The morning call., 1892-07-15
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
The Coast Seamen's Union Re.
fuses TO Lower lis Scale.
seeretary Furuseth or the Alleged Acts OF
im.dation-Accident at Third
Street Wharf

The Coast Seamen's Union have an
nouncgd their ultimatum in the matter Of
the proposed reduction OF wages on the
coast ships from $40 to $50 month. a
special meeting Of the union was held on
Wednesday night as the result OF a request
by q local ship-owner that the men would
give fun and fair consideration to such
reduction, which he deemed a necessity.
1t Was decided by a large majority that
the union could not lower its rates under
any conditions. The discussion on the mat
Ter was quite long, but the verdict was con-
elusive aad hnal.
Secretary Furuseth said to a CALL re-
porter that there was no foundation for the
stories that members OF the coast union had
sought to stop the Robert Levers from sail
ing. lie said:
''She got her men from Johnny Kane
and they were put aboard under police pro-
lection. l assert distinctly that there was
DO secret session On Wednesday night, pro-
tracted till o'clock in the morning, having
any reference TO a proposal to stop the sail
ing CT the Levers by violence OF intimida-
ton or any other means OF the kind. II is
not true that 2G0 union men were on tie
wharf for the purpose OF offering violence
or cutting the ships lines. The men shipped
on the Levers came out of deer-water ships,
ships now IN port short that number Of
men"
THE SUFFER- FITTING OUT.
The new steamer Captain Sutter Of the
Union line to StccktCn Is fitting out a t
Little Main street and is expected to be
ready IN two weeks time.
There are numerous complaints from
city-fTOnt cl0thiers, outhtteT5 and meT-
chants Of all classes as TO the dullness Of
times, and lew are even paying expenses.
a well-knOwn dealer IN seamen's clothing.
etc, who has been IN business at the same
stand for % years, said he had never seen
anything like il and that he could see no
prospect OF Improvement for months TO come
Five sheep from the steamer HUMBOLDT
Jumped into the bay from Washington
street pier yesterday aud were picked up by
the bOatmen, whose salvage, they claiming
70 cents a sheep, was promptly allowed.
Two large traction engines will be loaded
on the Central Pacific Railroad barge at
Third street to-day for transportation to
CORTLAND, on the Sacramento River. The
engines weigh IS tons apiece.
Four large gun-carriages for the Lime
Point battery were being loaded on board
the Whitelaw schooner Catalina Yesterday
when the mOoring guide broke and one OF
the carriages dropped INTO the mud. The
steamer Sampson was sent for and raised it.
The carriages weighed 10 tons apiece.
The schooner Vine arrived from san Bias
yesterday with cargo Of mahogany and
cedar She bad four Mexican women on
board as passengers, whose right 10 land
viii be passed on today.
THE sHENANDoAH DOCKED.
The big ship Shenandoah was docked by
the tug Relief al UnlOn-stTeet wharf yes
terday. over 200 spectators assembled to
greet the vessel, which will probably be
thrown open TO eligible visitors on Sunday
In the cargo IS sample Of PENNSYLVANIA
coal Of fne heating qualities, which is to be
in rrfar "a Ae~ d
near future.
The moves yesterday included the bark
Harold from stream 10 Martinez; the ship
NanduaTa from Oakland to Port Costa; the
schooner Marian from Folsom No to sea
the La GiTOnde from Oakland Greek tn T,oIp-
bard; The Melancth3n from Berry to sea
the barge Seattle from Beale TO Oakland
Greek; the ship A. j. Fuller from Harrison
70 Steuart: The steamer Alameda from Fol-
som t. the refinery; the ship Scottish Locks
from refinery to stream; the bark Andrew
Nelch from the refinery to stream the bark
Arkwright from Third to sea; the schooner
Oeeana Vance from Oakland Creek TO Tay-
lor's wharf, Oakland, and the schooner
Volunteer from the seawall 10 Howard.
The ship Jabez HOwes. which will sail
to-day, LETT her wharf at Steuart and went
out into the stream under sail Yesterday.
The ship British Ieoman, 143 days from
Antwerp, has arrived, after an uBeYeutfuI
passage. she passed Staten Island on
ApIll %, anu clO5el} ldIlOWeQ tile Shenan-
doah and the Tam O'Shanter on the way to
this port.
The British ship Falls Of Clyde, CAPTAIN
Dily, j. 80 days out from Calcutta, and the
c0nsignees, Balfour, Guthrie q Co., are be-
coming anxious about her. She was sighted
March % in latitude IL deg. SOUTH longitude
a. deg. east
CAPTAIN Nicholson Of the steamer Santa
Cruz is suffering from pneumonia. and his
place is being filed by Captain Plummer.
Freight clerk Smith Of the Santa Rosa has
been appointed purser of the Santa Cruz
The charge Of cruelty against Captain
St0rer OF the ship John Mcdonald has been
dismissed for want of evidence
Assistant Chief Wharfnger Charles Put
nam returned last evening from Cazadero,
where he has been spending two weeks
vacation.
The ship Rathdown is being calked and
painted at Howard No. g
The new whaling steamer Nayarch sailed
from New Bedford on the 9th inst for a
cruise IN the North Pacific Ocean. She is
Commanded by Captain William B. Ellis of
New Bedford.
The Galgate Ship Company of Liverpool,
through Balfour, Williamson 81 Co., have
brought suit against Starr q Co. to recover
$50. l99 50 damages for breach OF a charter
party OF The ship Galgate.