The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-13
SHIPPING NGDAYBYDAY
Marine Matters, Here, There ard
Everywhere.

Tho FcnnIa. wheat laden, Is on her way
down the river,
The Amulree has been chartered. ai 1s.
to load wheat for Cork.
Weather permitting. the steamer FL
more viii sail Saturday.
The British ship Lorton. which lost her
charter has been chartered In San Fran
cisco at as Cd. TO load lumber for Buenos
Ayres
The steamer sauaalito has been laid ny
20 get her usual spring overhauling. In
the meantime the San Rafael will take
her place.
Mr.. Phillips. FIRST nate OF tho Forfar-
shire, has been appointed captain OF the
Edinburgshlre. which viii san shortly
for Natal with cargo Of -four rom
Clalam liay.
Tuesday evening while the steamer Bal
ley Gatzcrt was lying AT her berth In
Portland. the o. II. and y. steamer Path
ran into her. carrying away part " ihe
fan tail near the wheel. and slightly
damaging the latter.
The British balA Lindores Abb'y "tT'
tain Lawson. G. days from Pisagua. Chill,
arrived In port yesterday She Is IN bal
last Her trip was an uncyentful one,
and the passage was made In exception
ally good time. the Guide registering her
M due In March.
Captain Richardson. OF the steamer
Hope. has so far recovered that he viii
be able to resume command next Mon
day. Hts Berkeley friends are glad TO
hear that he Is better and Captain Jim
starke Is glad that he Will once more be
able to take his place ashore and Incl
dcntally regulate the clock that runs SC
fast In the Piper. Alden. Goodall Com
pany's ofiiee.-call
The steamer Golden Gate sailed for the
canneries the other day from San Fran
cisco, The Pacific Steam Whaling Com
pany has gone into the salmon packing
business and Is determined TO make n
success OF the venture. The Golden Gate
win 10 to Prince Williams sound. and will
be followed by the tug Alice. which Is
now being prepared for the trip. When
next seasons catch II marketed the buy
crs expect that there win be some lively
competition.
Lieutenant Commander Buhner, who
has been temporarily In command OF the
revenue cutter Bear has been transferred
TO the revenue cutter Hartley OF San
Francisco Captain Tuttlc has taken COM
mand OF the Bear. and II Is n toss-up as
to which one Is the more popular. Four
years ago Tuttle was commander OF the
Hartley and eight years ago Buhner was
In the same position. The people who
had business with the incoming ships
were sorry TO see Tuttle 80 and are glad
TO see Buhner back.
Tho news that the British Columbia
authorities had sent vessel TO search
for the CadEow Forrest. was joyfully re-
ccivcd In this city yesterday, While IL
Is the general belief that the Forrest will
never again be seen. that hope against
hope, which always exists, but, In this
instance. has almost died out was re-
newcd In the hearts OF Captain Gras-
mans friends II Is said that the cap
tain was to have been married during
the Christmas holidays, but that the
event was postponed to some time in
January. This only adds to :he many sad
features OF what Is now supposed to b,
his death.
The passengers who arrived on the Occl.
dental and Oriental steamship Gaelic.
says the Call, were: Captain Il. II. Bur
ton. J, $. FC2rcn. +. Komp. wife and
child. II. Sano William NJ. Bell, ID. D.,
j, Cato, Chan Eau Moore. Il. w. Rim
mer Pom X. Sob, Il. s. PAX, w. Engle-
burg, Sugeon Captain Gee, Mrs. ]. II.
Ringer. Mrs, c. NJ. Wood Pome. X. Sob
comes accredited as ambassador from
Korea to the United States, and Chan
Eau Moore was formerly a member OF
the Chinese legation at Washington. On
his way back to China during the war
he met In San Francisco George Howinc,
alias George Cameron. and Alec Wood,
alias Alec Brown. All three sailed for
Yokohama on the Gaelic and at that
point We're transferred TO the French
liner Sydney. They were arrested by the
Japanese authorities as dynamlters ana
thrown into prison. The United States
consul lnterfered as the Americans had
never been on Japanese soil, so they were
released. Chan Fau Moore was held,
however, as the war between China and
Japan was then raging. 1t was only a
month ago that he was released, and he
lost no time In setting sail for America.
He Is on his way back to Washington.
where he will take the position OF secre.
tary OF the legation. In talking about
his arrest yesterday he said the Japanese
had taken $3.50 in United States gold
and $50 in Mexican money from him, He
was cast Into common prison, but when
John w. Foster interceded for him he
was given better quarters and had two
servants to walt on him.
The water front was treated to an un-
usual sight yesterday, says the Call, A
Pacific Mall Company's steamer went ou,
with lighter In tow, and the people who
watched her from the lookout station were
willing to bet that the venture would end
In disaster. As far as the passing out
was concerned there was no danger, bui
when II came to meeting a southeaster
there was difference Of opinion. Some
Of the pilots thought that the vessel
should never have been hampered with
tow. while others asserted that during
the present fair winds and smooth seas
there should be no difficulty In navlgat.
Ing the Acapulco to Panama. The Pa.
cihc Mail Steamship Company Is under
contract to carry eight lighters to Sar