The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-03
\ CLEVER CROOK.
The Pacific Mail Company
ViCtifniZed
By an Alleged Port Steward-The
Keweenaw's Big Cargo-Changes
on the Hartley.

Somebody has been imposing upon the Pacifc
Mail Steamship Company, and that somebody
gives The name of E. r. Johnson.
The notice are looking for Johnson, ana the
ST. amship people are Kept busy checking up
bills for stores which they never bought or
ordered.
Young man. reported to be abont % years
of age and bearing The cut OF a nautical person
in his general makeup, has been palming him.
self off as port steward tor the Mall company.
and as a result several local firms are losers OF
good many d0liatS.
.Jonnson's system has been TO call at whole
! saIe house aud with q very businesS-lkc 'alr
| order material sent down TO stated steamer,
| then wind up by say Ing that certain articles
| among The stores ordered he would prefer TO
| johnson has bagged many nimble dollar.
Some PERSONS even go so far as 10 say tnat the
| Iakir falsely OBJ aimed goods amounting In value
| To several thousand dollars.
The Pacific Mail Company Will prosecute the
| man vigorously II he can be oVertake1.
One OF the largest c,rgoes ever taken out OF
| this port for Central America and Panama was
| slowed away on the steamer heWeend", tnat
sailed last night at high water.
The immense quantity OF nnlSned lumDer De-
| ing shipped as deekioads for soutbDound YES.
seIs has attracted considerable attention OF
| late and the keweenaw's deckload OF tODgued
and grooyed aud surfaced REDWOOD constitutes
one OF the cufiosiries OF her present voyage.
The vessel was loaded as she never has been
before II being the wish of the North Ancri can
Navigation Company 10 clean up all the cargo
at this end as rapidly as possible before The ex-
piration of the contract with the Panama Rail-
road Company.
Tie Saturn will fetch an immense through
cargo from Panama and also a large conSlgn-
ment of COFFEE from Central America.
Sever al OF the Keweenaw's crew deserted her
Yesterday morning. The first officer discharged
seaman for cause, whereupon half dozen
men left the snip. Others were signed 10 fll
their places OH the wharf.
The barkentine s. n. Castle Is reported 10
have lost one of her crew on her last trip TO
Honolulu.
Yesterday the revenue cutter Bear shipped q
new crew of men. The Bear VIII start north IN
few days.
As published in THE CALL at the time that
The change was first announced. the steamer
City OF Sydney Will discharge her Crnlrai
American freight and be temporarily placed on
the China run. The steamer Colon VIII go our
on the Sydney's time on the 9th 10 fanama anu
way ports.
An erroneous report was circulated SUNDAY
that the barkentine Tropc Bird had nearly
drifted on the Marin shore while putting 10 sea
Sunday morning.
The BIRD could not possibly have gone on q
north shore with the wind from the northwest.
She was lowed 10 a good of1ing by one or the
redslack company's tugs, where sne move
away for the south without moments uciay.
Lieutenant Miles, engineer OF the Bear, mas
been placed In charge OF the englDe-roonl Oh the
revenue cutter Hartley aud Lieutenant Broad
bin of the Hartley has been assigned 10 the Cor