The San Francisco call., 1899-10-17
LARGE SHIPPING
CONCERNS AFTER
COAST BUSINESS
New York Houses
Combine.
TILLAMOOK BAY is SH0ALING
ONLY ONE UNCHARTERED SHIP
NOW IN PORT.
Cruiser Newark Sails for Manila
To-Day - Movements of the
ansports-Oficer Bailey
Attacked by Roughs.

A. Chesebrough of Williams, DimOnd
& Co, and Robert Chapman of James f.
( Chapman 6 Co, are now in New York
in connection with a couple of lines or
vessels that run between the East and
San Francisco. Chapman & Co. are
agents for the Flint & Co. line, and Will
lams, Dimond & Co. for the Dearborn q
Co. line. These two big concerns have
/ amalSamated under the name of Flint,
Dearborn & Co. and are TO operate steam
ers as well as sailing vessels between New
York, Honolulu and San Francisco. 1t is
in connection with the handling of the
! business of the new line at this end that
Messrs. Chesebrough and Chapman are
in New York.
The new company has been Incorporated
under the laws of New Jersey, and will
eventually operate a steamship line be-
tween New York San Francisco and
Honolulu. Four steamers have already
been ordered for the service by Flint
q Co., of $500 tons capacity dead weight,
and these boats, it is expected, will be
in operation about April or May next.
Meantime, the company will operate sail
ing vessels and will, as a matter of fact,
continue TO operate sailers in addition tc
steamships, when the demand warrants
it. Flint Il Co. owned sixteen large clip
per ships, and took over the business of
the Sutton Line when Mr.. Sutton died
about four years ago. Dearborn co.
are a very well known firm in the san
Francisco trade, having established their
service in the early 0O's.
The war in South Africa has given an
impetus to shipping in this port. Wheat
viii be in demand and shippers are getting
hold of every available vessel. On sun
day the British ships Siberhorn, Golo,
AuStraSia and Pythomene were unchart-
cred. Yesterday they were all taken at
prices ranging from 3ls cd to 39s, the
Pythomene getting the latter figure.
Practically the only unchartered vessel
in port at the present time is the Amer-
can ship Benjamin f. Packard, which ar
rived from the East a few days ago. The
American ship SerVia is also in port, but
she has been purchased by Lewis, Ander-
son x Co. and will go into the coastwise
trade.
The new schooner Henry Wilson has
been officially measured at Grays HarDor
and her tonnage is given as 4O5 tons net
Captain Johnson of the Mary and Ida
will command the Henry Wilson.
There has not been much water in Til
lamOok Bay of late and vessels have had
considerable trouble in getting over the
bar The steamer Luela left here on
September IS and after dsCharging in
the bay loaded again for San Francisco.
a big cargo was not put aboard but even
then the steamer could not get out. Cap
tain Miller finally gave up in despair ana
charged and Sunday night she sailed in
ballast for Coos Bay to take on a load
+ j
though Tillamook Bay is going TO he as
bad this year as ii was several seasons
ago when the steamer Ventura was
locked up in the bay eghty-tWo days
and only got out when the winter rains
had cut out new channel
Captain Cooper, the well known and pop
ular master of the British ship Royal
Forth, is in San Francisco on visit. His
vessel is now at Astoria loading wheat for
Europe and the captain has availed him.
self of the opportunity TO run down here
Captain Petrie Of the British tramp
steamer Westminster. which has been
port, is well known on the coast He
was here in 1896 as master of the British
steamer Linlithgow. That vessel left the
Sound with a large cargo Of wheat for
Europe. but off the coast Of Guatemala
lost her propeller She dTifted around in
a helpless condition for a long time but
was finally abandoned in a sinking condi-
ton on October 12 1896. Three days later
the captain and crew landed on the coast
of Guatemala and from there reached
England. This is Captain Petrie's first
visit to the coast since the disaster.
The Westminster was to have carried
horses to Manila but the chances are
now that she will carry load of hay.
The Government has big lot of horses
at Honolulu and feed for them is very
scarce. Should the Westminster be load
ed with hay she will go direct to Honolulu
and after discharging will come back here
to load mules for the Philippines.
The transport Centennial made a very
successful trip to Honolulu with her .oad
of horses. Captain Eagles writes that two
of the animals died on the way and two
died after landing. The balance were in
good condition. The Honolulu dispatches
said the horses were weak and could
scarcely stand, but that fact was due to
the horses having been so long at sea
Colonel Rubin said he was very much
pleased with the condition in which tho
stock was landed The Centennial will
come back here for another load of horses
Armenian vii
the animals from Honolulu to Manila
Two transports will in future carry the
horses to the islands, where they will he
given a rest and a chance to get used
70 a tropical climate and then two Other
vessels will take them on to Manila.
The transport Hancock win go on the
Hunters Point drydock tomorrow After
being cleaned she will go to the Govern
ment dock and be fitted out for Manila.
The cruiser Newark is to sail to-day for
Manila via Honolulu and Guam. She is
one of the vessels that have been ordered
to join the fleet in Philippine waters.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's Aus
tralia sails to-day for Honolulu with
every inch of freight space taken and
aboard. She has not as much merchan-
disc aboard this trip as last as on this
occasion she has been compelled to carry
enough coal to bring her back from Hon
olulu. There is a dearth of black dia-
monds on the islands and the Govern
ment Will not give up any of its store.
IN consequence NeSSelS nave to
sufficient fuel to bring them home again. |
Captain Debney of the Corona is a we'll
man again and will go out In command
this trip. Captain Gielow, who has been
In command of the Corona has taken the !
Coos Bay again.
officer Bailey of the Harbor police will
not forget Kid Pastene in a hurry.
Sunday night he had :. broken nose and !
a pair of black eyes fixed up at the Har-
Dor Hospital and now a warrant is out |
for the Kid on a charge of assault |
with a deadly weapon. Pastene insIiIted |
q woman on Davis street and because |
she resented it he struck her Bailey |
threatened to put the kid" under arrest |
and a gang Of the latter's friends fumped
the officer. Bailey was knocked down |
with a blow that cut his helmet nearly
in two and then the crowd led by Pas /
tene, proceeded to beat the PROSTATE Of /
fcer When Bailey recovered conscious
ness not one Of the gang was to be
found. 4
There has been a violin dicker on the
water front that leaves some of the par
ties interested a little disgruntled The
instrument In question was brought from
Manila on one of the transports and Gus
toms Inspector Mitchell purchased il tor
$40. Later he sold it to Mrs Mary Violet
Lawrence for $35 and thought he had done
we'll. 1t now turns out to be n genuine
Stradivarius in a good state OF preserva-
ion and Mrs. Lawrence, so 1t is said mas
refused 1900 for it,