The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-04
SEA AND SHORE.
Tricks Played on Captains by
Waterfront Sharks.
Fire on Mission Wharf-seal and Otter Skins
From Russian Waters-Ihe Rush VIII
Remain-Loss Of Foresail

One good healthy looking sailor ana lew
land lubbers is about all the stock in trade
needed to carry on some sailor boarding
houses. 1t is seldom that boarding-mas-
ter ships more than one man on any one
vessel, as a crew is generally drawn from
every house on the front. Sailors are often
hard to fud, so that when vessel ships
crew the able bodied sailor is taken to the
shipping Office and, if accepted by the cap
tain, signs the articles, and the boarding
master receives the $50 advance and blood
money This is all right so far, but when
the crew is put on board the vessel the
able-bOGied sailor is not in the crowd, but
in his place is a hayseed who has never
seen salt water, and WHO is oil no practical
use on board ship.
AS a rule the captain is not on board
when the crew is taken off to the vessel,
and of course the mate receives the men.
not knowing anything OF the Trick that has
been played. The captain seldom has a
good look at his crew until the ship is out
side the Heads, and then it is too late to
kick" So much Of this has been done
lately that very few vessels have gone to
sea from this port with more than two or
three sailO RS on board, the rest Of the crowd
being greenhorns picked up IN country
towns by men whs make living at the
business. In order to prevent his patrons
James Latin has posted the following notice
in his office:
Any one who has man back out will not be
allowed 10 put another in his place. No advance
note will be paid unless tie men are properly
identified
ANY man who, after signing articles, refuses
to go on the vessel VIII be prosecuted for obtain
ing money under false prelenses.
CAPTAIN MARYLAND SURPRISED.
Captain John Mcfarland of the steamer
ffat DR. ms t3- oil a han
Tuesday evening. He was met by a party
of his friends, who presented him with
handsome gold lOcket as a token of their
friendship and esteem. Engraved on the
front of the locket is view of the Golden
Gate at sunset, the great orb Of light repre-
Sented by fine diamond. In the middle OF
the channel is a fine miniature of the Gov
ernOr Perkins Steaming out through the
gate. The action of his friends so sur
priSed Captain Mcfarland that for the mo-
ment he was at a loss what to say, but gath
ering bis scattered senses thanked his many
friends for their beautiful present
1t is expected that the passengers OF the
Oceanic, now in quarantine at Angel
Island, will be released on or about the 18th
inst. This, no doubt, will be good news to
those on the island.
The Pacific Mail steamer Colima left at
noon yesterday for Panama and way ports.
She took big cargo and nineteen cabin
passengers.
a BLAZE IN THE ROADWAY.
There was on MiSsiOn-street Wharf l
yesterday about O'Clock in the afternoon
lively blaze, which caused some little ex-
element The fire, which was in the road
way at the entrance 10 the shed, was eXtin-
guished by Wharfnger Short and John
Ihusen and no alarm was turned Us. Word
was sent to the fre-bOat but she WAS not
needed owing to the prompt action Of the
Wharfnger.
y.
on this Coast for some time Instead OF pro-
ceeding TO Alaska. This is according to the
latest orders from Washington received
here on Tuesday. From what can be
learned the steamer Bear will spend the sea-
son ID Alaska.
Yesterday the weather was hazy. with
northwest wind blowing twenty miles an
hour. The barometer stood 30.
LOST HER FoREsAIL.
The schooner J. NJ. C0lman started to sea
yesterday about noon in tow Of the tug Red
mOnd. She did not 90 far, however, because
when nearly out TO Fort Point the foresail
was blown all to pieces. The crew was
hosting the sail when tile leech rope carried
away, and before it could be secured the sail
was torn TO rags. Tie schooner at once re-
turned to an anchor until new sail could
be bent.
a boycott has been put on Wellington
coal by the Federated Trades, and 10 conse-
iuVbIC DHuSulAAl gdlQ - pllCu BiRu WIN
the product Of the Wellington mines The
cargo OF the Wellington is being carted to
the yard, and the bark Richard III has about
5000 tons of the same coal.
The little schooner Lizzie Colby Is having
rather long passage from New York to
this port. She is now out 161 days.
CONCERNING THE sEALERs.
The Russian steamer Alexander III came
IN yesterday fIom trip TO Pelropaulovski.
Her cargo consists of $500 seal and Y otter
skins. The skins have been taken by sealers
in Russian waters and are consigned TO the
Alaska Commercial Company.
1t was learned yesterday that party of
Chinese merchants is looking about for a
suitable vessel, and if one can be purchased
will tit her out as a sealer and send her
north in quest Of the much coveted seal
skins.
The steamer Los Angeles left for Eureka
and the Chilean bark Geuievere towed to
sea-bOund to Seattle, where she will load
lumber for Valparaiso.
The German steamer Remus came into
port late on Tuesday night with n cargo of
40O7 Ions of coal from NaDaimO B. G.