The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-11
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Tho steamer Bouth Coast, Captain Han
son. irn Hau Francisco yesterday Tor thi'
city and u ports.
Tho Nowhan viii 20 out into th'
stream this morning. ana will sail this A.
t%ctnoon. weather permitting
Tho four.masted barkontins chohaili
arrived IN from san Francisco yesterday
afternoon and was towod over TO Knapp
ton whore she viii load lumber
The last bulletin yesterday afternoon
| from tho Cape reported three square rig
gers outside. Two OF tham are believed
10 be tho Cadsow Forest and the Cam
brian King.
The two.maHtod schooner Neptune ar
rived IN from San Francisco yesterday
nhd started 90 discharge ballast at Par
ker'H dock. Rho Will 10 TO Portland to-
morrow Tor a load OF lumber.
Tho British bark 0lengaber VIII unload
~ tons OF her coal cargo hero M soon
M she can get 10 the can factory dock
and viii then 40 up TO Portland 10
discharge tho balance. 10 tons
captain bAfllNNVs VI WV NNNNHA F'NFNHf
NhitonbOro, says hiB vessel has the best
record Of anything In tho coast trade,
During tho past year the steamer made
any.two round trips. principally between
Port Los Angeles and WhitcsbOro.
The British four-m master Reliance which
dochrd yesterday at pier 4 II n splendid
looking craft. says the Commercial News
Sho has a big house amidshipa with a
chart house on top and her mastH are
very lefty. she carries Hlk topgallant ana
three Hkysalln.
Tho British bark Kynance. now on the
way from BinaEow 90 British Columbia.
h laden with material for the conHiruc-
ton Of a SGT OF coke ovens az comoH.
tho cargo embracing among other items
DIN30 nrcciay bricks. 40 o n OF ground
nrcclny and u tons Of nrceiny pipes.
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The pilot schooner Jessie has not yet
lot san Francisco. The administrator Of
thr Marlborough estate from whom the
ycassi was purchased. are holding on the
nnAi court proceedings. and have asked
thrpr0hate court not to ratify the sale
No trouble ta anticipated. however, and
tn Washington pilots are confident that
the Jessie will DE in Astoria by the end
ot January.
The American ship BENJAMIN y Pack
ard secured a crew yesterday and viii
probably sail today. says tho Chronicle
81 Tuesday. Captain Allen was com
PEELED to pay - q month and 50 ad-
vance. an none OF the men on the beach"
would sign for less. h Independent
Baardingmhntcrs' Association put the
sailors aboard and not a cen OF shipping
masters fees were paid.
Word was received In this city ycHter-
day afternoon by telegraph from oak
Point that the steamer Geo, W. Elder,
with a fun load OF freight from Portland.
was stuck ON a Eandhar opposite West
port with her ruddcr post badly bent
\ diver was sent up on the Potter last
night IN response to a request contained
IN the message, The Astorian attempted
In every way last evening 90 get fur
Their particulars OF the accident. but
the oak Poln, operator knew nothing but
the bare details.
The British Columbia Commercial Jour
nal says; The ship Silvchow. from Sc
attic. with iA,ktf eases OF salmon M
a,dts centais OF wheat, has arrived 10
complete her cargo at Victoria with sal
mon and oil for Liverpool. The Ard
more. loading on the Fraser. will COM !
plcto her cargo shortly, and then the
pack OF British Columbia for last season
viii be not OF nrst hands, According
to the United States customs returns the
value OF sockcyo taken In Washington
waters. principally AT Port Roberts. and
aoli TO British Columbia c~anncrymen.
was Ss7.5i5,
a Washington City special says: Sena-
tor Squire introduced a bill today author
king the construction Of two steam reve-
nue. cutters OF the first class for service
ON the Pacific coast. TO cost SsSl,OQ each.
senator Cullom introduced two bills.
one for the construction OF two steam
revenue cutters for ~srrveicc on the Great
Lakes and tho other for two similar ves-
sells for service onthe Pacific coast, The
cost OF the cutters for the lakes Is linn.
tied TO $4,000 each. and the others TO
each, In presenting the bills Mr.,
Cullom had read n letter from Assistant
Secretary OF tho Treasury Hamlln, recon-
mcndlng the building OF such additional
Tho observer at Fort Candy made an
mess OF things yesterday. He tole-
up on his first two reports that
the mouth OF the river was moderate"
and at to'clock that II was smooth"
a matter OF fact Il was very rough all
This continued bungling IL very an
shipping agents In Portland who
receive these false reports cannot under
how It II that, with smooth water
At the rivers mouth, some OF the vessels
for a chance to leave don't get
and there e. trouble all around IN
consequence, Both the tugboat captains
In direct opposition to the OBJ
server yesterday and there is no question
that they were right.
CaptaIn w. NJ. Wyness, OF the British
ship Albuera. has been presented at Lon
don by the underwriters on hull and
cargo with n handsome gold watch and
chain. along with II purse OF soverelgns.
This recognition was made by the under
to show their appreciation OF the
and sailor-like way in which
Wyness handled his ship and
Effected temporary repairs OF Cape Horn
In July of last year while on a voyage
from Taltal to Hamburg. The Abuera
was spoken OF the Horn In n disabled
condition, and, although badly knocked
about. the captain managed to bring his
ship safely to her destination without go
ing into n port OF refuge for repairs,
The old bark Don Carlos, owned by
The late n. Blchard, was sold at auction
by United States Marshal Baldwin yes
When Bichard died there was
about 1880 due the crew. and as they
could not get their money they llholed
the vessel, The price paid was a sur
prise, as II was not thought the vessel
would bring more han $1,000, Lorenzo
Foard started the bidding at $1,000,
Brown, OF the Bank OF Califor-
MIA, raised him $3.50, and after that the
price rose by 500 jumps until S2.5OO was
Then Foard withdrew, and
Hume took up the running,