The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-10-01
CHANGE OF RULE.
New Officers Needed for
the Keweenaw."
RETURN OF THE ALBATROss.
Heavy Clearances and Valuable Car
goes Reported-Fine Models.
=. Marine News. $. F.:

A radical change has come over the crew
of the steamer Kewoenaw.. Her second
officer and steward have been discharged
aud perhaps her purser will have 10 GO.
There is story told that. the vessel was
delayed at Panama over eight hours on
account of the purser being missing. This
is OF confirmed, but the reported discharge
OF the steamers second officer and Steward
Jenkins is confirmed. !.
Steward Jenkins is the son OF Captain
jenkins and had been with the Keweenaw
for a number of years before she was
chartered by the North American Naviga-
ton Company He was in her when She
took provisions to Chile during the late
revolution. The discharged Officers are
said to have been derelict of duty.
Pens are being built on board the bark
entine Aloha, W hich will shortly sail for
hawaii. In these pens will be corraled
one of the largest shipments OF hogs that
has ever been sent to the Islands. Accom-
modations are arranged for 400 porkers.
The United States steamer Atbatross ar
rived from the north yesterday morning.
Captain Tanner of the Albatross says that
the cutters did splendid work up north
this season. In the southeastern portion
of Bering Sea some deep-sea soundings
tom of the sea carried on. The Rush and
the AlDatross will go TO Mare Island
shortly Captain Hooper of the Rush has
forwarded his regular report to WASH
iDgton.
Notice has been received by the Chief
Wbarfinger from the Marine Department
of British Columbia that the Stephens
Island lighthouse at Cooks Inlet has been
con- pleted. The light Is elevated 600 feet
above the sea, and will exhibit two flashes
In quick succession every half minute.
A very large crowd pf gay-looking Deo-
pie assembled on the Oceanic dock yester-
day afternoon to witness the departure of
the steamer Australia for Hawaii. Quite
number of society people took passage
for the islands, hence the gathering OF
friends.
The Great Northern's steamer Grown Of
England was recently reported as overdue,
but it is learned that owing to delay in
starting from The other side the vessel will
not reach Seattle till October s.
The steamer Keweenaw cleared for
Panama and way ports. and sailed last
evening. The steamer Peru left in the af-
ternoon for the Orient with valuable
cargo and a number Of cabin passengers.
The barkentine Tropic Bird cleared for
the South Seas and goes TO sea this morn-
ing. She carries large deckload OF lum-
Der in addition to her regular cargo.
No less than nine vessels cleared yeSter.
day, and many Of them carried large and
valuable cargoes. Especially was this
noticeable in the cases of the steamers
for New York via Panama. for Australia
and for China. When the money re-
ceived from these carg0es is distributed
throughout the State. the farmers. fruit
growers and others will have cause to re-
icfce. The amount OF dried fruit. Hour.
canned fruit, mustard seed. tailow, barley.
beans, wine and other California products
that went away was simply enormous.
Captain s. w. Dye has succeeded CAPTAIN
Oakley in command of the steamer SunoI.
Captain O. ERICKSON has been appointed
master of the schooner Rough and Ready.
aud Captain j. Anderson Of the schooner
Amelia.
Captain Pike of the British ship Gan
took Rock and John Sloan, the ship cnan-
uler. both have fine model yachts. The
captains is one of bis own design, while
SlOan's is built on the lines of the ship
Young America The yachts. which are
schooner rugged, viii have a race TO-DAY ON
the Oakland estuary, and many ship
masters and others interested In shipping
are going over to witness IT, The race Will
stat about o'clock this morning; the
c0ui se = ore mia in length, ana the
stake ar $3.50 side
Among he arrivals yesterday were the
British shl.s ghite8sord from Newcastle
with coal, che l5ntE'errat from Nanaimo
with coal, md lle schooner Vine from
Altata win lale sacks of silver ore.