The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-16
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the United States
Steamer Ranger.
Steamship Sailors Demand Shorter Hours
The Albatross Ready for sea-Move-
ments and Charters.

The most important arrival in port yester-
day was the United States steamer Ranger
from Central American ports. She left
here on July 18th last year and was in very
Door condition at that time. She is now
ready for a long spell at the hayward.
Her boilers are not fit to light fire under
and she only got here by using the greatest
care. The engineers force spent all the
time they could patching her up in every
port she called at
She entered the harbor early yesterday
morning and came to anchor off Vallejo
street. where she stayed until nearly noon.
She then proceeded to Mare Island, where,
no DOUBT, she will go out Of commission
and her crew be transferred 10 other ships
to fill vacancies.
The Ranger brought up fifteen Of the Bal
timore's men whose time has expired.
Some of them are on the sick-list and will
be sent to the Marine Hospital. The rest
will 60 East ON the next steamer leaving
for Panama.
The officers of the Ranger are as follows
Commander G. L. Wingate, commanding ;
Lieutenant F; Singer. Executive Officer
Lieutenant w. B. Beehler. Navigator
Lieutenants-W. f. Halsey, V. S. Nelson
Enslgns-W. B. Fletcher, J. E. Shindel, f.
b. BaSSett; Passed Assistant Engineer, Il.
W. Milligan; Past Assistant Paymaster. II.
Z. Drury; Passed Assistant Surgeon, j. S.
Sayre.
THE DUBoURDIEU.
The French war-ship Dubourdieu is still
in the dry-dock at Mare Island, and may
stay there for week yet. Her officers and
crew did not forget the anniversary of the
fail of the Bastile, and had grand time on
board the ship. The day closed with a
| grand ball, which was attended by nearly
every American officer on the Island.
THE ALBATRoss.
The Fish Commissioners steamer AL
batroSs finished coaling at Beale-street
Wharf yesterday. and dropped into the
| stream about 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
She may sail for Alaska at any moment.
YACHT LURLINE.
The yacht Lurline was lowed over from
Sausallto yesterday morning and tied up
| alongside the brig of the same name at Fol-
som-street Wharf. Both her masts were
| then lifted out and she was taken back to
SauSalItO, where she will remain until her
new spars are ready. 1t will be some time
before she Is ready for sea again.
COSTLY REPAIRS.
The Mexican steamer Alexandra, now at
| Harrison-Street Wharf, will be thoroughly
overhauled. Her boilers Will be practically
rebuilt, her engines taken apart and her
| shalt lined up. 1t Will be fully month
before she is ready for sea. and the repairs
will cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
on THE DOCK.
The steam schooner AlcaZlr is on the
Merchants Dry-dock to be calked. repaired
and painted.
STREET TORN UP.
East street, south of Market, is once more
| lmpass able, and people going TO the ferry
have to pick their way over heaps of basalt
blocks, piles of sand and timber, and at the
same time keep both eyes on the Sacra-
mento-Street cable-cars.
A LONG WAY AROUND.
Passengers arriving on the narrow-gauge
boats complain bitterly because they have
TO walk all the way around tie ferry depot
before they can get to the cars. The broad
gauge passengers are let out near the Mar
ket-street cars, but narrow-gauge passen-
gers have to walk nearly half mile before
they reach the same cars.
THE PURITAN.
The schooner Puritan that put into port n
few days ago With her cargo shifted and
considerable water in her hold has had her
deck load righted, and she cleared for
Callao yesterday.
CHARTERED FOR CHILE.
The steamer Santa Maria has been char
tered by W. Frese & Co. to load " heat for
CallaO. The vessel has been in the hands
of the United States Marshal for some time,
having been libeled by her former crew,
and up to last night the claims were still un-
settled.
STEAMSHIP SAILORS.
The steamship sailors and the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company are at logger
heads. The men want a reduction in the
hours of labor, which GOodall, Perkins 81
Co. do not seem inclined to grant, and how
the matter will result is hard to guess.
Captain Charles Goodall says the men want
seven hours a day and tha day to end at
n E,,r
they work over that time they demand so
cents an hour.
Captain Goodall says he thinks the men
Will see the Injustice of their demand and
allow the hours to remain as before.
The condition Of East street from Folsom
to Spear. and the water front from Spear to
First will be discussed to-day at the meeting
of the State Harbor Commissioners. Both
streets are disgrace 10 the city and q con-
slant menace TO life and limb.
IN FROM SEA.
The arrivals yesterday were: The United
States steamer Ranger from Central Amer.
lea, 1aquina from Port Hartford, Jewel from
Cleone and the schooner Dawn from Port
Hartford.
WENT TO SEA.
The following vessels sailed Yesterday:
Steamers Pomona for San Diego and Los
Angeles for Eureka; the ship Drumcrag
towed to sea bound for Drnkirk; the
schooner Gar sailed for Sand Point and the
John Frederick. Net!ie Sundborg, Bender
Brothers and Jennie Griffin left for coast
ports.
MOVEMENTS.
The moves yesterday were the Comlie-
bank to Oakland, Don Carlos to Third
street, barkentine Malay to Lombard street
Kelburn to the sugar refinery, Port Stanley
to the roliug-mills, British Queen to Port
Costa and the brig Sea Waif to Howard
street. The bark Aureola goes to sea to-day.
CHARTERS.
Steamer Santa Maria, 239 tons, wheat to
Callao direct; private. Chartered by w.
Frese & Co.
Bark S. c. Allen, 655 tons. grain to Iqui-
que; lump sum. Chartered by J. w. Grace
& Co.
British bark Dunstaffnage, $50 tons.
wheat to Rio de Janero; el los Chartered
prior to arrival by w. Frese & Co.
THE WEATHER.
The weather yesterday was foggy, with
the wind from the southwest blowing 16
miles an hour.
The barometer stood 1885,