The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-11
SEA AND SHORE.
Lively Times on Board the
Schooner Aida.
A Chinese Contractor Badly Beaten-Mauy
Mongols Departed by the Belgic.
Whalers in Collision.


big four-masted schooner Aida, lying out in
the stream, yesterday, and for awhile it
looked as if free fight would be the result.
The cause was search made by Officer
McGreavy for Chinaman named All Poy,
for whom he had a warrant of arrest.
All Poy signed a contract with Chin Lee,
Chinese contractor, by which he agreed to
go to Alaska and work in cannery there
for two years After signing, Poy obtained
several articles of clothing and some money
from Lee and then skipped out. Lee heard
that his man was ON board the Aida, and
secured a warrant for his arrest, and the
officer took Lee with him to identify the
accused.
After boarding the vessel all the Chinese
were mustered, but Poy was not among
them. The officer then began a search be-
low, but still without success. While he
was below Lee examined on deck, and was
soon surrounded by mob of his country
men. and, before the crew of the vessel real
lied what was the matter and could rush to
his assistance. he was badly beaten. Chin
was then taken aft, and stayed there until
the officer came On deck with his man.
LOOKED LIKE A MILLER.
Upon the officers temperance on deck
the Chinaman nearly at the bottom of the
cargo among lot of -four, where lie had
been hid by his cOuntrymen. When the
Cinnamon on board saw POy placed in the
boat by the officer they again made rush
for Chm Lee, and McGreavy was compelled
to draw his club and use it pretty freely in
order to drive the hcathens back, so that
several Of them will leave port with sore
heads.
just as the boat was leaving the vessel
side a Chinaman Jumped into her and
wanted 10 60 ashore, saying lie would 90 to
his store ard pay back the money he had re-
ceived. He was hoisted back on board
screaming and kicking, and was dumped
down below.
The Aida was also boarded about the
same time by man named Charles Lau-
teri, who keeps clearinghouse at 3
Vallejo street, and who was looking for
Nick Doe and Charles Arelas, who, he
claimed, had swindled him out of some
money and clothes. Lauteri fonnd his men,
but, having no warrant, could not take them
off.
The two men offered to fight Lauteri, but
this he declined to DO, ana contented him.
self by using some very choice language,
for which he was taken to the North Har-
Dor Station. I.auteri was released after de-
posting tNenty-d0llar gold piece as a
guarantee that he would appear In court
this morning.
DEPARTURE OF THE BELGIC.
The mail steamer Belgic sailed at 5o'clock
yesterday afternoon for Hong-Kong and
Yokohama. She took back to China 179
Chinese, the largest number that has left
this port for China for several months. OF
this number twelve are sent back by the
United States courts, two are from Panama
and the others went of their own will
The mail steamer Zealandia sailed for
Honolulu yesterday with 4 number of pas
sengerS.
The ship J. W. Mari has been spoken at
sea- She is bound to San Francisco.
The grain-laden Candida came down from
Port Costa and anchored in the stream.
RUN INTO A WHALER.
While docking the whaling schooner Jane
Gray at Beale-stfeet Wharf al O'Clock yes
terdav afternoon she ran into the stern OF
the whaler j. Z. West, smashing two of the
boats and slightly damaging the stern. The
schooner had pair of her boat dayits and
some OF her starboard main rigging carried
away. The Jane Gray was in tow of the
tug Kate at the time
The steamer San Pedro came into port
yesterday after a passage of 96 hours from
Tacoma. She brought down 1000 tons Of
coal.
The ship Ceylon was taken to the Mer-
chants Dry-dock yesterday aud will have
her bottom cleaned.
The ship Glenbrook and the whaling bark
Lydia towed to sea yesterday.
SALE OF THE SEA KING.
The ship Sea King of 1436 tons register
has been purchased by William Mighell,
Charles <. BudrOw and others and will now
hail from San Francisco. The Sea King
will engage in the coasting trade.
Albert Christ, at one time seaman Of
the schooner Annie Harley, has libeled
that vessel for SO due Kim, as lie AYERS, for
wages.
The folowing-named ships were towed
up to Port Costa yesterday and will load
wheat for European ports The Niobe, l..
{. Morse and the MontgUmeryshre.
The combined force of carpenters at work
on the ships Edward O'Brien and Topgal-
liant is about $50.
The steamer Corona brought up sixty
seven cabin and twenty steerage passengers
from San Diego.
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.
The weather at Point LO0os at o'clock
yesterday was; Thick, wind south, eight
miles at 9 o'clock, thick, south, eight miles !;
at noon, thick, southwest, twelve miles, and
at o'clock, thick. southwest, twelve miles.