The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-11
SEA AND SHORE.
A Ships Crew Suffering From
Java Fever.
An Enterprising Wine Merchant Plays De-
tective and Captures the Man Who
swindled Him-Movements

The British ship County OF Edinburgh ar
rived from Soerabaya yesterday and is lying
in the stream off Black Point Several of
her crew are sick with the Java fever and
were attended by Dr. Lawler.
Java fever is a species of malaria, and
soon succumbs to medicine and good food.
So the sick men Will be all right again in a
few days.
The fne weather that prevailed yesterday
drew a large crowd to the city-frOnt, and
nearly every wharf was lined with people
inhaling the bay breeze and watching the
ships at anchor il the harbOr.
CAUGHT HIS MAN,
Paul Demartne. the well-knOwn wine
merchant, was proving around the city
front long before daylight yesterday morn
ing. lie was playing detective, and feels
proud that he got his man.
He has been shipping quite a lot Of wine
from this city to Portland lately, and 1t was
consigned to an enterpTisug fellow named
d. Ruyania. That gentleman took all the
wine sent TO him and sold it as per agree
ment, but instead Of returning the coin 10
MI DemaTtine he slowed it away snugly
with a view Of using it to put on style back
in his native laud. Saturday night Mr.
Demartne learned that R0vania had lett
about to start for sunny Italy.
HIS WATCH REWARDED.
The steamer reached this city very early
yesterday morning, and the Italian tourist
got ashore before Demartine reached the
dock. The wine man was not to be- fooled,
however, and kept close watch on the ferry
all day and was rewarded by catching his
man rs he was about to take the train for
Sacramento. Not having a warrant the
only way he could hold hi, man was to in
du g him TO commit some act for which he
could be- arrested. Demartine succeeded in
getting the man into a hot argument, and
such a crowd gathered that Sergeant Lang
ford interfered and arrested both men and
locked them up al the North Har6ur Sta
ton on a charge of disturbing the peace.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals yesterday were the steamers
San MateO from COmOX, Costa RIca from
Departure Bay, Columbia from Portland
and Pomona from Eureka. The British
ship County OF Eiinburkh arrived from
Java with 1879 baskets of sugar consigned
TO the Bank OF British America; the British
bark M3ude from Liverpool the Highland
Light from Departure Bay and the schooner
Governor Ames from Seattle, all came In
coal-laden. The sch00uers Emma Utter,
Jessie Minor. American Girl, Maxim, W.
II. Talbot, Conhanza, Reliance, Puritan aud
CZarina came in from coast ports.
The sailiEgS were the steamers Oregon
for Portland, Alcazar for Greenwood and
NcyO for NoyO. The ship Irby sailed for
Seattle, the Louis Walsh for Nanaimo and
the brig COnsuelO for kahuluL
MOVEMENTS.
The movements yesterday were the ANA
ION AMI Celtic Queen to Port Costa and the
Melville Island 70 Union street.
Today the Snow x Burgess goes to Third
street, Thistlebank and Tascadsle 60 to
Oakland, General Knox to Folsom No. ,,
Eureka and Highlander to SausajitO and the
Marion LightOydy to Fremont street.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was clear, with a northwest wind blowing
u miles an hour. The barometer stood
On