The morning call., 1892-05-28
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
A Riot Quelled by the Police at
Frem0nt-Street Wharf.
Clubs Freely Used and Arrests Made-The
Colima Sails for Honolulu With
the Psking's Chinese.

little before o'clock yesterday the
American bark Matilda was lying at FIRE.
mont-street wharf awaiting a non-union
crew. A crowd of about $50 men, who were
determined that these should not be put
aboard. hung around the approaches TO the
wharf. Presently a wagon drew near in
which were seven non-union seamen from
the Sailors Home in charge of Officers Nc
Grath. Cook and Aiken of the south har-
Dor squad and T. Ellis of the north harbOr
The crowd attacked the wagon and at
tempted to get away with the non-union
men by force. The officers were REINFORCED
by Sergeant Mal0Dey and two more men
from the north barber, and conflict ell
sued. One man tried TO pull Officer Cook
out OF the wagon, but was attended to by
Officer Lake. The officer found himself in
tight place and was compelled to use his
club over his opponents head. Officer Ait
ken, who Is man Of great strength, came
10 the AID OF Lake, who was endeayorlng TO
get the handouts on the fellows wrists,
and, after clubbing and listing some would
De rescuerS, succeeded In getting the
prisoner away from the crowd. The
patrol wagon had by this come up
and the prisoner, a c0lOred man named
Charles Dimond, was placed inside. Ser
geant MalOney then gave the word to
clear the dock, and after a regular
all-ar0und, up-and-dOwn fight the crowd
was broken up and dispersed. Many Of
them will have sore heads and backs for
days to come. The nOn-union men were
got on board the Matilda, which was imme-
dlatey taken in tow by the tug Wizard.
One OF the men previously on board had
been gotten OFF by The crowd, but the seven
men were secured and the captain an
nounced as the craft moved off that he was
master a and GhHIl1
protect himself accordingly. The crowd
rushed OIL 20 Beale-street wharf armed with
stones, which they discharged At the Ma
tllda as she passed by. The distance was
TOO great 20 render the Yolley effective, but
more serious movement was made by a de-
tachment which r0wed OUT in a large boat
toward the ship. Tie police gave shout
o. warning and The captain Of the Matilda,
standing on the stern, fired a shot in the air,
with the intimatiOu that it would be ball
cartridge next time and some one in the
boat would get hurt. This settled the busl-
ness and the boat returned. while the Ma
tllda was tugged to sea. DlmOnd, the man
arrested, was booked at the Southern pO-
lice station for battery and disturbing tue
peace.
A VETERAN ENGINEER.
The steamer Mariposa. which sails for
Australia to-day. will take ont (. E. Far
riDgton, the veteran engineer, who planned
and superintendent the building of the East
River Bridge in New York. Mr. Earring
ton will strive TO solve the problem of
bridging the 1arra Yarra at Melbourne.
Professor Schart. Anna Louise Tanner and
Divide Musin will 20 along. in view Of
concert tour In the colonies. Hon. A. l..
Thurst0n OF the Hawaiian Islands will be
passenger, and will be accompanied by Miss
Anita A. Palmer and Miss Anna Abel,
missionaries.
The barge Eclipse, which has been sta
q lei n fat
with the PekiDg's coolies on board, was
towed over to the Mail do yesterday
morning. the quarantine having been raised.
Inc steamer COilma was IN readiness and
529 OF the CeleStialS we're transferred TO her.
The japanese were landed, and the re-
naming Chinese. about 100 in nun Der. were
held in confinement Oh the barge The
latter is we'll fitted with hunks ana cooking
appliances, and the coolies, when last seen,
we're eating their evening meal OF rice and
stew with chopstlcks apparently content
with the situation. A number we're shipped
to Oakland for Havana Via New Orleans
last night.
The contract for building the new Second
street slip has been awarded to HeaIy,
Iibbts Il Co. for SIS, 100.
Among he removals yesterday were the
bark DarTa from stream TO Harrison street,
the brig Lurline from Howard street to sea,
the schooner j. q. North from Third street
to Mission, the bark NewsbOy from the re-
finery 10 Beale street, the steamer ReS0lute
from Steuart street to the Union Iron
srea & b9 Che si rsnery S0Feei'l' from tho
Thomas j. Moynihan, a boiler-maker,
living at q Davis street, had an alterca-
ton with f. Rudolph Yesterday and re-
ceived blow on the eye which dislodged it
from It's socket. Rudolph was arrested and
booked for battery at the North Harbor
station.
Boatman E. R. Wilson picked up pitch
lighter full Of water drifting in the bay
yesterday.
A CAPTAINS DEATH.
Captain Melmore of the British ship
Boutwell, died yesterday Of'dropsy resulting
from heart disease.
The schooner Hattie Gage has been char
tered to run up Eel River with farm
produce.
William Redmond, well-known steve
dOre, whose death was reported yesterday,
was the brother of J. ID. Redmond, at Que
lime a shareholder in the "Red-stack" Tug
Company.
The copper sheathing on the piles at John
ROsenfeld's new bulkhead on Washington
street wharf has been already stripped off
by wharf rats" These lrrepresslbe petty
lareeuists played the same Dranks with the
sheathing used by the Harbor Commission
ers for the seawall few months ago.
Captain Smalling Of the schooner Theresa
reports that OF the trip down, off Cape
Mendoeino, he captured deer swimming
two miles out at sea. The captain has taken
his new pet to his home in Berkeley.
The new line of clipper ships between
New York and this city, started by w. X.
Grace of New York and J. w. Grace of this
city, is practically a continuation of the
clipper line from New York to Valparaiso.
lauique and CallaO. The first ship will
leave New York on June l. and there will
be monthly sailings thereafter.
The steamer Point Arena is hau ed up for
repairs, and the steam schooner Sun0l VIII
make her trips till further orders.
The schooner Gardiner City. 45l tons. has
been chartered by II. p. Squire with lum-
Der from this mort for Central America, and
the brig Sea Wait with lumber to Callao.
The entire coal cargo of the City of