The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-12

that pne industry VIII grow TO great
proportions
A letter from Kodiak, Alaska, says that
the huh of the Walter A. Earle, of Vic
toria, was towed to Wood Is.and by the
North American Commercial Company,
steamer Francis Cutting, on July 81
as salvage. Lying on its starboard side.
the hun was almost completely submerg-
ed. 1t required two days to right the
vessel and explore its hold, which con-
tanned eleven corpses. Only one man
was identified, and that was from the
name, John White, in India ink on the
left arm. He had the appearance of a
half-breed Indian. while the others, judg-
ing from their distorted features, were
Southeastern or Vancouver Indians. A
week later, as the tanks and ballast
were benig removed, four more bodies,
making fifteen in all, were taken out and
buried. The vessels logbook gives the
business of April 10, consequently the
Earle must have been capsized that night
or next morning. As near as can be
judged the wrecked vessel was standing
off within sight Of Mount st. Elias, when
the storm of April 10 struck her.
The French do not find ocean naviga-
ton moro of a gold mine than the Eng
lish do. In spite of the very liberal sub
sides the French Transatlantic Co. was
able to pay dividend of only per
cent for the past year, reduction OF
per cent from the year before The
decrease in the companys revenue was
mainly in its New York servlce( the year
having been bad for both cabin and
steerage business, and American imports
from France are said TO have been re-
stricted by the Mckinley tariff which pre-
vailed during most Of the year covered
by the report. The competition of the
German and English lines Is found to
be severe, and the American line prom
ises to be a more serious competitor
soon than 1t has been, and 1t has had
very good share of the business all along.
Oh account of the branch service be-
tween Southampton and Havre, enc
would imagine 1t more of a competitor
of the French Line than the English
steamers are. American railroad divi-
dends are not always satisfactory, but
they are generally better than the divl-
dends of English, French and German
passenger and steamship lines.
Advices were received by the Chamber
Of Commerce yesterday says the Tacoma
Ledger, that the flagship Philadelphia,
of the United States navy, Pacific squad
ron, will be here soon and will remain
on the Sound indefinitely. Orders have
come to her at the Mare Island navy
yard to leave there September 12, and
proceed to Puget Sound and remain
until further orders. A private letter
from Fleet Paymaster Thompson, ex-
presses the utmost delight of the officers
on being ordered to this port. Paymas-
ter Thompson was here in the Monterey
and writes that with thirtytwo years
experience at sea, during which time he
has been all over the world, he never
visited a more charming place than Ia
coma. 1t Is his intention to move his
family here from Baltimore soon.
The Philadelphia will doubtless be
here about the 18th. She ranks
as a protected cruiser, has dis
placement of 1923 tons, speed of 1857
knots, and cost Contract price, $i,S5O,OOO.
Her armament consists Of twelve six
inch breech-loading rifles; four six
Founders; two one-ponnders Gapid fir
ing); three thirty-seven mflimetre Hotch-
kiss revolving cannon and four Gattling
guns.