The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-04-01
THE SHIPS
THAT SAIL
Newsy Notes OF the Harbor
and Sea-vessels That
Come and Go

The Alaska Steamship Company'H
boat Humboldt arrived this morning
from san Francisco with cargo or
general freight. She sails from this
port for skagway Aprli & This viii
be her first Alaskan trip OF the sea-
soa. The Humboldt looks lke a new
vessel, having beca repaired and
painted from stem to stern. she has
always been one Of the most popular
boats on the Alaska run.
The Charles Nelson arrived this
morning from san Francisco with
90 tons Of freight. After diaohRrg-
ms this at Tacoma nhe will tAks on
n cargo OF lumber at Port Blakeiey
The collier Czarlna arrived last
night from san Francisco.
The China Mutual steamer kaiaOw
10 expected to arrive In this port To-
day or tomorrow. she IL at present
unloading part Of her cargo at Van
couver. The kAlsow comes from
Liverpool via China. Japan and the
Straits Settlements sho has 20
tons Of freight for british Columbia
and about the same amount for
Puget sound ports. The cargo con
ststs mostly OF iron, mating. rice and
spices
The La Conner Trading and Trans
portasion Company IL negotiating for
the purchase VI the well known
Sound steamer. skagit Chief. owned
by the Tacoma bank. The Sknktf
Chief has during the past 70 years
operated on almost every run on the
Sound and on the snohomiNh and
skasit rivers. She Il at present run
ming between Seattle and Bfwmcrtou
The lamar and the steamer Duke
% Fife will aali from Tacoma to-
morrow for the Orient with eargosa
OF wheat
The collier Maeklnaw and the
steamer Alliance report rough
weather off the coast. The Alliance
was compelled TO put Into Crescent
city for shelter. The bark Guy G.
Ross. which was caught IN the storm
and parted from the tnE Hheiik0f. II
now supposed to be sorncw where off
Cape Flattery under her own ean-
vas.
The steamship wfihelmlna, Cap
tain DE vrlcr. arrived In Taeonia
yesterday afternoon.
The xugboat George r. NosaburK.
which arrived at Astoria from T1lia-
nook saturday night. was fined $50
b. the collector OF customs for car
rying more passengers than permit
ted BY her eertiflcats.
Captain Roadway. Of the China
Mutual steamship kAisox. states
that three new vessels. the Ming
chow. Poyang and oanfa. similar
but larger than the boats now In usa
by that company. are 90 be put on
the London-PuKet sound run.
The British ship Pengwrou has
been placed on berth at Liverpool FOR
Victoria. The Haywood. Kate
Thomas. YolR. Celtic chief. CErnnr-
Won Bay, I.Adakh and Cardiff are
on the way 10 Victoria.
News has been received at Vic
torla from Captain Balloon stating
that shs stranded schooner FAWn.
at Catalina island. viii probably be
saved.
Bids are all In for the construction
Of the news steamer 10 be built by the
G.. Il. ~. Company for service be-
tween Victoria and northern ports.
The Princess May sailed for SkaR-
way from Vancouver yesterday. Her
place on the Victoria Nancouve run
has been taken by the charmeg. late
~ ovsrhauled.
Captain Hockeimaun. Of the Ger
man bark Antigone. recently COM
mitted suicide at Santa RosallA.
Tbs sohoonerH Saiona and Fearless
arrived IN Port Townsend Saturday.
the former q days and the latter 77h
days out from Shanghai. The aaiona
has broken the recotd for fast time
across the Pacific. Twenty days
IL the previous record held by the
Aida.