The San Francisco call., 1898-05-14
CU ARDINC THE CITY OF PEKINC Eiohteen Men From the Monterey on Duty at
 the Steamer. Almost Riot Among the Men Who Went North
 on the Sintram. Three Men Killed and One Died of Natural Causes During the
 Roanoke's Voyage.

The naval authorities are taking no chances with anything that will be put aboard the City of Pektng. The pig steamer came down from Hunters Polnt dry dock Thursday afternoon, and yester- day, before the work of putting stores on her was begun, a guard of eighteen men was sent to her from the Monterey. SIX of Uncle Sam's sailors were put Tn the lighters alongside the big liner loaded with coal. six were placed on the dock to keep watch on all who went aboard and six were stationed in the hold 1n- specting every bucket of coal as 1t was dumped The men keep an eight-hour watch and then go back to the Monterey. They do not like the job and would much rather be fighting the Spanish than get ting as dirty as blackamoors with coal dust instead of with powder smoke. Whether they like it or not, however, does not make any difference. as they will have to keep watch on the Peklng until the vessel is ready to sail.
 The Picking will carry as many troops as she has accommodations for. No extra berths will be provided and the vessel will get away the early part Of the week. The City of Sydney will have extra ac- commodations put in the tween decks and steerage and the Australia has al most been fitted out in that manner. The latter vessel will come down rom the Union Iron w OrhS IO-Ody dllQ WHCh docked at the Oceanic dock she will be practically ready to take aboard the troops and supplies. If any precautions are taken regarding the loading or the Australia, City of Sydney, Ohio and Con emaugh, the guards will be soldiers, as these vessels have been chartered by the army authorities, while the Peklng is under charter of the Secretary Of the Navy The authorities are in hopes of getting all five vessels away within the next week or ten days.
 The sailors on the Monterey are dfscon- solate Big brown Jumbo, the ships mascot, has deserted. He was given shore leave a few days ago and failed to show up when his time had expired. Yes- the highways and byways of the water front in search of the runaway. Jumbo is the dog that saved the life of one or the crew few days ago. and the men in consequence feel all the more the loss of their pet. Anybody who runs across big brown dog with collar bearing the name of the coast defense steamer, ana who will return him to the coxswain of the Monterey's launch, will receive the thanks of the entire ships crew.
 The schooner Hattie l. Phillips sailed for St Michael yesterday with two par ties of gold hunters aboard. She was the remains of the Gloucester Mining Company, who came out from the East on the schoqnsT Hcnse lae a9S oa their r' arrival st St. Michael will turn the vessel over to the agents of Cassidy & Snow, her new owners. The other party IS the sun flower Mining Company of Fort Scott. Kans.. and they are taking along with them the launch Sunfiower.
 Captain Whitelaw and his ooat-builders ,;bo went north on the ship Sintram to put together stern-wheel steamers for the Yukon trade are having merry time of IF at Captains Bay. According to the story that came down Ths on oddes the steamer strike. the boat-builders and engineers are almost in state of mutin9y and there was some talk about lynching Captain yWh;telaw l1nless a decided improvement was lti' made in the food supply and the accommodations. At Unalaska Sn,,r sfern-wheelers were being put to- reIher for the Alaska Commercial Con- ppany and at Dutch Harbor five more were ppearlv finished for the North American Trading and Transportation Company, said an officer of the Portland yesterd;ay along smoothly but four miles away in capans Bay the men at work on boafs the Mars nl1sA noY T,saking such good headway. In the e, first place, the men kicked because