The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-25

The steamer Oregon will be in this
morning from California
The Maylower went over to the Lewis
and Clarke for a load of boom sticks
yesterday.
The Lincoln was surveying yesterday
between Dssdemona Sands and the old
Seaside Caunery.
The German bark Henrietta went out
yesterday afternoon homeward bound
with full cargo of wheat.
The Manzanita will be down today from
Portland and win as soon as she arrives
proceed out on her trip to Puget Sound
Columbia Harbor No. % adjourned Its
meeting on Saturday night till next week
for the purpose of completing important
business.
The Ocklahama yesterday brought 5000
cases of salmon down to the British ship
Rauhdown from the Fisherman's Packing
Co.'S cannery.
The boom Of the Rathdown is approach
ing completion at the Astoria Iron Works
and win be ready to be hauled aboard
the ship at the end of the week.
The 1900 pound keel for the new yacht
Lady Madge was yesterday hauled from
the Scow Bay foundry to Liddicoat and
Cribb's shop and win soon be placed in
position,
The old hulk Ludlow, after having been
laid up for over year in Portland, came
| down the river yesterday with big
deck load of lumber. The relief will tow
her to San Francisco tomorrow.
The Ladd yesterday morning dredged
| out a portion of the channel Off the Hog
back and in the afternoon continued her
| operations close to the wreck iof the Syl-
via de Grace in the inner channel.
Fish showed very little sign of improve
ment yesterday and the run is still slack,
though weight and quality are, If any
| thing, better than ever. few more
bluebacks are making their appearance
in the river, though the catch does not
amount to anything.
The barkentine Gardiner City, Captain
| Masters, fifteen days from San Francisco,
arrived in the river yesterday in ballast.
She will go up the river today to load
lumber in Portland for Humboldt, Cal
When she made her last trip here about
three years ago she was rugged as four
| maSted schooner.
The ship Roanoke was cleared from
New York on the 10Th for San Francisco
with an assorted cargo. The ship regis
ters 6,4OO tons, and is the largest of her
class afloat. She has over 5000 tons of
cargo. There are six other ships ahead
| of her on the way from New York, one
| of which will be due in San Francisco
early next month. Five more have been
engaged to follow.
The British ship Sierra Parma, Captain
| Wishart, 1906 tons, 125 days from Milford
Haven, arrived In on Sunday afternoon.
She brings a miscellaneous cargo Of 230O
tons, composed principally of tin plate
and salt and consigned to Balfour, Guth-
rie G. Co. The Sierra arima will load
rie & Co. The Sierra Parma will un-
lead several hundred tons of her cargo
at the bonded warehouse dock tomorrow
morning.
A steel four-masted sailing vessel has
been ordered by Brown & Corblet, of
Havre, TO be built by the Society des
Forges cit Chantiers de la Mediterranee.
The new boat will be named President
Felix Faure, and Is expected to be the
rioneer of line of boats of the same
type ito run to California, India, Aus
tralia, etc. The deadweight capacity will
be between $500 and 5000 tons.
The hull Of THE Eclipse is now ready to
| Arko f1rn
last coat of paint yesterday. There is
about another weeks carpentering to be
completed on her upperworks before she
win be ready for service. From all sides
many favorable comments have been
| made concerning the change In shape of
| the hull of this steamer. 1t Is a vast inn
provement on her previous condition and
reflects considerable credit on the build
ers.
Captain Bell of the Surprise mas not
yet been able to get away to his Alaskan
fishing grounds. He is waiting for ten
tons of salt which are due here today on
the California steamer, and will leave out
with his little vessel as soon as ne re-
ceives it, He has thirty tons of salt al
ready stored at Tolsti bay, but needs the
additional amount in order to complete
his seasons work. He will be back here
again about the end of September.
The German Visurgds, which left Swan
sea Two weeks ago for San Francisco, IL
under charter for wheat loading upon
arrival at 35s. The British ships Swan
bilda and Australia and The Hahnemann
from Hamburg are under charter to
load wheat from San Francisco next De-
cember at 3ls Sd. A British bark of ], 200
tons has been chartered to arrive In this
river to load flour for Europe in August
at 39s. 1t is thought this may be the
Balkamah from Rio.
The ship Mary L. Gushing has been en-
gagged to load petroleum at Philadelphia
for Japan at 10 cents per case. This Is
equivalent to cent per gallon. 1t Is
said to be the lowest price ever accepted
by a ship owner for q service Of that
kind. Allowing ten pounds to the gallon,
the rate is less than 81 per ton. The ship
win carry 6O,OOO cases, which means a
lump sum Of 5000 for the voyage. The
inducement is good freight back from
Japan. This ship was in the same trade
last year Tonnage at eastern ports must
be in a depressed condition when such
rates are the best obtainable.
There Is a good field open for inventors
In the getting up Of some life-saTng ap-
pliance that can be thrown quickly into
the water and be made Immediately avail
able. Recent disasters to ocean steam
ships, with the terrible loss Of life accom-
panytng, have demonstrated that the
boats of vessel are Of very little use
| In heavy weather Even IL the boats
manage to get away from the side Of the
ship without being crushed, they are in
constant danger Of filing or capslzing.
The most feasible form FOR the appliance