New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13
GRAIN. GUNS AND MULES.
lots OF FUN GETTING THE "KICkERs'
ON BOARD SHIP.
WAR MATERIAL. AND FORAGE IN GREAT GUAM
Titles BEING SENT TO UNREVEALHD
CoNsIGNEEs ON THE EAST

| I'll, uorderfuIlv like war supplies continue 10
ro,ola comment along the waterfront. Dur
| ing the last three weeks millions Of bushels OF
J Grain have been loaded. On Thursday the snip
ment of mules and cartridges began. Inc nrs'
consignment and the only one ever sent from 'h'S
port to South Africa, consists OF forty hen'"'"I
mules on the Kentigern at the Cohiei~'
! Wharf, Atlantic Dock. The shipment WHO"
was not accomplished without considerable
amusement ana hard work. was furnished p'
| the william J. Bishop Sons Company. the 1nuie
! oxnorters Of Jersey City. who brought tho AMI
mails on from Kentucky. They were beau'iiu'
| Iot nc rnulcs 90 Some Of them had heads as fine
as misunderstanding the ears, OF course-ahu
! could iump far better than the average aIesed
stecplechaser A gangway had been rugged up
! to and over the gunwale of the Kentigern. ana
| big crowd Of wharf loungers was on mana 10 see
the fun. a handsome sorrcl and pieDau pony
wac used as decoy, and sometimes one son'e-
limos two If the mules would follow his lead on
board the steamer, where stalls had been puiit
/ for them on both sides Of the ship. just forward
Of the break Of the poop. One little bay NIUE
iu,nped clear from the top of the gangway to
the deck.
In the mean time there were barrels Of fun
on the wharf whore Mr.. Bishop and several as
sistants. armed with heavy snakcwhips. had the
drove corrallcd. Two or three would be cut
out. and sometimes they could be persuaded to
follow the pony then perhaps they could not.
\ black and a bay. both handsome, were the
! most refractory These and several others were
finally hauled on board by dozen or more
sailors with a "yo, heave no." tailed on the end
Of a rope They resisted to the utmost Of their
strength and dragged aboard by sheer
force \ couple Of times those on the wharf at
/ tempted to break away. and once some OF them
nearly succeeded sending several of the crowd
rolling in their attempts to get out Of the way OF
the frightened animals. Fortunately no one
was hurt but man was stricken with an
cplleptl, IT. which at first gave rise TO a rumor
that a man had been killed in the rush. lie
speedily recovered and went away.
There was nearly much FUN on the ship. try
iEg 70 get the mul.s into their stalls. and they
we're in many cases sovndly thrashed With
broom handles or anything else that came TO
hand
Although the Inmate cusscdness" and OBJ
stinacy Of the family showed in every one. not
Il single mule kicked during the loading the fact
being that they were TO much frightened t.
kick
This conslgnricnt cost about 500 a head. AMI
viii cost so heaa more at Port Elizabeth.
Like an the other shipments to these east
ah.u. the consignccs. Mr. Bishop told a re-
porter that hc knew u course. who had pur-
chased the mules from him but declined 10 say
WHO b. WIS he said thu, ne waa utterly unable
g. learn who the c0nsgnccs AT Port Elizabeth
are. AM when he made some Inquiries on that
elhjcet he was practically advised - mind his
pan business
The animals shipped yesterday are all two or
lr,.. wears DID, and few og them are broken In.
4 .frIF ont - "a
/ VIII follow next week ON the great steamship
American. which Will probably sail IN June II.
Orr lni ~ 900 Winchester metallic non-ex-
/ p"s!rr caruiigcs vas noticed on the pier yen-
irraay u the ij-iJ calibre. These sfc loaded
! with seventy i've grains OF powder. AID bullet
weighing 300 grains The Hat pr'cc ia SO a
! thogaand.
\ MYSTERY ABOUT "ns.':GNEl3S
with The exccp,lon ~ small lots Of general
clrgo -, one about the steamer knows who the
African cons!gnccs q the cargo are. She carries
quantity u mining machinery. wngon-tops.
tongues ana wheels. Canned goods Of al! kinds
form "a lnrg, part u the general cargo. Her
800 tons 81 grain is nearly all on board while
The zorro p,uk - nllcd with bran. For some
r~aa y tho weighing Of the grain has been aban-
Goncd. probably on account of the added cost
The Wilcannia Is rapidly loading at the same
pier. She f. taking $500 tons 81 corn for East
London. Port Ndtal. Port Elizabeth and Delagoa
Bay The ship has just returned from these
ports. and the officers CIV" a decidedly bad IN
acier 20 all these places. especially East London.
/ where they cay. the ship. under the influence
- the Mozambique current. rolled so badly that
IL was irpossihle - stand upon the deck. she
being guuwale under most Of the time. There
are no buoys e. mark the channels. and the
depth 81 water IN" bars IS continually shift
ing Although II took them only I'VE days t.
reach Dclagoa Bay 100 miles from Cape Town,
In IN" teeth of the rapid current and they re-
turned In much Jess time. the ship wac twenty
days On the coast. the facilities for transport
1..f..s Fh. toll Int
the interior, 80 far as the officers know. There
were Two or three grain fhips on the coast from
san Francisco and IA couple from Australia while
the Wlcanula was there.
James II Walsh the wcll-known New York
stevcdore said he had little doubt that there
WAS trouble brewing somewhere. His firm had
been loading grain straight along at the rate OF
from 100000 10 200 OtO bushels "A week. and a
vast quantity Of II had gone 10 Antwerp. but
Whether FOR France or Germany he dld not know:
Ia fact. he aa!d, there seemed 70 be n general
inclination TO export grain from the United
States. The present rush 10 South and East
Africa he considered ~ indicative OF serious
trouble Much grain has also gone 10 Hamburg
recently. but little attention was paid 10 this
until the shipments Of forage grain 10 the east
coast OF Africa began last April
VESSELS COMING FOR CARGoEs
It was learned yesterday that the following
steamships are inward bound to Barber g. Goa
with orders TO load speedily possible for
South Africa: The Straits OF Dover 1000 tons;
the city Of Perth 200 tons: the Indrapurn. 1900
tons and the Obanum, 1900 tons. These figures
indicate the dead weight capacity. not the regis
tered tonnage. Their cargOcs, IKE all the others
win consist largely II not entirely OF wheat
corn, crushed corn, oats and bran the last three
! Items preponderating. They Will aao carry
large quantities OF rough lumber AT all times
there is n great market for fine lumber in South
Africa, the country produces soft woods
available for building purposes This usually
takes the form of manufactured articles. doors
r sashes, blinds. cOrniccs, moudings and fine
boards The stuff ordered for export Is all
rough. and Is believed To be intended FOR the
| erection Of storchouses to receive the quantities
. Of grain for which no adequate shelters ware
| h,,, at At IA. ip,a h. Inn