The San Francisco call., 1906-08-24
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

SEATTLE. Aug. 23:-Advices today from
Aberdeen state that following last nights raid
Seamen's Union. and eight sailors armed with
rifles forced two non-union sailors to desert the
the rest Of the crew this morning that unless
they followed their companions they would be
severely dealt with. The police are guarding
the vessel. No arrests are reported.
The American schooner H. K. Hall was towed
to Blaine this morning TO complete her cargo of
l 800 900 feet of lumber for San Francisco.
The American schooner Winslow will tow to
sea tonight with 100000 feet of lumber for
San-franeisco.
Captain Arthur Sewell has been appointed
pilot for the Blue Funnel liners.
During the investigation of the Vashon- Burton
collision Inspector Turner asked Captain Hall Of
the Vashon, the faster boat. why he didn' I
change his course when he saw a collision was
inevitable His reply was, Because did not
Local shipping is severely handicapped by
reason Of longshoremen refusing TO work on any
vessel against which the sailors union has a
grievance. Deckhands also quitting. giving
IS not vessel in port, loading or unloading, but
that is feeling the stress. New men are being
secured as fast as possible. but labor generally
The Pacific Coast steamer City Of Puebla
sailed at o'clock tonight for San Francisco
The Globe Navigation Company's steamer
Eureka, her next trip to San Francisco, will
take cargo of coal for the Pacific Coast Com
pany.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's new
steamer Delhi will have her trial trip next
Saturday. She will be turned over September
SAN PEDRO. Aug. 2s-The steamship Ma
Bragg, arrived In port this morning with a
cargo Of 375 feet Of lumber consigned to the
docked at the Salt Lake wharf and number
of men went to work unloading the cargo.
son ~" seyentes1 5aTs from elIymnia ancbnred
this morning in the outer harbor- She carries
cargo of 67o,ooo feet of lumber for the San
have yet been made to tow the vessel TO her
BERTH as no non union men have been secured
by the San Pedro Lumber Company to handle
the cargo.
The steamship Roanoke. Captain Durham,
sailed this evening on her return trip to San
Francisco and Portland. A large number Of
passengers are booked for San Francisco.
The steamship Centralia, Captain Erickson. has
the Southern Pacific wharf, and will depart this
evening for San Francisco Non-union men have
been handling the cargo, and no delay has been
experienced in the operation
Eight launches Of the Diamond line and
tween San Pedro and Long Beach were COM
PEELED to remain in the inner harbor today
owing TO heavy swells sweeping shoreward at
The J. G. Elliott was slightly damaged while
attempting 10 make landing at Long Beach
pier yesterday afternoon, and the captains of
craft IN a similar venture.
Men were found this morning willing to finish
the hold of the ship McLaurin at the e. K
Wood yard. Captain Fry, who is In command.
hopes TO secure crew and depart Sunday for
Walter Macarthur. a member of the exec
utive committee Of the. Sailors Union. con-
city in the Offices Of the Chamber Of Com
merce this afternoon on the water front situa-
ton. The result arrived at was not decisive,
but the trend Of opinion was toward arbitration.
Weather at p m. clear; wind westerly.
EUREKA, Aug 23.-There is little move
ment in shipping these days. The steamer Eu-
rfeka and the schooner Eva were the only two
sailed for San Francisco. The steamer Pomona
which sails tomorrow, is being loaded by a non
nounced that the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany viii put on another steamer TO ply be-
tween Eureka and San Francisco in a short
PORT HARTFORD, Aug. o3.-The barge So
noma, slightly damaged by the explosion yester-
day, sailed for San Francisco this morning.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's Coos
Bay arrived from San Francisco and way points
this morning.
cargo Of oil today. The Santa Paula arrived this
evening from San Francisco to load oil.
PORTLAND, Aug. 23-The schooner O. NJ.
kellogg left this morning bound for San Fran
cisco. with $4,000 feet of lumber. The schooner
Orient has nnlsheo loading lumber at Rainier
and win be picked up by the tow the way
down.
The Matson Navigation Company's steamer
HilOnan, Captain Johnson, sailed last night for
Honolulu direct She will return In the latter
part Of September.
The British steamer knight of st. George
commenced discharging a cargo Of cement al
Columbia dock this morning and the Oriental
liner Numantia began loading -four at the houl
mills.
The hull OF the steam schooner Jim Butler ar
rived in the harbor this morning in tow of a
tug from Grays Harbor and tied up at the
new wharf Of the Willamette Steel and Iron
Works. where the machinery will be installed
The jim Butler is of the strongest built YES.
sells of her class on the Pacific Coast and will be
valuable addition TO the lumber feet The
Alaska Packers Association has taken advan
tage OF the act passed at the last session oj
I Congress to change the names of all tic vessels
owned by that corporation 1t has been decided
/ that tie vessels names shall commence witt
star" The following are the changes:
Bark Abbie Palmer TO Star of England, shir
Backlutha TO Star of Alaska, bark Himalaya tc
Star of Peru, bark Coalinga TO Star OF Chile.
While standing the summit of a high stack
/ of baled hay In the Taylor-street dock yester
dar Canfain A. B. Graham of the (lrernn Cir