The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-20
SEA AND SHORE.
4 Footpad Tackles the Wrong
Man and Is Beaten.
Sailors Swindled by an Insurance scheme-A
Pilfering Newsboy Turns the Tables
on a Minister.

| A new style OF insurance swindle has been
| worked in this city lately, and it is one for
which the victims have no redress. The
| sufferers by this new scheme to make money
are seafaring men, and one more trap has
been set to wiring from poor Jack his hard
earned money. From what can be learned
the swindle is worked by self-styled agents.
who, no doubt. find in the average sailor an
easy victim. The man to be worked ia an
preached by the agent, who has already sat-
ished himself of two things, first, that the
man is sailor. and second that he has
enough cash to pay for the policy
In glowing terms the agent then tells hi 9
victim of the vast sums paid out each wear
by life and accident insurance societies.
always keeping before the victim the great
ness and solid financial standing of the com
pa"y he represents and the great benefits
received by the holders of its policies.
SMOOTH TALK.
| The accident side Of the company is dwelt
upon at length, and the victim is shown that
for small amount paid yearly he will re-
ceivc a sum per week, in case of accident.
equal in most cases to the eutire yearly
dues. The agent is smooth talker and the
sailor gullible, and in nine cases out of ten
the latter is talked into taking polcy of
$4,000 on his life and an accident policy in =
surfing him So OF $40 week in case of an
accident. To the ordinary observer this
| looks like legitimate business, and it is only
| when the policy is handed over and the
agent has the victims money that the swim
| die is discovered, and not even then by the
majority of those who have been caught as
few sailors would care to read ali the con-
| dltlonS IN the various clauses.
CLEARLY A swINDLE.
IN he does read them thrOuph no coon fno,
! out that in order 10 carry out his part of the
| contract he can go to sea no more, he must
| forever abandon what in all probability is
the only way he has Of earning a livelihood
| as the company VIII not under any circum-
stances be responsible should he perish in
| shipwreck, storm or any of the many dan
| gers to which the sea-daring man is ex-
| posed, He also finds that if he is hurt or
disabled in any manner while on board
| ship he forlelts all claim Tor weekly bene-
| fits. lie must even abandon his old-time
! hauntS on the water front as the company
| will not be responsible should he fall over
| board. Then he proceeds 10 hunt up the
! smooth agent and finds he has no redress
and his dollars are gone and in place of
| them he has policy that can be of no
| value to him unless lie turn preacher in a
| country town.
KNOCKED OUT A FooTPAD.
Not every man proves an easy victim when
| attacked by fOotpad, and this was again il
| Wednesday night. Chief officer q. f. Matt
| land of the steamer nouOwai was returning
| To his ship about IL clock, when he was at
tackled by u robber, who struck him a heavy
| blow on tho head, which for the moment
| daZed him. Maitland is muscular man. and
has also been pupil of Martin Costello He
| at once placed himself in position, and for
| few moments things were very lively and the
| wOuld-be robber was soon crying for mercy
| The foOtpad told such narrowing story Of
hun and hats H.,
| chief officer gave him So and told him to 90
/ and mend his ways.
| SIGNED WHILE DRUNK.
On investigating the reported case of
| man being shanghaled on board tue wiIaler
| Wanderer the .olice found the man had
| signed the articles in the manner prescribed
| by law. lie was drunk when taken on
| board, and raised a row because he could
not 90 ashore again.
The extortionate charges of the tug-boat
| combination ON Puget Sound has reached
| such extremes that the ship-oWEers are ne
| gotiating with The owners OF the tugs Relief
| and NIgilant in order 10 have them sent
| north. Should the tugs 20 north The entire
| trade from San Francisco would drop into
| their hands. At the regular rates the ship
| Commodore, Instead OF pay ing Sl2UO would
only have had TO pay $3.50, and the bark
| Bundaeer, which paid $500, should only
| have paid $3.50 for the service rendered.
AN oAKLANDER's DILEMMA.
Considerable amusement was afforded Ol-
lockers at the ferry yesterday by the sharp
| trick played on an Oakland man by a
neWsbOy. The old Italian who sells fruit at
the ferry went to sleep and the gentleman
from across the bay detected the boy in the
act of stealing oranges from the stand. He
caught the lad with one hand and held on to
basket ne was carrying with tne other. a
struggle ensued, during which the boy
managed to drop the stolen fruit into the
ministers basket. Just as the frut-vendOr
aWoke the basket WAS upset and the oranges
| rolled out together with 4 bottle OF whisky,
| bottle of beer aud some Oeefsteak. Be
| lieYing the gentleman from Oakland had
stolen her fruit, the old woman gave the
| boy nickel and shOwered upon the sup
posed thief such volume OF oalhs in Italian
and broken English that the victim of the
trick gathered up his provender and de-
| parted IN hurry amid the jeers of the by
| ISLANDERS.
THE MoNowAL
The steamer Mouowa was expected to
| arrive at Honolulu on the 18th and the news
| that she sailed for that port will be carried
| there by the Zeaiandia that should have ar
| rived at that port on the 18th, and as those
| on board the Zealandia know nothing of the
| return of the M0nnwal to San Francisco
| there will be considerable anxiety over her
| nnD-arriyal. The first news the people in
| Honolulu Will get OF the MouowaIs safety
| will be carried there by the Monowai
| herself.
| Tahiti's place on tue Tahiti route The
| Galllee came over from Turner's yard yes
| terday. She is pretty vessel and is ex-
| pected to prove a fast sailer.
The concrete blocks will be lowered in
| place to-day at the Lombard-street ferry
| slip, and it is expected the Slip will be ready
| for use by tomorrow.
TROUBLE ON THE CHINA.
There was trouble on board the mail
steamer China on her last passage and the
| Pacific Mail Company are being called up
| on to settle it. Engineer Herriot claims
| that Captain Seabury used abusive and
| prOfane language toward him while on the
| trip from Hong Kong The Captain claims
the engineer was absent from hre drill and
| for that reason he sent Herriot to his room
| for the remainder of the passage.
A large number of Ships are now due Mt
| this port. The two longest at sea are the
| Orient, $50 days from swansea and the
Gleninart, 202 days from Glasgow.
The steamer Montserrat came in yester-
day and reports having picked up the sloop
Lauretta, No. 8 Of Victoria, on the 10Th
but had to cut her adrift at midnight in a
southeast gale. The sloop was dismasted
and had two feet OF water in her. No one
was aboard.
The mail steamer Oceanic arrived at
Hong-kOng on tie 18th.
MORE COAL CARGOEs.
The steamer Montserrat, Captain Black
burn, days from NanimO, got in yesterday
with 1860 tons of coal on board
The British ship Orchomene, CAPTAIN
Nicholas, came up from Newcastle. n. S.
coal. -'' '0n' Vi
The British ship Kings County, Captain
Munro, was 1913 days from Liverpool with a
cargo of 1878 tons of coal.
The ship Edward O'Brien, Captain OIL
yer, also from Liverpool, got in yesterday.
She has 30l2 tons of coal on board and was
1913 days on the passage.
The bark G. d. Bryant, Captain jacob
son, was y days from Honolulu with a.
664 bags Of sugar
The schooner Aicalde. Captain Smith. was
twcnty-six days from Kahului. She has
$500 bags of sugar on board.
The ship Cyrus Wakefield. Captain Hyler.
got into port yesterday, 100 days from New
York. w"
THE RUSH GOES TO SEA
The United States steamer Richard Rush
went to sea yesterday on a cruise.