The San Francisco call., 1908-04-14
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
items of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific

san PEDRO, april 13.-The steamship State
q cslltornla, Captain Alexander. arrived to-
night from San Francisco and way ports and
cleared for San Diego. The oil steamer Whittier
Captain Seaman, cleared today for San Fran
cisco The schooner Ensign, Captain Millberg.
arrived this morning with SOC. 600 feet Of lum-
Der from Milapa- The Hanalei, Captain Nc
VIII e-ea- teinorroW The schooner Sumson,
captain Peterson, sailed today in ballast for
Ballard tc load lumber. The big steamship Pres
ident Vsil succeed the State Of California on the
San FraRcsco-San Pedro run.
PORTLAND April 13.-Grafn handlers work
ing on the Oceanic. Montgomery No. and
Mersey docks refused 10 go 10 work this morn
lng, and result half dozen sailing ships
ere prevented from loading wheat Business
Manager Foley Of the grain handlers union de-
claEes Tie union viii hold out for contract call
ing for 40 cents an hour and so cents for over
5ime The Meyers Wilson company this morn
Ing cnsrlereq the french bark Iurgot TO bring q
cargo Of general freight from Hamburg 10 Port
sans The steamer Breakwater arrived from
Zoos bay last night, bringing 50 passengers and
= copsidersble freight TNre steamer Sue a Ell
. more VIII leave tomorrow for Tillsmook. 1t ar
rived yesterday The lighthouse tender Armeris
wiz leave for Astoria tomorrow. The British
steamship Nadura, one Of the feet OF colliers
which brought fuel for the Pacific squadron, has
been chartered to load wheat for Europe The
s steamer Eureka stopped al Coos bay TO take on
2: shipment Of shingles. The schooner Alvena
2S days from RedOndo. reached Astoria yester-
Gay 70 ioaQ ces, lumber and railroad timber for
san Francisco. The steam schooner STea ar
rived this morning TO load lumber for San Fran
VICTORIA B. C.. April 1s.-The Union steam
ship. company Of Vancouver Is reported TO have
. purchased at Liverpool a steamer larger
than any OF the steamers now used In the com
panr's feet for the British Columbia coast serv-
ice The steamer Caribou. built at Ayr Scot
lrnd, by the Ailsa ship building company, has
left Tie Clyde for Victoria. A report is current
that an arrangement Is pending whereby the
Enign steamship company will enter into sn
arrangement with the Grand Trunk Pacific rail-
way company 10 operate British Columbia coast
service az feeder 10 the new transcontinentsl
road Win every berth occupied and with men
Sleeping on shakedowns spread about the saloon
t3e steamer Princess May left tonight for
SEfcWay ana Prince Rupert. News Of another
rich go:d discovery the west coast Of Moresby
island not far from the elusive pocket OF gold on
Cold harbor was brought By the steamer Amur
which arrived today from Queen Charlotte ISL
and ports The Amur brought ore from the
Japanese mine at Ikeda bay where 1000 tons
81 ore are Oh the dumps.
= TACOMA, April Is.-The British bark How
.ard D. Troop, Captain Durkee. cleared today for
Queenstown, Falmouth or Plymouth with 13I, ,33s
niisneis q wheat, valued az $4,000. The
American Hawaiian steamer Mexican will clear
from % this port tomorrow. The oil steamer
Maverick arrived today with 1000 barrels of
oil from San Francisco. The Maverick sustained
considerable damage from rough weather coming
fD the coast Captain Daniels describes the nas
sage the toughest IN his experience between
fhe sound and California. The Norwegian steam
OF Aker is expected tonight TO finish a grain
morning for Seattle.
: SEATTLE. April I3.-Arrived: Steamer Ire
menL from Tacoma; steamer Portland. from
Valdez, steamship City Of Puebla. from San
francisco; sailed. steamer Maverick for Ia
coma; steamer humboldt, for Skagway. Fifteen
strike breakers. brought from San Francisco for
freadweu the City Of Puebla, deserted before
rhey could be loaded the Humboldt which
sailed for SkagTvay today with 27O passengers
Igle-0il tank steamer Maverick sailed for Ia
cOfns 10 complete loading. The steamer Ire
mont VIII undergo 10 days repairs at Moran's
The City Of Puebla brought the French and Ital-
fan cars i'm the New York to Paris race from
san Francisco.
ASTORIA April I3.-The steam schooner
SVea, Captain Allen, arrived this morning from
San Francisco 10 load lumber. The schooner
AlFena was tewed up the river this morning to
3os1 iumber for San Pedro. The steamer Sen
ater,- Captain Nopander, arrived from San Fran
CISCO and left for Portland. The steamer George
"; Elder arrived from San Pedro and way
ports: