The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-11-03
SHIPPING DAYBYD

SHIPPING AYBYDA
Marine Matters, Here, There aid
Everywhere.
THE A~uchencairn will leave u today il
The weather moderiates.
Another Ship was reported outside at a
late hour Eats evening.
DIR. J. A. Fulton, the state health officer,
had his hands full of work yesterday.
The Albert Rtcfmers, which arrived in
yesterday is owned by the same people
WHO bui1t the Ferdinand Fisher.
The Ocklahama arrived down from Port
land yesterday with a barge containing
600 tons of wheat for the George Curtis.
A sailor was removed from the British
ship Galgate yesterday by order of DR..
Fu,ton and taken to the hospital. He is
suffering from scurvy.
The Almerilcln ship George Curtis came
down the river yesterday and tied up at
the o. r. and N. dock, where she will
complete her cargo of wheat.
The steamer Columbia arrived dn from
San Francisco yesterday with a large
cargo for this city and Portland. she
left up the river at II o'clock.
The steamer Signal came in from Van
couver, B. c., and way ports yesterday,
with 500 tons Of coal and "a Cinnamon
fer this city. She left up for Portland
last night to discharge 200 o OF coal.
THE Escort got hold Of the British bark
Rowena, from Boston, at noon yesterday,
eight miles west of the mouth of The
river. She will not be in till early this
morning.
THE Albert Ricl1mers sent down her
fore royal and fore skysail just before
crossing in yesterday. She was towed
up THE river late in the afternoon by the
OcRtahama.
The British ship Galgate, 1852 days from
New York, in ballast, arrived In port
yesterday morning. Her long passage
was caused by a succession of light winds
throughout.
The German ship Albert Rickmers ar
rived in port in ballast yesterday from
Yokohama after a passage of ~ days.
She lis a handsome vessel and has only
been a year off the ways.
Ludwig Anhrend, 81 yeaus of age, an
A. B.. on the German ship Albert Rick
mers, fell from a1oft to the deck while
the vessel was running before a strong
wind and was instantly killed. lie was
tblIried ait sea next morning.
The Oregon pilots are in luck again.
They secured all the three ships THAT
came into sight yesterday. Two Of them
were taken aboard from the schooner
San Jose and one off the tugboat.
The Galgate lost her charter by two
days. She was scheduled to be in the
river by midnight on October 31st. Sib-
son & Kerr were lher charterers. 1t is
not Thought tlhlat She will experience much
difficulty in getting new orders as vessels
are in demand here and in Sam francisco.
THE sale by THE state of Illinois of the
model brick batt!eehlp Illinois, which con-
tainei the navy department exhibit at the
Worlds fair, onas caused much dissatis-
faction at the navy department, n
measures are on foot to cause Governor
Altgeld to refund the money the state
obtained from the junk dealers who pur-
chased the vessel.
It has been remarked by frequenters of
the waterfront, that the number of APP
prentices on board British ships has sreaIt-
ly diminished in the past few years sew
eraI having lone aboard. Form NY each
ship carried from eight to ten Of these
boys. 1t Is "a question whether the young
E~ngli5hmen's longing for the sea Is on
the wane, or the owners find 1t unpTofta-
be. The consequence will be a few years
hence a great scarcity OF young mlterla.
for the English MERCHANT marine.
The Seattle Trade Register says:
"From present Indications the next year
wifi see a large increase Of salmon
packed on Puget sound and in British
Columbia waters, and notes the follow
ing contemplated ~canneries for 1896: Ia
Conner wants a fish cannery. DR.. N.
Mcmillan, formerly Of Seattle. new en-
p1oyed by the British Columbia cannery-
men, was there last week looking up "a
site for one of -four cannerbes his IN
ployers may put up in THAT section. En-
gGlsh and Canadian parties have located
a cannery on the tide flats.
G. F. zinmelt.&ln, ttis wel-known
grain buyer, gays the Post-IntelGgencer,
has recently resured from Eastern Wash-
ingtbon, where he says that the farmers
have anything but good to say of the
grain inspection law. zone Of their
main objections" said Mr.. Zimmerman,
sis to the inspection fee of rs cents for
ten ton To be sure, the Portland buy
ers have taken advantage of the state OF
affairs, and Portland is getting the bulk
Of the wheat. AT every town on the o.
r. G. N. road the wheat STACKED about
the tracks Is fully t~hree-fourth5 Of the
whole, leaving a small Mount for Seat
tie. and Tacoma. The elevator company
stands in with The Portland buyers, and
in many instances offers free storage to
those shipping to that place. I noticed
these conditions everywhere 1 went, and
| ESPECIALLY 4L GdlOu5c dIIu IuOIldI.
The British bark SarSfhana, Liz tons
has completed her cargo of salmon at the
Fraser river, comprising 1899 cases
valued at 81. 1895. and VIII saE shortly for
London. The Ladas, nov loadlng at
Victoria for Liverpool, Is nearing COM
ple5on, and will carry about 62.00O cases.
The Mary Jose. loading on the Fraser,
VIII probably sail earfy next month.
There are two salmon ships yet to ar
rive, the Ardmore and John Gam0es.
Next season VITA probably witness a num-
Der Of new canneries IN operation. The
Fraser River Industrial Society, better
known as the Cooperative cannery, has
been Incorporated and VIII be managed
by a number Of prornfnent cfizene Of
Westminster. A number OF new Gamer
ies are also mentioned for the west coast
of Vancouver island. The Nootka can.
merry seems assured. as It Il reported