The morning call., 1892-08-18
news FROM SEA And SHORE.
The Opposition Stockton Line
Makes a Bold Move.
An Injunction Served on the Board Of Harbor
Commissioners Aliens on American
ships-Marine Disasters.

The fight between the old and new line Of
Stockton steamers eliminated yesterday
evening in the service of an injunction on
the State Board of Harbor Commissioners.
This Injunction is intended to restrain the
board from moving the docking place OF the
opposition line from Clay street to Mission
street wharf. AS intimated in THE CALL
yesterday, the Old line insists that the new
line has been taking an unfair advantage
by accepting passengers and freight on the
strength of the old company's reputation
and relying on the contiguity Of the wharyes
for a continuance of support. Evidently
the directors of the new line see in the pro-
posed removal, which was TO have taken
effect to-day. menace to the existence OF
their enterprise.
A petition has been extensively circulated
and signed In this city protesting against
the admission of the officers OF the Inmsn
steamers recently placed under American
registry to citizenship Of the United States
on the ground that the naval history of this
country distinctly shows that ships flying
the American flag have been better manned.
better sailed and better fought than those
OF foreign nations. The protest further
sets forth that the proposed measure is i'm
polite and un-Ameriean, and that the ln-
ueIeDk ElRniS Oh American cltlLeUs
be maintained to the total exclusion of
foreigners from American registry The
signatures of the joint CON mmittee include
Captains g. Ii. Bennett J. w. Gage and Il.
G. b. Schwartz; +. Cookson, George A.
Dune and Charles 5. True OF Marine En-
gineers' Association No. %
Information Of more disasters to deep
water ships coming round the Horn has
been received at the Merchants Exchange.
The ship Annie II. Smith, from New York
for Puget Sound, has been compelled to put
Into Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, with
rudder-head sprung and several sails carried
away. The ship San Joaquin, from New
l ork for this port, has put into Port Stan
ley with loss of fore and main topgallant
masts and number of sails. She is con-
signed TO Sutton and Beebe. The bark
AdOlph Orig, consigned To Williams. Di-
mond & Co., put into Stanley with rudder-
head sprung, sails gone and cargo shifted.
The cruiser Baltimore was signaled off
Tatoosh Island, bound south, and viii not
be here for several days.
The schooner Mary Buhne, from Alaska
arrived last night Her news has been
largely anticipated.
The ship Frederick Billings. hence for
New York, has arrived out after good run
of 50 days.
The tug Alert has gone on the Union Iron
Works drydock for repairs.
letter has been received from Charles
Geddlngs, VINO was on the sealing schooner
Matte /. Dyer, denying the statement tnat
Peter Viner, the survivor Of three seaman
put ashore year ago on St Matthew
Island. had taken away all the skins left
with his colleagues as their share OF the
catch.
The moves yesterday included the ship
Lord Dufferin from Martinez to Nevada
dock, the bark j. {. Phuger from stream TO
Green. the schooner Alice Cook from the
refinery TO Pacific. To-day the bark
DOvenby will tow from stream TO sea, the
ship Columbia from Oakland Greek to sea,
the steamer Columbia from the Mail dock
TO Hunters Point and the brig j. ID.
Spreckels from the stream to the refinery.
The temperature On the city front yester-
day attained maximum OF SO degrees in
the shade.