The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-17


ceive $5.75 per ton freight for carrying
sugar from Honolulu to Philadelphia or
New York.
The Hawaiian steiner Zealandia, after
lying idle for number of years, is again
to be put in active service. She will
take the Acapulco's place on the Panama
route, sailing September 18th, and will be
in charge of Captain Clark.
Modern warships have an affinity for
the drydock, and their many elaborate
appliances demand attention from the
most skillful mechanics. 1t remains to
be proved that any one of them will win
the laurels of Old Ironsides.
Mathematical calculations show that an
iron ship weighs q per centlless than a
wooden one, and will carry 115 tons of
cargo for every 100 tons carried by a
wooden ship of the same dimensions, and
both loaded to the same draught
In the experiments made In Narragan-
sett bay torpedo boat easily evaded four
seachlghts on a battleship, and demon
strated that the war leviathians of the
deep will be compelled to approach hos
The best way to fight a swarm of torpedo
hornets is to avoid their neighborhood.
The storm that has been slowly rum
ming up the coast since Thursday centered
off the mouth of the river shortly before
daylight yesterday morning and cleared
away along the Washington coast a few
hours after, leaving the water in the
vicinity of the Cape comparatively
smooth.
Terms have been fully agreed upon for
the settlement of the differences between
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and
the Panama railroad 1t is understood
that the Pacific Mail Company will with
draw its boats between New York and
Colon, and the Panama railroad will
withdraw its boats between Panama and
San Francisco.
The rate-cutting on both inward and
outward between New York and Mexican
ports has been stopped and a new steam
ship deal, the final arrangements of which
have gone into effect, provide for the
restoration of the old Ward schedule of
freight rates both to and from Mexican
ports For two years past, in fact from
the advent of the Johnston line in the
Mexican trade from New York, this rate
cutting has been carried on by the three
lines interested, and during the past II
months the trade was so demoraliZed
that rates fell fully 60 per cent from the
old tariff, which has now been restored.
The officers of the Mount Lebanon are
evidently circulating the statement very
industriously that bad weather at the
mouth of the Columbia delayed them in
this port, claim which everybody in
Astoria knows to be untrue. The Colo
mist of Saturday says: after a days
delay on the Columbia owing to the IN
favorable state of the tide for crossing
the bar the o. r. & N. steamship Mount
Lebanon arrived in port yesterday morn
ing, having discharged all but rs tons Of
her Oriental cargo at Portland and load
ed big freight for her return trip. The
ship receives here 200 tons of coal as fuel
and 200 tons of lime for Honolulu, whittier
the steamer goes from this port. Leav-
ing today she, too, will have a good op-
portunity to be on the lookout for the
missing steamship Strathnevis."
1.-THE boarding masters and Captain
Jones, of the British ship Province, arr
having a lively time of it. When tl,t
vessel arrived from Newcastle, N. S. ".
nearly all the men deserted" says the
Call. 1.-THE skipper looked on compla
Gently while the men stole away arr
made no effort u stop them. OF course
every Jack tar that deserted left what
ever wages were coming to him behind,
and that was so much gain to the owners
of the ship. At the present time there is
a good supply of sailors "on the beach" 2"
I1o 90
get rid of them. Some Of the men have
run up big bills, and the only hope the
landlord has is to ship the sailor and
secure his advance of $3.50 1t was over
the same advance that Captain Jones and
the boarding masters locked horns. The
skipper demanded IS premium for each
man he accepted. OF course the master
was desirous of 1oing the best POSSIBLE
for the ship, and the $3.50 or 5000 saved
out of Poor Jacks" advance would go
to the profit and loss account OF the own
ers. The boarding masters Inade a Wig
orous protest against the matter, but the
can.aln told them that one Mordaunt
would fill the ship at the $S cut If they
would not. They accordingly signed the
men, but the real 1ght will begin this
morning when the advance notes are be-
ing cashed. Captain Jones will then de-
mand his Dlood money ana lne Doardlng
masters will refuse to. pay Il.
The British ship Balkamah finished
loading in Portland on Saturday MORN
ing. Captain Roop states that the libel
proceedings brought by certain members
Of his crew are at the instigation OF his
ex-mate, John Boardman. While AT RIO
Janeiro Boardman reported TO the cap
tain that the vessel was discharged are
all the cargo OF coal out of her. On the
strength Of this information Captain Roor
had the Baikamah towed across the har-
/ Dor to the ballAst grounds to take on
ballast for the voyage home. When. as
is the custom, the revenue officers eanre
to search the ship. nearly twenty tons q
coal was found in the after hold, and II
WIS only on Captain Roop's exD'anatioT
and promise to have the coal lightered
ashore that the ship escaped selzpre
/ This liFhteraee cost sss. pnardrran. thf
mate. knew that he would be called on
to rav the amount on the ship arrfvinf
at Liverpool. and consequently deserted
on reaching Portland. taking a number
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