The morning call., 1894-02-07
TIMES ARE BETTER
A Good Showing Along
the Front.
Advance in Whaiebone-A Deceiving
Whistling Buoy-Market Inspec.
tors Make Seizure.

9Chief Wnarfnger Boobar and his assistants
have reaDn TO feel happier this week than they
have for many days past. The reason for their
exultation is plainly the fact that the city's
ouays are once more busy, vessels innumerable
are alongside. and the water front again pre-
sentS the same animated appearance that 1t did
before the tariff question was agitated.
Assistant Chief Wharfinger Root rubbed his
hands in gee on Monday morning when he ex.
amined the official bulletin aboard OF vessels
locked, and declared shat he would keep
mere vigilant outlook for ''items' than ever,
now that the signs of better times had become
manifest along the front.
SteVedoTes are rejoicing at the prospect OF
securing at least months OF work, at good
wages, unloading the dozen or more deep-water
ships that have been harbOred and dock ed
WITHIN the past three days. In tact the Wharves
are nearly all occupied by vessels, and berth
SPACE Will be at premium If deep-water ships
continue 10 arrive.
bark w. Ii. DlmOnd from Honolulu, the British
ship Dynomene from Liverpool. the bark Annie
Johnson from Hawaii, and the bark RUFUS g.
WOOD from y analmO-
The Rufus c. Wood made the round trip from
Nanaimo IN twenty-eight days. First Mate
Mcleod was In command IN The place OF Cap
tain Farnhanl, who Is on leave of absence.
The owners Of the Wood have standing prize
of a new suit OF clothes for any of their skip
pers who make the round trip from The port
named within thirty days. Mate Mcleod will
gel an order on the firms tailor forthwith.
The barkentine Dimond left Honolulu on the
/ 9tn OF January; her officers and crew report
ali quiet at the Islands.
The Annie johnson had her fore topgallant
mast carried away during her voyage, but
otherwise had an uneventfu trip.
Sage prophets OF the whaleDone market failed
TO prophesy correctly, when they said that
whalebone would strike "calm streak" on &C.
count OF the immense Quantities landed here
from the successful whaling fleet last season.
Bone is selling for So pound. Last month
$4,000 pounds changed hands at this price, and
still more remEDerative figure is expected
during The coming thirty days.
A Turing signal from a whistling buoy which
is adrlft in The ocean somewhere in the vicinity
OF 4S degrees north latitude. 125 degrees west
Longitude, Is liable 10 mlslead vessels who heed
It's mournful SOUNDS. Several coast captains re-
port having been deceived by the toOtings of
this derellct coast sentinel and perchance some
unwaiy skipper may be lnyeigled on the rocks
by its false warnings. No report has been re-
ceived suggesting whence the buoy came.
The HarDor commissioners rejected all bids
meeting yesterday. The bids ranged from
$50 20 10 $40 pile, which was considered too
high.
The board has accepted the bonds of William
Call, the new assistant secretary. J. Schuster,
j. Zeitlen and Thomas kirkpatrick each quail.
lied in the sum of $4,000, and Gus karlschake
and Edward karlschake in the sum OF $4,000
each.
Officer James Aitken arrested one Frank
Herring for alleged completely in the r0bbing
OF Ii. f. Spears store on Main street Monday
night, and booked him for burglary. the
South HarbOr police station has been beSet with
politicians and political FOUNDERS, who have at
tempted TO persuade Aiken 10 abandon his
prosecution OF the prisoner. The officer stood
manfully to his duty and did not give in.
Local Market Inspectors John I. BrOderick
aud William Weiss discovered TWO immature
calves on The wharf OF The North Pacific Coast
Railroad yesterday, which were being shipped
by man named Barraty from Sausalito to
Adolph Caillaud, California Market, this city.
The calves were done up in gunny sacks and
marked six realms OF paIer." Butcher paper
il oiIen shipped in small quantities from the
paper mill at Camp Taylor, and it was hoped
by thus marking the sacks TO escape the vigil
ance Of the inspectors.
The British ship Lochee arrived In the morn
ing from Liverpool; she is the second of the
three ships which were in The race with the
Fillmore TO reach polt.