The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
ALONG THE WATER FRONT,
Lower Wages and Cut Rates
Will Cause Considerable
Trouble.
AN ENGINEER IS INJURED.
His Hand Was Crushed In the
Machinery OF the Pacific Mail
Steamer Aztec.

The water front seems to be alive with
contentious. Union against free labor
is apparently the bone over which every
body is quarreling, and the climax may be
expected inside of a month. Lower
wages" is the cry, and the fight over it will
be bitter one. The Ship-owners' Asso-
citation has made cut of from 81 so to SIS
month in the wages of sailors on lumber
vessels and golfers. The Sailors Union
objects, and while general strike is not
threatened, still trouble is expected.
The captains and owners of deep-water
vessels are acting on the example set by
the Ship-owners' Association and have cut
wages on British and American ships from
"a to 93 l0d month. To this the board
ing-masters object, and in consequence
the May Flint is now without crew, and
will remain SO until the skipper pays full
rates.
To add to the general trouble the steve
dores have wheeled into line. A fixed rate
has been in existence for the past year, but
Stevedore Whitney has now cut prices
from 80 cents ton to 80 cents. In conse-
quenee he has secured all the business of
J. ], Moore & Co. The latter firm is the
agent for the British ship Lismore, now
discharging at Green-street wharf, and
while the vessels owners have contracted
with one firm, Moore has another ready to
do the work for less money, and conse-
quently insists upon the lower rate. The
same rule holds good all over the front,
aid lively rate war is expected this
winter.
The 'wharf rats' along the front are
growing very daring. Latterly they have
been stealing boats and raidlng ships
which were alongside the wharves with
impunity. All these depredations were
committed during the night, but yester-
day they began operating in broad day
light. The barkentine G. G. Funk is lying
at Main-street wharf. Shultz Bros, the
rlggers, had contract to put new fore
topmast in the vessel. They brought all
their appliances to the vessel in a skiff,
but while they were aboard making an
examination the wharf rats" ran away
with the skiff, tools and all. 1t was one of
the boldest daylight robberies ever perpe-
trated on the water front, and the Harbor
police are now searching for the thieves.
The captains of the tug Elizabeth and
the British ship Star of France are at outs.
The former claims that the latter WIS
clearly to blame for his vessel being dam
aged, anC wants payment for repairs The
Star of France was lying at her dock, but
was in such position that her stern pro-
lected several feet into the bay.
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the shore in order to escape the tide when
he ran into the Star of France and carried
away his smokestack and did other dam
age. A lawsuit to settle the difference is
now IN order. Incidentally the Harbor
Commissioners are involved, as they per-
mitted the ships stern to overhang the
wharf and block the right of way.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer San
Juan arrived from Panama and way ports
yesterday. She brought up quite num-
Der of passengers, those in the cabin being
as follows: ]. f. Drury, Miss Flint, Miss
L. Kibber, Captain G. Taylor, Siles Cole,
Mrs. NJ. Miller, Juan v. Aguilar, James
Charles Schumbei, Mrs. Beteta, Daniel
Beteta, Bernardo Beteta, Manuel ] Pinol,
Jose Saborio and wife, Rolf Beltraneno,
Sanford Robinson, ]. E. Gabbart, Mrs. A.
de PARA, Miss de PARA. Charles de PARA.
Arthur de Gina.
Mrs. A. de Para is the widow of Consul
de PARA, who was stationed at Mazatlan,
where he died. She and her children are
now on their way home. Mrs. Beteta and
her children are on their way home from
Guatemala. She says there is no yellow
fever in Central America, and that all the
States are remarkably free from epidemic
diseases of any kind.
Among those who arrived on the San
Juan was third assistant engineer John
sci left here on September 25, and when at
sea Dill got his left hand caught in one of
the journals. Two of his fingers were ter
Tibly mangled, but very little could be
done for him, as there was no surgeon
abroad. -Four days later the San Juan was
sighted, and the wounded engineer was
transferred to her. AS soon as DR.. J. J.
Robinson saw the hand he decided that
the fingers would have to be amputated.
This was done in most skillful manner
and Dills hand was saved. He went to
his home in Alameda as soon as the
steamer locked.
The photographic Office has issued the
following notices to mariners:
Information has been received from the
Mexican Consulate-General, New York, that
the Mexican Government has given notice of
the exhibition, September 16. 1895, of Tux
pam Cruspan) light, east coast of Mexico.
The light is fixed white, elevated 56 feet
above the sea and visible in clear weather l3
miles. 1t is shown from a tower 81 feet high.
us position is given in latitude 20 deg. SO min.
Az sec. north, longitude 81 deg. II min. west.
The master of the steamship Casma reports
having seen breakers situated about three and
a half miles south 81 deg west, true South
southwest three-quarters west, magnetic) from
santa Cruz Point, Parida Island, and states
that he was informed by diver engaged in
the pearl fishery that rock (Grono rock) with
a depth OF six feet over it and thirty fathoms
close TO existed in that position.
Approximate position, latitude 8 deg. OF
min. 40 sec. north, longitude 81 sec. "a min.
west.
John Marson stevedore, living at 325
Green street, had his skull fractured while
dlscharglng cargo from the ship George
Schoheld at Harrison-street wharf yester-
day afternoon. The heavy hook struck
him terrific blow on the head while he
was standing at the hatchway, He was
taken to the Receiving Hospital in an un-
conscious condition, where the operation
OF trephining was performed by DR..
thompson. His chances of recovery are
doubtful.
The Pacific Yacht Club will have its
CLOSING day" of the season tomorrow.
The yachts will take a spin during the
afternoon, and in the evening there will be
dance and reception in the clubhouse.
boat Will leave Mission-street wharf at
7:3o P NJ. for the accommodation of mem
bers, and will return leaving Sausalito at
IL :15 P. NJ. No one will be admitted ON
this occasion without ticket duly coun-
tersigned by the proper officers.
Captain Brown of the British shin DAM
son Hill is having a hard tine of il in
Oregon. When he arrived at Astoria to
load wheat his vessel was ordered to
Island SPIRIT, sixty-five miles up the river
Columbia. Grain was piled in until the
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