The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-12
SHIPPING DAYBYD DAY
Marine Matters, Here, There ard
Everywhere.

maFine Matters, here, mere ala
Everywhere.
The Mowhan leaves out FOR Europe TO.
day.
The vasco de Dana expecis to get
away this afternoon.
The ships are moving ont. -Four eft
yesterday. Three moro @in no today
Rev, Johnston Mccormae VIII conduct
Glvinc services on the British ship Now
han today,
The ncdforishiro's repairs arc nearing
completion. and tho new foremost 10 al
ready beginning 10 look ship shape,
The schooner Neptune started UP for
Portland yesterday afternoon in tow OF
the Fannie, to load lumber 'or Oakland.
Cal
y. IS. Marshal Stuart yesterday arrested
GSNrEe Cayais. a deserving SsAms1 from
tho British ship Mowhan. and placed him
aboard the vessel,
Columbia Iiarbor No. 2 held It's reEu-
lar session last night and transacted
| general business, There was a large at
tendance " masters and pilots.
The schooner Glen came down Inc river
from Portland with n load Of lumber
yesterday afternoon, n Immediately
passed out to sea. She Is bound Tor San
Francisco.
Tho steamer Signal with 40 tons OF
freight left Out for .~NhnCeuyer. H. c..
Yesterday morning, There ia another big
load waiting In Portland and this city
for her. and she Will return Immediately
for a.
The tin from the Andradg Is coming
out fast A large force Of mon worked
on the cargo all day yesterday. storing
several thousand boxes IN the bonded
warehouse ready for tho official inspec-
ton OF the collector OF customs.
The steamer city OF Kingston brought
lr rs boxes OF fresh halibut this morn
Ing from Victoria. They were shipped
East In refrigerator ears today. They
ara the catch OF the Victoria Fishing &
Trading Company's steam schooner
Thistle. The entire consignment made
three car loads.-TRcoma News.
The British ships Pcnrhyn Castle and
Andreta. and barks samarkand and Riv-
crside all left for sea from their sand
Island anchoraEes yeaterdiy afternoon.
Three OF them lifted thfir anchors almost
at the sanie time and they made q beau
tiful sight as they stool away over the
mouth OF the river with all canvas set,
Late yesterday afternoon. says the
Telegram. the case OF the libel suit OF ].
Nelson against the British shin Drum
blair was concluded inthc United States
court Judge Bellingor decided that Nell
son was entitled TO the sum OF slia, which
tho ship will have to pay. In addition 10
being compelled TO return the clothing OF
Isaac Deshon.
The North Pacific liner Hankow was
not able to leave Yokohama January l.
the scheduled time. but sailed from there
yesterday Tor Tacoma. Agent Pritchard
received a special cahlegram today APP
prislng him OF the fact. She carries a
general cargo OF Oriental merchandise.
a large mail and a number OF passengers,
She will be due In fourteen days,-News,
The steamer Clan Mcdonald sunk yes
tcrday In tho Snohomlsh river near
Marysyille. says the Ledger. She struck
u sna which stove a hole In her hull
and she sank quite rapidly, All her
passengers Were safely put TO shore and
hut little damage was done TO the freight.
The steamer Mabel will take her run for
a few days. The Mcdonald can easily
he raised. It is said, and win soon be
oblc to go back on the route,
The fine large steamer islander, which
went ashore Sunday morning on Rocl
point, while on her way from Victoria to
Vancouver. was lowed Off by the steamer
Princess Louise and taken to Esauimalt
II Is estimated that the damage done &c
her would aggregate upwards OF Si0,N0
The man at the wheel became drowsy, a.
IL said, and fell asleep as the vessel was
passing through bumpers pass, and she
ran on the rocks. The Islander Is valued
AZ 100000, She will be repaired lmme-
diately.
Tho German bark Flotbeck arrived In
yesterday afternoon from Shoalwater
BAY In tow OF the Puget Sound tug Wan
dcrer. on the mouth OF the river II was
found impossible for the Wanderer to
bring tho vessel in against the, strong
ebh tide and head wind. The Relief was
siRnaii,d and she assisted the Wanderer
taking n liue about n mile on the Cape.
The tugs made excellent time OF II, bring
Ing the Flotbock up to an anchorage in
sixty minutes, with the ebb tide running
like n mill race, Tho vessel will be taken
M 20 Portland today. She viii reach her
charter port with two full days to spare.
Tacoma Agent Carleton. Of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company. says Ire Is
In receipt of letters from all parts Of the
United States asking for Information on
the mining advantages In Alaska and the
easiest and best time Of the ygr to go
to the best mining districts, He Is very
seldom questioned about the mercantile
Inducements there, as he says people
seem 10 know that every kind of business
Is overdone in Alaska. Mr.. Carleton said
today hat the rush to the Yukon district
would begin in about three weeks. Miners
viii not start north 10 Cooks inlet until
several weeks later II Is expected the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company will
extend Its summer service to the Inlet
this summer. but no official announce
ment to that effect has yet been made.
mcnt TO that effect has yet been made
Union,
Vessels on the road here, saws the P.-I,,
to load flour or wheat are: British bark
Glenclova, 2,2iS tons. from Rio, char
tered by sibson q Kerr; British shin
Janet Cowan. 2,l9S tons; British steamer
Ardandearg, from Yokohama. to take
flour and lumber TO South Africa: British
steamer Hankow.t from the Orient, Il
take Hour and general cargo to China
and japan; British ship Howth, from
England, and other vessels. Vessels