The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-03
SEA AND SHORE.
More Rum0rs of War-Guate-
mala Bound to Fight.
An Old Sailors Opinion Of the New Navy.
The Pilot Commissioners Sugar and
Coal for This City.

ships of the new navy, and while the plan
has been IL operation for some years the
youth of California have heretofore had no
chance to don the uniform of Uncle Sans
sailors.
"What do you think of the new navy?"
was asked of an old salt, lately discharged
from the service.
"What do l think?" he replied ST be-
lieve they can whip anything afioat of their
size, but they are no ships for sailors, they
have no spars, no rigging, no sails. What
they need is a few men that can handle an
oar, and the rest of the crew is made up of
engineers, machiniSts and fremen. 1t takes
a machinist TO handle the guns aboard one
of these new ships, and the men that could
man the old style of broadside guns would
only be in the road. No, sir, the modern
man. of-war is no place for us old s&ilOrs"
TO LOAD ORANGE TREES.
The schooner Lena Sweazy, now dis
charging lumber at Fremunt-street Wharf,
is chartered for Tahiti. She has been char
tered to carry orange trees from Tahiti 10
San Pedro. This is a new venture and will
be closely watched by those who raj sc
young trees for sale.
The vessel is 244 tons register, and one of
the fastest of her size on the Coast, and
no doubt selected for this purpose because
"A
on top of each other, the roots of each Will
be ncloSed in supply OF earth, covered
with burlaps and then placed close to-
Gether in the hold. Another tier will be
placed on deck, over which house Will be
built the vessel carrying down lumber for
this purpose. The trees will be landed at
San Pedro and taken by rail to Pasadena,
where they will be set out.
THE RIO TO BE REPAIRED.
The Mail steamer City of RIO JaneirO will
sail Thursday on her last trip before under
going extensive repairs. On her return she
will 20 to the Union Iron Works, where all
her old boilers and machinery will be taken
out ana the new engines now being built at
the iron works put in. On the last trip the
ship averaged only about ten knots per
hour. but with the new triple expansion en-
gines and steel boilers tits expected she will
be one OF the fastest ships running out of
San Francisco
The Government steamer Madrono will
leave to-day for Suisun Bay, where she will
establish new light on Row Island.
The Mail steamer City of Sydney, Captain
Friele, arrived yesterday morning from
Panama and way ports. She WAS twenty
days coming up and had twenty-five cabin
and twenty-seyen steerage passengers and
fourteen Chinese in transit. The ship came
to anchor off the Mail Dock until room could
be made for her.
MORE COAL
The British steamer Wellington, Captain
Salfhond, brought down 1850 tons of coal
for X. Dunsmuir Il Sons. She was IS hours
on the passage.
The steamer Montserrat. Captain Black
burn, was four ia IS from NanaimO with 1874
tons OF coal tor John Rosenfeld q Sons.
The steamer Jennie Porsen, 90 hours from
Seattle, has cargo OF 1900 tons of coal for
7. b. Cornwall
The ship G. Burgess Captain Rock, also
from Seattle, was six days on the trip. She
has $3.50 tons of coal for the Oregon In
provement Company.
The Altar brought the largest cargo of
coal that has come TO this port for long
time; she had 1852 tons.
WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
The news brought by the City of Sydney
from Central America fully bears out the
statements made that war would be renewed
at an early date, both San Salvador and Qua
temala being in a fever of excitement. Each
has been buying arms, ammunition and
horses, aud the first chance TO renew hostili-
ties will be eagerly seized.
The evil effects OF the last war are now
| being felt. The coffee crop Of Guatemala is
! only three-qualterS that of last year. and In
San Salvador the indigo crop is only half as
large. This has been caused by the lack of
labOrerS to harvest the crop.
The war rumoTs have reached such a
pitch that the laborers refuse to work. The
Pacific Mail Company sent the steamer San
jose down to assist in handling the expected
large crop, but she viii not be needed.
The new line OF railway between San Jose
de Guatemala and Guatemala City was
opened just before the City of Sydney left.
1t is nineiy-four miles long. The first en-
CINE to make the trip over the road was a
ten-wheeler called the Coils p. Huntington.
SMALLPOX RUMoRs.
The rumors of smallpox in Guatemala
have been greatly exaggerated, as the dis
ease was confined wholly to the Indians,
the better classes escaping entirely. This is
a good thing for the Government OF Guate-
is ms
muster IN the coming war. Large shipments
of arms have been made - both republ cs
in spite of what has been said 10 the con-
trary, and no one need be surprised to hear
at any time that the war has begun.
William a. Townsend was a passenger on
the City OF Sydney. He was one of those
that took down the little steamer Cascatlan,
built by the Union Iron Works for the
Guatemalan Government. She went to La
| Libertad in nineteen days. She is only 90
| feet long, but the Guatemaan Government
put battery of gatlngs aboard her, and
made her flagship.
Lu Foo Chin, Secretary TO the Chinese
Legation in Peru, also came up, and will
| leave for China on the next steamer.
THE PILOT COMMISSION.
The Board Of Pilot Commissioners met
yesterday afternoon at 506 Battery street
| with Commissioners Caduc Buger and
Bruce, the full board, present. Applications
for renewal of their licenses were received
from Pilots c. II. Harrison, c. Mathews and
w. n. Shelley. The board granted the APP
| plications, and Secretary Murphy was in
structed to issue the new certificates forth
with Indefinite leave of absence was
| granted to Pilot Charles Mayo until recalled
| to duty by the Port Admiral. The board
then adjourned.
RETURNED TO PORT.
The schooner Antelope, Captain Nelson.
| has returned to San Francisco. She lost
her center-board while at sea on January
Both.
| The schooner Anna, Captain Williams,
| eighteen days from Kahulu i, brought 1928
bags of sugar for j. D, Spreckels & Sons.
The mail steamer Colima will sail for
| Panama tomorrow.
| over $4,000 bags or upward of 8OO000O
| pounds OF sugar arrived in this city during
| the last three days.
The City Of Sydney brought 1888 bags of
| coffee.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS.
The ship Bowdon towed to sea Yesterday
The Duchess of Albany was towed to
Spear street
The bark Wanderer came from the oil
works and anchored in the stream.
The Walia Walla goes to the seawall.
The ship OtheliO went to Beale street
The bark Wakefield left the seawall and
went to sea.
The weather at Point Lobos yesterday
morning at 6 o'clock was foggy, wind north
| east six miles per hour; at noon it was
| haZy, northeast, six miles; 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, hazy, northwest, six miles. The
barometer stood at o'clock in the morning
1910, noon 30.14, in the afternoon 3012
| A SACRAMENTO VENTURE.
! A number of Sacramento people sailed on
| the steamer Farallgn for San Jose de Qua
temala. Combining business with pleasure
they took down n number of young horses
cattle and hogs. for which there is great de-
mand in that country. They will be absent
about four months and intend to bring back
coffee and spices.
| The mail steamer Monawai, on account of
delayed mails, will not sail for Australia
until Saturday next.
| Sailing Under False CoIors.
a man who gave the name of r. T. Hall
recently purchased $40 worth of clothing
from S. Label & Co., outftters on Steuart
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