The morning call., 1894-07-26
PLENTY OF MEN.
The RiVer=Boat Strike Not
Serious.
There Is No Trouble Nor Any Con-
emplated-American Horses for
AustraIia-Marine Notes.

Manager Anderson of the California Trans
portauon Company says that his freight ham
dlers struck because they were getting too fat
TO work. He denies that the company did not
feed its men and produced his port steward to
verify his assertions.
I'VE had more applications for positions to-
day than we could possibly have filed" said
he, "snd 1 am sure that we DO not anticipate
any trouble nor have we had any.
"Our company recently reduced its rates on
freigh t. and we were consequently not able 10
give our men the customary advance Of So per
month during summer months.
None of our men had q right TO complain
about the food furnished them. aud the steward
can back me uD in this statement"
Notwithstanding the denials made by the
head OF the river line, the men still cling to
their story of tough meat and stale bread.
The steamers Constance, Pride of the River
and SOnOma went out on time In the morning,
each with full crew. The strikers used no
force to prevent their departure, and had they
attempted TO do so there were plenty OF police
officers at hand 10 preserve peace.
The company is doing big business and its
rec nj reduction in freight rates does not pre-
vent it from making money. The standard
wages for men during the summer months are
$40 and always have been, so far as river fruit
steamers are concerned.
The company claims that 1t only offered new
men S35, but the strikers say that as high as
So 80 a day the rate.
Captain Wilox of the bark Inverurie is not
in favor with the marine underwriters and has
been forced TO resign his position and start for
Liverpool overland. The owners OF the bark
have no gTudge against the skipper and Will re-
instate him when he ship reaches England.
The captains trouble with bis first mate and
doctor" Armitage is the cause Of the under
writer's objection.
The British ship Snandon is spoken OF as
overdue. She is out 135 days from Calcutta
with general cargo. Not much fear is enter
tanned for her safety among seamen, as il is
thought that she has been delayed by adverse
winds.
The schooner James Townsend, hence the
21st for Fort Bragg returned from sea yester-
day afternoon, having been in collision with a
strange craft at 9:45 P. NJ. on Tuesday. The
schOOner's headgear and jibboOm were carried
away and her stem damaged. The weather was
fOggy when the accident occurred. 1t Will cost
several hundred dollars toreDair the Townsend
Local horsemen will be interested TO know
that six tTotting stations will be shipped by the
Monowai to-day for Australia. The cOnsign-
ment consists of PleaSanton, 2:2912, by Elec-
tor, out of Belle Patten; Antrim. by Albert
W. 2:20. out of Jeanette, by Kentucky Prince,
second dam Hayward. by Volunteer; La Rue
by Campaign (sOn OF ElectiOneer), dam Clara
D. sister to Honesty, 2:25$4; Alendale, by
James Madison. 2:1734. grandson of Flee
tloneer, dam Belle Allen, by Vick's Ethan
Allen, second dam Belmont Belle, by Owen
Dale; Grand Moor Jr., by Grand Moor, am
Corisande, 2:2412; Shoemaker, by Redwood,
2:27, son OF NulwoOd, out OF mare by Silver
tail Hunfer nv Shenandoah