The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest to Mariners
IF The Pacific

PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. 22.-Sailors OF the
Britsh esrk MuSkOka have fled charges with
BRITISH Consul James Laidlaw against Captain
Ronald Mcdonald and other officers of the
vessel, alleging that they directly respon-
sible for the death Of John Bassett. sailor
lost overheard and drowned IL the North At
lantic. Bassett is said TO have been driven by
cruel treatment 70 jump overheard and commit
After being delayed several days by the de-
sertiOn of seamea the japanese steamship Shi-
bound for Kobe. with p 500 barrels Of sour.
valued az S67 .S5s. and I0.s7e bushels of wheat,
cargo STssiO At So ton the vessel owners
VII realize less than 5000. The Roanoke made
her last trip TO Portland In As hours and 30
minutes actual ss.ing time
I.ongshoreman William Boyce injured by fall
ing from an fmpnoFised gangplsnk to the Amer
ican barkenttne Aurora, at st. Johns, died this
Tie British shin Glenalron began taking on a
cargo OF grain this morning at the Greenwich
dock. Carrying a cargo OF general merchandise
end an aye5sse PASSENGER nst. me steamer S
Pedro aud way ports She will sail on the re-
turn trip Wednesday night.
T1ited states District Court against the British
hnrk NelanOpe, TO recover an allowance from
the court as salvage for rescuing the bark when
she drifted q derellct OF Cape Blanco. on the
SAN PEDRO Dec 22-The steamer Marsh
field Captain Detrmers, arrived three days from
Hardy Greek with 10000 feet Of lumber for
DC BIinn Lumber Company and 26o. 600 feet for
tire Southern California Lumber Company
LLe steamer James b hlkkluS- AapldAl
gins. three days from Fort Bragg, is discharging
go, 900 feet Of lumber at the Southern Pacific
The schooner Prosper, Captain Trninor for
Kiilaps Earbor. and the schooner Eric. for
Crays Harbor, have sailed in ballast TO reload
The schooner ". F. Whitman. from Aberdeen,
end the schooner David Evans. from Everett, are
out two days with esrgoes Of lumber consigned
10 wholesalers at this port.
The steamer Samoa, Captain Madsen, finished
consigned to this port and cleared for Recondo.
where she viii discharge the remainder.
The bsrkentile Thomas 2. EInigh, Captain
Ipsen, finished eischarSing a lumber cargo and
sailed in ballast Tor Tacoma to reload.
steamer Amirel Hamelin. Captain Debonsir, of
the CharGis Reunts line, is OF 5O40 tons gross
ever entered this hsrbor. She brings over 100
tons OF freight and I55 japanese immigrants.
having established cut-rate war with the Toyo
Knisls line.
Major General Otis has expressed himself here
as very favorable 10 s direct steamer line from
The British steamer Blackhenth for Australis
from the Sound. is que here for coal owing TO
The steamer Amirel H2melin viii sail for San
Francisco tomorrow
ably sasi Tor San Francisco on Monday, Decem-
The japanese steamer Chiusa Msru has left
Japan fo- Honolulu viii 200 immigrants and is
due here December Is
ion arrived here TO-DAY from san Francisco and
went TO the Tongue Point mills. where she win
load tIfIDer Iol rah flAnCArcO-
The steamer Alliance arrived today from Coos
Bsy and Eureka with freight and passengers.
The schooner Annie Larsen has completed her
lumber cargo and is now ready Tor sea- Captain
Forest who killed member of the crew. VIII
be succeeded by Captain Hellstrom, formerly
mate on the schooner andy Aahoney.
The derelicf British bark Melanope WAS seized
Yesterday afternoon BY Deputy United States
N~rshsl Griffith under a libel suit fled nv the
owners Of the steamer Northland IN the Federal
Court in Portland TO collect $65. 600 salvage
A dpputy marshal IS IN charge OF the
vessel end VIII remain there until bonds are
given or the case is settled.
Captain Hohen, surveyor for the Bureau