The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-16
FROM WATER FRONT
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.
GA CARoLINA co.'s DIVIDEND.
STOCKHOLDERS GET , PER CENT.
AND SURPLUS SAME.

The Operations of the Boat With
Competition ProfitabIe-NOrwegi N
Norrskemet an Old Trader Mt sa-
vannah Matters of Interest 10
Mariners.
The semi-annual meeting of the di-
rectors of the Georgia-CarOlina Navi-
cation Company, was held yesterday in
the offices Of Beckett & Beckett. A div
idend of ) per cent. was declared upon
the stock of $4,000. and per cent. adj
ditional was voted to the surplus or
sinking fund. The earnings of the boat
the company operates have therefore
been 10 per cent. net, and a part Of the
time competition was in the field Now
the company has clear field.
The steamboat Louise is on the run
between Savannah and Button. The
earnings as shown are the result Of con-
sentative management. Capt. H. A.
Strobhar is general manager, and after
the dividend was declared he was voted
thanks by the stockholders. The Off
GERS of the company are as follows:
President-J. A. Huger.
Vice President-George w. Beckett.
Treasurer-Dr. w. w. owens.
Secretary-H. S. Leete.
The annual meeting of stockholders
will be held Friday a week from to-day
The British steamship Saint Dustan.
Capt. Dalgleish, is discharging car
go of kainit and cement at the Allan
tic Coast Line wharf. The Saint Dus-
tan brought $500 tons of kainit in bulk,
and 400 tons of cement in barrels. Aft
er this is discharged she Will proceed
to the Central Railroad wharves to
load cotton for Europe. The Saint Dus-
tan is a large vessel of 2,756 tons net
registry. She belongs to fleet of YES
sells known as the Saint Line" of LiV-
erpool, and owned there by Rankin,
Gilmore & Co. About two years ago,
while the Saint Dustan was discharging
a cargo of jute at the Erie docks in
New York from Calcutta. she caught
fire and an enormous amount of work
had to be done to repair the vessel.
Capt. Dalgleish is a capable shipmas-
ter, and has been with this company
six years. The Saint Dustan has a
good corps of officers and engineers.
They are Chief officer Spicer, Second
officer Roland, Third officer Mcclellan,
Chief Engineer Shores and Assistants
Hunter and Powell.
The Swedish bark Norrskenet, mem
ton of which was made in yesterdays
Morning News, as being abandoned in
mid-ocean in the latter part of Deem
Der. was an old and regular trader to
Savannah. The Norrskenet was large
wooden bark, registering about 1000
tons, and carried a good cargo of naval
stores. She was owned in Hudiksvod,
Sweden, jointly by Almgren & Co., and
Capt. Bjlund. who sailed her regularly
to Savannah for ten years. The Norris
keknet was taken across to Rotterdam
by the mate. Since then Capt. Ander-
son was master of her until she was
lost.
Third officer Mcclellan of the Brit
fish steamship Saint Dustan discharg-
ing a cargo of kainit at the Atlantic
Coast Line wharf is a veteran of the
South African war. Sergt. Mcclellan
Joined the British army at the out
break of the war as a private, and
served through the war with distinc-
ton. He did gallant service under Sir
Redvers Butler, and Lords Roberts and
Kitchner. He has been through the
battles of Bloomfontein, Magofontein
and Tugela River. At the latter place
he was wounded and for his bravery,
was made first sergeant. Mr.. McCleI-
land was only a few feet from Lieut.
Raphael when that officer was killed,
while leading a charge. AS this Offices
fell mortally wounded. Sergt. McClel-
land took charge of the company until
the battle was over. Sergt. McClelland
has three bullets embedded in his right
leg.