The morning call., 1891-01-12
SEA AND SHORE.
Mysterious Suicide at Harrison
Street Wharf.
Tardy Sailors Cause Trouble On the Schooner
Spokane - A Hotel Runner Almost
Rleeds to Death-Notes.

The South Harbor Police are much puz-
lied over mystery which they vainly tried
to solve up TO late hour last night. 1t was
the peculiar disappearance of middle-aged.
neatly dressed man from Harrison-street
Wharf Saturday morning. Captain Lord,
Waterman, was standing at the entrance to
the wharf about o'clock Saturday morn
ing, when the man passed by ON to the
wharf with the greeting Good morning,
Captain" There were no vessels at the
wharf at the time, and Lord thought it
curious the man should be there at such an
early hour. Five minutes passed and the
man not returning the Waterman went to
the end of the wharf 20 see what the visitor
was doing. To Lords establishment the
man had disappeared as totally as though
the waters of the bay had opened and
swallowed him up. Perhaps they had.
When he had recovered from his surprise
Captain Lord searched the wharf in hopes
OF finding something that might explain the
mystery. He was successful and discov-
cred black cut-away coat and a derby hat
on pile near the edge of the wharf. 1t
was evident that the owner had taken them
off and then ended his existence by jumping
overheard. The Waterman carried the coat
and hat to South Harbor Station, where he
explained the circumstances of the mans
ANYTHING in the pockets of the coat that
would give a cew as to the suicides iden-
tity. Officers Dillon and McGynn worked
hard on the case all day Saturday and yes
terday, but could unearth no new facts.
A DANGEROUS FAKIR.
Hundreds of persons crowded around the
oily-tongued takirs who infested the
wharves in the vicinity of the ferry land
lngS yesterday, while the religious open-air
meetings were almost deserted One ped
dler, with false WHISPERS and leather lungs,
was selling a liquid which he guaranteed to
cured every ailment known to the human
system, and, best of all, it would remove
warts without the loss of drop of blood.
Among those who listened to the fakir's ex-
PLANTATION of the virtues of the wonderful
compound was runner for Montgomery
street hotel, whose existence has been made
miserable for many months by large wart
Oh the back of his right hand. The runner
cherr.ully parted with half dollar for n
bottle OF the stuff, and repaired to the depot
Waiting-rOom, where crowd of jehus as
sisted him III removing the wart. 1t came
out after considerable Juggling and hauling,
roots and all, but the blood spurted forth from
the wound. The more remedies the fright
ened hackmen applied to the wound the
more it bled. So they called in Policeman
Dond, who telephOned for doctor. Before
the physician arrived the wartleSs runner
grew very weak from the loss of blood, and
was kept from sw0oning by the liberal ap-
plIcatIUn Of waterfront whisky. 1t took
the doctor half an hour to stay the flow of
blood, and then the runner went home, a
very sick man. When he reGains his health
he promises to make things lively for the
glib-tongued fakir.
SAILOR QUARREL.
There was lively quarrel among the
sailors on the four-masted schooner
Spokane. bound for Puget Sound, yesterday
morning just as the vessel was about to
leave FolSom-street wharf. 1t seems that
two Of the crew were missing when all was
in readiness for the departure and Captain
BrandenberG engaged two other sailors to
take tile place of the absent men.
As the lines were being cast off from
the wharf the derelict tars appeared
and jun ed aboard. They wanted
to 90 on the voyage and so did the newly
signed men. Words led up TO lively fist
fight which was quelled by officers from the
South HarbOr Station. Then the matter
was Strengthened out by the captain putting
the new hands ashore and going to sea with
the regular crew.
UNLOADING LUMBER.
There is still considerable trou BILE along
wharves owing to the contro versy be-
tween the coast Seamen and the 'lOngshOre
lumbermen. The latter claim that the sea-
men are doing all the unloading IF lumber
contrary to the rules governing their occupa-
ton and more than this, that the work is
done at rates fur below the union schedule.
An attempt to hold meeting and arbtrate
the matter yesterday failed because the
unions most interested in the matter had
10 representatives present.
The trim little steamer Crescent City ar
rived yesterday, thirty->lX hours from Cres-
cent City. She brought George DunCje,
q. A. Fruke, NJ. Escein and J. Seating as
passengers
Tie other coasting steamers to arrive
were the Gypsy from Santa Cruz and the
Eureka from san Pedro.
John ROSenield'S Sons have chartered the
ship jeremiah Thompson to carry coal from
Nanaimo TO San Francisco. with an option
of also sending the vessel TO San Pedro.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The tug Katie O'Neil arrived yesterday
from Goes Bay with lumber-laden barge in
tow. 1t took four days to make the voyage
down the coast. She put into this port for
coal, and, after loading it. proceeded south
for San Pedro.
The bark Gatherer was towed to sea ON a
voyage to Seattle.
The ship j. b. Brown shifted from the
sugar refinery to the Mail Dock.
The bark w. B. Grodfrey went from Mis-
sion to sea.
To-day the bark Alex Mcneil will shift
from HUward-street Wharf to sea
The schooner w. f. Jewett win be lowed
from Channel Creek to the Merchants Dry
dock for general repairs.
The schooner spokane was towed to sea
from Folsom No. ..
The ship Crown of Scotland will go to
Polt Costa to load with wheat to-day.
The bark Harvester will return to Hilo in
the Oceanic line.
The ship l. f. Chapman has been char
tered by G. w NcNear md will I,o,I viii,