The San Francisco call., 1906-09-25
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

PORTLAND, Sept. 24-About 250 grain han
dlers employed in the warehouses OF Kerr. Gif-
ford Co., Balfour, Guthrie Co., the Pacific
Coast Elevator Co., the Pacific Grain Co., and
the Flanders Warehouse Co. idle today be-
cause Of difference existing between them
and their employers who are exporters OF wheat
The men say they have been locked out, but
the exporters regard the disturbance as a strike
The idle men are members of Longshoremen's
Union No. 263. but they were Joined this morn
Ing by about dozen non-union grain handlers
who decided to cast their lot with the union
waSe-earners.
The steamer Costa Rica. which arrived from
san francisco Saturday night, is discharging
cargo today as rapidly two gangs can handle
II, ana the business agent of union No 284 is
nurTying around the city for extra men to assist
IN loading the Oriental liner Arabia Mt the
Hour mills. All of the members OF union No
26o are busy, and Agent Hall could give en-
pioyment to many more. were they available
Two more vessels have been chartered to trans
port lumber TO foreign ports-the Russian bark
Fennia, by W. r. Grace Co., to the west
coast OF South America, making the third yes
sci engaged at Portland for the same line OF
business during the last fortnight, and the Brit
lsh steamship Vermont, by j. J. Moore e. Co
to load -four for North China She is en- route
Portland -
Laden with cargo of lumber the schooner
Sl Oliver =. Olson left last evening bound for
san francisco. To complete her lumber cargo
the American ship Two Brothers dropped down
to the Victoria Dolphins from the Portland mill
this morning.
The steamer Arago, belonging to the United
States Engineers Department, will be put on
the ways In day Or SO for repairs to her hull
Inc steamer Alliance sailed for Coos Bay this
evening with full cargo of freight The steam
schooner Helen Drew went to Rainier TO load
lumber for San Francisco The schooners Vir-
ginia and Mabel Gale will be in the harbor this
evening to load lumber for San Francisco Both
& Co.
The Alliance sailed +on,cb+ -, ..xa
ule. which takes in Coos Bay alone. This port
oners sufncient business to keep the steamer
Dusy. The +. A. Kilbum and Roanoke will con-
tinue to call at Eureka In running between San
Francisco and Portland.
EUREKA. Sept; 24.-The steamers Aurelia,
San Francisco today. The United States steam
ship Madrone headed southwark and the Kill
burn. after discharging passengers and freight.
yesterday was the schooner Vine, which took
whalers supplies from San Francisco to Point
Ssrow. sss In the Arctic Ocean, some time ago.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company has
placed IN commission the large steam schooner
time back. 1t win go into the general freight
traffic and Will call at any port where cargo is
offered The Delhi. with capacity of ], 400, 600
OF Its class on the coast. It has also passenger
accommodations Of sufficient Importance to war
rant q purser Captain Charles Hall Is the
The fence which the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company erected across the foot Of street
about a month ago was taken down this morn
the City Council. However, the wharf belong
ing to the company has not been left open to the
another was erected from the end Of the ware
house \ to ,1Aeo the edge g Of the pier
san DIEGO. Sept: 24--The Hawaiian Ameri-
can liner Hawaiian, 50 days out from New York,
began discharging this morning. This is her last
visit here, as on her return to New York she
win be kept on the run from that city to Coat
tha farr
terminus Of the new Tehuantepec Railroad.
ASTORIA. Sept, 24.-The American bark
Homewafa Honey .ai Bound; from San Jose de Guatsmala
ship Otto Gildemeister that arrived In San
Francisco few years ago dismasted, and her
registry and change of name She was heavily
reinsured at the time, but none Of this was
paid, ana as some Of It was held in Portland
upon her arrival there
The steamer Roanoke arrived today with
has9 meignt a ana passenger All Of her space has
tank Asuncion arrived with a cargo of crude
OIL from California The schooner Oliver J.
went to sea sS Of lumber for for o
Americana naE pEpE0 }roO Sept, A-The barksntine
raroad ties and se0ras she sehoOnea wtn m
Tss steamer Ae.trss IS due ear from 0 Needle ROCK
Coaster Captain Higgin. has arrived at Re-
aoH1o ,ae TON Mendocino. via Port Los Angeles,
with partial cargo Of lumber
~, me ~ following vessels are discharging lum-
Santa Monica Tampico and Francis n Leg ss.
gett; oSsr Ssraentines @ koko Head. Lahaina, James
N; NJ; gonnson ana James Tufts; schooners Ad-
dora, James II. Bruce, Commerce., Manila Meta
s.. Seison' Winslow, W. J. Patterson. Annie E.
Smase Sradse DE Denance Comet. Fred J. Wood. Balm
Inc following vessels are on the way to this
3, enIines Caloma and Americana: schooners J. w.
se bert = Sshem sm9fh Forester Mahukons Eric VII
dixen and the British shin Queen Elisabeth
from Hamburg