The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-11
SEA AND SHORE.
War Declared Between Pilots
and Shipmasters.
Waterfront Sharks at 0dds-The Noyo and
Her Tows-Accident to the Mare Island.
Movements and Charters.

War has been declared between the YES
sells trading to Puget Sound and the San
Francisco pilots. The Legislature, at its
recent session, passed law compelling all
vessels clearing from this port to pay pilot
age. This the men in the coal and lumber
trade think too much of good thing. so
evade pilotage by taking out coasting in
stead Of clearance papers, and by this move
are exempted from paying pilot dues. Up
north the vessels enter and clear from Port
Angeles. The pilots applied to the Collector
at Port Townsend and he ordered his dep
uty at Port Angeles not to issue any more
such clearances; and now the Secretary Of
the Treasury has decided that the Collector
at Port Angeles must issue all papers re-
CURED by the coasters. This, of course.
knocked the pilots out; and what their next
move will be is not known, but they will not
give in without fight. The masters and
owners of vessels plying to the Sound be-
lieVe they have IA cinch on the pilots, as they
say the decision of the Secretary of the
Treasury cannot be set aside by any local or
State law.
The w. f. Jewett, hence March 9Th for
Antofagasta with 100000 feet Of lumber,
arrived at her destination prior to the 9th
inst.
NOTHING IN THE REPORT.
Some of the shipping and boarding house
masters were induStriOuSly circulating a
report yesterday that the crew shipped by
the GoldenhOrn had been put on board
against their will. and that some Of the men
had their ribs and arms broken by those
who took them on board. Captain OF P0-
lice Dunleavy was informed of this and he
sent Officer Egan off TO the ship to inveSti-
gate. The wild rumor was found to have no
foundation, as none OF the men had been
beaten or abused and all stated that they
had shipped of their own accord and were
willing to 90 in the vessel. The story was
started by the men who belong to the
Boarding and Shipping Masters Union be-
cause the crew was shipped by outsiders,
who, they claim, steal the men from union
boarding. houses. The fight between the
sharks is having one good effect, as it is re-
ducing the blood money" paid by captains
and which has to come out Of the sailors
pockets.
The weather yesterday was thick, with a
west wind. At 6 80 o'clock in the evening
slight shower of rain fell. The barometer
stood 1895.
IT WAS NOT THE MATE.
Captain Scott of the West Indian wishes
it known that the man arrested for beating
a sailor on his ship is not one of his officers,
but was employed as fireman. As far as
can be learned there is no danger of trouble
with the Coast Seamen's Union in regard to
time One of the officers OF the union saw
Captain Scott and told him that the break
made by the linen when the vessel left here
on her recent trip was against the wishes OF
the officers of the union. He also stated
that everything possible would be done to
prevent further trouble.
The steamer NOyo lows down a raft Of
piles on every trip from NOyO, and Is very
successful, as few are lost Out OF 502
sticks in the last tow only seven were lost.
There are two vessels now forty-four days
out from Caleta Buena, Peru, for this port
with nitrate, and another left on Tuesday.
The big ship Shenandoah is having her
Tudder cut down, as it was found to drag on
her recent voyage to this city.
TIE MARE ISLAND BROKE DOWN.
The Berkeley ferry steamer Mare Island
broke down while on her way to this city
yesterday morning and was towed to her
berth Try the Sea Witch. She was after
ward placed on the Merchants Dry-dock
for repairs and her place will be filed by
tug until she is again ready for duty.
The barkentine Mary Winkelman Is hav-
ing new fore and main masts put into her at
FOlsom-street Wharf. The new spars were
made up on the Sound and brought down by
her on her recent trip.
1t was learned on Change yesterday that
the contract for the big tug Tor j. ID. Spreck-
els Il Sons had been secured By the Union
Iron Works.
The Persia left London on the 9TH for San
Diego, making three ships now on the way
from that port.
The California will take a cargo Of rail-
road ties to Peru valued AT $500.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The following vessels arrived yesterday:
Steamers IillamOOk from Humboldt with
$4,000 feet lumber Arcata from Coos Bay,
AlcaZar from Greenwood with railroad ties
and lumber, Pomona from San Diego with Sc
cabin and 90 steerage passengers, Truckee
from ManZanillO in ballast and the City of
Puebla from Victoria with 50 cabin and III
steerage passengers.
The following named vessels went to sea:
Steamers San Pedro for Tacoma. Eureka for
Wellington, Los Angeles for Eureka, and
the ship Durham for Hayre, with a cargo of
grain valued at STA, 800.
Yesterday the ships Lord Cairns and Ard
milan dropped into the stream, the Omeo
went 10 the sugar refinery, and the Swan
hilda tOwed to Port Costa To load.
To-day the Crown of England, Golden
horn and Retriever will go to sea and the
s. ID. Carlton will shift from Green street, 10
Mission Rock.
The City of Sydney will leave on Satur-
day for Panama and the Oceanic for Hong
Kong.
The Australia will commence receiving
freight for Honolulu to-day and will leave
on Tuesday.
lie AiCdtd lUi COOo Day anu W est IUuldQ
for Victoria will leave to-day.
The City of Rio de Jaueiro will be due
from Hong Kong to-day.
The Mariposa will also be due from Sgd
ney.
FREIGHTs AND CHARTERS
Bark Estelle, 53S tons, lumber from Hum
bOldt Bay to Sydney, &3 5s-chartered by
PARROT g. Co.
Ship Occidental, 1910 tons, coal from Ia
coma to this port-chartered by the South
Prairie Coal Company.
Schooner Orion, 112 tons, merchandise to
the Marshall Islands-chartered by A.
Crawford d Co.