The San Francisco call., 1898-06-17
4 CONTRAST IN VESSELS SPEED One Made a Record, the
 Other ReinSured. PENRHYN CASTLE ARRIVES UNDERWRITERS UNEASY AT
 HER LONG VOYAGE. Healy, Tibbitts & Co. Want the liar Dor Commissioners to Help
 Them Out on Their Green
 Street Contract.
PENRHYN CASTLE ARRIVES

The French bark Marguerite Molinas has just completed the quickest trip of the season between San Francisco and Great Britain.
 She made the run to Falmouth in ninety one days, beating in at least a dozen ves- selS that left this coast before her. She made wonderfully quick run out here, and at that time Captain Mahe said that in order to show it was no fluke he would make an equally good run home. He has kept his word, and at the same time set mark for the rest of the grain fleet to try at.
 The British ship Penrhyn Castle, on which 10 per cent reinsurance was paid, arrived from Newcastle, N. S. w.. yes terday. The vessel had been long time off the drydock, and was very foul. Be- sides that, light winds and calms were encountered during the voyage, and these two facts account for the long trip. Very severe weather had prevailed along the route usually taken by sailing vessels, however, and this, coupled, with the long time the Pehrnyn Castle was out caused the underwriters to reinsure.
 The British ship Crown of India left Newcastle, N. S. w., forty-three days ago. and was caught in gale and dismasted. She was lowed into Sydney, N. s. w., and is now being repaired.
 The Ben Cruachan left Newcastle for Antofogasta and the Lismore for San Francisco one day after the Crown of India, and it is feared that they were in the storm that dismasted that vessel, so 10 per cent reinsurance is being paid on them.
 The steamer Professor Morse, which nrIaa tn on into the Klondike trade is to be inspected by the Inspectors of Huls and Boilers before she goes into commission. The Morse was formerly known as the British steamer Eline and later as the British steamer Suffolk. She was built in 1866, and is 250 feet long, 283 broad PIP deep, and was built in Port Glasgow, Scotland. Her boilers are said to be in poor condi leans to San Francisco the engineer said he had to put sixteen patches on them in order to hold the steam and get the ves- sel to her destination. The chances are that the Morses boilers will be condemned and new ones put in before she goes into the Klondike passenger trade.
 The steamer Dirigo, which sails to1mor- row with the river steamer City of Daw- son in tow for St. Michael, will go out minus one Of her passengers. Sam Morton came here from Globe, Ariz., bought ticket for that vessel and made all his arrangements for a two years stay on the Yukon. He was taken sick few days ago and was removed to St. Luke's Hos pital. where he died from pneumonia. The deceased, who was fairly well off in this worlds goods, leaves a widow and son in Globe. The Dirigo has nearly all her passenger accommodations taken, and will get away promptly on time tomorrow.
 There have been a number of changes among the ship captains during the last few days Captain c. P Rasmussen has succeeded Captain Emigh in command of the schooner Seven Sisters; Capt. Ii Pc terson has taken command of the steam CT Westport; Captain Henry Hansen of the schooner Reliance and Captain J. Jorgensen of the schooner Parkersburg. Captain A. O. Andresen, who went out on the steamer National City, turned that vessel over to Captain C.. Anderson at Portland and has come back here to take command of the new steamer Bruns- wick.
 The new schooner A. M. Baxter, now building at Eureka, will be 459.61 tons net, 1927 feet long, 37 feet broad and 124 feet deep She will be employed in the coast lumber trade.
 At a meeting of the Harbor Commis- sioners yesterday a motion to exclude all nickel-in-the-slot machines from the fer ry depot was introduced by President Colnon. The only exception made was in favor of the nickel-in-the-slot telephone, which MT. Colnon said, was a great pub lie convenience. The matter was dis cussed for some time and finally went over for a week on motion of Comms- sioner Harney, who thinks nickel-in-the- SlOt WelRnlnB maCnlneS SnOul0 also be permitted, as people going away on a va cation would naturally want ito know their weight before leaving the city and also on their return. President Colnon is not in favor of the weighing machines, as the last time he tried one of them the ticket which came forth showed his weight as i7S pounds. Somebody who was present at the meeting said that the the telephones. as the latter always sprung Tines busy-call again" on a pe.- son as soon as the nickel was dropped.
 The resolution prohibiting any of the State employees Experimenting their sal ary warrants was passed and notices of the same will be sent to the Wharfingers and Collectors and other servants of the board on the water front. Any man who is now found borrowing money on the ex- pectation of what may be coming to him from the State will be considered to have given sufficient cause for instant dismiss sal
 Healy, Tibbitts & Co. are trying very hard to get the Harbor Commissioners to take $13,257 worth of piles off their hands. Last year the firm contracted with the board to. tear down, rebuild and widen Green-street wharf for the sum of s17.- S32. They proceeded to get the piles and lumber here from the Sound, and while doing so tore down half the wharf, leav- ing it of no earthly use to any one The specifications called for progressive pay ments on the estimates of the chief en- gineer of the board, and for the tearing down of the half of the wharf the firm received the sum of S1S72 36. Then the Harbor Commissioners were prevented from going on with the work by an in- junction suit. While the suit was pend piles down and ever since have had them lying alongside the wharf ready to go on with the work. They now ask the board to pay them 75 per cent of the $13,257 cost and 5000 additional. They also ask that as soon as the appeal now pending in the Supreme Court is settled they be Serewee Sreen7street wharf fn so many wnrds what they want is for their contract to remain in force and for the board to pay them s12,S15, including the s1S72 36 already handed over on a progressive estimate. Needless to say the members Of the