The morning call., 1893-05-10
THE FRONT.
FistiCuffS Behind Lumber
Piles.
A New Whaling Company Formed.
Accident to an American Captain.
The MorosIlire Kissing.

Yesterday morning Sandy Peterson and
man called burke got into row over
personal matter and repaired to the shell
ter OF the timber piled in front of White
laws wrecking off e. At the end of ten
exhausting rounds both contestants were
so used up as to present pitIful appear
ances. Neither man was able to fight any
longer, so both were taken in care by their
respective friends and helped to where they
could obtain medical attendance.
a new whaling company has been
formed, called the American and Russian
Whaling Association. The schooner Jane
Gray Is to be the first vessel of this com-
pany's fleet TO be sent north.
The Gray will fly the Russian flag, and
to enable her to do this in accordance with
the laws OF Russia, ana that she may have
greater privileges in the waters under
jurisdiction Of the Gar. two or more citi-
Zens Of Russia had to be named among the
stockholders OF the CORPORATION.
Awaiting the signatures of these sub
scUbers the Gray has been DELAYED, and
will not sail for the whaling grounds be-
fore June l next.
The bark Helen W. Almy arrived yes
terday morning from Butsrltari, reporting
that Captain Charles II. Tierney, we'll
known American sea captain, OF lata
years a resident of Apaiang, one of the
Gilbert Islands, had the misfortune 10
have his left hand blown off by dynamite.
The captain was killing fish when the ac-
cideut occurred.
The outlook for coprn in the Gilbert
Islands is very poor this year.
The British ship Morpshire. out 200 days
from Java with sugar, is reported as be-
ing missing. The NJ OroshiTe is under
command OF Captain Mowatt. who is we'll
known on the Pacific Coast. The We ssel is
/ bound for Vancouver, Il. G.
At the meeting of the Coast Seamen's
| Union held night before last nominations
! for officers for the Pacii' Coast division
were considered. Names of nominees
! viii be made public in a few days. The
| nOn-un.un Office is now under control OF
| the Manufacturers Association. Captain
| Roe of the Shlp-Owner5 and Merchants
| Patrol has not vet returned.
! The Union Transportation Company
! announced that passengers. for Stockton
! will not be carried over their line for less
| than % cents. They will not meet the
| California Transportation COmpany's cut
| Of - cents
Captain Guuderson of the Norwegian
! bark Karsten Lanyard reports having
/ spoken and delivered stores TO the Nor
wegian ship Frank Carvill, five months
out from Port Blakeiey for Queenstown
| with lumber.
| yesteIday-the bark EudOra and ships
| Cum beTand and Ballochmyle. The race
for port of destination of these vessels will
| be watched with interest by seaiaring men,
1t very seldom occurs that three ships
| clear for the same foreign port in one day
| at San Francisco.
The United States steamship Corwin is
az WashiDgton-street wharf taking on
stores for her northern cruise.
The schooner Jennie Thelin, which left
| here on the 7th for Eureka, had to return
20 port on account of her jIbstays heing
carried away during squall. The Theln
suffered other damage 10 her hull and rig
| glng.
A heavy sea struck the Hawaiian bark
Leahi on May s. off Point Reyes. washing
away two of her boats and floating her
decks with water.
Among the arrivals in the afternoon was
the brig Consuelo. twenty days from Hon
olulu, and the brig Spartan, from Seattle
with coal.
The missing ship Hiram arrived AT
Bu,aritari in January, nineteen days from
| Ho olulu.
The excursion steamer Rosalie has gone
to San Pedro, to be used between that port
and Catalina Islands.