The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-11
SEA AND SHORE.
Striking Longslloremen Gain
Their Point.
Food for Chlle-A Corner on Potatoes-He
Took Slide-Arrival of More Sugar.
Movements and Charters.

There were "ructions" on Beale-street
Wharf about . O'clock yesterday afternoon,
and small sized labor strike was only
sverted by Stevedore John Wilson submit
ting to the inevitable. The steamer Will
lamette is loading there for Chile, and the
longshoremen employed in slowing the
cargo were getting the regular union wages
of So cents an hour. while the men on the
dock who send the freight on board were
only getting 80 cents an hour.
AS soon as the men in the hold found out
how things stood they kicked, and kicked
hard. They one and all quit work and
swore that not pound of freight should be
placed in the steamer until the men on the
dock were PAID the same wages as those in
the hold. a large crowd quickly gathered,
and, fearing trouble. Wilson hurried off to
the South Harbor Station to obtain police
protection.
Sergeant Fitzgerald sent some officers
down on the wharf, but there was nothing
for them to do. A great deal of talk was
INDUCED in, and Wilson tried every means
in his power TO induce the men to return TO
work, but the strikers were firm and soon
gained their point. Then the work of load
ing the steamer was resumed amid loud
cheers from the crowd assembled on the
dock. and broad grin on the faces of those
who thus saw their wages increased % cents
an hour.
Theodore II. Minor of the barkentine
Minor has libeled the Commercial Assurance
Company for SS2S so on an insurance policy.
The barkentine sustained S2487 30 worth of
damages in collision.
BACK FROM OREGON.
A large crowd gathered Oh the dock at
Spear street to welcome back the Veteran
Firemen who went to Portland to celebrate
the Fourth. AS the party. which numbered
nearly hundred. left the steamer they were
net by their comrades who remained in the
city, and the party marched uptown, headed
by brass band. They report having had
splendid time.
HE SLID IN.
a big, powerful Italian fisherman, with
bigger cargo of whisky on board than he
could carry. persisted in sitting on the slip
leading to the water at Fisherman's Wharf
yesterday afternoon, and before his friends
could prevent it slid down the slip into the
water. Some of the men present rushed TO
his assistance, hauled him out and put him
TO sleep on a pile of nets in the warehouse.
The bark Andrew Walsh hauled into Sec.
tioD of the sea-wall yesterday and will be-
gin loading for Chile to-day. The largest
portion of her cargo will consist of -four.
ID. Dutard, the well known commission
mer liant, has corner on potatoes. He
bought up all there was on the Jackson and
" SlIttL hIaINts over
1900 sacks, and intends shipping them down
to Chile on the first vessel.
The barkentine j. NJ. Griffith, lying at
Folsom street Wharf, is having new fore
and m!zzen masts put into her.
IN FROM SEA.
The following vessels arrived in port yes
terday: Steamers Emily from Coos Bay,
Oregon from Portland, National City from
Eureka, Navarro from Navarro.
Three sugar-laden vessels also came in,
namely, the bark Alden Besse from Homo
lulu with 1864 bags of sugar for j. d.
Spreckels & Bros; the barkentlne lrmgard,
also from Honolulu with a cargo of 1857
schooner Mary Dodge with cargo of 5000
bags of sugar from Mahukona for Williams,
Dimond Il Co.
WENT TO SEA.
The steamers Columbia left for Astoria,
the West Coast for Westport and Gypsy for
Santa Cruz
The German ship C. H. Watjen sailed for
Hayre, and the s6hooners Bill the Butcher
and Electra left for coast ports.
The schooner II. c. Wright loads lumber
on the sound for Guaymas.
MOVEMENTS.
The following moves were made yes.er-
day:
The ship Balkaman went to Port Costa to
load, steamer Alexandra went to the Union
Iron Works and the barkentine Malay
went to the sugar refinery.
To-day the Galena goes to Hunters Point
dry-dock, Tweedsdale to Port Costa to load,
the Drumcraig comes down to Port Costa
loaded, and the steamer Australia goes to
the refinery.
THE WEATHER.
The weather Inside the heads was very
thick; the wind was from the south and
southwest, twelve miles an hour.
The barometer stood 1906.