The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17
AND STILL THE
CANDIDATES CONE
D. A. Mcdonald Wants to
Be Harbor Commits
Si0ner.
Mrs. Sam Fechter Is Seeking
Her Husband on the
Front.
She Says Is Played All His Money on
the Wrong Horse AMI Vowed to
Drown Himself

Candidates for the position of Harbor
Commissioner are without nun Der. The
friends OF Stewart Menzies assert that he
has the appointment in his pocket, while
others say that D. A. Mcdonald has "a
fighting chance" Mr.. Mcdonald is GER
tainly not letting the grass grow under
his feet Last Saturday he started for
Sacramento to interview the Governor,
but bis ExcelIency and Mr.. Mcdonald
passed each other on the road.
On his arrival at Sacramento Mcdonald
learned of his mistake and at once posted
back TO San Francisco. In the meantime
Governor Bldd had left for the capital
@nd again the two men passed each other.
Mcdonald will again go TO Sacramento
and m the meantime the mployes along
the water front are wondering VINO will
be the next Harbor Commissioner.
Outside OF the honor and glory, and in
cidentaiiy the salary, tie new Commi>-
sioner will have very little patronage to
bestow for at least six months. Any
changes row in contamination are under
the control OF the present boaru and
owing TO the old rule the retiring wharf
ingers and collectors Will have their places
filed By the appointees of Messrs. Colnon
Chadb0urne and Cole. In the meantime,
however, the scramble for the position
goes on.
The steam schooner CoquiIIe River
sailed for Grays Harbor yesterday with a
general cargo. She will there load lum Der
for a. NJ. Sim pson, and after that may go
into the regular Coquille River trade.
Rumor had it yesterday that the vessel
had been purchased by the Hawaiian
1nter-Island TRADING Com pany, and would
leave here in few weeks for Honolulu
-<Df4 Lor sal g,
AMe story. and Captain Patton said if there
AEas any truth in the story it was news to
him. In any event, the agents expect to
see the steamer back here again inside OF a
fortnight.
The Pacific Mail Company's City OF Para
went on Hunters Point fdrydock yester-
day, and will get a thorough overhauIing
before she again sails for Panama.
The Norwegian bark Nordlyset went to
the new ounkers at Oakland yesterday.
Captain Crockaw OF the tug Reliance had
10 take her through the two draw bridges,
ana had 1t not been Tor the skill!ul manner
in which he handled both vessels there
would have been an accident.
The bridge-keeper failed to omen the
upper draw when signaled and The big
snip broached to IN the narrow channel
Luckily the tug held her and when the
way was clear Nordlyset was lowed
without any further trouble 10 hcr dot
the risk of putting his own vessel On
the mud bank Nordlyset would baye
drifted ashore and PROBABLY remained
there for twenty-four hours. ALPS We'll
that ends well, and the Norwegian vessel
is now discharging coal into the Oakland
bunkers.
The captain of the new steamer Helene
built for the Wilder Steamship Company
of Honolulu, has had her first taste of
San Francisco's water front. Just before
. her trial trip the vessel was thoroughly
equipped in every department. All the
warein the saloon was of silver and had
fhe flag of the com pany and also that of
the republic engraved on each fork and
spoon.
Now the chief steward asserts that he is
sure California is for free silver. Thieves
Yot in night before last and stole every
article of value in the pantry, and the only
spoons and forks left were those that hap
.Iened to be in the aptain's cabin. new
supply has been ordered, and in the mean
time the harbor police are looking for the
thieves.
A woman accompanied by her son,
whom she said was Sam Fechter Jr., made
a general tour of the water front yester-
day. According to the story she told