse.
said were seasick and caused him to
return to port after he had sailed for
Eureka, were brought ashore yester-
day." says the Chronicle of the 18th.
"They proved to be Japanese and only
one OF them could speak the English
language sufficiently to make himself
understood. At the Shipowners' office