The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-07
GWIN INITIATED.
Sailors Tell Him of Poor
Pork and Beans.
The Ship-Owners' Association Make
an Agreement With an English
Shipping Concern.

Shipping Commissioner Gwin was mi
tIated yesterday into the mysteries of salt
horse" and how easy it is to create a
mutiny on board ship when anything is
wrong with Jacks staple article of food.
The first wholesale Kick" instituted
during Mr. OWNS administration by a
delegation of sailors was aimed yesterday
at Captain Rosenlund of the barkentine
Marion through the medium of the Ship
ping Commissioners office.
The Marion arrived here some days ago
fr1m Central America, and according 10
the statement made by her crew the men
had for several weeks been living on salt
pork that was teeming with life, and beans
that would have made even a shark turn
bilious
At Champerico, Central America, Cap
tain Rosenlund ran short of cash and
traded off his canned goods that he might
be able to satisfy the debts which he had
contracted ashore.
From Champerico north the skipper
kept full of liquor most of the time and
had trouble with the mates. Sailors were
charged full rates for Chilean silver dol
lars, and the commander made 60 cents on
the dollar thereby.
Commissioner Gwin will make an inves-
tigatiOn.
The Ship-owners' Association has formed
a compact with the Shipping Federation,
Limited, of England. The latter associa-
ton controls fully so per cent of the mer-
chant marine of the old country. so when
arrangements are perfected the question OF
''bloOG money" will effectually be settled.
English deep-water ships will secure
their crews through the ship-owners' ship
ping office.
The Shipping Federation. Limited, was
organized for the purpose of fighting a
sailors union some years ago. It's combin-
ing with the Ship-owners' Association of
this coast gives the latter concern great
prestige over the shipping of deep-water
Seamen.
Marine Reporter Fitzgerald of the Mer-
chants Exchange Association had his
whitehall boat stolen from him last Satur-
dav night.
No clew to the thieves has been OBJ
tanned, but it is supposed that some one of
the gang of hoodlums that infest the
North Beach wharveS are the guilty par
ties.
Sergeant Tom Mahoney lost no time in
quelling small-sized riot on East street
yesterday afternoon. A number of sailors
got into an alteration, but there was only
two of them left when Tom" arrived.
Matters were becoming serious, however.
as the crowd evinced a disposition to i'm
prOvise an arena and have knockout OF
| true merit
When the sergeant arrived the com pat
ants were going at each other with murder
in their eyes. Come along with me,
said MahOney. and as though mesmeriZed
both men ceased fighting and followed the
| officer TO the nearest patrol wagon station.
| Sergeant Mahoney now has the record of
| being the most eminent hypnotist on the
| HarbOr police force.
The whaling bark Bounding Billow.
| fourteen days from Fox Island, arrived
yesterday morning. Like the Alaska, she
captured but one whale. and has not paid
| the cost of her fitting out. No news later
than that brought by the Alaska was re-
| ceved by the Bounding BillOw.
Assistant Chief Wharfinger George Root
says he is bachelor now. He has sent
his family to Los Angeles for short stay.
Mr.. Root is the gentleman recently APP
pointed by Harbor Comm issioner Cole.
| and though he has not been on the front
very long no man has been more successful
! in conducting the business of the docks or
given more satisfaction to the Commits
sioners or to those serving under him.
Captain George Z. Nissen has been ap-
pointed master of the fishing tug U. S.
! Grant