The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-16

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ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The Harrison came in from Tlllamook
yesterday with seven tons of dairy pro-
duce.
The steamer Harrison leaves out Sat-
| urday for the Sluslaw river with cam
n:ry supplies, including large quantity
Of tin plate.
The Alice Blanchard came in from San
Francisco yesterday afternoon with forty
passengers and 40 tons of tin plate for
this city She left up the river last night.
There is a large square-rlgger outside
She will probably be IN the harbor early
this morning. In the course Of the next
few weeks there will be large number
of grain ships in port.
The Elmore goes back ON her old Tilla-
| nook run next Monday, after having
been laid up for some months. She will
carry with her on her first trip large
quantity of cannery machinery, supplies,
and men.
The Sierra Parma was fully loaded yes
terday and Eauled out into the STRAIN
in the afternoon. Her captain went up to
Portland last night and will return on
Saturday. The vessel will probably leave
ont for England on Sunday
The Japanese are insisting upon search
ing American vessels, unmindful of the
fact that when the United States was
an infant 1t went to war with the great
est naval power In the world on the
same proposition. The Japanese should
read American history and save them
selves trouble.
The British steamer Bawnmore came
into port yesterday morning from San
Francisco. AS stated in yesterdays AS
tcrlan she will go to Portland and take
on a shipment of flour for Central Amer
lea. She will also discharge 100, 900 gallons
of oil for the gasworks up the river, and
will then leave for her South American
the wharf all day looking at the steamer
and at the miscellaneous cargo she car
ries on her decks. The Bawnmore was
here two years ago.
The private sloop Belle, which was ussd
by the notorious thieves. Charles Burke,
! alias Johnson, and Ed Staples alias
Stevens, during their numerous depreda-
'tions along the Sound has been purchased
by c. T. Albrecht from John Ladd and Il.
E. Sims. New sails and a mast and
coat Of paint have been added to the craft
and she looks quite trim. Mr.. Albrecht
had her out ON the bay few days ago
and claims he "just walked around" the
Essie Tlttell and the Earl, says the Post
Intelligencer. Burke and Staples, the
former owners, are still In jail, serving
out six months sentence. NJ +,
Powers captured them and hunted up
the evidence on which they were con-
victed.
The shaft of the old pioneer steamer
Messenger, which was burned and sunk
at Tacoma long time ago, has been
raised from the wreck and brought to
this city, says the Ledger, Yesterday
afternoon two old captains were discuss
ing its merits, and one remarked to the
other that there was never such another
shaft made on Puget sound He went
on to tell how the captain Of the Mes
senger had had the shaft made in the
form of an octagon so that no matter
what happened 1t always did its part OF
the work If one plug got loose there
were others to keep things tight and the
shaft being Of eight sides could not slip.
The government snagboat blew the wreck
TO pieces recently. officer Mike Powers
was greatly impressed with the relic OF
Old steamship days.
OF the 200 or more ships and barks listed
for San Francisco at the PRESENT time
therer are several that have never been
headed before for this port, including
some new vessels making their first voy
age to sea, says the Bulletin. The Dirigo,
now under charter at New York for this
port, is the first steel ship ever built In
this country. She went from the dock
in Maine to Philadelphia, where she lead
ed a cargo of case oil for Japan, returning
to New York with assorted cargo. On
her second outward trip from the At
iantic coast she is to be headed ,h.s way.
Her builders and owners have conSiruct.d
some of the largest and finest wooden
ships ever put under the American flag,
but they VIII probably build no more OF
that class. Should this Dlrlgo prove
profitable other steel ships Will be built
on the coast of Maine.
The warship Katoomba, whoss COM
mander had been commissioned 20 thor
oughly investigate the reports OF massa-
cres in the New Hebrides and 10 punish
the offenders II the facts were found to
be as represented, returned TO Australia
shortly before the RMS Warrlmoo
sailed thence for Victoria. On arrival
at the scsrIe of the outrage the savages
were found to have fed and the deserted
village was fired upon and destroyed. AT
Tangoa the chief came on board the |
Katoomba and informed the com nander |
that some natives had come into posses |
sion of firearms and q number of cart |
ridges, and were bent on killing the two |
missionaries there. He was so alarmed |
at the attitude taken up by these fanatics !
that he asked the captain Of the warship |
to interpose, and this was done, the fire. |
arms and ammunition eventually being |
surrendered. An attack on a boats crew |
from a labor schooner was made by !
Tanna msn, and when the Katoomb left |
the group H.MS. Goldiinch had gone TO |
inquire into the matter. When at SaEto |
the Katoomba heard of cannlbll feasA |
the victims being natives.
Says the Sydney Morning Herald OF |
July is: No one could be more surprised |
than Captain Mortensi n when on his ar
rival 1t was narrated to him that benz
reports WIRE about that his ship |
was floating "a derelct between Sydney |
and New Zealand. Instead OF being a
wreck the Snow and Burgess has the look |
Of wholesome ship in beautiful order
-one Of those fine comfortable wooden |
ships that a passenger could wish to
travel in to any part Of the word. pro-
vided he wanted a sea voyage by saller. |
Why" says the captain. I'VE have had
some rough weather. certainly, and lost a
SAL or two. but as to Jettlsoning cargo, |
this ship would have TO be hit very hard
indeed before she would show any dam
age. We left Tacoma on ths 9th Of April,
and took departure ON the 18th from
Cape Flattery. crossed the equator on the
MI rf NAV naaaa1 TJu1aIapf IN. The 10iU