The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-19
NEWS FROM WATER FRONT.
.fuooNER CAPTAIN LOSES ONLY
r,vO TRIPS ~ TWENTY YEARS.

A lfh the NeHturuAAbn nt bemce an
south Africa-Capt. Pickett %
Steamship George FarweIl Leaves
d, rake Command of New Vessel.
matters oG Interest 10 shippers aud
Mariners.
ral N j. Bond 81 the schooner T. W.
asfr vhleh had just cleared with a car
~ Yellow pine lumber for Now Yoek.
.r.s aa euviable reputation Ter con
....aas service as a seafaring man. Dur-
4r twenty years Of steady service -
,.rrander OF ooastwise aud deep-Water
.- the captain only lost two trip.
an took him out Of service about
.4r.. months. lie is now hale and hearty,
villa me promise OF duplicating his lin
reca.j
Another feature OF Capt. Bonds setyi-e
t.t during this long period he has
r.,.r .ast a man oil his crew nor ves-
THE nrst vessel he commanded was
.b. boomer ". r Druary. he rec M
,ss enelo. the third the Carita Balano
ac, tas fourth the T. ". Dunn. Nam
hi ae voyages during this period tooA
rsrt Bond to south Africa wbe.e he
r.d much interesting Information
sb,.e Inc people and their custom- lie
4 familiar with the topography Of he
,op.t.. sd the vicinity Of the 20 t. ne vie
tea ard recalls many pleasant ana -n-
ter.4lUlH. reminisceuecs.
S.. sp.alns who have visited the lfai-
tue t...is along the western coast OF SoAth
All Hgieye tkat proattbie trade " II
81 t4t up with them when the Beers
are mpstely conquered ana reacf .
restored. immenEe quantities Of hard pine
tumasr -four. kerosene oil in cases. rum,
taba,.o aud cotton seed Oh are shippe
there and viii doubtless 20 in latsef
auar.ltles later on. These familiar win
tha country say the scarcity # o-ss
create a big demand for cotton seed Oh.
wh. th. natives eat with rice and othef
fo6.i- Reports indicate that vessel room
Il tn constant demand for ;he shipmen.
OF case Oh and other products g. south
Afrka. with the chances favorable for
"a stronger demand as the reconstruction
~ the country progresses.
Capt. Ticket, who came TO savannah
H on the steamship George Farwe.l left
curing the week for Goofg town, ;. g..
where he takes command & the new
steamer waccamaw. which was recently
turned out.
A decision OF some interest was rem
! dered By the Supreme Court 81 the Ualt-
a States IA the case OF Scranton Ns
Wheeler which involved the pawer OF
/ ongrcss to regulate commerce between
tle states The defendant was the gov
/ eminent superintendent in charge o. the
4 improvements 10 navigation az So Mary
Falls, MINI. and the suit was nroa4hl
/ Tor damages 10 the plaintiffs ripar an
s.la NFks
/ merged lands in front Of bis piopeFy'
] the court in a majority opinion held that
d was not intended By the framar-
the constitution that the paramount
H nhority Of Congress 10 improve The nav
d eation Of public navigaole water OF the
tnited states should be crippled BY COM
relilnE the government 90 make eompsn-
s4,lon for the injury that might Indirect
II Isl result from an improvement 10
H riparian owners right 20 navigaoility
H ttat the subject with which Congress
DEALT was navigation on the waters ~
-gaps ion, and that the agents deslEhateo
+. tarform the work ordered or author
1sd By IL had the right 20 proceed In All
ropar ways without taking into account
se injury that might possibly Or lHdi
II reilly result from such work 20 the rant
II q access 10 navigability Of riparian Own
Ia ~ In dissenting opinion Justc 8
q sttras. Gray and Peckham held tnat the
t,ser Of the government 20 control am
nrllate navieab.e streams ana 20 carry
ri5 effect schemes for their Improvement
rs not directly given by the constiiu-
Ton but was only recognized oy me
0Irts As an incident 30 the power *
gs-sly given to regulate commer'e re-
seen the states and with foreign n'-
TINS.
Tho chartertnr or the American coast
h. schooner Calumet 20 carry a loai OF
l from Philadephia across the At
artic 20 Portugal and Of another sshoon-
"a 20 load oil for Great BRIAN. RAJ
0used nothing less than smell tensa-
.H among vessel owners, says the MAUI
ssI Gazette The extraordinary deman}
r coal abroad and the difficulty Of Sc
ar.nQ enough steamers 10 transport
~ nut shippers 60 extremes. ana the
~. ~ craft which al ore time coul
tlr find employment on coastWise routes
5 now being used IN the deep-sea tran .
was once believed that no vessel o.
en- -ize. unless she was square-rigs SEQ
uata SAN across the Atlantic. But ne
no8crn auxiliary machinery. with when
our large schooners are equipped. make.
4 possible to carry an enormous Hpteia
q canvas without fear Of inability on the
Er Il the commanders to take In san
el kv upon the approach ~ squal.
ln ENudtn9 the Calumet al tttt S''t'-
Bar, across the Atlantf' their ada ga oh-
u rs the trade Is yet TO be proven, bit
tete seems no reason why these siaunch.
Nnlsn lightly-manned and therefore eco
TONS 3D. vessels cannot be used % the
rtatest advantage. There are nm.
t'a3s OF ship yards on the New EnsIand
GAS. which are ready to turn Out an
a4fauite number Of these cratt.
preventative Of a large shiphuild-
plant IN discussing e. outlook Tor
le Industry recently said that ne was
aa lent that Amricau ship yards hAd
altered on a new era, end expressed tie
taa'1n that in six months every ship
FL Hl the country would be crowded
f.t business.
Toe Wlnd at Tybee last night was south
blt and light Light rain was falling
savannah Almanac.
nj Sun rises at 6.s5 a. m. and sets at i:57
E lIs water al Tybee to-day "a 5.-s a.
md $40 D. m High water az saNan-
q ane hour later.
Phases of the Moon for November.
y. r. NJ
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