The San Francisco call., 1896-10-30

creme set in and the unfortunate man
seemed doomed. He was determined to
make a fight for his life, however,
and getting out of bed sharpened his
clasp knife and cut off the four offending
toes him self Looking at the remaining
little toe he remarked to a companion,
THAT looks lonely all by himself 1
think I'll take him off, too" and he did.
When the Karluk sailed Broche was
dong well and asserts that he will spend
another winter in the Arctic
The old stern-wheel steamer Frank Silva
is to. have her trial trip to-day. Some
months ago she was an all-round tramp,
carrying wheat, hay and general merchan-
disc from point to point in local waters.
Now she is a gasoline boat, and will carry
petroleum from the. George Eoomis TO
VARIOUS points on. the bay. This is the
first time that gasoline has been applied to
a stern W heeler in the bay of San Fran
cisco, and probably the first time in the
world. Several weeks ago the Frank Silva
was tested, and small break in the ma.
chinery resulted. Now everything is in
working order, and the engines having
been turned over several times the chances
her first run. The accompanying sketch
shows the stern n-wheeler as she appears
without her snlokestack.
/. Captain Morrison of the Am erican bark
z. P. Ruhet is very sick man. The
vessel left here. about two months ago
with load of -four for Sydney, N. S. w.
after dischatging she loaded coal for
Ronolulu,' bat before clearing the master
was taken sick. and nothing could be done.
After several weeks of waiting able was
sent to the owners here. No action has
been taken, but the chances are that
Captain Morse of the G. #. Sargent now
in Sydney. acting for the owners, will put
a master in the bark and send her on to
Hawaii There new captain will take
possession and the Rithet will probably
bring sugar here from Honolulu.
There is trouble between Captain Dwyer
of the British ship Flintshire and
Wharfnger Dan Crowley at section B of
the seawan. The ship moved there yes
terday to LOAD general cargo, and was at
once ordered away because the space was
required tor the steamer George w. Elder.
The latter is from Astoria and is loaded
with wheat. Captain Dwyer refused to
take any notice OF the order and began
loading his ship. The Elder had 10 Sc X
another dock, and the trouble between
the whartinger and the captain is still un-
settled. The chances are that Chief
Wharfinger Root will order the Flintshire
remoyed BY one of the State fugs to-day,
The ship Centennial, recently purchased
by the Alaska Packers Association. is in
a peculiar Predicament. She has been
fitted out for a run to the canneries, and
was to have sailed ten days ago. All the
sails were bent, the stores were aboard
and the tug alongside, when telephone
message delayed the sailing. The insur-
ance people demanded 30 per cent for the
risk and the. owners would not pay 1T.
During the winter months the navigation
OF Alaskan waters is dangerous, and not
Ing this fact the underwriters asked Tor
more premium. A considerable amount
of haggling has been done. but the insur-
ance people are firm. In consequence the
chances are that the Centennial's sails
will be unbent and she will lay up in Oak
land Creek until March next.
A private letter from the Arctic says
there Is trouble at Point Hope among the
different camps. There are five whaling
stations and about thirteen white men out
OF the colony engineer things. Quite II
number OF whales rave been taken, but
lin the shuttle. during the night some of
the camps have got the worst of 1t. Free
nights were numerous and in consequence
Captain Tu.tle has a number OF COM
plants in his pocket which will be filed as
soon as the revenue cutter Bear reaches
Puget Sound. Among the most vigorous
fighter is Peter Balm. who was formerly in
the employ of the Pacific Steam -whaling
Company. He asserts that some of his
bone has been stol~n at various times and
he proposes receiving it's full value.
Captain Burns, who raised the Blair
more. is now IN Oregon, and he proposes
getting the Glenmorag off her present bed
at the mouth of the Columbia River.
Some months ago she went hard and fast
on the beach during a storm and ever
since the sand has been sitting around her.
When the Blairmore was successfully
raised the owners of the Glenmorag cabled
to Burns to see what he could 90 with
their ship He made an examination and
decided that the ATTEMPT was feasible.
To-day the State OF California will take
up an immense 18-inch hawser and 16-
inch hawser, 10 be used in hauling the