The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-28
OUR DAILY MARINE COLUMN.


The British ship Noel Tryvan, wheat
laden, went out yesterday morning in
tow Of the Wallowa. She is bound for
Queenstown or Falmouth for orders.
fourmasted ship was reported out
side Yesterday morning.
Captain Walker, Of the Belgic fol-
lowed the example of Captain Seabury
of the China. on Saturday, in recog-
nlzing Honolulu as an American port
When the Belgic left the dock at San
Francisco, the signal of the nationality
of the first port of call was run up to
the foremasthead, and when the bun
die of bunting was broken the stars
and stripes fioated out On the main
mast the Oriental and Occidental Com
pany's flag was displayed, the mizzen
bore the red pennant of the White Star
route, and the gigger the sign that Uh-
Gle Sans mailbags were in the hold.
The patriotism of the ship was added
to by the fact that the peak was desti-
tute of the British standard, under
which the Belgic Is listed.
Captain Wallace of the Walla Walla,
has informed the Hydrographlc Office
of the existence Of hither uncharted
rock between Tatooch Island and
Duncan rock, off Cape Flattery. He
gives its position as quarter of mile
south, SS degrees east (true) from Dun
can rock, or (mag) southeast by east
IL east. In rough weather the sea
breaks as heavily as 1t does on Duntze
rock, another hidden danger in that
vicinity.
The Haytian Republic had three ce-
lestial passengers to Hong Kong aboard
yesterday.
The tug Escort brought in the pilot
schooner San Josef yesterday. Fine
weather and smooth water were re-
ported outside.
The schooner Nora Harkins left San
Francisco Friday evening for Esmer-
aida, Ecuadore, with the mining outfit
for the Playa de Orc Mining Company.
Twenty-Five mechanics and laborers
were aboard. and four hundred tons of
mining machinery and provisions were
taken down. Another schooner will be
chartered and sent down In a month.
in ali about 100000 will be spent in that
city In fitting out the expedition. A
New York company is behind the ven
ture, which is to develope mines in Ec-
uadore.
Several of the crew OF the wrecked
steamer Michigan have arrived in San
Francisco with a complaint against the
revenue cutter Wolcot. Their com
plant consists in the captain of the
cutter refusing to send his boat
stead he insisted that the steam
er's crew should use their own boats to
ferry themselves through the rough
water where the Wolcots boat was
held in waiting. On one trip the Mich
igan's small boat was capslzed and the
two men in 1t narrowly escaped drown
ing,
The steamer Columbia came in from
San Francisco yesterday and passed
up to Portland.
The Haytian Republic came down
from Portland and after taking on
freight she left for Victoria and Sound
Ports at noon.
The steamer Oregon left for San
Francisco yesterday.
An old tramp, giving the name of /
Thomas Williams. cleared out half the |
rooms in the sailor boarding house at |
253 Steuart street. San Francisco, Sun
day, and got block away with three
full suits of clothes, two overcoats and
as many pairs of boots before being
captured. His pockets were found to
contain several pawn tickets, showing
that he had been at the business for
some time.
The steamship Belgic, says the San
Francisco Chronicle, left yesterday for
China and Japan, via Honolulu, taking
twelve cabin passengers and eighty
eight Chinese. or these, fifteen were
Chinese who We're caught trying to
themselves across the border.
Thirteen were from Canada and two
were from Mexico. Those who We're
caught coming from Canada were
found In the hold OF lumber schooner.
which landed at small port In New
York state They were found cooped
up In small pen under the load of
umber Thlrty-six more of the Chi
lese that went back on the Belgic were
boys from 12 to 16 years of age. who
we're brought out by the Belgic to be
anded at Honolulu as native sons of
he Hawaiian islands. Evidently
ice little fraud was unearthed, as ar .
angements had been made to land the
oys without trouble, but the provin-
lal government had changed the oflic-
rs of the port, and the claim of the Y
oys that they were Hawaiian born h
as not believed. 7
The members of the Ship-owners' AS
ociation at San Francisco, have called
meeting for next Monday to perfect
leir organization. They claim that
ley will have about forty-slx charter ,
lembers. There is possibility of the =
ater-front troubles spreading beyond
lie seamen.
The deep-water sailors have held :
eeting and have decided to ask for
, na,.nnnn Of Sk a month The snilnrs M