The morning call., 1894-03-27
MINUS A BONUS.
Honduras Lottery Fund
Has Vanished.
THE PROGRESSES BIG CARGO.
Her Machinery Is in a Bad
Condition.
THE PROGRESSES BIG CARGO.
ARRIVAL OF THE KEWEENAW.
Country Visitors Want to See ;
Vessel of the White Squadron.
Marine Notes.

PresideniV asqueZ Of Honduras has drawn
prize in lottery that rightfuily belongs
to the people of the little republic over
which he has recently oficiated as chief
executive.
The story is told that one of the prnci-
pal reasons for Vasquez's fight from ANA
paa, his dethronement and subsequent
defeat as revolutionary leader is all due
to his greed in attempting to appropriate
the bonus given by the lottery company
for the privilege of allowing the drawings
to take place at Puerto Cortez on the gulf
side of Honduras.
Whether ex-President Vasauez's flight
from Acajutla to San Jose de Guatemala
on the steamship Keween aw was actuated
by desire TO escape the wrath OF the vic
lorious Bonilla, or because he feared to
make an accounting for the sum men,
toned, which was paid into the treasury
of Honduras during VasqueZ's term OF
Office, is not 10 be decided practically as
yet. 1t is sufficient 10 say that che people
of Honduras say that every dollar of the
big bonus is missing, and that the late
head of the nation Is believed TO have
made away with it.
When the Keweenaw stopped at Aca-
julla. VasQueZ. General DiaZ and General
sight until she had put to sea. When the
Keweenaw was well out from that port.
and on her way to Guatemala these three
political exiles made their appearance on
deck and then explained that they fed
from their native land, fearing the anger
Of the victorious party.
All three men had money in plenty. and
announced that they intended visiting the
United States and then would move toward
Europe.
The Keweenaw got in yesterday FORE
noon loaded down with a large cargo of
assorted merchandise and 600O sacks OF
coffee.
At Panama, from which port the ship
cleared. Purser Parrott met with a pain
full accident, which caused him great in
convenience during the trip south. He
dislocated his knee by stumbling over a
hawser stretched across the steamers
deck. Surgeon Burnham OF the United
States steamer Ranger reduced the dislo-
cation for Mr.. Parr0tt, but tue purser was
unable TO attend 10 active duty during the
northbOund voyage, and will probably be
lame for some weeks TO come.
The Keweenaw will discharge at Lom-
bard-streets pier, then load at the same
wharf. return .ng to Panama and way ports
in place of the Progreso, or rather on the
sailing date of the latter.
The Progresses machinery is badly In
need of Iepairs. Her boiler tubes are
burnt out, and thatis the reason why she
had to be towed up from Santa Barbara
1t will require some time to repair the
Progreso, and another steamer may have
to be put on in her stead.
Nearly 10 600 sacks of coffee were brought
by the PrOgreso to this city, the largest
cargo of coffee received here this season.
Chief Wharfinger Boobar explains that
the requiring of wharnngers and collectors
to report On duty at o'clock A. NJ. after
Aurit te only m acPn n a nae with a ru
tom long in vogue on the water front, aud
in cOmplaisanee with the rules governing
the harbor employees. 1t is customary for
the commissioners to allow their men an
extra hour during the winter months, but
in the summer months the regular Office
hours for wharfingers and collectors are
from A. NJ. TO p. VI.
Crowds of people. mostly strangers.
make inquiry at Folsom-street float nearly
every day as to whether any Government
vessel is at anchor in the stream for public
inspection.
If the Navy Department would permit
the Monterey. Yorktown or Boston to
come down from Mare Island and anch or
of Folsom street 1t would be big thing
for the country visitors 10 the Mdwinter
Fair.
Speaking on this subject an inquirer
said yesterday: THE people from the
interior have heard great deal about the
MHlto navy buQ dlo NUAluuo w
Inspect some Of its vessels. The fame OF
the Monterey has reached TO the remotest
parts of the Sierras, aud if the Government
would only fetch this vessel down to San
Francisco and throw her open TO public
inspection it would be doing good turn
for the countrymeD, who know of the
White Squadron only by what they have
read Of IL In the papers,"
The revenue cutter COrwin has gone to
the Fulton Iron Works to have repairs
made TO her machinery.
The schooner Al-Ki has been discharg-
ing Seattle coal from her forward hatch at
Beale-street wharf and taking In English
coal at her main hatch for Seattle. The
reason for these strange proceedings is
that the English coal is used in the north
I in certain foundries where n cheap grade
of fuel cannot be utilized. 1t is case of
carrying Goals TO Newcastle.
A gasoline engine Is being put In the
sloop Nationa. a; Berry and Third streets
wharf. The sloop has been overhsule
and enlarged.
Officers Tom Ellis and Pete Holland of
the North Harbor police arrested man
named Charles Macarthur on Sunday
night for trying TO enter saloon on the
Garner of Davis and Commercial streets.
Macarthur was observed by the officers
while in the act OF picking tho lock to the
saloon. He was taken to the North Har-
Dor station and charged with burglary.
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