The San Francisco call., 1907-06-20
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items OfTnterest to Mariners
of the Pacific

ASTORIA. Ore. June la.-The schooner VIII
Lam ReBton. with 100000 feet Of lumber for
San Francisco, towed this morning
The steam schooner Northlsnd, with SI2.O91
feet Of lumber for San Francisco, went 10 sea
The motor schooner Della which arrived in
from Nestucea, reports that Il tOwed tie
schooner San Buena Ventura into TillamOOk Day
last Friday. The schooner had lost every
sal hut the foreSan besides some OF the rig
Elng and was short % provisions. II from
7Ssu Francisco and had 70 put back there three
times before getting start All on board were
vel but had been on short rstions for several
The wireless telegraph station at North Head
has again demonstrated ats efficiency for com
naercial purposes by number Of messages re-
ceiFed Tuesday and today. They were from
the steamship President. coming from Nome 10
seattle. and came a distance of about 2.019
miles. All were for Seattle and were trans
The coroner's Jury resumed its session this
afternoon 70 inquire into the cause Of the death
81 Cievc Jennings. The only witness examined
Captain Olson Of the steamer Alliance and
his testimony developed no new facts Tue
iurv then prepared its verdict. finding that
the shooting justifsbie and recommending
inst the defendant be released from custody.
The evidence showed that the defendant and
his wife had lived together in peace and happi-
ness for more than Is Years until Jennings bad
entered their household The prosecuting ST.
tornev viii decide whether the murder charge
against BOwlsby shall be proceeded with. ~
the meantime the defendant will remain in the
PORTLAND. June 1s.-Hongkong IS shipping
-four 20 Japan in opposition TO the mills Of
Portland and other ports in the Pacific nor'a-
west. So far only samples have been for
warded from the new mills. but il is done with
the intention of securing a part Of the trade
now enjoyed by the miilers here. The first
shipment Of the new -four from Hongkong was
taken 70 Yokohama by the Portland and Asiafic
liner Arabia. which arrived here this morning.
The shipment consisted Of 100 tons and was
labeled samples" II IS said the -four net
Of high quality as that ground here.
The British ship Jordan Hin has finished load
ing lumber for Valparaiso.
The steamer Alliance went 10 Couch street
dock this morning 10 take on some railroad iron.
The Willamette river is falling steadily and
all danger Of food has passed.
The steamer Il. A. kilburn narrowly avoided
running into United States warship OF fhe
oregon coast its way up from Coos Bay
early Monday morning The warsbps identity
could not be made out but from lis general
appearance IL is believed 10 have been the
Princeton bound northward- The vessels
Dsssed within $50 feet Of each other.
SAN PEDRO. June Is--The Catalina island
passenger steamship Hermosa left last night
FOR San Diego. u viii 90 on the drydoe for
cleaning and repairing preparatory 70 resumng
fbe summer trips 10 and from Avalon
The freight and passenger steamship Coos
Bay SSptalp ana ze zas ports ' with cargo con-.
signed 20 the Pacific Coast steamship company.
contain Rainier. finished discharging a lumber
largo and cleared today FOR Eureka 70 reload,
taking freight and passengers Tor San fran
The schooner ]. W. elise. Captain Smith. and
the schooner Luzon. Captain Nelson finished
Sn hsIissf 10 reload the former for Ballard
gnd tie latter for Raymvnd.
The ship Sintram. Captsin sSohnson, has ar
rlred al Redondo from Stella with 100000
reef Of railroad ties consigned 10 the Santa Fe-
The steam schooner Wasp Captain Wehman,
g. sna 10 arrive tonight from Tacoma. via San
francisco carrying full cargo Of lumber for
wholesale Yards at this port.
Tho bark Louisiana finished discharging tts
l,,,nber cargo and sailed tonight in ballast for
fae Columbia river 10 reload ..
SEATTLE June 19.--Labor for the Al2sksn
.ynner5es is now exceptionally scarce. The
chinese and Japanese that 90 the work in the
-er4ons uortbern FISH packing plants have gone
~ work mostly ID the fefifeed camps.
The Steamship Victoria arrived from Nome
toder This IS the FIRST vessel 70 return IL
,,-ou0bt p passengers and $1,000 900 ip gold.
asrcf ,ce was met in the BeFing sen, Thesertsv
deserted ss soon as il sreaehed Nome