The San Francisco call., 1897-03-03

So 80 per 1000 feet; Pacific Pine Lum Der
Company, 81 so; Byebee & Clark. 81. The
board deferred action until the next meet
ing.
The bark Martha Davis, on the berth
for Honolulu, has more cargo Offering
than she can carry. She will get away in
day or so, and CAPTAIN Soule is in hopes
of making a quick trip. He is to be mar
red to one OF the bellies OF Honolulu next
July, and when the vessel gets back here
he will leave her and return to Hawaii.
There he will make his home and go into
business for himself. Captain Soule is
general favorite here and the water front
will miss him.
The new schooner Honolulu is not
success in light winds and calms. Four
of her crew, who came up onthe brig Lur-
line, say that in anything like breeze
she is splendid sea boat, but in a CAIN
she rolls gunwales under. She has great
spread of canvas, and the sails Tapping
against the masts and yards broke three
gaffs during the trip. The men say she is
a comfort table boat and a sailer in heavy
weather, but in light winds and calms
they consider her failure.
The French steamer La Madeleine is to
have a thorough overhauling. 1t was at
first thought that she could be patched up
a
soon found out his mistake. A thorough
examination showed that it would take at
least sixty days to make the repairs, and
bids were called for. The competition was
brisk and the Risdon Iron Works secured
the JOB 1t is expected that about May
tho La Madeleine will be on her way to
her home port in South America.
G. Mncolrich, teamster, had a narrow
esca pc on East street yesterday. He was
faE r. n "a "
his horses swerved. The nus came off the
fore axle of the wagon, and the wheel fol-
lowed suit, The barrel of wine tipped
ovrr, and in it's fall turned wagon and
horses over. Macolrich fell under the
wagon and escaped with badly cut chin
and the loss of couple Of teeth. The
wharf rats got around the wine barrel,
which was aking, but Officer Con Dono-
hue soon drove them away. The team
ster was taken home, and soon afterward
an other team came along and took away
the wine.
Charles Wilson, engineer OF the steam
power barge Renown. had narrow escape
last Monday night. The barge has been
alongside the Burmah, at Green-street
wharf for some days and Wilson went up
town to get some groceries. On his way
home he mistook the chute little south
of Green street for the wharf and walked
over board. He yelled for help, and AL
bert Heyer. who was asleep in Crowley's
boathouse, heard and went at once to his
assistance. After some trouble Albert
fished MIN out and got him on dry land.
He was a plliable sight. The sugar had
melted and was running out OF his pock-
cts. The tea and coffee were ruined, and
some of the other packages in his pockets
were unrecognlzabe. Wilson easily found
his way aboard his boat after that, but it
is safe to say that he will never again
mistake q chute for wharf.
great ocean race has just been COM
pleted. The British ship Rahan lett here
on November 20 and the Puritan, Cro-
shire on the 21st. all bound ior Great
Britain. A dinner and several suits of
clothes were wagered on the outcome of
the race, but among local men the Puri-
tan was the favorite. When month out
the Ross-shire, Cromartyshire and Puritan
were in com pany off the coast OF Central
America, and there was a great deal of
good-natured badinage over the matter.
The captain of the Puritan, as she moved
ahead, offered the other two boats q tow,
but as the matter turns out the Cromarty-
shire has beaten them all. She arrived at
Queenstown yesterday after the smartest
run of the season. The victory is popu-
lar one as the master has great mum Der
of friends in San Francisco.
There was a very peculiar case at the
ferries yesterday. While walking through
the waiting-room Officer Dowd saw SIS
piece on the floor. He picked it up and
asked those around if any body had lost
any money. Moo had, SO he turned the
money over to Sergeant Avon. Half an
hour later telephone message came fro m
Superintendent Wilder of the narrow
gauge rout asking if gold piece had
been picked up. The ticket agent asked
Dowd and he said yes" Later the money
was sent across the bay and the owner re-
ceiyed it. According to the story woman
rushed up in hurry to the ticket agent
and asked for zone for Alameda" She got
it and while taking out 10 cents dropped
the S.. .
J. r. O'Brien, girl named Maud, Edward
Johnson and another man were the
center of attraction at the ferries yester-
day. All excel pit Johnson were bound for
Antioch, and Johnson was bound to get
an overcoat he swore C'Brien had stolen
from him. Sergeant Avon was called in
and in answer to questions Johnson ad-
mitted owing O'Brlen money, but while
the latter said the coat had been given in
payment Johnson swore it had only been
loaned and that O'Brien was running
away with the girl" While the sergeant
was interrogating Maud, O'Brien and
Johnson got into fight and both were
locked up for disturbing The peace. At
the Harbor Police station O'Brien gave
his occupation as saloon-keeper and John
son said he was bellboy. The former was
released by Judge Campbell on his own
recognizancs and the latter put up cash
bail. In the meantime Maud and her
other male com paniOn took the train tor
Antioch, where the supposition is that
they will await the coming OF o 'Brien.