The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-05
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
Trouble Between the Ship
Owners and Sailors Is
Now Imminent.
ANOTHER BICYCLE ACCIDENT.
Cole ctor Wise Returns After Testi-
flying in a Chinese Slave
Case.

The trouble between the ship-owners
and the sailors is growing. 1t was thought
that perhaps a month would elapse before
the climax came, but the hand of the sail
ors was forced yesterday, and regular
waterfront row nearly ensued,
The schooner j. B. Leeds was lying at
Main-street wharf and the crew was
shipped by the Ship-owners' Association
at the lower rate of wages. This the union
objected to, and several OF It's members
swore that the vessel should not sail. Cap
tain Dunleavy of the Harbor police was
applied to and he had squad OF men on
the wharf all of yesterday afternoon. The
union men made no demonstration and
the Leeds left without word being said
to the sailors. 1--WE don't want any trou-
BILE with the 'scabs' said Andrew Furu-
seth, the secretary of the Sailors Union.
II they want TO work at the wages China
man wouldn't work for let them; we won't
make any kick. We will mind our own
business and will allow the Ship-owners'
Association to get 'scabs' If 1t can"
The steamer Al-Ki, which went ashore
on sandbar, near Port Townsend, last
Wednesday night, was safely foated yes
terday. GoodalI Perkins q Co. received
word yesterday morning that the steamer
was not seriously injured, but had been
locked for repairs. The Al-Ki went
ashore in dense fog, but as she was under
a slow bell the tugs had no difficulty in
getting her off at high water. From Port
Townsend the vessel will come to San
Francisco and load provisions for the Gov
ernment stations in Alaska.
The steamer Humboldt is going TO pieces
fast. Heavy seas are breaking over her
and the stout old vessel IS drifting away
niaPpp1aal The oftpr mart G still q
rocks, being anchored there by the ma
Chinery, but it is not expected 10 last long.
The cargo was dashed against the rocks
and went to pieces, so the wreckers have got
very little out of the disaster so tar.
Monday next will be a semi-holiday on
the water front. While the State has des-
ignated it Labor day the sailors and
lOngshoremen do not look upon it as such.
and are ready 10 work if called upon. The
Government looks upon it in different
| light, however, and only such vessels as
have uty-paid cargo will be allowed to
! discharge.
The Pioneer Yacht Club is to hold its
! closing celebration on the 18th inst. The
| boys have had a most enjoyable season,
and they now intend to wind up the sea-
son in right royal style. The yachts will
| all Assem- bic at PowelI-street wharf at l0
A.. NJ, and from there they will cruise to
! all points of interest in the bay, finally
Wlnulng up AT anger 1Slanu, Wnere clam
| bake will close the season.
George de Lury, one of the States en-
| ployes, came near losing his life yester-
day. After his work on the front was
over he started for home, but just as he
was crossing Market street on East man
on a bicycle ran into him and knocked
him down. De Lury was carried into {
drugstore, where it was found that two o.
his ribs were broken, his scalp Iacerated
and his left wrist sprained. He was
| taken to his home, but the bicyclist es-
! capped up Market street and has not been
! heard from since.
| The steamer Mexico arrived from south
ern ports yesterday and brought back
| Collector of the Port Wise, Attorney T. D.
! Riordan and Interpreters Harry Huff
| and Dick Williams. They were all sub
penaed to appear in Los Angeles as wit
nesses in the case OF the Chinese cir
whom the highbinders sought to land a:
! the wife of a merchant. The woman il
question is considered a beauty and was
struggled into the United States. She was
deported, but afterward got across the
border and came to San Francisco. She
was recognized and fed to Southern Cali
fornia. After a time the Custom-houst
authorities got on her trail and she wa'
again arrested. The case against be-
seemed clear, but Judge Ross took il
under adyisement.