The San Francisco call., 1897-11-30
Over Two Thousand Cases
of Oranges Will Have
to Be Fumigated.
Trees for Agent Center of the
Mail Company Had to
Be Burned.
Two Sailors on the Barkentine Uncle
John Jumped Overheard and
Escaped.

Quarantine Officer Craw of the State
Board of Horticulture was busy man
Yesterday. He went over 2230 cases OF
oranges on the steamer Gaelic and or
dered all the fruit fumigated. while three
full-grown peach trees consigned to Alex
ander Center OF the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, instead of being brought
ashore, Will be consigned to a furnace.
Both shipments came from Japan and
are bug-infested.
The oranges will be placed in alright
cham bers and fumigated with hydrocy
anic acid gas. This will Kill all the bugs
and their eggs in from three 10 six hours.
Mr.. Craw will then sexamine the fruit
again, and if everything in the shape OF a
pest is killed the lruit will be turned over
to the owners.
The peach trees were over twelve feet
high. and were intended as ornaments for
Mr. Centers garden. They were not de-
sired so much for the fruit as for the beau
tiful double blossom they bear when IN
bloom All of them were infested with
Dlaspio amygdal, a pest unknown in this
county. When this was explained to
Mr. Center he at once ordered the trees
burned. This is the third attempt that
Mr.. Center has made to get Japanese
peach trees free from pests, Uut each one
has failed.
The mem bers of the San Francisco
Yacht Club have determined to start the
new year with their clubhouse free from
ebt Several hundred dollars are still
due various tradesmen, and in order TO
pay everybody in full an assessm ment OF $5
on each of the 105 mem bers In good stand
ing has been lev ed. This will be col
Iecled as speedily as possible, and on New
-, ln n will NJ nrn n
cent and Will own one OF the finest club
houses IN the country.
Louis Sutherland, owner OF the yacht
Catherine, ha5 gone to Portland, Or,
where he Will make his home In future.
II yacht is now laid up in Lauteri' 5
shipyard Tor the winter.
The barkentine Uncle John went to sea
last Sunday short TWO men in the foreCastle
The vessel was being got ready to sail ior
Puget Sound when the men IN question
quietly dropped overheard and started to
swim Ior the shore. One OF the men took
his bag with him, and was picked up by a
boatman and landed a Long Bridge. The
other sailor went overheard without his
kit and was picked up by scow schooner.
Wind and tide were favorable, so as soon
as the tug came alongside Captain Murc4-
ison up anchor and went to sea.
The Chilean,ship Republic, which put in
here in distress, has gone to Mission Rock
to discharge. Half dozen OF the crew
nave deserted, ard bv going to Mission
Rock the captain thinks he will be bic to
hold those who are left. He wants them
principally as witnesses to the protest that
is TO be filed with the underwriters, and as
soon as that difficulty is ad lus.ed the men
can go or stay as thev choose.
c. J. Christien OF 797 Stevenson street
had wonderful escape from losing his
thumb b yesterday. An S0-pound lump OF
iron fell from height OF 10 feet on the
thumb and vet he escaped with q lacer-
ated wound aud two abrasions. Dr. Deas
at the Water Front Receiving Hospital
would not believe the mans story, but
when half dozen eye-witnesses vouched
for its truth he lad to give it credence.
There are about a dozen applicants for
the position of Whartinger at sections 3
and of the seawail, made vacant by the
death of W. F. Sullivan. All the wires
are being pulled and politicians are as
plentiful as a swarm of bees around the
Office OF the Harbor Commissioners.
Among those who would like Job the are
J. J. Livernash, the present collector at Free
mont and Beale street wharves, Al Fur
long, collector at aectioGs 3 and a oil the
seawail ana ex-senator Sid Hall. Wharf,
niger Grf1iths, now at Channel street, will
be transferred to sections 3 and 4 of the
| seawall, so the new wharfinger will have
10 take his station among the sights and
smells of Channel street.
Lieutenant George NJ. Stoney has begun
the enlistlng of naval apprentices at the
naval rendezvous. 10 California street.
Boys must be between Ii and II years of
age, and when they 20 to enlist must be
accompanied by their parents or guard
ians. After passing physicaI examina-
ton they will be shipped To serve until 81
years old. Each boy will get his outfit
free. will start in the third-cIass grade,
and will get SO month pay The boys
are wanted Tor the schooship Pensacola,
which will be stationed at Goat Island
next month. For boys who are deter
mined TO go to sea no better opportunity
could be found. They will learn disci-
pline, and Will be turned out frst-clas
sailors.
No Charge for Lettering.