The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-28


The British ship Cape York, bound from
Swansea to San Francisco, has put into
Cape Town with her cargo Of coal heated.
While at sea the crew jettisoned 60 tons
of the coal that was almost on fire.
Search for the lost safe Of the steam
ship company in Tacoma harbor Is still
being prosecuted. The electric contrivance
used to locate metallic articles, at the
bottom of the bay works successfully,
and thus far has located everything OF
metal from a big mai Ito steam boiler,
but the safe remains hidden.
The navy departmental as called for pro-
posals for building six light draught COM
posite gunboats for the navy. The bids
will be opened on October 1. 1t is eX-
pected htat there will be some bidders
from the Pacific coast and Mississippi
valley. 1t has been the object of the de-
partment to invite national competition
for these boats. The designs Of these new
gunboats have been much admired by
naval constructors.
Yesterday morning just as day was
breaking the Relief towed the big Coal
transferred to the steamer Mineola, which
since the early morning of the day be-
fore, had been waiting to tow the huge
pile of logs below. The weather was fine
and the transfer was made without ac-
cident or delay. Shortly after a. m.
the Mineola with the monster raft be-
hind her. started for San Francisco"
Comnandant Howlston, at Vallejo navy
yard Cal, has issued an order which
will deprive many patriotic citizens OF
relies in the form of canes from Farra-
CUTS old flagship. Since her repairs nave
begun employees have been allowed to
take small pieces of her hull to be made
into souvenirs, but as usual there have
been those who abused the privilege, and
day by day men have been seen placing
great chunks of oak in their boats. The
officials have become displeased at this
display of greed and have placed an abso-
lutte prohibition upon every one.
Boatswain Doyle, who was boatswain
of the Olympia when she was first put in
commission, has been discharged from
the naval hospital at Mare island, where
he has been several weeks receiving
treatment for injuries sustained in a fall
aboard his ship Doyle is one of many
who have reason to believe the new
cruiser is what sailors call "hoodoo"
ship. There have been exchanges made
by officials originally ordered to her,
whose motive in doing so Is said to be
their rooted belief that she Is ill-fated.
Doyle has gone temporarily to the re-
ceiving ship Independence.
Max ]. Keith, the cook on the British
ship Enrol, occupies a cell with a charge
of assault to murder to answer for. He
and John Storey, the carpenter OF the
ship, have not been on friendly terms
for some time, and Storey complained
that the roast beef given him was not
sprpeorly cooked. He took the cook to task
abut it, and when he got through with
him the interior of the galley was a
wreck and the chef Of the ship had suf-
fered considerably from the beating he
had received. The cook hid himself away
in the sailmalker's room and was quietly
eating his meal there when the carpenter
renewed the assault. The cook used his
carving knife and the carpenter was
taken to the Receiving hospital with a
dangerous cash in his cheek.
A dispatch to Passenger Agent Good
man of the Southern Pacific from Los
Angeles states that fully 1000 people of
that city and adjoining towns went to
Santa Monica yesterday to view the dead
whale which was stranded on the beach
near that resort, says the Bulletin. In
order to accommodate the crowds, 80 pas
senger trains were run during the day,
not including two specials from Pasa-
dena. A telephone message was received
by Superintendent Fillmore from the COM
pany's agent at Santa Monica asking for
Instructions. Heannounced that the
whale was smelling loudly and that the
country for a considerable distance
around was up in arms against its con-
tinuance. AS the whale belongs to pri-
vate persons the officials of the company
are powerless in the premises.
The United States district attorney yes
terday says the Ledger, began condem-
nation proceedings in the federal circuit
court to acquire title for the government
to lands wanted on the shore of the Pa
cific ocean, in Chehalis county, as site
for the new Grays harbor lighthouse. The
defendants to the suit are Frank M. and
Mary A. Peterson, the county OF Chehalis,
the Westport Beach Townsite company
and the unknown heirs Of Milton H.
Robbins, deceased. The lands and tene-
ments sought to be condemned are a
portion OF the lands patented to Robbins
on September 10, 1861. The complaint re-
cites that in August, 1862, Robbins was
enrolled as a private in company d,
Sixty-fourth New York infantry and was
killed in the line Of duty near Peters
burg on June 16, 1854 He died intestate,
leaving surviving heirs who are un-
known.
The work Of discharging Oriental tea
cargoes has reached a point so near per-
fectioP, says the Tacoma News, that mas
ters of vessels in this trade speak in
the highest terms Of praise Of the quick
and thorough manner in which their yes
sells are handled in port. Hamilton G.
McCabe are in a sure way to break all
former records In this line in unloading
the Eskdale Yesterday there were 5000
packages taken from the ship, and the
stevedores today announce that they will
have the last of her cargo in the ware
house tonight. 1t is the intention to work
e night shift so as to finish with the
Eskdale before morning, as the Dudhope
is momentarily expected to be heard from
and IL possible the warehouse will be
cleared for the new arrivals cargo.
Twenty-Five cars were loaded with the
Eskdaie's cargo during yesterday and last
night, and forty more cars will be loaded
by tonight. These are made UP Into trains