The morning call., 1890-05-06
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Steamer San Bias
From Panama.
The Steamboat Pilots Send Memorial TO
Congress-Dsparture Of the Arago for
acknowledgements Of Ships.

The steamer San Bias, Captain johnson,
arrived yesterday, twenty-five days from
Panama and way ports. She brought forty
three cabin, and fifty-four steerage passen-
gers and large list of freight. Among her
cargo from ports on the Pacific were: Thirty
sacks of cocoa, 5000 sacks of coffee 7 pack
ages of bullion and specie, value $3.50: Is
boxes Of tamarinds, 1853 cases of lines. 1O4
cases of pineapples, packages of shark
fins, $40 bags of silver ore and $40 pack
ages specie and bullion, value S342, 1896.
The weather was clear OF Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind veering from west
to southwest blowing sixteen miles an
hour. Ths barometer read o'clock in the
morning, 1908; noon, 1904; o'clock In the
evening, 30.
During the passage up E. E. Mitchell, one
of the cabin passengers on the San Bias,
died at sea. His body was taken to Mazat.
Ian and buried.
A PILOTS MEMORIAL.
A memorial has been addressed to Con-
gress by thu Grand Harbor of the Ameri-
can Brotherhood of Steamboat Pilots of the
United States recommending the passage
of a statute providing that no original
license shall be granted to any person for
passengers, freight or ferry steamers unless
he has served one year on the deck of such
steamers, and at least two years as wheel
man, except in the case of tow-boats or
small steamers of 100 tons and under, when
three years service as deck-hand will en-
title him TO examination.
A number of other recommendations for
notifications and changes of the existing
laws on the issuance of licenses is made,
notable among which is one that any per-
son making application for a license who
shall make false representations to inspect
ors shall be guilty of perjury. A thorough
revision OF the steamboat inspectors law is
also advised.
The memorial also recommends that
there shall be in San Francisco and other
collection districts two inspectors of hulls
one of whom shall be duly licensed steam
ship master who has served at least five
years in such capacity, and the other duly
licensed master and pilot of passenger,
ferry, tow-boat steam-lighter or freight
boat who has served at least five years in
one or all of such capacities, and one in
spector of boilers. The memorial is warmly
approved by California Harbor, No. 10, of
this city, of which w. L. Forsman is Cap
tain.
BOUND FOR ALASKA
The steamer Arago, which has been char
tered by the North American Commercial
Company, successor TO the Alaska CONNER
cia CompaDy's interests IN Alaska, sailed
yesterday afternoon for the Pryblotf Islands
in the Behring Sea, She carried large
passenger list, most of whom were EN-
plOyes of the new company. d. 0. Mills
and Lloyd Tevis were among those who
gathered on the dock as the steamer hauled
out into the stream.
The float which has been alongside the
cruiser Charleston for the convenience of
visitors was taken away yesterday. The
vessel cOaled up and took water on board
yesterday and will probably sail tomorrow.
The night signal of the United States
steamer Albatross, now on this coast, Is a
rocket, followed by green and red roman
candles.
The schooner Martha w. Tuft from this
port arrived at Champerico on April 18th.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The barkentine Discovery came off the
Merchants Dry-dock and locked at Harri-
son street.
The ship Guardian locked at Howard
No. l.
The F. E. Sanders will 60 over to Oak
land to-day to discharge.
The Celtic Chief shifted from Long Bridge
to the sugar refinery.
The Lillebonne locked at Green street.
The Rufus E. Wood left the Union Iron
Works and anchored in the stream.
The bark Doris Mill lows from the roll
ing mills to Changers Wharf, Port Costa,
to-day and the LilIebonne will go to sea-