The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-11-06
SHIPPING DAYBYDAY
Marine Matters, Here, There ard
Everywhere.

The George Curtis goes out tomorrow.
The San Jose goes to sea again this
morning.
The pilot schooner Loyal went out yes
tertiay, re-provisioned.
The Pass of Brander shipped a crew
OF "a men yesterday morning. She leaves
out for Queenstown today.
The Signal will be down the river from
Portland tonight. She w9ll leave out as
early as possible Tomorrow morning.
The Steamer Gilmore arrived in at II
O'Clock hast night, with 10 tons of dairy
produce and 500 cases Of salmon from
Tllamood.
The Telephone beft at 11:30 last night,
having waibed several hours for the ac-
c~ommodation of the Tornado Theatrical
Company.
The steamer Harrison is on the beach
rear HanuloVu's cannery having her stern
bearings repaired She will leave out for
Strslaw tomorrow.
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The Tasmania arrived down yesterday
morning and Is now loading 2759 sacks
of wheat out OF a barge at the o. R. and
N. dock. She will finish her cargo and
droyp out into the stream this Afternoon.
The Galgate has not yet been chartered
though every effort Is being made by her
owners and agents to get her q cargo.
Meantime, her men are working hard get
ting ready Ito repaint her from top to
bottom
The American Forest Comedy Com
pany had an exasperating experience on
the front yesterday, says the Chronicle,
The members were booked to appear al
Sam Rafael in the evening and a large
audience was expected. From San RIA.
Oael the company was to go to Petaluma
and thence by easy stages to Healdsburg
The manager failed to appear with the
necessary cash and the players were
stranded. Late in the evening the fe-
male members OF the troup vent 10 the
wharf n under the supervision Of an
officer took away what Things they actu-
ally required. The tTinkets and scenery
were held for money due the Stockton
steamer,
"Chfef Government Wedgher Rhodes
and Deputy Surveyor Samuel Ruddell de-
vefoped quite a sensation on the water
front yesterday afternoon by having Cap
tain Fraser and Mate Meikle, of the ship
Swandilda, arrested for conspir4ng to de-
fraud the government out OF customs
duties on coal. The ship brought a
cargo of coal from Newcastle. The men
were released On bonds of 800 each, as
the amount involved WAS less THAR 81,
being something above two tons OF coal
at 40 cents duty per ton. Two thousand
tons of the coal were consigned to Bal
four, Guthrie & Co., and as many con-
Signees of coal IN the past have COM
pDaAned of losses they could not account
for. a close watch was kept on all carts
leaving the ship. Finally two cart loads
of coal were seen being driven away in
a suspicious manner, and when the
drivers were accosted by the government
officers they said the mate had given
them orders for coal to take to outside
persons, whose names they gave. The
matte was at once arrested, wthereupon
Captain Fraser said: That's all right,
for I gave the mate orders 10 do this.
Without further ceremony the captain
also was arrested. The mate admitted
vhht he had been supplying outside
PARTIES with coal from various consign-
merSts, but always on the understanding
that they were TO pay the duties, but
they have never done so. The persons
who received the coal will probably be
ARRESTED today. Besides the govern
ment's grievance the consignees have one,
md the strip owners also allege that they
have been defrauded out of their freight.
Similar charges were made two years
ago, when, for a period OF man months.
there were numerous complaints that ves-
sells arriving were short from twenty to
fifty tons on their billed consignment.
AN efforts to learn what became of the
coal which thus Disappeared were futile.
II is now believed that a thorough in
~vestigatdon Of the old cases would .mpla-
cate many captains and mates. Coal
taken from ships must be accompanied
by q certificate OF weight as a rule. but
the mate in the case In questson waived
that by telling the boy who gives the
certificate, That man Is all right. You
need not give him any ticket and In
this way ne would pass without deten-
~tion."-San Francisco Call.
NOTICE To MAnyNEDS