The morning call., 1894-07-24
~ THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Permanent Crews, Not Tempo
rary, Were to Be Employed.
PROVISIONS FOR THE PATROL
Goods by the Lakme for Boring Sea
The CharIeston'S Men Making
Complaint-Marine Notes.

The whole truth has not yet been told ID
the matter OF the party OF Chlnese VINO
were attacked by a crowd OF workmen at
Harbor View last week. Ihe statement
made that the heatbens were mooDed Dy
gang of hoodlums and sailors Is incorrect.
The attacking party was composed ol
longshoremen and machinists who had an
object in teaching the Chinese lesson
that they will not forget in hurry.
The victims of the fight were pretty
badly used up. but this was due 10 the TACT
that they fought back and drew KNIVES.
The story has brought this startling fact
to public attention: The Pacific improve
ment Company intended to discharge all
the white labor employed by Its line OF
golfers and follow President Huntington's
plans laid out about two years ago for the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company-"em-
ploy none but Chinese on Pacific Mail
steamers.
The collier Mackinaw. over which all
the trouble originated, was being prepared
10 receive Chinese crew, from fireman
to a deckhsnd. just as soon as the work OF
scaling the boilers and cleaning ship
could be performed by Chinese labor.
The company is now confronted with
the impossibility Of inducing any Chinese
to go 10 Work on the Macklnaw and has
been obliged to reinstate the white men
VINO have all along served her as crew.
No Chinese scalers nor painters are en-
ployed by The company since their last
batch Of heathens got mauled.
The Pacific Improvement Company does
not like to admit that II contem plated sub
shutting white labor for that of Chinese
and Will not admit, now that its plans have
met with setback, that 1t Intended to
hi ~
white labOrers tell the story TO a man, and
as il so happened that they were not
employe ana that Chinese laborers were,
their tale is generally accepted as correct.
Operating upon the principle that
"Chinese never strike" the several ad-
iuncts Of the Southern Pacific Company
have shown vast deal of interest In Celes-
tial cheap labor. The Occidental and
Oriental and Pacific Mall Steamship COM
panies employ none but Chinese on their
vessels. except in the capacity of officers.
Not only the Chinese route, but the Panama
line hires them almost exclusively.
1t was proposed TO gradually weed out
the white crews of the coal steamers, and
to place the econ Omical John in the places
OF the men. The whole scheme fell
through as the public knows.
From still later advices bearing upon the
fate of the British ship Cambran Chief
tain, the names of those who manned The
missing boat are learned. The men were
David Belsham, second mate, and Seamen
Thomas RYAN, o. w. Gray, II. Burton and
George Balm. On board the Chieftain are
the captain, three officers ana eight seamen.
Reinsurance on the vessel has advanced
to SIS per cent and there is little hope that
she will ever be saved If the weather
continued fair il may be possible that
Captain Thomas ordered the masts cut
away. thus righting the ship.
There were no provisions or water in the
boat commanded by Mate Belsham.
The steamer Lakmc. that will soon sail
from Mission-street wharf for Alaska.
will carry au immense amount of fresh
provisions for the crews of the vessels
constituting the Bering Sea patrol. Al
White undertook the task of providing the
ships with stores, and mas been busy for
several days attending to the shipping of
the same. The freight bill alone amounts
to $500 for the transportation of the goods.
In addition to the several tons of sup
plies, White has shipped whole express
wagon full of reading matter. Undoubt-
eddy the sailors and marines up north will
have cause to remember Al for his con-
sideraton.
2 The men of the Charleston are sore over
being refused shore leave. They are doing
duty over at the Oakland mole and expect
TO return to their ship Saturday night.
The Charleston is expected TO leave Sun
day for Honolulu to relieve the Phiadel-
phia. and from there will probably pro-
coed to China or Japan.
The cruisers crew have voyaged about
for over year, and had no opportunity 10
take a rest when the ship got back 10 San
Francisco, as they were Immediately sent
across the bay to watch the strikers. Now
they are to be rushed away to a foreign
port before being given an opportunity to
have few days ashore.
There is mystery in connection with
one Of the bark Inverurie's boats. Several
days ago it was stolen, and a reward OF
SO was offered for its recovery.
Yesterday morning some longshoremen
found Is in Mission Bay half filed with
rocks. but floating, though partly sub
merged.
Some talk is INDUCED in that the boat
was set adrft by some of the famous
vessels sailors who wanted to get even
with Captain Wliox.
Flags were at half-mast on the water
front yesterday In memory of Mrs. Charles
Minor Goodall, who died at her home, $50
Lake street, Oakland, Sunday morning,
Captain Charles Minor Goodail is mem
Der Of the firm of Goodall, Perkins & Co.,
and is one of the best-known men in ship
ping circles.
Two of the California Navigation Com
pany's extra boats have been laid off and
have been towed to Tiburon.
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