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Movements of Army Transports.
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but arrived safely at Liverpool five and
a half hours late.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.-The coll
lier Telus, which was in collision with
the transport Belgian King, was dock
ed at the Dunsmuir coal bunkers yes
terday and work of unloading her was
begun at once. Every ounce of coal
will be first taken out of the forward
hatch so as to enable the inspectors to
get good view of the hole in her bow.
A rough estimate by an expert places
the damage to the Tellus at $50, 900,
while $4,000 will have to be spent on
the Belgian King in repairs. The lat
ter vessel is still in the bay with four
holes in her bow, punched there when
she crushed into the Tellus. Neither
captain will talk about the accident,
but to-day the captain of the Belgian
King, will make a report To the British
Consul, while the captain of the Tellus
will make his to the Norwegian Con-
sui.
G.. B. Hunter and the Wallsend Slip
way Company filed a libel in the Unit
ed States District Court yesterday
able salvage. The complaint states
that on July IL near Point Reyes the
Belgian King and the Tellus collided
i, the collision tearing hole in the bow
of the Tellus, and that the Belgian
King stood by and towed the Tellus to
port.
GENERAL SHIPPING.
HONGKONG, July 22.-The Second
Indian Brigade has been ordered to re-
main here. The British first-class bat
| tleship Goliath and the Indian trans
! ports with troops have arrived off
Hongkong.
| The new schooner Ludlow was
launched at Port Blakeley and the new
schooner r. c. Slade at Grays Harbor,
July 10.
| SAN RAFAEL, July 21.-The real
thing in the sea serpent line was found
on the beach near Point Reyes light
house this morning. An employee while
patroling the beach came across it high
on the sand where it was stranded af-
ter being washed in.
The animal was feet long and 20
inches in circumference in the thickest
part of the body. 1t had two large
horns which protruded from ting large
head, large teeth and massive jaws.
1t was alive when found. 1t was killed
with stones and taken to the lighthouse
and will be preserved.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2O.-The
bark C. D. Bryant arrived IN port yes
terday, after long passage of thirty
eight days from Honolulu. Light
winds and Gains delayed the vessel
Besides she is very foul from not hav-
ing been dry-docked for a long time
and that helped to keep her back.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The Navy
Department has completed the circular
calling for bids for constructing armor-
ed cruisers of the first class. These
will be the largest ships in the navy
the tonnage running over $4,000. The
ships will be enlarged New Yorks, {
type found to be better than any Other
of the armored cruisers, and lacking
only in size, a defect which it is pro
posed to make good in the new designs
The circular calls for bids to be opened
December 8.
PANAMA, July 19.-The Pacific Mai
steamship Costa Rica this mornin:
came successfully alongside the nev
Panama Railroad wharf at La Boca
near to the entrance to the canal. Sh
came in loaded through the cana
channel and drew fifteen feet of water
The depth of water at the wharf wa
thirty feet This is the first time
large vessel has come to the wharf
Other ships of greater tonnage vii
probably follow.
The new system will completely revo
lutionize the handling of freight
which, since the opening of the Pana
ma Railroad, has been done by mean
of lighters and steam tugs down tn
bay.
VALLEJO, July 24-Lieutenan
Hirshinger of the United States marin
corps has been ordered to China an
, will leave on the Hancock on Saturday
, He will be adjutant to the Fifth Bat
talon, United States marine corps.
DIR. Payne has been detached fror
, the naval hospital at Mare Island an
ordered to China on the Hancock. SUI
: geons Stepp and Payne, who WEI
: among the four surgeons who receive
temporary appointments in the nav
, during the Spanish war, have been reg
! ularly appointed in the navy.
t Workmen are being taken on {
: Mare Island. Orders have been rece1N
: ed to rush work on the gunboat Aler
SHIPPING NOTES.
q The Eidsvold shifted from the Pacif
@ Mail dock early yesterday to the En-
: mes wharf.
The Australia, Captain Lawles
n moored to the Oceanic wharf at 7:45
: m. yesterday.
s The barkentine Archer arrived We
: terday, twenty-th days from Hon
y lulu, with 23,526 bags of sugar.
The American bark Mauna Ala, Cal
. tain Smith, now at San Francisco, hi
been partly condemned and it will
- several weeks before she leaves TIL
= port.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-Tl