The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-21
ITEMS FROM SEA AND SHORE.
The Steamer Progress Detained by Unite
States Inspectors.


States Inspectors.
The big clippers Braeadale and Shenan-
doah started yesterday on a race around
the Horn 10 Queenstown. The Sheuan-
doah has 5000 tons of wheat aboard. and
the Bracadale is full up. The odds on tn Q
city front are all in favor of the Shenan-
doah.
The fight between the captain Of the
steamer Progreso and the Fl remen's Union
has assumed a new phase. The fremen
have lodged information with the United
States Inspectors Of Boilers and Hulls, as a
result of which the inspectors have refused
to allow the steamer TO 90 to sea Until she has
new flues and fireboxes. The Progreso,
which is now at Lombard-street wharf, Is
one OF three steamers engaged in a COM
peting trade with the Southern Pacific and
the Pacific Mail by way of Cape Horn, and
as the steamer has a full cargo ready to
ship and was to have sailed on Septembe
l, IL Is suspected that the firemeu are not
acting alone in the matter.
The cruiser Baltimore was to have gone
to Mare Island Yesterday afternoon, but at
the last moment il was found that her
anchor had fouled the Goat Island cable
and the tug Annie was sent out to set the
cruiser free. BY this time the opportunity
of the tide had passed and the ship was
compelled TO remain. The Baltimore, after
East 10 take part In the International naval
parade of next year.
j. Silva, one of the crew OF the ship
Eclipse, and who has just Joined the Sea-
mems Union. has sued TO recover SIS
blood -mo ney," which he claims has been
unlawfully kept from him by his boarding
master The law only allows So allotment
and no advance, but $50 had been charged
against him.
The new Powell-street pier IS now run
out about 400 feet, and will 60 IS feet
further. The work was stopped short
time ago owing to the scarcity of piles. A
good supply was received on Friday and
each pile has been coated with a teredo-
resisting paraffine composition. Work will
be resumed by the contractors. b. Mcmahon
IL Son, tomorrow morning. The standard
piles that were carried away will be re-
placed, and the two missing fender piles
will also be put in. Engineer Manson and
Secretary Keegan OF the Harbor Commits
sioners speak approvingly OF the work so
far done, and from Mr.. Keegan's explana-
tion 1t is evident that there is nothing what
ever in the stories Of the wharf being in
secure.
Quite a number of important alterations
In the buoy aud lighthouse service on the
coast OF Alaska have recently been made.
Among these are the following: Nichols
passage, red nun buoy placed in 10 fathoms
water to mark Kelp Rocks, from which
Warburton Island bears southeast one
quarter SOUTH distant u miles. This buoy
Is about 100 feet northeast Of the rocks. A
black can buoy has been placed in 10
fathoms water to mark the extremity Of the
reef making out from Gull Island 100 feet
from end OF gulf. A black can buoy has
been placed to mark Hog Rocks, in n posi-
tloE from which the south end of Ham
Island bears southeast by east half east,
distant la miles. Cutter Rock, off Noun
tain Rock, is now marked by an iron spindle
snrmounted by barrel painted in horizon
tai stripes Of black and white placed on the
highest part OF the rock A red nun
buoy has been placed in 20 feet Of
water in TongaSs Narrows. An iron
spindle. 20 feet high, surmounted
by barrel painted in horizontal stripes of
black and white, has been erected on the
highest part OF Lincoln Rock in Clarence
Strait A can buoy has been placed. about
100 feet east OF Faust Rock in the Saginaw
Channel An iron spindle surmounted by a
barrel painted in horizontal stripes of black
and white has been erected on Hanus Reef
In Icy Strait. Quite number of new buoys
and DeacoDs have been planted In approach
to Sitka harbor
The Liverpool ship Maxwell, which
stranded on the MerSey bar on the night Of
July IS, has been most successfully 6oated
off by Captain Young of the Liverpool
Salvage Association without having any Of
her cargo discharged. The feat is ali the
more remarkable as lis the first instance of
wrecked vessel being taken off the bar.
Sixty hve-tael boxes OF opium were found
on The Umatlla yesterday morning by In
spectors Spragne. Grennan and Hendricks.
Inc Stockton steamer Il. G. Walker.
which has been laid up at Stockton for quite
a time, will be repaired and put on the line
In conjunction with the Leader to freeze out
the new opposition service. The Walker is
one OF the fastest boats on the San Joaquin.
Henry franklin, a eolored steward on the
cruiser Baltimore was arrested yesterday