The morning call., 1892-07-24
ALONG SEA and SHORE.
Trial Trip OF the New Steamer
Daisy Kimball.
Bogus Story Of Tidal Wave or the Bay.
The Peru's Chinese Crew-The Matter
Is to Be Investigated.

The statement, first and exclusively
printed in The CALL, to the effect that
1t was contemplated by the Pacific Mail
Company to put a complete Chinese crew
on the new steamer Peru has borne fuit
in a formal demand by the executive COM
mittee of the Federated Trades and the
Seamen'S Union for an Official investiga-
ton. The article in THE CALL not only
mentioned the fact that white men were
not wanted on the Peru, but asserted that
the cooiie crew was then and there held in
waiting on the steamer Peking. The CON-
pany did not pretend TO make denial Of the
facts, and after due consideration the unions
determined 10 take action. The coolies were
obviously contract laborers if the statement
that they were shipped by the Mail Com
pany at Hong-KOng expressly for this serv-
ice passed unchallenged.
Yesterday, therefore. Secretary Furuseth
OF the Seamen's Union, accompanied by
the executive committee of the Federated
Trades, called on Collector Phelps and laid
before him the facts above stated. Secre-
tary Furuseth pointed out to Mr.. Phelps
that sections 4512 and 1872 Of the Revised
Statutes provide that all vessels must file
crew list with the Collector, giving the
names and descriptions OF all members of
the crew, which the Pacific Mail Company
had never done with their Chinese. 1t was
further pointed out to Mr. Phelps that this
violation of the law made evasion of the
restriction act by substitution an easy mat
ter, and that the whole scheme was a paipa-
BILE and fragrant breach of the contract
labor law.
The Collector promised an immediate in
vestigation. 1t is alleged that of the coolies
now on the Peking fully 60 have been i'm
ported Tor the purpose of manning the
Peru and other vessels of the company.
THE KIMBALL's TRIAL TRIP.
The steam schooner Daisy Kimball, re-
Gently launched at Alameda and engned
here, had her trial trip yesterday morning
from Maln-Street wharf, and proved equal
TO all requirements. She will be put on in
place OF the old South Coast in the lumber
trade, and is owned by j. 5. Kmball.
The Oceanic, which is due here August 2.
Will call at Honolulu. She carries q cabin
and l05 Chinese steerage passengers.
District Attorney Barnes was passenger
on the steamer Santa Rosa, which sailed for
San Diego yesterday.
The steamer Umatila sailed for Puget
Sound yesterday morning with full cargo
ana 20 passengers. A large shipment of
1rult delayed the steamer an hour. ii. j.
Walters, the first assistant engineer did not
go with the ship, having left her at Seattle
on the way down to undergo a surgical oper-
alton. jus: before the Umatilla sailed yes
terday dispatch was received saying that
he is doing well. and will be able to reioin
the ship at Seattle.
TOLD TO THE MARINES.
Two afternoon papers published yester-
day with more or less of sensational detail
story OF huge tidal wave which had
rushed up the bay all the way from the bar
to Goat Island, washing the decks OF stately
ships, endangering the safety OF the meu on
the tugs, ETC.. and shaking things up gen.
orally. -Four feet was the height stated to
have been attained by this Irresistible rush
of water.
IL Is only necessary to say that nothing
OF the kind was noticed by any reliable per-
son at any point on the city front yester-
day, nor was the report confirmed at the
Merchants Exchange. The city-front boat
men smile meaningly, however. and hint
tnat there is always a stock OF yarns OF this
character, supposed to be exclusively con-
lined to the marines, which they are always
apie TO entrust TO enthusiastic young re-
porters on ''off days"
The story that the steamer Keweenaw
struck on the bar during the passage of the
wave Is also 'the baseless fabric OF